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From Pulp to Celluloid: Oscar Nominated Comic Adaptations

Though most of the films that have been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay were based off of novels, many have been taken from other sources as well. Though rare, comic adaptations have managed to be nominated for Oscars, most commonly in the 21st Century.

The following are films that were adapted from comic books, comic strips, graphic novels, or any other form of comic, that were nominated for Oscars in any category.

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  • Skippy
  • Superman
  • Li'l Abner
  • A Boy Named Charlie Brown
  • Superman
  • Annie
  • Batman
  • Dick Tracy
  • The Addams Family
  • Batman Returns
  • Addams Family Values
  • The Mask
  • Batman Forever
  • Men in Black
  • Ghost World
  • Road to Perdition
  • Spider-Man
  • American Splendor
  • Spider-Man 2
  • A History of Violence
  • Batman Begins
  • Superman Returns
  • Persepolis
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • The Dark Knight
  • Iron Man
  • Iron Man 2
  • The Adventures of Tintin
  • The Avengers
  • Iron Man 3
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • The Wind Rises
  • Big Hero 6
  • Doctor Strange
  • Suicide Squad
  • Logan
  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • Black Panther
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Joker
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • The Batman
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • Nimona
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse