8 comic-book movies that have broken through at the Oscars, including 'Joker' and 'Black Panther'

Number of nominations: 1 (1 win)

Nominations included: Animated feature (won)

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 97%

What critics said: "The delights of 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' bring a newfound sense of joy and playfulness to the beloved character." — Tribune News Service

Number of nominations: 7 (3 wins)

Nominations included: Picture, production design (won), costume design (won), original score (won), original song, sound editing, sound mixing

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 97%

What critics said: "Whether or not this is the best film Marvel Studios has made to date — and it is clearly in the discussion — it is by far the most thought-provoking." — The Atlantic

Number of nominations: 1

Nominations included: Adapted screenplay

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 93%

What critics said: "Make no mistake, Logan earns its tears. If Jackman and Stewart are serious about this being their mutual X-Men swan song, they could not have crafted a more heartfelt valedictory." — Rolling Stone

Number of nominations: 1 (1 win)

Nominations included: Animated feature (won)

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 89%

What critics said: "Big Hero 6, the first Marvel comic book to get a Walt Disney makeover, is a beguiling kids movie. It is also a beauty to behold for its skillful digital animation in 3D." — Toronto Sun

Number of nominations: 8 (2 wins)

Nominations included: Supporting actor — Heath Ledger (won), sound editing (won), film editing, cinematography, art direction, makeup, sound mixing, visual effects

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 94%

What critics said: "Christopher Nolan wanted to make an action movie that was different from other action movies — darker, more twisted, more despairing, more bleak — and he has mostly succeeded in this latest Batman installment. He can thank Ledger for a lot of that." — San Francisco Chronicle

Number of nominations: 2

Nominations included: Supporting actor — William Hurt, adapted screenplay

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 87%

What critics said: "Cronenberg isn't engaging in parody or irony. Nor is he nihilistically pandering to our worst impulses: the filmmaking is too measured and too intelligent. He implicitly respects us and our responses, even when those responses are silly or disturbing." — Chicago Reader

Number of nominations: 7 (3 wins)

Nominations included: Supporting actor — Al Pacino, art direction/set decoration (won), makeup (won), original song (won), cinematography, costume design, sound

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 63%

What critics said: "Beatty and his team of collaborators have heightened the vibrantly tawdry urban night world of Chester Gould's classic comic strip." — Entertainment Weekly