Superman & Oscar

In seven days, the latest cinematic incarnation of everyone's favorite Big Blue Boy Scout, Man of Steel, finally comes out. I've long since given up hope of going into the theater with low expectations. Every piece of footage has gotten me even more pumped for the thing. With only a week left, I should probably stop seeking out this footage (PS-Warner Bros., stop it with the tv spots and clips please. I have zero will power!)

Anyway, in honor of this newest Superman, I thought I'd do for the Super-franchise what I did for the Dark Knight and list of all of the Oscar-nominated talent that has been part of the live-action films featuring the Man of Steel. I have a feeling this list will be way more extensive than the Batman one, but you never know. So without further adieu...

Batman & Oscar 2013

Christian Bale  
(Bruce Wayne/Batman -- Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises)
Academy Award Winner:
Best Supporting Actor -- The Fighter (2011)

Kim Basinger 
(Vicki Vale -- Batman)
Academy Award Winner:
Best Supporting Actress -- L.A. Confidential (1998)

Halle Berry 
(Patience Phillips/Catwoman -- Catwoman)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Actress -- Monster’s Ball (2002)

Michael Caine 
(Alfred Pennyworth -- Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Supporting Actor -- Hannah and Her Sisters (1987)
Best Supporting Actor -- The Cider House Rules (2000)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actor -- Alfie (1967)
Best Actor -- Sleuth (1972)
Best Actor -- Educating Rita (1984)
Best Actor -- The Quiet American (2002)

George Clooney 
(Bruce Wayne/Batman -- Batman & Robin)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Supporting Actor -- Syriana (2006)
Best Picture -- Argo (2013)
Academy Award Nominee:
Best Director -- Good Night, and Good Luck (2006)
Best Original Screenplay -- Good Night, and Good Luck (2006)
Best Actor -- Michael Clayton (2008)
Best Actor -- Up in the Air (2010)

Best Actor -- The Descendants (2012)

Best Adapted Screenplay -- The Ides of March (2012)

Tom Conti 
(Prisoner -- The Dark Knight Rises)

Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actor -- Reuben, Reuben (1984)

Marion Cotillard 
(Miranda Tate/Talia -- The Dark Knight Rises)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Actress -- La Vie En Rose (2008)

Danny DeVito 
(Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin -- Batman Returns)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Picture -- Erin Brockovich (2001)






 

Morgan Freeman 
(Lucius Fox -- Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Supporting Actor -- Million Dollar Baby (2005)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actor -- Street Smart (1988)
Best Actor -- Driving Miss Daisy (1990)
Best Actor -- The Shawshank Redemption (1995)
Best Actor -- Invictus (2010)

Maggie Gyllenhaal 
(Rachel Dawes -- The Dark Knight)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actress -- Crazy Heart (2010)

Anne Hathaway 
(Selina Kyle/Catwoman -- The Dark Knight Rises)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Supporting Actress -- Les Miserables (2013)

Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actress -- Rachel Getting Married (2009)
  

Tommy Lee Jones 
(Harvey Dent/Two-Face -- Batman Forever)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Supporting Actor -- The Fugitive (1994)
Academy Award Nominee:
Best Supporting Actor -- JFK (1992)
Best Supporting Actor -- Lincoln (2012)

 


Nicole Kidman 
(Dr. Chase Meridian -- Batman Forever)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Actress -- The Hours (2003)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actress -- Moulin Rouge (2002)

Best Actress -- Rabbit Hole (2011)

Heath Ledger 
(The Joker -- The Dark Knight) 
Academy Award Winner:
Best Supporting Actor -- The Dark Knight (2009)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actor -- Brokeback Mountain (2006)







Burgess Meredith 
(The Penguin -- Batman: The Movie)
Academy Award Nominee:
Best Supporting Actor -- The Day of the Locust (1976) 
Best Supporting Actor -- Rocky (1977)

Liam Neeson 
(Henri Ducard/R'as Al Ghul -- Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actor -- Schindler’s List (1994)

Jack Nicholson 
(Jack Napier/The Joker -- Batman)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Actor -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1976)
Best Supporting Actor -- Terms of Endearment (1984)
Best Actor -- As Good As it Gets (1998)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actor -- Easy Rider (1970)
Best Actor -- Five Easy Pieces (1971)
Best Actor -- The Last Detail (1974)
Best Actor -- Chinatown (1975)
Best Supporting Actor -- Reds (1982)
Best Actor -- Prizzi’s Honor (1986)
Best Actor -- Ironweed (1988)
Best Supporting Actor -- A Few Good Men (1993)
Best Actor -- About Schmidt (2003)

Gary Oldman 
(Jim Gordon -- Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises)
Academy Award Nominee:  
Best Actor -- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012)



 

Jack Palance 
(Carl Grissom -- Batman)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Supporting Actor -- City Slickers (1992)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actor -- Sudden Fear (1953)
Best Supporting Actor -- Shane (1954) 

Michelle Pfeiffer 
(Selina Kyle/Catwoman -- Batman Returns)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actress -- Dangerous Liasons (1989)
Best Actress -- The Fabulous Baker Boys (1990)
Best Actress -- Love Field (1993)

Eric Roberts 
(Salvatore Maroni -- The Dark Knight)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actor -- Runaway Train (1986)

Sharon Stone 
(Laurel Hedare -- Catwoman)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actress -- Casino (1996)

Uma Thurman 

(Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy -- Batman & Robin)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actress -- Pulp Fiction (1995)

 

Christopher Walken 
(Max Shreck -- Batman Returns)
Academy Award Winner: 
Best Supporting Actor -- The Deer Hunter (1979)
Academy Award Nominee:
Best Supporting Actor -- Catch Me if You Can (2003)

  

Ken Watanabe 
(R’as Al Ghul -- Batman Begins)
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Supporting Actor -- The Last Samurai (2004)

 

Tom Wilkinson  
(Carmine Falcone -- Batman Begins) 
Academy Award Nominee: 
Best Actor -- In the Bedroom (2002)
Best Supporting Actor -- Michael Clayton (2008)