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2008 film yearAcademy Awards archive
The Dark Knight Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Dark Knight has 8 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 8 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year2008 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientHeath Ledger Joker | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Peter Lando | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo |
| Film year2008 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientWally Pfister | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientLee Smith | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Makeup and Hairstyling Credited nominee / recipientJohn Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Sound Editing Credited nominee / recipientRichard King | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientLora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Visual Effects Credited nominee / recipientNick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Dark Knight with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Supporting Actor 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
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- Nominee
- Nominee
- ★ Winner
- Nominee
Art Direction 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- ChangelingNomineeArt Direction: James J. Murakami; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button★ WinnerArt Direction: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
- The Dark Knight This filmNomineeArt Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Peter Lando
- The DuchessNomineeArt Direction: Michael Carlin; Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
- Revolutionary RoadNomineeArt Direction: Kristi Zea; Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Cinematography 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- Nominee
- Nominee
- The Dark Knight This filmNominee
- The ReaderNomineeChris Menges and Roger Deakins
- ★ Winner
Film Editing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNomineeKirk Baxter and Angus Wall
- The Dark Knight This filmNominee
- Frost/NixonNomineeMike Hill and Dan Hanley
- Nominee
- ★ Winner
Makeup and Hairstyling 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- ★ Winner
- The Dark Knight This filmNomineeJohn Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
- Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyNomineeMike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Sound Editing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Dark Knight This film★ Winner
- Iron ManNomineeFrank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
- Slumdog MillionaireNomineeGlenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
- WALL-ENomineeBen Burtt and Matthew Wood
- Nominee
Sound Mixing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNomineeDavid Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
- The Dark Knight This filmNomineeLora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
- Slumdog Millionaire★ WinnerIan Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
- WALL-ENomineeTom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
- WantedNomineeChris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Visual Effects 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button★ WinnerEric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
- The Dark Knight This filmNomineeNick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
- Iron ManNomineeJohn Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
About these award records
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