The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series produced by DC Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on characters that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. The DCEU also includes comic books, short films, novels, and video games. Much like the original DC Universe in comic books, the DCEU was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.
The franchise has won an Academy Award,
See main article: Annie Awards.
| Category | Year | Title | Recipient | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Animated Effects – Live Action | 2014 | Man of Steel | Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, and Adrien Toupet | ||
| Best Character Animation – Live Action | 2022 | The Suicide Squad | Thomas Becker, Daniel Cavalcante, Philipp Winterstein, Victor Dinis and Thiago Martins | ||
| 2023 | Peacemaker | Michael Cozens, Mark Smith, Kai-Hua Lan, Selene McLean and Richard John Moore |
See main article: Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
| Category | Year | Title | Recipient | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Action Movie | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman | ||
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | 2014 | Man of Steel | Henry Cavill | ||
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | 2016 | Gal Gadot | |||
| Suicide Squad | Margot Robbie | ||||
| Best Costume Design | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Lindy Hemming | ||
| Best Visual Effects | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman | ||
| 2021 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Wonder Woman 1984 | |||
See main article: Critics' Choice Super Awards.
| Category | Year | Title | Recipient | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Actor in a Superhero Movie | 2021 | Birds of Prey | Ewan McGregor | ||
| 2022 | The Suicide Squad | John Cena | |||
| Idris Elba | |||||
| Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie | 2023 | Peacemaker | John Cena | ||
| Best Actress in a Superhero Movie | 2021 | Birds of Prey | Margot Robbie | ||
| Jurnee Smollett-Bell | |||||
| 2022 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Gal Gadot | |||
| The Suicide Squad | Margot Robbie | ||||
| Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie | 2023 | Peacemaker | Danielle Brooks | ||
| Best Superhero Movie | 2021 | Birds of Prey | Birds of Prey | ||
| 2022 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Zack Snyder's Justice League | |||
| The Suicide Squad | The Suicide Squad | ||||
| Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | 2023 | Peacemaker | Peacemaker | ||
See main article: Golden Raspberry Awards.
| Category | Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worst Actor | 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Ben Affleck | ||
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Henry Cavill | ||||
| Worst Actress | 2024 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Helen Mirren | ||
| Worst Director | 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zack Snyder | ||
| Worst Picture | 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | ||
| 2024 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | |||
| Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel | 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | ||
| 2021 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Wonder Woman 1984 | |||
| Worst Screenplay | 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer | ||
| Suicide Squad | David Ayer | ||||
| 2024 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan | |||
| Worst Screen Combo | 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill | ||
| Worst Supporting Actor | 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Jesse Eisenberg | ||
| Suicide Squad | Jared Leto | ||||
| Worst Supporting Actress | 2021 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Kristen Wiig | ||
| 2024 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Lucy Liu | |||
| Category | Year | Title | Recipients | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Christopher Benstead, Simon Changer, J.J. George, and Gerard McCann | ||
| 2019 | Aquaman | J.J. George and Paul Rabjohns | |||
| 2021 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Gerard McCann, Ryan Rubin, Michael Connell, Timeri Duplat, Chris Barrett, Adam Miller, and Alfredo Pasquel | |||
| Category | Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Comedic Performance | 2019 | Shazam! | Zachary Levi | ||
| 2022 | Peacemaker | John Cena | |||
| Best Fight | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Gal Gadot vs. German Soldiers | ||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | "Final Funhouse Fight" | |||
| Zack Snyder's Justice League | "Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf" | ||||
| Best Hero | 2014 | Man of Steel | Henry Cavill | ||
| 2018 | Wonder Woman | Gal Gadot | |||
| 2019 | Shazam! | Zachary Levi | |||
| 2021 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Gal Gadot | |||
| Best Kiss | 2019 | Aquaman | Jason Momoa and Amber Heard | ||
| Best Movie | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman | ||
| Best Musical Moment | 2022 | Peacemaker | "Do Ya Wanna Taste It?" | ||
| Best Villain | 2017 | Suicide Squad | Jared Leto | ||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Ewan McGregor | |||
See main article: Saturn Awards.
| Category | Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Action / Adventure Series (Streaming) | 2022 | Peacemaker | Peacemaker | ||
| Best Actor in a Film | 2022 | The Suicide Squad | Idris Elba | ||
| Best Actress | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Gal Gadot | ||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Margot Robbie | |||
| Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | 2014 | Man of Steel | Man of Steel | ||
| 2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | |||
| Suicide Squad | Suicide Squad | ||||
| 2018 | Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman | |||
| 2019 | Aquaman | Aquaman | |||
| Shazam! | Shazam! | ||||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Birds of Prey | |||
| 2022 | The Suicide Squad | The Suicide Squad | |||
| Best Costume Design | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Lindy Hemming | ||
| 2019 | Aquaman | Kym Barrett | |||
| Shazam! | Leah Butler | ||||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Erin Benach | |||
| Best Director | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Patty Jenkins | ||
| 2019 | Aquaman | James Wan | |||
| Best Editing | 2019 | Aquaman | Kirk Morri | ||
| Best Make-up | 2017 | Suicide Squad | Allan Apone, Jo-Ann MacNeil and Marta Roggero | ||
| 2022 | The Suicide Squad | Heba Thorisdottir, Greg Funk, Brian Sipe | |||
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | 2014 | Man of Steel | Dylan Sprayberry | ||
| 2019 | Shazam | Asher Angel | |||
| Jack Dylan Grazer | |||||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Ella Jay Basco | |||
| Best Production Design | 2019 | Aquaman | Bill Brzeski | ||
| Best Special Effects | 2014 | Man of Steel | Joe Letteri, John "DJ" Desjardin, Dan Lemmon | ||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Mark Hawker, Yael Majors & Greg Steele | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Chris Pine | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Film | 2017 | Suicide Squad | Margot Robbie | ||
| 2019 | Aquaman | Amber Heard | |||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Jurnee Smollett-Bell | |||
| 2022 | The Suicide Squad | Viola Davis | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series | 2022 | Peacemaker | Danielle Brooks | ||
| Best Writing | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Allan Heinberg | ||
See main article: Visual Effects Society.
| Category | Year | Title | Recipients | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | 2019 | Aquaman | Quentin Marmier, Aaron Barr, Jeffrey De Guzman, Ziad Shureih for "Atlantis" | ||
| 2022 | The Suicide Squad | Nick Cattell, Jason Desjarlais, Matt Fitzgerald, Jerome Moo (for Valle Del Marre) | |||
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | 2014 | Man of Steel | Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet | ||
| 2022 | The Suicide Squad | David R. Davies, Rogier Fransen, Sandy Sutherland, Brandon James Fleet (for Corto Maltese City Destruction) | |||
| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | 2022 | The Suicide Squad | Simon Dean Morley, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Layne Howe, Alberto R. S. Hernandez (for Jötunheim) | ||
| Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project | 2023 | Black Adam | JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Andrew Hyde, Andy Robot (for Robotic Flight) | ||
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project | 2014 | Man of Steel | Daniel Paulsson, Edmund Kolloen, Joel Prager, David Stripinis | ||
| 2019 | Aquaman | Claus Pedersen, Mohammad Rastkar, Cedric Lo, Ryan McCoy for "Third Act Battle" | |||
| Award | Category | Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | 2017 | Suicide Squad | Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson | ||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | 2018 | Wonder Woman | Patty Jenkins, Allan Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs | ||
| 2021 | Birds of Prey | Cathy Yan and Christina Hodson | ||||
| Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | 2017 | Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) | Various Artists | ||
| Best Rock Performance | 2017 | Suicide Squad | "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots (Tyler Joseph, songwriter) | |||
| Best Rock Song | 2017 | Suicide Squad | "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots (Tyler Joseph, songwriter) | |||
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | 2017 | Suicide Squad | "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots (Tyler Joseph, songwriter) | |||
| "Purple Lamborghini" by Skrillex and Rick Ross (Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore and William Roberts, songwriters) | ||||||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | 2022 | Peacemaker | Peacemaker | ||