Yes, Click from 2006 was nominated for an Academy Award, which surprises many people who think of it only as a broad Adam Sandler comedy. It was nominated for Best Makeup at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007. The makeup team was led by Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso, who were responsible for the extensive aging makeup that transformed Adam Sandler from a man in his 30s into an elderly man in his 80s, including prosthetics, wrinkles, weight changes, and old-age details that were crucial to the emotional second half of the film. The film's makeup work was widely praised even by critics who did not love the comedy, because the aging was realistic and helped sell the story's message about time passing quickly. Click ultimately did not win the Oscar, it lost to Pan's Labyrinth, which had extraordinary creature and fantasy makeup by David Marti and Montse Ribe. Still, the nomination is significant because it is one of the few times an Adam Sandler comedy has been recognized by the Academy, alongside Punch-Drunk Love and Uncut Gems which received critical attention but not makeup nominations.
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