Award-Winning Action Films at the Golden Globes
181 action films have been recognised at the Golden Globes, and 49 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (4 wins), Gladiator (3 wins) and Platoon (3 wins). The films span 1949 to 2025.
Genres come from each film's catalogue data, so a film can appear under more than one genre. Every title links to its complete record at all four awards.
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4 won · 5 nom.
Gladiator(2000)3 won · 6 nom.
Platoon(1986)3 won · 4 nom.
The French Connection(1971)3 won · 4 nom.
Sinners(2025)2 won · 7 nom.
2 won · 6 nom.
The Mission(1986)2 won · 5 nom.
The Towering Inferno(1974)2 won · 5 nom.
Avatar(2009)2 won · 4 nom.
2 won · 3 nom.
The Guns of Navarone(1961)2 won · 3 nom.
Battleground(1949)2 won · 2 nom.
Romancing the Stone(1984)2 won · 2 nom.
The Stunt Man(1980)1 won · 6 nom.
Airport(1970)1 won · 4 nom.
Braveheart(1995)1 won · 4 nom.
El Cid(1961)1 won · 4 nom.
Star Wars(1977)1 won · 4 nom.
Fatherland(1994)1 won · 3 nom.
Runaway Train(1985)1 won · 3 nom.
Shaft(1971)1 won · 3 nom.
The Fugitive(1993)1 won · 3 nom.
All Is Lost(2013)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Hell and High Water(1954)1 won · 2 nom.
Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)1 won · 2 nom.
RRR(2022)1 won · 2 nom.
The Longest Day(1962)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Top Gun(1986)1 won · 2 nom.
Young Winston(1972)1 won · 2 nom.
A Man Could Get Killed(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
A Night to Remember(1958)1 won · 1 nom.
Billy Budd(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
Blood Alley(1955)1 won · 1 nom.
Conan the Barbarian(1982)1 won · 1 nom.
Dr. No(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
King Solomon's Mines(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Missing Link(2019)1 won · 1 nom.
No Man's Land(2001)1 won · 1 nom.
No Time to Die(2021)1 won · 1 nom.
Skyfall(2012)1 won · 1 nom.
Spectre(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Cassandra Crossing(1976)1 won · 1 nom.
The Dark Knight(2008)1 won · 1 nom.
The Rose on His Arm(1956)1 won · 1 nom.
True Lies(1994)1 won · 1 nom.
Captain Phillips(2013)4 nom.
Inception(2010)4 nom.
The Great Race(1965)4 nom.
4 nom.
Black Panther(2018)3 nom.
Bugsy Malone(1976)3 nom.
Dunkirk(2017)3 nom.
Scarface(1983)3 nom.
3 nom.
The Day of the Jackal(1973)3 nom.
The Last Samurai(2003)3 nom.
The Tourist(2010)3 nom.
Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)2 nom.
Beverly Hills Cop(1984)2 nom.
Deadpool(2016)2 nom.
Earthquake(1974)2 nom.
F1(2025)2 nom.
Gladiator II(2024)2 nom.
Incredibles 2(2018)2 nom.
2 nom.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)2 nom.
King Kong(2005)2 nom.
2 nom.
Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)2 nom.
Miss Congeniality(2000)2 nom.
Pearl Harbor(2001)2 nom.
2 nom.
2 nom.
Rush(2013)2 nom.
Spy(2015)2 nom.
2 nom.
The Mask of Zorro(1998)2 nom.
The Professionals(1966)2 nom.
The Smashing Machine(2025)2 nom.
The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)2 nom.
Top Gun: Maverick(2022)2 nom.
Tropic Thunder(2008)2 nom.
Year of the Dragon(1985)2 nom.
1 nom.
48 Hrs.(1982)1 nom.
99 and 44/100% Dead(1974)1 nom.
A View to a Kill(1985)1 nom.
Act of Valor(2012)1 nom.
Airport 1975(1974)1 nom.
Aliens(1986)1 nom.
Apocalypto(2006)1 nom.
Baby Driver(2017)1 nom.
Batman(1989)1 nom.
Batman Forever(1995)1 nom.
Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)1 nom.
Big Hero 6(2014)1 nom.
Billy Jack(1971)1 nom.
Blood Diamond(2006)1 nom.
Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)1 nom.
Decision Before Dawn(1951)1 nom.
Defiance(2008)1 nom.
1 nom.
Destroyer(2018)1 nom.
Die Another Day(2002)1 nom.
Duel(1971)1 nom.
Electra Glide in Blue(1973)1 nom.
For Your Eyes Only(1981)1 nom.
Ford v Ferrari(2019)1 nom.
Freebie and the Bean(1974)1 nom.
French Connection II(1975)1 nom.
From Russia with Love(1963)1 nom.
Furious 7(2015)1 nom.
1 nom.
Hero(2002)1 nom.
House of Flying Daggers(2004)1 nom.
In the Line of Fire(1993)1 nom.
1 nom.
John Wick: Chapter 4(2023)1 nom.
Kagemusha(1980)1 nom.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)1 nom.
Kung Fu Hustle(2004)1 nom.
Kung Fu Panda(2008)1 nom.
Le Mans(1971)1 nom.
Lust, Caution(2007)1 nom.
Machine Gun Preacher(2011)1 nom.
1 nom.
Men in Black(1997)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Never Say Never Again(1983)1 nom.
Nomad: The Warrior(2006)1 nom.
O Pioneers!(1992)1 nom.
1 nom.
Pineapple Express(2008)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Puss in Boots(2011)1 nom.
Q & A(1990)1 nom.
Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)1 nom.
Ran(1985)1 nom.
Ransom(1996)1 nom.
Raya and the Last Dragon(2021)1 nom.
RED(2010)1 nom.
1 nom.
Rise of the Guardians(2012)1 nom.
Rob Roy(1995)1 nom.
Running Scared(1986)1 nom.
1 nom.
Sharky's Machine(1981)1 nom.
Silver Streak(1976)1 nom.
Smokey and the Bandit(1977)1 nom.
Stand Up Guys(2012)1 nom.
1 nom.
Superman(1978)1 nom.
Tenet(2020)1 nom.
That Man from Rio(1964)1 nom.
The Assassination Bureau(1969)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Dirty Dozen(1967)1 nom.
The Getaway(1972)1 nom.
The Glory Guys(1965)1 nom.
The Guard(2011)1 nom.
The Hunger Games(2012)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Incredibles(2004)1 nom.
The Karate Kid(1984)1 nom.
The Karate Kid Part II(1986)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)1 nom.
The Matador(2005)1 nom.
The Promise(2005)1 nom.
The Woman King(2022)1 nom.
The Young Lions(1958)1 nom.
Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)1 nom.
Training Day(2001)1 nom.
Twisters(2024)1 nom.
Zorro, The Gay Blade(1981)1 nom.