Award-Winning Adventure Films at the Golden Globes
272 adventure films have been recognised at the Golden Globes, and 82 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are Lawrence of Arabia (6 wins), Ben-Hur (4 wins) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (4 wins). The films span 1943 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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Lawrence of Arabia(1962)6 won · 9 nom.
Ben-Hur(1959)4 won · 5 nom.
4 won · 5 nom.
Aladdin(1992)3 won · 6 nom.
Camelot(1967)3 won · 6 nom.
Dances with Wolves(1990)3 won · 6 nom.
Gladiator(2000)3 won · 6 nom.
A Passage to India(1984)3 won · 5 nom.
The Revenant(2015)3 won · 4 nom.
3 won · 3 nom.
Barbie(2023)2 won · 9 nom.
2 won · 6 nom.
The Mission(1986)2 won · 5 nom.
Avatar(2009)2 won · 4 nom.
Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)2 won · 4 nom.
2 won · 3 nom.
2 won · 3 nom.
Hawaii(1966)2 won · 3 nom.
The Guns of Navarone(1961)2 won · 3 nom.
The Martian(2015)2 won · 3 nom.
Battleground(1949)2 won · 2 nom.
For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)2 won · 2 nom.
Romancing the Stone(1984)2 won · 2 nom.
The High and the Mighty(1954)2 won · 2 nom.
Up(2009)2 won · 2 nom.
Cold Mountain(2003)1 won · 8 nom.
Spartacus(1960)1 won · 6 nom.
The Defiant Ones(1958)1 won · 6 nom.
Doctor Dolittle(1967)1 won · 5 nom.
Jaws(1975)1 won · 4 nom.
Star Wars(1977)1 won · 4 nom.
The Poseidon Adventure(1972)1 won · 4 nom.
Thelma & Louise(1991)1 won · 4 nom.
Crocodile Dundee(1986)1 won · 3 nom.
Dune(2021)1 won · 3 nom.
1 won · 3 nom.
Hugo(2011)1 won · 3 nom.
Life of Pi(2012)1 won · 3 nom.
Runaway Train(1985)1 won · 3 nom.
The Dove (Dove, The)(1974)1 won · 3 nom.
All Is Lost(2013)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Coco(2017)1 won · 2 nom.
Frozen(2013)1 won · 2 nom.
Harry and Tonto(1974)1 won · 2 nom.
Hell and High Water(1954)1 won · 2 nom.
Into the Wild(2007)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Pocahontas(1995)1 won · 2 nom.
The Sheltering Sky(1990)1 won · 2 nom.
The Sundowners(1960)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Transamerica(2005)1 won · 2 nom.
Young Winston(1972)1 won · 2 nom.
Benji(1974)1 won · 1 nom.
Blood Alley(1955)1 won · 1 nom.
Brave(2012)1 won · 1 nom.
Broken Lance(1954)1 won · 1 nom.
Cars(2006)1 won · 1 nom.
Cast Away(2000)1 won · 1 nom.
Conan the Barbarian(1982)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Dr. No(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
Flow(2024)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Inside Out(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
King Kong(1976)1 won · 1 nom.
King Solomon's Mines(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Missing Link(2019)1 won · 1 nom.
Mogambo(1953)1 won · 1 nom.
No Time to Die(2021)1 won · 1 nom.
Sherlock Holmes(2009)1 won · 1 nom.
Skyfall(2012)1 won · 1 nom.
Spectre(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Tarzan(1999)1 won · 1 nom.
The Adventures of Tintin(2011)1 won · 1 nom.
The Alamo(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
The Pearl(1947)1 won · 1 nom.
Young Guns II(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Zootopia(2016)1 won · 1 nom.
Deliverance(1972)5 nom.
Nebraska(2013)5 nom.
Wicked: For Good(2025)5 nom.
Back to the Future(1985)4 nom.
Big Fish(2003)4 nom.
Dick Tracy(1990)4 nom.
Inception(2010)4 nom.
The Great Race(1965)4 nom.
4 nom.
The Wild Robot(2024)4 nom.
127 Hours(2010)3 nom.
3 nom.
Alice in Wonderland(2010)3 nom.
Black Panther(2018)3 nom.
Born Free(1966)3 nom.
3 nom.
Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)3 nom.
3 nom.
3 nom.
Travels with My Aunt(1972)3 nom.
2 nom.
Anastasia(1997)2 nom.
Avatar: Fire and Ash(2025)2 nom.
Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)2 nom.
Bolt(2008)2 nom.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)2 nom.
Deadpool(2016)2 nom.
Don't Go Near the Water(1957)2 nom.
Dune: Part Two(2024)2 nom.
Ferdinand(2017)2 nom.
Frozen II(2019)2 nom.
Gladiator II(2024)2 nom.
Incredibles 2(2018)2 nom.
Inside Out 2(2024)2 nom.
Isle of Dogs(2018)2 nom.
2 nom.
Ivanhoe(1952)2 nom.
King Kong(2005)2 nom.
Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)2 nom.
Man of La Mancha(1972)2 nom.
Moana(2016)2 nom.
Mulan(1998)2 nom.
News of the World(2020)2 nom.
2 nom.
2 nom.
2 nom.
Tangled(2010)2 nom.
2 nom.
2 nom.
The Horse Whisperer(1998)2 nom.
The Lion King(2019)2 nom.
2 nom.
The Mask of Zorro(1998)2 nom.
The Mosquito Coast(1986)2 nom.
The Prince of Egypt(1998)2 nom.
The Professionals(1966)2 nom.
The River Wild(1994)2 nom.
The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)2 nom.
Tom Sawyer(1973)2 nom.
Topkapi(1964)2 nom.
Toy Story(1995)2 nom.
War Horse(2011)2 nom.
Zootopia 2(2025)2 nom.
1 nom.
99 and 44/100% Dead(1974)1 nom.
A Bug's Life(1998)1 nom.
A View to a Kill(1985)1 nom.
Alice in Wonderland(1951)1 nom.
Alone on the Pacific(1963)1 nom.
An American Tail(1986)1 nom.
Arco(2025)1 nom.
1 nom.
Beau Is Afraid(2023)1 nom.
Bee Movie(2007)1 nom.
Big Hero 6(2014)1 nom.
Candy(1968)1 nom.
Cars 2(2011)1 nom.
1 nom.
Corvette Summer(1978)1 nom.
Destination Moon(1950)1 nom.
Die Another Day(2002)1 nom.
Easy Rider(1969)1 nom.
Elio(2025)1 nom.
Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009)1 nom.
Father Goose(1964)1 nom.
Finding Nemo(2003)1 nom.
Fitzcarraldo(1982)1 nom.
Flight of the Innocent(1992)1 nom.
For Your Eyes Only(1981)1 nom.
From Russia with Love(1963)1 nom.
Gold(2016)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Hercules(1997)1 nom.
Hero(2002)1 nom.
Hook(1991)1 nom.
Hopscotch(1980)1 nom.
House of Flying Daggers(2004)1 nom.
How to Train Your Dragon(2010)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Interstellar(2014)1 nom.
Io Capitano(2023)1 nom.
Kon-Tiki(2012)1 nom.
Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)1 nom.
Little Big Man(1970)1 nom.
Living Free(1972)1 nom.
1 nom.
Men in Black(1997)1 nom.
Mirai(2018)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Moana 2(2024)1 nom.
Never Say Never Again(1983)1 nom.
Nicholas Nickleby(2002)1 nom.
Noah(2014)1 nom.
1 nom.
Onward(2020)1 nom.
Over the Moon(2020)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Puss in Boots(2011)1 nom.
1 nom.
Quest for Fire(1981)1 nom.
Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002)1 nom.
Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)1 nom.
Rango(2011)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.
Rope of Sand(1949)1 nom.
Seven Years in Tibet(1997)1 nom.
Shaun the Sheep Movie(2015)1 nom.
Shrek(2001)1 nom.
Smokey and the Bandit(1977)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Superman(1978)1 nom.
Suzume(2022)1 nom.
Taras Bulba(1962)1 nom.
That Man from Rio(1964)1 nom.
The Assassination Bureau(1969)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Black Stallion(1979)1 nom.
The Blue Lagoon(1980)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Court Jester(1955)1 nom.
The Croods(2013)1 nom.
The Croods: A New Age(2020)1 nom.
The Day of the Dolphin(1973)1 nom.
The Deep(1977)1 nom.
The Dirty Dozen(1967)1 nom.
The Emperor's New Groove(2000)1 nom.
The Fountain(2006)1 nom.
The Good Dinosaur(2015)1 nom.
The Great Escape(1963)1 nom.
The Hawaiians(1970)1 nom.
The Hunger Games(2012)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Incredibles(2004)1 nom.
The Karate Kid Part II(1986)1 nom.
The Lego Movie(2014)1 nom.
The Leisure Seeker(2017)1 nom.
The Light in the Forest(1958)1 nom.
The Lord of the Rings(1978)1 nom.
The Man from Snowy River(1982)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Muppet Movie(1979)1 nom.
The Old Man and the Sea(1958)1 nom.
The Pirates of Penzance(1983)1 nom.
The Polar Express(2004)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Right Stuff(1983)1 nom.
The Star(2017)1 nom.
The Swan Princess(1994)1 nom.
1 nom.
Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)1 nom.
Toy Story 4(2019)1 nom.
Trolls(2016)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Wish(2023)1 nom.
Wolfwalkers(2020)1 nom.
Wreck-It Ralph(2012)1 nom.
Zorro, The Gay Blade(1981)1 nom.