Award-Winning History Films at the Golden Globes
315 history films have been recognised at the Golden Globes, and 128 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), Oppenheimer (5 wins) and Gandhi (5 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.
Oppenheimer(2023)5 won · 8 nom.
Gandhi(1982)5 won · 5 nom.
4 won · 7 nom.
Amadeus(1984)4 won · 6 nom.
Les Misérables(2012)4 won · 6 nom.
A Man for All Seasons(1966)4 won · 5 nom.
Ben-Hur(1959)4 won · 5 nom.
The Last Emperor(1987)4 won · 5 nom.
The Lion in Winter(1968)3 won · 10 nom.
Out of Africa(1985)3 won · 6 nom.
Schindler's List(1993)3 won · 6 nom.
Shakespeare in Love(1998)3 won · 6 nom.
A Passage to India(1984)3 won · 5 nom.
Evita(1996)3 won · 5 nom.
Game Change(2012)3 won · 5 nom.
Green Book(2018)3 won · 5 nom.
Rasputin(1996)3 won · 4 nom.
Stalin(1992)3 won · 4 nom.
3 won · 4 nom.
America America(1963)2 won · 8 nom.
Tom Jones(1963)2 won · 7 nom.
Hamnet(2025)2 won · 6 nom.
Judgment at Nuremberg(1961)2 won · 6 nom.
The Cardinal(1963)2 won · 6 nom.
Becket(1964)2 won · 5 nom.
Gangs of New York(2002)2 won · 5 nom.
Saving Private Ryan(1998)2 won · 5 nom.
The Mission(1986)2 won · 5 nom.
Coal Miner's Daughter(1980)2 won · 4 nom.
George Wallace(1997)2 won · 4 nom.
Steve Jobs(2015)2 won · 4 nom.
The Gathering Storm(2002)2 won · 4 nom.
The King and I(1956)2 won · 4 nom.
The Queen(2006)2 won · 4 nom.
1917(2019)2 won · 3 nom.
Gorillas in the Mist(1988)2 won · 3 nom.
Grey Gardens(2009)2 won · 3 nom.
Hawaii(1966)2 won · 3 nom.
One Against the Wind(1991)2 won · 3 nom.
Quo Vadis(1951)2 won · 3 nom.
2 won · 3 nom.
Dallas Buyers Club(2013)2 won · 2 nom.
For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)2 won · 2 nom.
The Emigrants(1971)2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
Cold Mountain(2003)1 won · 8 nom.
Raging Bull(1980)1 won · 8 nom.
12 Years a Slave(2013)1 won · 7 nom.
Belfast(2021)1 won · 7 nom.
1 won · 7 nom.
Lincoln(2012)1 won · 7 nom.
Reds(1981)1 won · 7 nom.
The King's Speech(2010)1 won · 7 nom.
Spartacus(1960)1 won · 6 nom.
The Diary of Anne Frank(1959)1 won · 6 nom.
The Killing Fields(1984)1 won · 6 nom.
Glory(1989)1 won · 5 nom.
Recount(2008)1 won · 5 nom.
The Color Purple(1985)1 won · 5 nom.
1 won · 5 nom.
War and Peace(1956)1 won · 5 nom.
Braveheart(1995)1 won · 4 nom.
Ed Wood(1994)1 won · 4 nom.
El Cid(1961)1 won · 4 nom.
JFK(1991)1 won · 4 nom.
King Richard(2021)1 won · 4 nom.
Lust for Life(1956)1 won · 4 nom.
Path to War(2002)1 won · 4 nom.
Selma(2014)1 won · 4 nom.
The Favourite(2018)1 won · 4 nom.
The Miracle Worker(1962)1 won · 4 nom.
Being the Ricardos(2021)1 won · 3 nom.
Conspiracy(2001)1 won · 3 nom.
Elizabeth(1998)1 won · 3 nom.
Elvis(2022)1 won · 3 nom.
1 won · 3 nom.
Patton(1970)1 won · 3 nom.
RKO 281(1999)1 won · 3 nom.
Ryan's Daughter(1970)1 won · 3 nom.
Temple Grandin(2010)1 won · 3 nom.
1 won · 3 nom.
The Heiress(1949)1 won · 3 nom.
1 won · 3 nom.
The Lion in Winter(2004)1 won · 3 nom.
A Woman Called Golda(1982)1 won · 2 nom.
First Man(2018)1 won · 2 nom.
I'm Still Here(2024)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Man on the Moon(1999)1 won · 2 nom.
Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)1 won · 2 nom.
Miss Evers' Boys(1997)1 won · 2 nom.
RRR(2022)1 won · 2 nom.
Serpico(1973)1 won · 2 nom.
Sunrise at Campobello(1960)1 won · 2 nom.
The Passion of Ayn Rand(1999)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
The Untouchables(1987)1 won · 2 nom.
You Don't Know Jack(2010)1 won · 2 nom.
A Night to Remember(1958)1 won · 1 nom.
Argentina 1985(2022)1 won · 1 nom.
Chariots of Fire(1981)1 won · 1 nom.
Cyrano de Bergerac(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Darkest Hour(2017)1 won · 1 nom.
Europa Europa(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Farinelli(1994)1 won · 1 nom.
Heaven & Earth(1993)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Judy(2019)1 won · 1 nom.
Les Misérables(1995)1 won · 1 nom.
Mrs Brown(1997)1 won · 1 nom.
No Man's Land(2001)1 won · 1 nom.
Raid on Entebbe(1977)1 won · 1 nom.
Richard III(1955)1 won · 1 nom.
The Alamo(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
The Bridge(1959)1 won · 1 nom.
The Egyptian(1954)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Iron Lady(2011)1 won · 1 nom.
The New Land(1972)1 won · 1 nom.
The Official Story(1985)1 won · 1 nom.
The Robe(1953)1 won · 1 nom.
The Silver Chalice(1954)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Virgin Spring(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
War and Peace(1968)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Winchell(1998)1 won · 1 nom.
Ragtime(1981)7 nom.
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)6 nom.
Mank(2020)6 nom.
The Post(2017)6 nom.
Charlie Wilson's War(2007)5 nom.
Frost/Nixon(2008)5 nom.
Mary, Queen of Scots(1971)5 nom.
The Elephant Man(1980)5 nom.
The Imitation Game(2014)5 nom.
Amistad(1997)4 nom.
Apollo 13(1995)4 nom.
BlacKkKlansman(2018)4 nom.
Cleopatra(1963)4 nom.
4 nom.
Quiz Show(1994)4 nom.
The Irishman(2019)4 nom.
The Two Popes(2019)4 nom.
3 nom.
Born Free(1966)3 nom.
3 nom.
3 nom.
Hacksaw Ridge(2016)3 nom.
Hotel Rwanda(2004)3 nom.
Into the Storm(2009)3 nom.
Invictus(2009)3 nom.
Munich(2005)3 nom.
Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)3 nom.
Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)3 nom.
Spotlight(2015)3 nom.
Sunshine(1999)3 nom.
The Zone of Interest(2023)3 nom.
Too Big to Fail(2011)3 nom.
Air(2023)2 nom.
Anna and the King(1999)2 nom.
Barry Lyndon(1975)2 nom.
Battle of the Bulge(1965)2 nom.
Battle of the Sexes(2017)2 nom.
Birdman of Alcatraz(1962)2 nom.
Blue Moon(2025)2 nom.
Cinderella Man(2005)2 nom.
Dolemite Is My Name(2019)2 nom.
Elvira Madigan(1967)2 nom.
Empire of the Sun(1987)2 nom.
Hamilton(2020)2 nom.
Harriet(2019)2 nom.
Hidden Figures(2016)2 nom.
Ivanhoe(1952)2 nom.
Love & Mercy(2015)2 nom.
Madame Bovary(1991)2 nom.
Michael Collins(1996)2 nom.
Norma Jean & Marilyn(1996)2 nom.
NYAD(2023)2 nom.
Pearl Harbor(2001)2 nom.
Phil Spector(2013)2 nom.
Rustin(2023)2 nom.
Seabiscuit(2003)2 nom.
2 nom.
The Apprentice(2024)2 nom.
The Crucible(1996)2 nom.
The Grey Fox(1982)2 nom.
The Smashing Machine(2025)2 nom.
The Special Relationship(2010)2 nom.
War Horse(2011)2 nom.
1 nom.
1776(1972)1 nom.
61*(2001)1 nom.
1 nom.
A Mighty Heart(2007)1 nom.
A Royal Affair(2012)1 nom.
A Tale of Two Cities(1980)1 nom.
Adalen 31(1969)1 nom.
Against the Wall(1994)1 nom.
Aimée & Jaguar(1999)1 nom.
1 nom.
All the Way(2016)1 nom.
1 nom.
Anna Karenina(2012)1 nom.
Antigone(1961)1 nom.
Apocalypto(2006)1 nom.
Artemisia(1997)1 nom.
At Eternity's Gate(2018)1 nom.
Babette's Feast(1987)1 nom.
Breaker Morant(1980)1 nom.
Brooklyn(2015)1 nom.
1 nom.
Cadillac Records(2008)1 nom.
Camille Claudel(1988)1 nom.
Casualties of War(1989)1 nom.
Colonel Redl(1985)1 nom.
Confirmation(2016)1 nom.
Crisis at Central High(1981)1 nom.
Cromwell(1970)1 nom.
Das Boot(1981)1 nom.
Defiance(2008)1 nom.
1 nom.
Everlasting Moments(2008)1 nom.
1 nom.
Flags of Our Fathers(2006)1 nom.
Ford v Ferrari(2019)1 nom.
Gallipoli(1981)1 nom.
Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)1 nom.
Hanussen(1988)1 nom.
Hero(2002)1 nom.
Hiroshima Mon Amour(1959)1 nom.
Hitler(1962)1 nom.
Hoffa(1992)1 nom.
House of Gucci(2021)1 nom.
Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)1 nom.
In Cold Blood(1967)1 nom.
Inu-Oh(2022)1 nom.
Is Paris Burning?(1966)1 nom.
Isadora(1968)1 nom.
J. Edgar(2011)1 nom.
Joyeux Noel(2005)1 nom.
Kagemusha(1980)1 nom.
King of Kings(1961)1 nom.
Kon-Tiki(2012)1 nom.
Kundun(1997)1 nom.
Lee(2024)1 nom.
Loving Vincent(2017)1 nom.
MacArthur(1977)1 nom.
Malcolm X(1992)1 nom.
Mandela and de Klerk(1997)1 nom.
Maria(2024)1 nom.
Mayerling(1968)1 nom.
Milk(2008)1 nom.
Mona Lisa Smile(2003)1 nom.
Monsieur Vincent(1947)1 nom.
1 nom.
Never Look Away(2018)1 nom.
Nickel Boys(2024)1 nom.
Nixon(1995)1 nom.
Nomad: The Warrior(2006)1 nom.
Nouvelle Vague(2025)1 nom.
One Hundred Steps(2000)1 nom.
Playing for Time(1980)1 nom.
Prayers for Bobby(2009)1 nom.
Queen Margot(1994)1 nom.
Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002)1 nom.
Raintree County(1957)1 nom.
Ran(1985)1 nom.
Respect(2021)1 nom.
RFK(2002)1 nom.
Richard Jewell(2019)1 nom.
Rob Roy(1995)1 nom.
Samson and Delilah(1949)1 nom.
Saving Mr. Banks(2013)1 nom.
Scandal(1989)1 nom.
Schtonk!(1992)1 nom.
Selena(1997)1 nom.
September 5(2024)1 nom.
Seven Years in Tibet(1997)1 nom.
Shattered Glass(2003)1 nom.
She Said(2022)1 nom.
Society of the Snow(2023)1 nom.
Special Section(1975)1 nom.
Story of Women(1988)1 nom.
Taras Bulba(1962)1 nom.
Tchaikovsky(1970)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Damned(1969)1 nom.
The Duchess(2008)1 nom.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)1 nom.
The Fencer(2015)1 nom.
The Final Days(1989)1 nom.
The Flowers of War(2011)1 nom.
The Girl with the Needle(2024)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Impossible(2012)1 nom.
The Incredible Sarah(1976)1 nom.
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd(1980)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Right Stuff(1983)1 nom.
The Ten Commandments(1956)1 nom.
The Testament of Ann Lee(2025)1 nom.
The Tuskegee Airmen(1995)1 nom.
The Voice of Hind Rajab(2025)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Wind Rises(2013)1 nom.
The Woman King(2022)1 nom.
The Young Victoria(2009)1 nom.
Victoria & Abdul(2017)1 nom.
Viva Zapata!(1952)1 nom.
Wilde(1997)1 nom.