Award-Winning War Films at the Golden Globes
183 war films have been recognised at the Golden Globes, and 76 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), Doctor Zhivago (5 wins) and Born on the Fourth of July (4 wins). The films span 1943 to 2024.
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.
Doctor Zhivago(1965)5 won · 6 nom.
4 won · 5 nom.
Schindler's List(1993)3 won · 6 nom.
Apocalypse Now(1979)3 won · 4 nom.
Platoon(1986)3 won · 4 nom.
Stalin(1992)3 won · 4 nom.
3 won · 4 nom.
The Search(1948)3 won · 3 nom.
The English Patient(1996)2 won · 7 nom.
Coming Home(1978)2 won · 6 nom.
The Cardinal(1963)2 won · 6 nom.
Saving Private Ryan(1998)2 won · 5 nom.
2 won · 5 nom.
1917(2019)2 won · 3 nom.
Escape from Sobibor(1987)2 won · 3 nom.
The Guns of Navarone(1961)2 won · 3 nom.
The Hasty Heart(1949)2 won · 3 nom.
Battleground(1949)2 won · 2 nom.
For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)2 won · 2 nom.
From Here to Eternity(1953)2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
Cold Mountain(2003)1 won · 8 nom.
The Sand Pebbles(1966)1 won · 8 nom.
M*A*S*H(1970)1 won · 6 nom.
Spartacus(1960)1 won · 6 nom.
The Deer Hunter(1978)1 won · 6 nom.
The Killing Fields(1984)1 won · 6 nom.
1 won · 6 nom.
Voyage of the Damned(1976)1 won · 6 nom.
Glory(1989)1 won · 5 nom.
The Best of Enemies(1961)1 won · 5 nom.
War and Peace(1956)1 won · 5 nom.
Braveheart(1995)1 won · 4 nom.
El Cid(1961)1 won · 4 nom.
Friendly Persuasion(1956)1 won · 4 nom.
Inglourious Basterds(2009)1 won · 4 nom.
Path to War(2002)1 won · 4 nom.
Conspiracy(2001)1 won · 3 nom.
Darling Lili(1970)1 won · 3 nom.
Exodus(1960)1 won · 3 nom.
Hope and Glory(1987)1 won · 3 nom.
Me and the Colonel(1958)1 won · 3 nom.
Patton(1970)1 won · 3 nom.
Sophie's Choice(1982)1 won · 3 nom.
1 won · 3 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
For the Boys(1991)1 won · 2 nom.
Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)1 won · 2 nom.
Taking Chance(2009)1 won · 2 nom.
The Longest Day(1962)1 won · 2 nom.
Young Winston(1972)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Battle Hymn(1957)1 won · 1 nom.
Europa Europa(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Good Morning, Vietnam(1987)1 won · 1 nom.
Guns at Batasi(1964)1 won · 1 nom.
Heaven & Earth(1993)1 won · 1 nom.
In Love and War(1958)1 won · 1 nom.
No Man's Land(2001)1 won · 1 nom.
Oh! What a Lovely War(1969)1 won · 1 nom.
Paradise Now(2005)1 won · 1 nom.
Son of Saul(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Teresa(1951)1 won · 1 nom.
The Alamo(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
The Assault(1986)1 won · 1 nom.
The Bridge(1959)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Glory Brigade(1953)1 won · 1 nom.
The Last Chance(1945)1 won · 1 nom.
Two Women(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
Until They Sail(1957)1 won · 1 nom.
Waltz with Bashir(2008)1 won · 1 nom.
War and Peace(1968)1 won · 1 nom.
The Imitation Game(2014)5 nom.
Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)4 nom.
Legends of the Fall(1994)4 nom.
3 nom.
Dunkirk(2017)3 nom.
Hacksaw Ridge(2016)3 nom.
Hotel Rwanda(2004)3 nom.
Live from Baghdad(2002)3 nom.
3 nom.
Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)3 nom.
Sunshine(1999)3 nom.
The Hurt Locker(2008)3 nom.
The Last Samurai(2003)3 nom.
3 nom.
The Zone of Interest(2023)3 nom.
A Private War(2018)2 nom.
Barry Lyndon(1975)2 nom.
Battle of the Bulge(1965)2 nom.
Brothers(2009)2 nom.
Don't Go Near the Water(1957)2 nom.
Empire of the Sun(1987)2 nom.
Jojo Rabbit(2019)2 nom.
Michael Collins(1996)2 nom.
Operation Petticoat(1959)2 nom.
Pearl Harbor(2001)2 nom.
South Pacific(1958)2 nom.
The Pianist(2002)2 nom.
To Be or Not to Be(1983)2 nom.
Tropic Thunder(2008)2 nom.
Under Fire(1983)2 nom.
War Horse(2011)2 nom.
Yanks(1979)2 nom.
A Bright Shining Lie(1998)1 nom.
A Very Long Engagement(2004)1 nom.
Act of Valor(2012)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Au Revoir les Enfants(1987)1 nom.
Ballad of a Soldier(1959)1 nom.
Beasts of No Nation(2015)1 nom.
Breaker Morant(1980)1 nom.
Bridge to the Sun(1961)1 nom.
Casualties of War(1989)1 nom.
Closely Watched Trains(1966)1 nom.
Conspiracy of Hearts(1960)1 nom.
Cromwell(1970)1 nom.
Das Boot(1981)1 nom.
Decision Before Dawn(1951)1 nom.
Defiance(2008)1 nom.
1 nom.
Flags of Our Fathers(2006)1 nom.
Friendly Fire(1979)1 nom.
Full Metal Jacket(1987)1 nom.
Gallipoli(1981)1 nom.
Hearts and Minds(1974)1 nom.
1 nom.
Hell to Eternity(1960)1 nom.
Heroes(1977)1 nom.
Hitler(1962)1 nom.
Home of the Brave(2006)1 nom.
In Love and War(1987)1 nom.
1 nom.
Is Paris Burning?(1966)1 nom.
Jacknife(1989)1 nom.
Johnny Got His Gun(1971)1 nom.
Joyeux Noel(2005)1 nom.
Kagemusha(1980)1 nom.
Lacombe, Lucien(1974)1 nom.
Lee(2024)1 nom.
MacArthur(1977)1 nom.
1 nom.
Nomad: The Warrior(2006)1 nom.
Norwood(1970)1 nom.
Pan's Labyrinth(2006)1 nom.
1 nom.
Requiem for Dominic(1990)1 nom.
Richard III(1995)1 nom.
Rob Roy(1995)1 nom.
Seven Beauties(1975)1 nom.
Shame(1968)1 nom.
Shenandoah(1965)1 nom.
Slaughterhouse-Five(1972)1 nom.
Soldier of Orange(1979)1 nom.
Swing Shift(1984)1 nom.
Tangerines(2013)1 nom.
Taras Bulba(1962)1 nom.
The Big Lift(1950)1 nom.
The Boys in Company C(1978)1 nom.
The Breadwinner(2017)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Dirty Dozen(1967)1 nom.
The Flowers of War(2011)1 nom.
The Four Days of Naples(1962)1 nom.
The Good Soldier Schweik(1960)1 nom.
The Great Escape(1963)1 nom.
The Last Metro(1980)1 nom.
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)1 nom.
The Quiet American(2002)1 nom.
The Shop on Main Street(1965)1 nom.
The Tuskegee Airmen(1995)1 nom.
The Victors(1963)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Woman King(2022)1 nom.
The Young Lions(1958)1 nom.
To Live(1994)1 nom.
Uprising(2001)1 nom.
1 nom.