Award-Winning Crime Films at the Oscars
362 crime films have been recognised at the Oscars, and 94 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are West Side Story (10 wins), On the Waterfront (8 wins) and The Sting (7 wins). The films span 1927 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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West Side Story(1961)10 won · 11 nom.
On the Waterfront(1954)8 won · 12 nom.
The Sting(1973)7 won · 10 nom.
Chicago(2002)6 won · 13 nom.
One Battle After Another(2025)6 won · 13 nom.
The Godfather Part II(1974)6 won · 11 nom.
A Place in the Sun(1951)6 won · 9 nom.
The French Connection(1971)5 won · 8 nom.
In the Heat of the Night(1967)5 won · 7 nom.
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)5 won · 7 nom.
No Country for Old Men(2007)4 won · 8 nom.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)4 won · 7 nom.
The Informer(1935)4 won · 6 nom.
The Departed(2006)4 won · 5 nom.
Traffic(2000)4 won · 5 nom.
The Godfather(1972)3 won · 10 nom.
Dick Tracy(1990)3 won · 7 nom.
Joker(2019)2 won · 11 nom.
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)2 won · 10 nom.
Bugsy(1991)2 won · 10 nom.
L.A. Confidential(1997)2 won · 9 nom.
The Defiant Ones(1958)2 won · 9 nom.
The Dark Knight(2008)2 won · 8 nom.
Witness(1985)2 won · 8 nom.
Fargo(1996)2 won · 7 nom.
Gaslight(1944)2 won · 7 nom.
2 won · 7 nom.
Midnight Express(1978)2 won · 6 nom.
Mystic River(2003)2 won · 6 nom.
Z(1969)2 won · 5 nom.
The Big House(1930)2 won · 4 nom.
The Naked City(1948)2 won · 3 nom.
The Usual Suspects(1995)2 won · 2 nom.
Chinatown(1974)1 won · 11 nom.
Prizzi's Honor(1985)1 won · 8 nom.
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)1 won · 7 nom.
Michael Clayton(2007)1 won · 7 nom.
Mississippi Burning(1988)1 won · 7 nom.
Pulp Fiction(1994)1 won · 7 nom.
West Side Story(2021)1 won · 7 nom.
BlacKkKlansman(2018)1 won · 6 nom.
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)1 won · 6 nom.
GoodFellas(1990)1 won · 6 nom.
I Want to Live!(1958)1 won · 6 nom.
1 won · 6 nom.
Mildred Pierce(1945)1 won · 6 nom.
Road to Perdition(2002)1 won · 6 nom.
Some Like It Hot(1959)1 won · 6 nom.
The Crying Game(1992)1 won · 6 nom.
Thelma & Louise(1991)1 won · 6 nom.
Anatomy of a Fall(2023)1 won · 5 nom.
Capote(2005)1 won · 5 nom.
Promising Young Woman(2020)1 won · 5 nom.
1 won · 5 nom.
Adaptation.(2002)1 won · 4 nom.
Cool Hand Luke(1967)1 won · 4 nom.
Paper Moon(1973)1 won · 4 nom.
The Fortune Cookie(1966)1 won · 4 nom.
The Untouchables(1987)1 won · 4 nom.
A Fish Called Wanda(1988)1 won · 3 nom.
Divorce Italian Style(1961)1 won · 3 nom.
Affliction(1998)1 won · 2 nom.
Boys Don't Cry(1999)1 won · 2 nom.
Bullitt(1968)1 won · 2 nom.
Cruella(2021)1 won · 2 nom.
Hustle & Flow(2005)1 won · 2 nom.
Klute(1971)1 won · 2 nom.
Rashomon(1950)1 won · 2 nom.
Shaft(1971)1 won · 2 nom.
The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)1 won · 2 nom.
The Thomas Crown Affair(1968)1 won · 2 nom.
Training Day(2001)1 won · 2 nom.
Batman(1989)1 won · 1 nom.
Inside Job(2010)1 won · 1 nom.
Johnny Eager(1941)1 won · 1 nom.
Key Largo(1948)1 won · 1 nom.
Logorama(2009)1 won · 1 nom.
Manhattan Melodrama(1934)1 won · 1 nom.
Monster(2003)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
O.J.: Made in America(2016)1 won · 1 nom.
Panic in the Streets(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Saving Face(2012)1 won · 1 nom.
Six Shooter(2004)1 won · 1 nom.
Special Delivery(1978)1 won · 1 nom.
The Accused(1988)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The New Tenants(2009)1 won · 1 nom.
The Public Pays(1936)1 won · 1 nom.
Topkapi(1964)1 won · 1 nom.
Torture Money(1937)1 won · 1 nom.
Tsotsi(2005)1 won · 1 nom.
Underworld(1927)1 won · 1 nom.
Wall Street(1987)1 won · 1 nom.
American Hustle(2013)10 nom.
Gangs of New York(2002)10 nom.
10 nom.
The Irishman(2019)10 nom.
Anatomy of a Murder(1959)7 nom.
Double Indemnity(1944)7 nom.
The Godfather Part III(1990)7 nom.
The Letter(1940)7 nom.
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)7 nom.
6 nom.
Atlantic City(1980)5 nom.
Crossfire(1947)5 nom.
The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)5 nom.
The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)5 nom.
A Clockwork Orange(1971)4 nom.
Algiers(1938)4 nom.
Ball of Fire(1941)4 nom.
Birdman of Alcatraz(1962)4 nom.
Blackboard Jungle(1955)4 nom.
City of God(2002)4 nom.
Dead End(1937)4 nom.
Detective Story(1951)4 nom.
Guys and Dolls(1955)4 nom.
Hell or High Water(2016)4 nom.
In Cold Blood(1967)4 nom.
Nightmare Alley(2021)4 nom.
Sleuth(1972)4 nom.
Sudden Fear(1952)4 nom.
Taxi Driver(1976)4 nom.
The Asphalt Jungle(1950)4 nom.
The Green Mile(1999)4 nom.
The Grifters(1990)4 nom.
The Killers(1946)4 nom.
The Secret Agent(2025)4 nom.
The Thin Man(1934)4 nom.
A Soldier's Story(1984)3 nom.
Absence of Malice(1981)3 nom.
Alibi(1929)3 nom.
Angels with Dirty Faces(1938)3 nom.
Baby Driver(2017)3 nom.
Backdraft(1991)3 nom.
Bad Day at Black Rock(1955)3 nom.
Batman Forever(1995)3 nom.
Caged(1950)3 nom.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018)3 nom.
Changeling(2008)3 nom.
Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)3 nom.
Gambit(1966)3 nom.
3 nom.
In the Line of Fire(1993)3 nom.
Sicario(2015)3 nom.
The Batman(2022)3 nom.
The Conversation(1974)3 nom.
The Front Page(1931)3 nom.
The Maltese Falcon(1941)3 nom.
3 nom.
The Player(1992)3 nom.
21 Grams(2003)2 nom.
A History of Violence(2005)2 nom.
A Simple Plan(1998)2 nom.
American Gangster(2007)2 nom.
2 nom.
Boyz n the Hood(1991)2 nom.
Cape Fear(1991)2 nom.
Catch Me If You Can(2002)2 nom.
Collateral(2004)2 nom.
Con Air(1997)2 nom.
Frozen River(2008)2 nom.
Hoffa(1992)2 nom.
It Was Just an Accident(2025)2 nom.
Kiss of Death(1947)2 nom.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)2 nom.
2 nom.
Out of Sight(1998)2 nom.
Robin and the 7 Hoods(1964)2 nom.
Running on Empty(1988)2 nom.
Se7en (Seven)(1995)2 nom.
Serpico(1973)2 nom.
Sherlock Holmes(2009)2 nom.
The Cotton Club(1984)2 nom.
2 nom.
United 93(2006)2 nom.
Wanted(2008)2 nom.
Why Girls Leave Home(1945)2 nom.
Winterset(1936)2 nom.
'G' Men(1935)1 nom.
12(2007)1 nom.
A Gun in His Hand(1945)1 nom.
A Prophet(2009)1 nom.
After the Thin Man(1936)1 nom.
Against All Odds(1984)1 nom.
Ajami(2009)1 nom.
1 nom.
Angels Over Broadway(1940)1 nom.
Animal Kingdom(2010)1 nom.
Argentina 1985(2022)1 nom.
1 nom.
Batman Begins(2005)1 nom.
Behind the News(1940)1 nom.
Better Days(2019)1 nom.
Beverly Hills Cop(1984)1 nom.
Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)1 nom.
Bitter Rice(1949)1 nom.
Black Legion(1937)1 nom.
Blue Velvet(1986)1 nom.
Blues in the Night(1941)1 nom.
Border(2018)1 nom.
Brubaker(1980)1 nom.
Bullhead(2011)1 nom.
Bulworth(1998)1 nom.
Buster(1988)1 nom.
Capturing the Friedmans(2003)1 nom.
Casbah(1948)1 nom.
Casino(1995)1 nom.
Christmas Holiday(1944)1 nom.
Coup de Torchon(1981)1 nom.
Couples and Robbers(1981)1 nom.
Dancer in the Dark(2000)1 nom.
Deliver Us from Evil(2006)1 nom.
Detainment(2018)1 nom.
Devil Pays Off(1941)1 nom.
Dillinger(1945)1 nom.
Dirty Pretty Things(2002)1 nom.
Dirty Wars(2013)1 nom.
Donald's Crime(1945)1 nom.
Donnie Brasco(1997)1 nom.
Drive(2011)1 nom.
Drunk Driving(1939)1 nom.
Eastern Promises(2007)1 nom.
Ernest & Celestine(2012)1 nom.
Face/Off(1997)1 nom.
Farewell, My Lovely(1975)1 nom.
Five Star Final(1931)1 nom.
Forbidden Passage(1941)1 nom.
Fury(1936)1 nom.
1 nom.
Glengarry Glen Ross(1992)1 nom.
Gloria(1980)1 nom.
Gone Baby Gone(2007)1 nom.
Grand Canyon(1991)1 nom.
Happy New Year(1987)1 nom.
Harlem Nights(1989)1 nom.
Heroin(e)(2017)1 nom.
Hide-Out(1934)1 nom.
Hot Millions(1968)1 nom.
House of Gucci(2021)1 nom.
1 nom.
In Bruges(2008)1 nom.
In the Valley of Elah(2007)1 nom.
Incident(2023)1 nom.
Jackie Brown(1997)1 nom.
Joe(1970)1 nom.
Kind Lady(1951)1 nom.
Knives Out(2019)1 nom.
Lady of Burlesque(1943)1 nom.
Lady on a Train(1945)1 nom.
Last Day of Freedom(2015)1 nom.
Lethal Weapon(1987)1 nom.
Lethal Weapon 2(1989)1 nom.
Leviathan(2014)1 nom.
Life(1999)1 nom.
Little Caesar(1931)1 nom.
Marathon Man(1976)1 nom.
Maria Full of Grace(2004)1 nom.
Married to the Mob(1988)1 nom.
Mercy Island(1941)1 nom.
Mister 880(1950)1 nom.
Molly's Game(2017)1 nom.
Mona Lisa(1986)1 nom.
Monsieur Verdoux(1947)1 nom.
Murder, Inc.(1960)1 nom.
Mystery Street(1950)1 nom.
Night People(1954)1 nom.
Nightcrawler(2014)1 nom.
No Way Out(1950)1 nom.
Odd Man Out(1947)1 nom.
Outland(1981)1 nom.
Papillon(1973)1 nom.
1 nom.
Paradise Now(2005)1 nom.
Pete Kelly's Blues(1955)1 nom.
Pickup on South Street(1953)1 nom.
Portia on Trial(1937)1 nom.
Primal Fear(1996)1 nom.
Prince of the City(1981)1 nom.
Prisoners(2013)1 nom.
Raffles(1930)1 nom.
Requiem for a Dream(2000)1 nom.
Revanche(2008)1 nom.
Rogue Cop(1954)1 nom.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)1 nom.
Rooty Toot Toot(1951)1 nom.
Salaam Bombay!(1988)1 nom.
1 nom.
Seven Thieves(1960)1 nom.
Sexy Beast(2001)1 nom.
Shadow of a Doubt(1943)1 nom.
Shanghai Triad(1995)1 nom.
She Done Him Wrong(1933)1 nom.
She Loves Me Not(1934)1 nom.
Shoplifters(2018)1 nom.
Silver Streak(1976)1 nom.
Sleepers(1996)1 nom.
Smart Money(1931)1 nom.
Stand by Me(1986)1 nom.
Strangers on a Train(1951)1 nom.
Straw Dogs(1971)1 nom.
Street of Chance(1930)1 nom.
Street Smart(1987)1 nom.
Sunset(1988)1 nom.
T-Men(1947)1 nom.
Tall, Dark and Handsome(1941)1 nom.
Tequila Sunrise(1988)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Black Dahlia(2006)1 nom.
The Blue Dahlia(1946)1 nom.
The Brink's Job(1978)1 nom.
The Client(1994)1 nom.
The Criminal Code(1931)1 nom.
The Doorway to Hell(1930)1 nom.
The Formula(1980)1 nom.
The Gates of Paris(1957)1 nom.
The Gazebo(1959)1 nom.
The Glass Cell(1978)1 nom.
The Great Muppet Caper(1981)1 nom.
The Hot Rock(1972)1 nom.
The Insult(2017)1 nom.
The Invisible War(2012)1 nom.
The Ladykillers(1955)1 nom.
The Late Show(1977)1 nom.
The Longest Yard(1974)1 nom.- 1 nom.
The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Mask(1994)1 nom.
The Morning After(1986)1 nom.
The Narrow Margin(1952)1 nom.
The Organizer(1963)1 nom.
The Perfect Neighbor(2025)1 nom.
The Pink Panther(1963)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Public Enemy(1931)1 nom.
The Racket(1928)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Sniper(1952)1 nom.
The Star Witness(1931)1 nom.
The Sting II(1983)1 nom.
The Stranger(1946)1 nom.
The Strip(1951)1 nom.
The Tell-Tale Heart(1953)1 nom.
The Thief(1952)1 nom.
The Thief(1997)1 nom.
The Town(2010)1 nom.
The Visitor(2008)1 nom.
The Window(1949)1 nom.
The Woman in the Window(1944)1 nom.- They're Always Caught(1938)1 nom.
1 nom.
Thunderbolt(1929)1 nom.
Trainspotting(1996)1 nom.
Unchained(1955)1 nom.
Way Down South(1939)1 nom.
Whiffs(1975)1 nom.
White Heat(1949)1 nom.
Who Killed Cock Robin?(1935)1 nom.
Wild at Heart(1990)1 nom.