Award-Winning Music Films at the Oscars
487 music films have been recognised at the Oscars, and 135 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are Amadeus (8 wins), Cabaret (8 wins) and Going My Way (7 wins). The films span 1927 to 2026.
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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Amadeus(1984)8 won · 11 nom.
Cabaret(1972)8 won · 10 nom.
Going My Way(1944)7 won · 10 nom.
An American in Paris(1951)6 won · 8 nom.
The Sound of Music(1965)5 won · 10 nom.
Bohemian Rhapsody(2018)4 won · 5 nom.
Yankee Doodle Dandy(1942)3 won · 8 nom.
The Great Ziegfeld(1936)3 won · 7 nom.
Camelot(1967)3 won · 5 nom.
Whiplash(2014)3 won · 5 nom.
CODA(2021)3 won · 3 nom.
Dreamgirls(2006)2 won · 8 nom.
Moulin Rouge!(2001)2 won · 8 nom.
Bound for Glory(1976)2 won · 6 nom.
Fame(1980)2 won · 6 nom.
One Night of Love(1934)2 won · 6 nom.
Ray(2004)2 won · 6 nom.
Sound of Metal(2020)2 won · 6 nom.
The Jolson Story(1946)2 won · 6 nom.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)2 won · 5 nom.
Tender Mercies(1983)2 won · 5 nom.
Oklahoma!(1955)2 won · 4 nom.
Topsy-Turvy(1999)2 won · 4 nom.
Crazy Heart(2009)2 won · 3 nom.
La Vie en Rose(2007)2 won · 3 nom.
Soul(2020)2 won · 3 nom.
Coco(2017)2 won · 2 nom.
KPop Demon Hunters(2025)2 won · 2 nom.
A Star Is Born(2018)1 won · 8 nom.
Coal Miner's Daughter(1980)1 won · 7 nom.
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)1 won · 7 nom.
Victor/Victoria(1982)1 won · 7 nom.
Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)1 won · 6 nom.
Lili(1953)1 won · 6 nom.
Love Me or Leave Me(1955)1 won · 6 nom.
San Francisco(1936)1 won · 6 nom.
1 won · 6 nom.
Anchors Aweigh(1945)1 won · 5 nom.
Cover Girl(1944)1 won · 5 nom.
Nashville(1975)1 won · 5 nom.
1 won · 5 nom.
Walk the Line(2005)1 won · 5 nom.
With a Song in My Heart(1952)1 won · 5 nom.
Yentl(1983)1 won · 5 nom.
A Star Is Born(1976)1 won · 4 nom.
Annie Get Your Gun(1950)1 won · 4 nom.
Porgy and Bess(1959)1 won · 4 nom.
1 won · 4 nom.
Wonder Man(1945)1 won · 4 nom.
Almost Famous(2000)1 won · 3 nom.
Broadway Melody of 1936(1935)1 won · 3 nom.
Calamity Jane(1953)1 won · 3 nom.
Interrupted Melody(1955)1 won · 3 nom.
Les Girls(1957)1 won · 3 nom.
Mother Wore Tights(1947)1 won · 3 nom.
South Pacific(1958)1 won · 3 nom.
Strike Up the Band(1940)1 won · 3 nom.
Sweethearts(1938)1 won · 3 nom.
The Broadway Melody(1929)1 won · 3 nom.
The Buddy Holly Story(1978)1 won · 3 nom.
The Glenn Miller Story(1954)1 won · 3 nom.
The Great Caruso(1951)1 won · 3 nom.
The Great Waltz(1938)1 won · 3 nom.
This Is the Army(1943)1 won · 3 nom.
Woodstock(1970)1 won · 3 nom.
'Round Midnight(1986)1 won · 2 nom.
A Damsel in Distress(1937)1 won · 2 nom.
A Little Night Music(1977)1 won · 2 nom.
Hello, Frisco, Hello(1943)1 won · 2 nom.
Here Comes the Groom(1951)1 won · 2 nom.
Hustle & Flow(2005)1 won · 2 nom.
Judy(2019)1 won · 2 nom.
My Gal Sal(1942)1 won · 2 nom.
Naughty Marietta(1935)1 won · 2 nom.
State Fair(1945)1 won · 2 nom.
The Harvey Girls(1946)1 won · 2 nom.
The Jazz Singer(1927)1 won · 2 nom.
20 Feet from Stardom(2013)1 won · 1 nom.
8 Mile(2002)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Amy(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Bird(1988)1 won · 1 nom.
Casals Conducts: 1964(1964)1 won · 1 nom.
Der Fuehrer's Face(1943)1 won · 1 nom.
Dirty Dancing(1987)1 won · 1 nom.
Easter Parade(1948)1 won · 1 nom.
Every Child(1979)1 won · 1 nom.
Flamenco at 5:15(1983)1 won · 1 nom.
Flowers and Trees(1932)1 won · 1 nom.
Folies Bergère(1935)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Heavenly Music(1943)1 won · 1 nom.
I Won't Play(1944)1 won · 1 nom.
Johann Mouse(1953)1 won · 1 nom.
King of Jazz(1930)1 won · 1 nom.
La Cucaracha(1934)1 won · 1 nom.
Lady Be Good(1941)1 won · 1 nom.
Let It Be(1970)1 won · 1 nom.
Limelight(1952)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Neptune's Daughter(1949)1 won · 1 nom.
On the Town(1949)1 won · 1 nom.
Once(2007)1 won · 1 nom.
Peter & the Wolf(2006)1 won · 1 nom.
Purple Rain(1984)1 won · 1 nom.
Rocketman(2019)1 won · 1 nom.
Searching for Sugar Man(2012)1 won · 1 nom.
Session Man(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
Sing (Mindenki)(2016)1 won · 1 nom.
So This Is Harris!(1933)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Sundae in New York(1983)1 won · 1 nom.
Thank God It's Friday(1978)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Bolero(1973)1 won · 1 nom.
The Cat Concerto(1947)1 won · 1 nom.
The House I Live In(1945)1 won · 1 nom.
The Joker is Wild(1957)1 won · 1 nom.
The Last Repair Shop(2024)1 won · 1 nom.
The Merry Widow(1934)1 won · 1 nom.
The Muppets(2011)1 won · 1 nom.
The Old Mill(1937)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Red Violin(1998)1 won · 1 nom.
The Seventh Veil(1945)1 won · 1 nom.
The Singers(2026)1 won · 1 nom.
Three Little Pigs(1933)1 won · 1 nom.
Tin Pan Alley(1940)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
West Bank Story(2005)1 won · 1 nom.
When We Were Kings(1996)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
A Complete Unknown(2024)8 nom.
Elvis(2022)8 nom.
Maestro(2023)7 nom.
Pepe(1960)7 nom.
Star!(1968)7 nom.
A Song to Remember(1945)6 nom.
A Star Is Born(1954)6 nom.
Hans Christian Andersen(1952)6 nom.
TÁR(2022)6 nom.
Flower Drum Song(1961)5 nom.
Four Daughters(1938)5 nom.
Lady Sings the Blues(1972)5 nom.
Funny Face(1957)4 nom.
Mad About Music(1938)4 nom.
Pal Joey(1957)4 nom.
Spring Parade(1940)4 nom.
The Eddy Duchin Story(1956)4 nom.
The Fabulous Baker Boys(1989)4 nom.
The Five Pennies(1959)4 nom.
The Rose(1979)4 nom.
Top Hat(1935)4 nom.
A Chorus Line(1985)3 nom.
Billy Elliot(2000)3 nom.
Brazil(1944)3 nom.
Brigadoon(1954)3 nom.
Carefree(1938)3 nom.
Cold War(2018)3 nom.
Daddy Long Legs(1955)3 nom.
Darling Lili(1970)3 nom.
Down Argentine Way(1940)3 nom.
Gypsy(1962)3 nom.
Hollywood Canteen(1944)3 nom.
Inside Daisy Clover(1965)3 nom.
Jolson Sings Again(1949)3 nom.
Lady in the Dark(1944)3 nom.
Pennies from Heaven(1981)3 nom.
Saludos Amigos(1942)3 nom.
Sun Valley Serenade(1941)3 nom.
Sweet Charity(1969)3 nom.
The Band Wagon(1953)3 nom.
The Chocolate Soldier(1941)3 nom.
3 nom.
Thousands Cheer(1943)3 nom.
Three Smart Girls(1936)3 nom.
Tom Sawyer(1973)3 nom.
A Hard Day's Night(1964)2 nom.
All-American Co-Ed(1941)2 nom.
Autumn Sonata(1978)2 nom.
Babes in Arms(1939)2 nom.
Babes in Toyland(1961)2 nom.
Bitter Sweet(1940)2 nom.
Blue Moon(2025)2 nom.
Blue Skies(1946)2 nom.
Born to Dance(1936)2 nom.
Buck Privates(1941)2 nom.
Bye Bye Birdie(1963)2 nom.
Can-Can(1960)2 nom.
Centennial Summer(1946)2 nom.
2 nom.
First Love(1939)2 nom.
Flirtation Walk(1934)2 nom.
Flying with Music(1942)2 nom.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1969)2 nom.
High Society(1956)2 nom.
Higher and Higher(1943)2 nom.
Hilary and Jackie(1998)2 nom.
Hit Parade of 1941(1940)2 nom.
Hit Parade of 1943(1943)2 nom.
2 nom.
Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)2 nom.
It's Always Fair Weather(1955)2 nom.
2 nom.
Lady, Let's Dance(1944)2 nom.
Louisiana Purchase(1941)2 nom.
Maytime(1937)2 nom.
Minstrel Man(1944)2 nom.
Music of the Heart(1999)2 nom.
On the Riviera(1951)2 nom.
Rhapsody in Blue(1945)2 nom.
Road to Morocco(1942)2 nom.
Second Chorus(1940)2 nom.
Show Boat(1951)2 nom.
Something to Shout About(1943)2 nom.
Stage Door Canteen(1943)2 nom.
Star Spangled Rhythm(1942)2 nom.
Sweet and Lowdown(1999)2 nom.
Tchaikovsky(1970)2 nom.
That Certain Age(1938)2 nom.
The Boys from Syracuse(1940)2 nom.
The Chorus(2004)2 nom.
The Competition(1980)2 nom.
The Emperor Waltz(1948)2 nom.
The Goldwyn Follies(1938)2 nom.
The Great Victor Herbert(1939)2 nom.
The Little Prince(1974)2 nom.
The Merry Widow(1952)2 nom.
The Sky's the Limit(1943)2 nom.
The Slipper and the Rose(1976)2 nom.
The Tales of Hoffmann(1951)2 nom.
The Three Caballeros(1944)2 nom.
tick, tick... BOOM!(2021)2 nom.
Tommy(1975)2 nom.
Tonight and Every Night(1945)2 nom.
2 nom.
2 nom.
2 nom.
Why Girls Leave Home(1945)2 nom.
You'll Never Get Rich(1941)2 nom.
A Cage of Nightingales(1945)1 nom.
1 nom.
A Day at the Races(1937)1 nom.
A Great Day in Harlem(1994)1 nom.
A Mighty Wind(2003)1 nom.
1 nom.
Ali Baba Goes to Town(1937)1 nom.
All the King's Horses(1935)1 nom.
Always in My Heart(1942)1 nom.
American Symphony(2023)1 nom.
1 nom.
April Love(1957)1 nom.
Artists & Models(1937)1 nom.
As It Is in Heaven(2004)1 nom.
August Rush(2007)1 nom.
Aya(2012)1 nom.
Babes on Broadway(1941)1 nom.
Balalaika(1939)1 nom.
Ballet Robotique(1982)1 nom.
Beauty and the Beach(1941)1 nom.
Because You're Mine(1952)1 nom.
Begin Again(2014)1 nom.
Better Man(2024)1 nom.
Beyond Silence(1996)1 nom.
Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962)1 nom.
Birth of the Blues(1941)1 nom.
Blackfly(1991)1 nom.
Blues in the Night(1941)1 nom.- Bombalera(1944)1 nom.
Boundin'(2003)1 nom.
Buena Vista Social Club(1999)1 nom.
Bugsy Malone(1976)1 nom.
Cabin in the Sky(1943)1 nom.
Carmen(1983)1 nom.
Carmen(1984)1 nom.
Casbah(1948)1 nom.
Cavalcade of Dance(1943)1 nom.
Champagne for Two(1947)1 nom.
Chico & Rita(2010)1 nom.
College Queen(1946)1 nom.
Coney Island(1943)1 nom.
Country Strong(2010)1 nom.
Dancing Pirate(1936)1 nom.
Deep South(1937)1 nom.
Destino(2003)1 nom.
Diane Warren: Relentless(2025)1 nom.
Double or Nothing(1936)1 nom.
Earl Carroll Vanities(1945)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Farinelli(1994)1 nom.
Festival(1967)1 nom.
Fiesta(1947)1 nom.
Follow the Boys(1944)1 nom.
For Me and My Gal(1942)1 nom.
For the Boys(1991)1 nom.
Genghis Blues(1999)1 nom.
1 nom.
Go Into Your Dance(1935)1 nom.
Gold Diggers of 1937(1936)1 nom.
Good News(1947)1 nom.
Hallelujah(1929)1 nom.
Hellzapoppin'(1941)1 nom.
Here Come the Waves(1944)1 nom.
Hers to Hold(1943)1 nom.
His Butler's Sister(1943)1 nom.
Hitchhike to Happiness(1945)1 nom.
Hitting a New High(1937)1 nom.
Honeysuckle Rose(1980)1 nom.
I'll Get By(1950)1 nom.
I'm Not There(2007)1 nom.
Ice-Capades(1941)1 nom.
Imagination(1943)1 nom.
Incendiary Blonde(1945)1 nom.
1 nom.
Irene(1940)1 nom.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling(1944)1 nom.
Isadora(1968)1 nom.
1 nom.
It Started with Eve(1941)1 nom.
It's a Great Feeling(1949)1 nom.
It's Got Me Again!(1932)1 nom.
Jammin' the Blues(1944)1 nom.
Johnny Doughboy(1942)1 nom.
Jolly Little Elves(1934)1 nom.
Juke Box Jamboree(1942)1 nom.
Just for You(1952)1 nom.
Just Imagine(1930)1 nom.
King of Burlesque(1936)1 nom.
Kiss Me Kate(1953)1 nom.
Knickerbocker Holiday(1944)1 nom.
Kokuho(2025)1 nom.
1 nom.
Lady of Burlesque(1943)1 nom.
Las Vegas Nights(1941)1 nom.
Le Bal(1983)1 nom.
Let's Get Lost(1988)1 nom.
Li'l Abner(1959)1 nom.
Lillian Russell(1940)1 nom.
Little Voice(1998)1 nom.
Lorenzo(2004)1 nom.
Los Tarantos(1963)1 nom.
Love Me Forever(1935)1 nom.
Make a Wish(1937)1 nom.
Man of La Mancha(1972)1 nom.
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round(1937)1 nom.
Mardi Gras(1943)1 nom.
Mardi Gras(1958)1 nom.
Maria(2024)1 nom.
Meet Me in Las Vegas(1956)1 nom.
Million Dollar Mermaid(1952)1 nom.
Miss Sadie Thompson(1953)1 nom.
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air(1937)1 nom.
Mr. Holland's Opus(1995)1 nom.
Music for Millions(1944)1 nom.
Music in Manhattan(1944)1 nom.
Music in My Heart(1940)1 nom.
My Wild Irish Rose(1947)1 nom.
Nelly's Folly(1961)1 nom.
Night and Day(1946)1 nom.
On the Twelfth Day...(1955)1 nom.
One in a Million(1937)1 nom.
One Man Band(2005)1 nom.
Orchestra Wives(1942)1 nom.
Otello(1986)1 nom.
Paint Your Wagon(1969)1 nom.
Paris Blues(1961)1 nom.
Pennies from Heaven(1936)1 nom.
Pete Kelly's Blues(1955)1 nom.
Phantom of the Paradise(1974)1 nom.
Pigs Is Pigs(1954)1 nom.
Pigskin Parade(1936)1 nom.
Red Garters(1954)1 nom.
Rhapsody in Rivets(1941)1 nom.
Rhythm on the River(1940)1 nom.
Rich, Young and Pretty(1951)1 nom.
Riding High(1943)1 nom.
Road to Rio(1947)1 nom.
Road to Utopia(1946)1 nom.
Roberta(1935)1 nom.
Rooty Toot Toot(1951)1 nom.
Royal Wedding(1951)1 nom.
Sally(1929)1 nom.
Samba-Mania(1948)1 nom.
Say One for Me(1959)1 nom.
Sensations of 1945(1944)1 nom.
Sing Your Way Home(1945)1 nom.
Sing, Baby, Sing(1936)1 nom.
Sing!(2001)1 nom.
Small Town Girl(1953)1 nom.
Song Sung Blue(2025)1 nom.
Songwriter(1984)1 nom.
1 nom.
Speaking in Strings(1999)1 nom.
Step Lively(1944)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Straight Outta Compton(2015)1 nom.
Sunbonnet Sue(1945)1 nom.
Sunny(1941)1 nom.
Swanee River(1939)1 nom.
Sweet and Low-Down(1944)1 nom.
Sweet Dreams(1985)1 nom.
Swingtime in the Movies(1938)1 nom.
Swooner Crooner(1944)1 nom.
Tango(1998)1 nom.
Thank Your Lucky Stars(1943)1 nom.
Thanks a Million(1935)1 nom.
That Girl from Paris(1936)1 nom.
That Lady in Ermine(1948)1 nom.
That Thing You Do!(1996)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Bolshoi Ballet(1957)1 nom.
The Boy Friend(1971)1 nom.
The Caddy(1953)1 nom.
The Cat Came Back(1988)1 nom.
The Climax(1944)1 nom.
The Commitments(1991)1 nom.
The Concert(1974)1 nom.
The Creation of Woman(1961)1 nom.
The Desert Song(1943)1 nom.
The Dolly Sisters(1945)1 nom.
The Gay Parisian(1942)1 nom.
The Girl Said No(1937)1 nom.
The Happiest Millionaire(1967)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Jazz Singer(1952)1 nom.
The Lady Objects(1938)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Little Witch(1945)1 nom.
The Magic Flute(1975)1 nom.
The Mambo Kings(1992)1 nom.
The Mayor of 44th Street(1942)1 nom.
The Medium(1951)1 nom.
The Merry Monahans(1944)1 nom.
The Music Teacher(1988)1 nom.
The Perils of Pauline(1947)1 nom.
The Pirate(1948)1 nom.
The Pleasure Seekers(1964)1 nom.
The Rogue Song(1930)1 nom.
The Seven Little Foys(1955)1 nom.
The Singing Nun(1966)1 nom.
The Song of the Flame(1930)1 nom.
The Story of Three Loves(1953)1 nom.
The Strip(1951)1 nom.
The Tender Trap(1955)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Toast of New Orleans(1950)1 nom.- 1 nom.
1 nom.
The Vagabond King(1930)1 nom.
The Visitor(2008)1 nom.
The West Point Story(1950)1 nom.
1 nom.
They Shall Have Music(1939)1 nom.
Thin Ice(1937)1 nom.
Three Little Words(1950)1 nom.
Time Piece(1965)1 nom.
Torch Song(1953)1 nom.
Trolls(2016)1 nom.
Tropic Holiday(1938)1 nom.
Tubby the Tuba(1947)1 nom.
Tupac: Resurrection(2003)1 nom.
Two Girls and a Sailor(1944)1 nom.
Two Tickets to Broadway(1951)1 nom.
Under Western Stars(1938)1 nom.
Varsity Show(1937)1 nom.
Velvet Goldmine(1998)1 nom.
Viva Verdi!(2025)1 nom.
Wabash Avenue(1950)1 nom.
War Dance(2007)1 nom.
Way Down South(1939)1 nom.
1 nom.
White Christmas(1954)1 nom.
Whoopee!(1930)1 nom.
Wild in the Streets(1968)1 nom.
Yes, Giorgio(1982)1 nom.
You'll Find Out(1940)1 nom.
You're a Sweetheart(1937)1 nom.
Your Face(1987)1 nom.
Youth on Parade(1942)1 nom.