Award-Winning Mystery Films at the Oscars
160 mystery films have been recognised at the Oscars, and 43 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are In the Heat of the Night (5 wins), All the President's Men (4 wins) and Fanny and Alexander (4 wins). The films span 1934 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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In the Heat of the Night(1967)5 won · 7 nom.
All the President's Men(1976)4 won · 8 nom.
Fanny and Alexander(1982)4 won · 6 nom.
The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)3 won · 3 nom.
Rebecca(1940)2 won · 11 nom.
Bugsy(1991)2 won · 10 nom.
L.A. Confidential(1997)2 won · 9 nom.
Gaslight(1944)2 won · 7 nom.
Mystic River(2003)2 won · 6 nom.
A Letter to Three Wives(1949)2 won · 3 nom.
The Naked City(1948)2 won · 3 nom.
Cocoon(1985)2 won · 2 nom.
Chinatown(1974)1 won · 11 nom.
Citizen Kane(1941)1 won · 9 nom.
Arrival(2016)1 won · 8 nom.
Gosford Park(2001)1 won · 7 nom.
Mississippi Burning(1988)1 won · 7 nom.
1 won · 6 nom.
Spellbound(1945)1 won · 6 nom.
The Snake Pit(1948)1 won · 6 nom.
Anatomy of a Fall(2023)1 won · 5 nom.
Laura(1944)1 won · 5 nom.
1 won · 5 nom.
2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)1 won · 4 nom.
Get Out(2017)1 won · 4 nom.
Missing(1982)1 won · 4 nom.
The Constant Gardener(2005)1 won · 4 nom.
Sleepy Hollow(1999)1 won · 3 nom.
Suspicion(1941)1 won · 3 nom.
The Hateful Eight(2015)1 won · 3 nom.
The Third Man(1949)1 won · 3 nom.
To Catch a Thief(1955)1 won · 3 nom.
Affliction(1998)1 won · 2 nom.
Klute(1971)1 won · 2 nom.
Portrait of Jennie(1948)1 won · 2 nom.
Rashomon(1950)1 won · 2 nom.
The Hospital(1971)1 won · 2 nom.
Captain Carey, U.S.A.(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Death on the Nile(1978)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Red Violin(1998)1 won · 1 nom.
The Secret in Their Eyes(2009)1 won · 1 nom.
Weapons(2025)1 won · 1 nom.
Anatomy of a Murder(1959)7 nom.
7 nom.
Foreign Correspondent(1940)6 nom.
The Sixth Sense(1999)6 nom.
6 nom.
Crossfire(1947)5 nom.
Algiers(1938)4 nom.
Amistad(1997)4 nom.
Love Letters(1945)4 nom.
My Cousin Rachel(1952)4 nom.
Psycho(1960)4 nom.
Rear Window(1954)4 nom.
Sleuth(1972)4 nom.
The Killers(1946)4 nom.
The Thin Man(1934)4 nom.
Winter's Bone(2010)4 nom.
A Soldier's Story(1984)3 nom.
Agnes of God(1985)3 nom.
Changeling(2008)3 nom.
Equus(1977)3 nom.
In the Line of Fire(1993)3 nom.
Inherent Vice(2014)3 nom.
Kings Row(1942)3 nom.
3 nom.
Suddenly, Last Summer(1959)3 nom.
The Batman(2022)3 nom.
The Boys from Brazil(1978)3 nom.
The Conversation(1974)3 nom.
The Maltese Falcon(1941)3 nom.
The Player(1992)3 nom.
Three Colors: Red(1994)3 nom.
3 nom.
Basic Instinct(1992)2 nom.
Blow-Up(1966)2 nom.
It Was Just an Accident(2025)2 nom.
Julie(1956)2 nom.
Memento(2000)2 nom.
Mister Buddwing(1966)2 nom.
Night Must Fall(1937)2 nom.
Notorious(1946)2 nom.
Se7en (Seven)(1995)2 nom.
Sherlock Holmes(2009)2 nom.
The Firm(1993)2 nom.
2 nom.
The Prestige(2006)2 nom.
2 nom.
The White Ribbon(2009)2 nom.
Topper Returns(1941)2 nom.
Twelve Monkeys(1995)2 nom.
Vertigo(1958)2 nom.
12(2007)1 nom.
1 nom.
Affair in Trinidad(1952)1 nom.
After the Thin Man(1936)1 nom.
Agatha(1979)1 nom.
Beloved(1998)1 nom.
Blue Velvet(1986)1 nom.
Boomerang!(1947)1 nom.
Charade(1963)1 nom.
Chariots of the Gods(1970)1 nom.
Contact(1997)1 nom.
Eastern Promises(2007)1 nom.
Eraser(1996)1 nom.
Farewell, My Lovely(1975)1 nom.
Foul Play(1978)1 nom.
1 nom.
Glengarry Glen Ross(1992)1 nom.
Gone Baby Gone(2007)1 nom.
Gone Girl(2014)1 nom.
Hail, Caesar!(2016)1 nom.
Images(1972)1 nom.
In the Valley of Elah(2007)1 nom.
Incendies(2010)1 nom.
Knives Out(2019)1 nom.
Lady of Burlesque(1943)1 nom.
Lady on a Train(1945)1 nom.
Libel(1959)1 nom.
Lone Star(1996)1 nom.
Midnight Lace(1960)1 nom.
Miracle Fish(2010)1 nom.
Mulholland Drive(2001)1 nom.
Music Box(1989)1 nom.
Night People(1954)1 nom.
Obsession(1976)1 nom.
Primal Fear(1996)1 nom.
Prometheus(2012)1 nom.
Ride the Pink Horse(1947)1 nom.
Salt(2010)1 nom.
Shadow of a Doubt(1943)1 nom.
1 nom.
Sorry, Wrong Number(1948)1 nom.
Sunset(1988)1 nom.
The Adventures of Tintin(2011)1 nom.
The Blue Dahlia(1946)1 nom.
The Chalk Garden(1964)1 nom.
The Client(1994)1 nom.
The Dark Mirror(1946)1 nom.
The Deep(1977)1 nom.
The Fallen Sparrow(1943)1 nom.
The Formula(1980)1 nom.
The Good German(2006)1 nom.
The Great Muppet Caper(1981)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Late Show(1977)1 nom.
The Morning After(1986)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Paradine Case(1947)1 nom.
The Spiral Staircase(1946)1 nom.
The Uninvited(1944)1 nom.
The Unseen(1945)1 nom.
The Village(2004)1 nom.
Three Days of the Condor(1975)1 nom.
Ugetsu(1953)1 nom.
Vanilla Sky(2001)1 nom.
You'll Find Out(1940)1 nom.
Young Sherlock Holmes(1985)1 nom.
Zootopia 2(2025)1 nom.