Award-Winning Thriller Films at the Oscars
405 thriller films have been recognised at the Oscars, and 119 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are Gravity (7 wins), One Battle After Another (6 wins) and The Hurt Locker (6 wins). The films span 1929 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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Gravity(2013)7 won · 10 nom.
One Battle After Another(2025)6 won · 13 nom.
The Hurt Locker(2008)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.
Sinners(2025)4 won · 16 nom.
A Streetcar Named Desire(1951)4 won · 12 nom.
All the President's Men(1976)4 won · 8 nom.
No Country for Old Men(2007)4 won · 8 nom.
High Noon(1952)4 won · 7 nom.
Parasite(2019)4 won · 6 nom.
4 won · 6 nom.
The Departed(2006)4 won · 5 nom.
Traffic(2000)4 won · 5 nom.
Julia(1977)3 won · 11 nom.
The Towering Inferno(1974)3 won · 8 nom.
Argo(2012)3 won · 7 nom.
Whiplash(2014)3 won · 5 nom.
Jaws(1975)3 won · 4 nom.
The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)3 won · 3 nom.
Emilia Pérez(2024)2 won · 13 nom.
Joker(2019)2 won · 11 nom.
Rebecca(1940)2 won · 11 nom.
2 won · 10 nom.
L.A. Confidential(1997)2 won · 9 nom.
The Defiant Ones(1958)2 won · 9 nom.
The Poseidon Adventure(1972)2 won · 9 nom.
JFK(1991)2 won · 8 nom.
The Dark Knight(2008)2 won · 8 nom.
Witness(1985)2 won · 8 nom.
Aliens(1986)2 won · 7 nom.
Fargo(1996)2 won · 7 nom.
Gaslight(1944)2 won · 7 nom.
2 won · 6 nom.
Mystic River(2003)2 won · 6 nom.
Earthquake(1974)2 won · 5 nom.
Ghost(1990)2 won · 5 nom.
Skyfall(2012)2 won · 5 nom.
The Hindenburg(1975)2 won · 5 nom.
Z(1969)2 won · 5 nom.
A Double Life(1947)2 won · 4 nom.
Speed(1994)2 won · 3 nom.
The Naked City(1948)2 won · 3 nom.
The Usual Suspects(1995)2 won · 2 nom.
Chinatown(1974)1 won · 11 nom.
Airport(1970)1 won · 10 nom.
Conclave(2024)1 won · 8 nom.
Inglourious Basterds(2009)1 won · 8 nom.
The Imitation Game(2014)1 won · 8 nom.
Gosford Park(2001)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.
The Fugitive(1993)1 won · 7 nom.
Bridge of Spies(2015)1 won · 6 nom.
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)1 won · 6 nom.
1 won · 6 nom.
Road to Perdition(2002)1 won · 6 nom.
Spellbound(1945)1 won · 6 nom.
The Crying Game(1992)1 won · 6 nom.
The High and the Mighty(1954)1 won · 6 nom.
Anatomy of a Fall(2023)1 won · 5 nom.
Black Swan(2010)1 won · 5 nom.
Promising Young Woman(2020)1 won · 5 nom.
1 won · 5 nom.
The Substance(2024)1 won · 5 nom.
1 won · 5 nom.
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)1 won · 5 nom.
Get Out(2017)1 won · 4 nom.
Leave Her to Heaven(1945)1 won · 4 nom.
Missing(1982)1 won · 4 nom.
Room(2015)1 won · 4 nom.
The Abyss(1989)1 won · 4 nom.
The Constant Gardener(2005)1 won · 4 nom.
The Untouchables(1987)1 won · 4 nom.
Watch on the Rhine(1943)1 won · 4 nom.
No Time to Die(2021)1 won · 3 nom.
RoboCop(1987)1 won · 3 nom.
Sleepy Hollow(1999)1 won · 3 nom.
Suspicion(1941)1 won · 3 nom.
The Hunt for Red October(1990)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.
Bullitt(1968)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Klute(1971)1 won · 2 nom.
Rosemary's Baby(1968)1 won · 2 nom.
Shaft(1971)1 won · 2 nom.
Syriana(2005)1 won · 2 nom.
Tenet(2020)1 won · 2 nom.
The Omen(1976)1 won · 2 nom.
White Nights(1985)1 won · 2 nom.
Captain Carey, U.S.A.(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Crash Dive(1943)1 won · 1 nom.
Dangerous Moves(1984)1 won · 1 nom.
Flowers and Trees(1932)1 won · 1 nom.
Goldfinger(1964)1 won · 1 nom.
Key Largo(1948)1 won · 1 nom.
Misery(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Panic in the Streets(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Seven Days to Noon(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Son of Saul(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
Spectre(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
The Assault(1986)1 won · 1 nom.
The Black Fox(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The House on 92nd Street(1945)1 won · 1 nom.
The Lives of Others(2006)1 won · 1 nom.
The Long Goodbye(2021)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Old Mill(1937)1 won · 1 nom.
The Red Violin(1998)1 won · 1 nom.
The Salesman(2016)1 won · 1 nom.
The Secret in Their Eyes(2009)1 won · 1 nom.
The Time Machine(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
Thunderball(1965)1 won · 1 nom.
Transatlantic(1931)1 won · 1 nom.
Marty Supreme(2025)9 nom.
Double Indemnity(1944)7 nom.
7 nom.
The Godfather Part III(1990)7 nom.
The Insider(1999)7 nom.
127 Hours(2010)6 nom.
Captain Phillips(2013)6 nom.
Fatal Attraction(1987)6 nom.
Foreign Correspondent(1940)6 nom.
The Sixth Sense(1999)6 nom.
5 nom.
Blood Diamond(2006)5 nom.
Crossfire(1947)5 nom.
Foxcatcher(2014)5 nom.
In the Bedroom(2001)5 nom.
Munich(2005)5 nom.
The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)5 nom.
Bugonia(2025)4 nom.
Die Hard(1988)4 nom.
Nightmare Alley(2021)4 nom.
Psycho(1960)4 nom.
Rear Window(1954)4 nom.
Sleuth(1972)4 nom.
Sudden Fear(1952)4 nom.
The Bad Seed(1956)4 nom.
The China Syndrome(1979)4 nom.
The Killers(1946)4 nom.
The Secret Agent(2025)4 nom.
Backdraft(1991)3 nom.
Barton Fink(1991)3 nom.
Children of Men(2006)3 nom.
Cliffhanger(1993)3 nom.
Crimson Tide(1995)3 nom.
Deliverance(1972)3 nom.
Equus(1977)3 nom.
Five Graves to Cairo(1943)3 nom.
In the Line of Fire(1993)3 nom.
North by Northwest(1959)3 nom.
Runaway Train(1985)3 nom.
Sicario(2015)3 nom.
Suddenly, Last Summer(1959)3 nom.
The Batman(2022)3 nom.
The Collector(1965)3 nom.
The General Died at Dawn(1936)3 nom.
The Maltese Falcon(1941)3 nom.
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)3 nom.
The Player(1992)3 nom.
The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)3 nom.
The Stunt Man(1980)3 nom.
3 nom.
War of the Worlds(2005)3 nom.
WarGames(1983)3 nom.
21 Grams(2003)2 nom.
5 Fingers(1952)2 nom.
A History of Violence(2005)2 nom.
A Simple Plan(1998)2 nom.
Address Unknown(1944)2 nom.
Air Force One(1997)2 nom.
Airport '77(1977)2 nom.
Altered States(1980)2 nom.
Basic Instinct(1992)2 nom.
Black Rain(1989)2 nom.
Blade Runner(1982)2 nom.
Blow-Up(1966)2 nom.
Bulldog Drummond(1929)2 nom.
Cape Fear(1991)2 nom.
Carrie(1976)2 nom.
Clear and Present Danger(1994)2 nom.
Collateral(2004)2 nom.
Con Air(1997)2 nom.
Decision Before Dawn(1951)2 nom.
Hangmen Also Die!(1943)2 nom.
Ice Station Zebra(1968)2 nom.
It Was Just an Accident(2025)2 nom.
Julie(1956)2 nom.
Kiss of Death(1947)2 nom.
Ladies in Retirement(1941)2 nom.
Memento(2000)2 nom.
Michael Collins(1996)2 nom.
2 nom.
Morituri(1965)2 nom.
Night Must Fall(1937)2 nom.
Notorious(1946)2 nom.
Salvador(1986)2 nom.
Se7en (Seven)(1995)2 nom.
Seven Days in May(1964)2 nom.
Sirāt(2025)2 nom.
2 nom.
The Andromeda Strain(1971)2 nom.
The Contender(2000)2 nom.
The Day of the Dolphin(1973)2 nom.
2 nom.
The Fallen Idol(1948)2 nom.
The Firm(1993)2 nom.
The Manchurian Candidate(1962)2 nom.
2 nom.
2 nom.
Twelve Monkeys(1995)2 nom.
Under Siege(1992)2 nom.
United 93(2006)2 nom.
Vertigo(1958)2 nom.
Wanted(2008)2 nom.
Woman in the Dunes(1964)2 nom.
1 nom.
A Dry White Season(1989)1 nom.
A Sister(2018)1 nom.
Affair in Trinidad(1952)1 nom.
Against All Odds(1984)1 nom.
Agatha(1979)1 nom.
1 nom.
Allied(2016)1 nom.
Amores Perros(2000)1 nom.
An American Dream(1966)1 nom.
Anonymous(2011)1 nom.
Beloved(1998)1 nom.
Ben(1972)1 nom.
Bestia(2021)1 nom.
Beyond the Forest(1949)1 nom.
Blue Thunder(1983)1 nom.
Blue Velvet(1986)1 nom.
Bulworth(1998)1 nom.
Condemned!(1929)1 nom.
1 nom.
Daylight(1996)1 nom.
Diamonds Are Forever(1971)1 nom.
Dillinger(1945)1 nom.
Dirty Pretty Things(2002)1 nom.
Donnie Brasco(1997)1 nom.
Drive(2011)1 nom.
Eastern Promises(2007)1 nom.
Elle(2016)1 nom.
Eraser(1996)1 nom.
Everything Will Be Okay(2015)1 nom.
Experiment Perilous(1944)1 nom.
Farewell, My Lovely(1975)1 nom.
Fifty Shades of Grey(2015)1 nom.
Fight Club(1999)1 nom.
For Your Eyes Only(1981)1 nom.
Foul Play(1978)1 nom.
Four Days in September(1997)1 nom.
Fourteen Hours(1951)1 nom.
Fury(1936)1 nom.
Gloria(1980)1 nom.
Gold(1974)1 nom.
Gone Girl(2014)1 nom.
Guest in the House(1944)1 nom.
Hollow Man(2000)1 nom.
1 nom.
Images(1972)1 nom.
In the Valley of Elah(2007)1 nom.
Jackie Brown(1997)1 nom.
Jagged Edge(1985)1 nom.
Kind Lady(1951)1 nom.
Knife in the Water(1962)1 nom.
Krakatoa, East of Java(1968)1 nom.
Lady on a Train(1945)1 nom.
Lethal Weapon(1987)1 nom.
Lethal Weapon 2(1989)1 nom.
Libel(1959)1 nom.
Linked(1996)1 nom.
Live and Let Die(1973)1 nom.
Madame Tutli-Putli(2007)1 nom.
Marathon Man(1976)1 nom.
Margin Call(2011)1 nom.
Maria Full of Grace(2004)1 nom.
Match Point(2005)1 nom.
Meteor(1979)1 nom.
Midnight Lace(1960)1 nom.
Minority Report(2002)1 nom.
Mona Lisa(1986)1 nom.
Moonraker(1979)1 nom.
Moontide(1942)1 nom.
Mulholland Drive(2001)1 nom.
Music Box(1989)1 nom.
Mystery Street(1950)1 nom.
Nell(1994)1 nom.
Night Train to Munich(1940)1 nom.
Nightcrawler(2014)1 nom.
Nine Lives(1957)1 nom.
No Way Out(1950)1 nom.
Nocturnal Animals(2016)1 nom.
Obsession(1976)1 nom.
Odd Man Out(1947)1 nom.
Omar(2013)1 nom.
Operation Thunderbolt(1977)1 nom.
Outland(1981)1 nom.
Paradise Now(2005)1 nom.
Pickup on South Street(1953)1 nom.
1 nom.
Poseidon(2006)1 nom.
Possessed(1947)1 nom.
Predator(1987)1 nom.
Primal Fear(1996)1 nom.
Prince of the City(1981)1 nom.
Prisoners(2013)1 nom.
1 nom.
Revanche(2008)1 nom.
Ride the Pink Horse(1947)1 nom.
1 nom.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)1 nom.
Salt(2010)1 nom.
1 nom.
Seconds(1966)1 nom.
September 5(2024)1 nom.
Seven Thieves(1960)1 nom.
Sexy Beast(2001)1 nom.
Shadow of a Doubt(1943)1 nom.
Shoplifters(2018)1 nom.
Silver Streak(1976)1 nom.
Sleepers(1996)1 nom.
Sorcerer(1977)1 nom.
Sorry, Wrong Number(1948)1 nom.
Space Cowboys(2000)1 nom.
Star Trek: First Contact(1996)1 nom.
Starship Troopers(1997)1 nom.
Strangers on a Train(1951)1 nom.
Straw Dogs(1971)1 nom.
Street Smart(1987)1 nom.
Sunset(1988)1 nom.
Swanee River(1939)1 nom.
T-Men(1947)1 nom.
Tequila Sunrise(1988)1 nom.
The Atomic City(1952)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Birds(1963)1 nom.
The Black Dahlia(2006)1 nom.
The Cell(2000)1 nom.
The Client(1994)1 nom.
The Climax(1944)1 nom.
The Confession(2010)1 nom.
The Dark Mirror(1946)1 nom.
The Day of the Jackal(1973)1 nom.
The Deep(1977)1 nom.
The Fallen Sparrow(1943)1 nom.
The Family(1987)1 nom.
The Formula(1980)1 nom.
The Good German(2006)1 nom.
The Good Shepherd(2006)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Illusionist(2006)1 nom.
The Impossible(2012)1 nom.
The Last Voyage(1960)1 nom.
The Lighthouse(2019)1 nom.
The Lost Bus(2025)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Molly Maguires(1970)1 nom.
The Morning After(1986)1 nom.
The Naked Prey(1965)1 nom.
The Narrow Margin(1952)1 nom.
The Ninth Circle(1960)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Quiet American(2002)1 nom.
The Red Suitcase(2022)1 nom.
The Rock(1996)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Seventh Cross(1944)1 nom.
The Sniper(1952)1 nom.
The Spiral Staircase(1946)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Stranger(1946)1 nom.
The Thief(1952)1 nom.
The Town(2010)1 nom.
The Train(1964)1 nom.
The Unseen(1945)1 nom.
The Village(2004)1 nom.
The Whisperers(1967)1 nom.
The Window(1949)1 nom.
The Woman in the Window(1944)1 nom.
Theeb(2014)1 nom.
Three Days of the Condor(1975)1 nom.
1 nom.
True Lies(1994)1 nom.
Two-Minute Warning(1976)1 nom.
Unfaithful(2002)1 nom.
Unstoppable(2010)1 nom.
Von Ryan's Express(1965)1 nom.
Wait Until Dark(1967)1 nom.
1 nom.
When Time Ran Out...(1980)1 nom.
White Heat(1949)1 nom.
Wild at Heart(1990)1 nom.
Wild Tales(2014)1 nom.
Yojimbo(1961)1 nom.
Young Sherlock Holmes(1985)1 nom.