Award-Winning War Films at the Oscars
397 war films have been recognised at the Oscars, and 130 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are Gone with the Wind (9 wins), The English Patient (9 wins) and From Here to Eternity (8 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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Gone with the Wind(1939)9 won · 14 nom.
The English Patient(1996)9 won · 12 nom.
From Here to Eternity(1953)8 won · 13 nom.
8 won · 9 nom.
Schindler's List(1993)7 won · 12 nom.
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)7 won · 10 nom.
Patton(1970)7 won · 10 nom.
7 won · 8 nom.
Mrs. Miniver(1942)6 won · 12 nom.
The Hurt Locker(2008)6 won · 9 nom.
Saving Private Ryan(1998)5 won · 11 nom.
Braveheart(1995)5 won · 10 nom.
Doctor Zhivago(1965)5 won · 10 nom.
The Deer Hunter(1978)5 won · 9 nom.
4 won · 9 nom.
Platoon(1986)4 won · 8 nom.
Barry Lyndon(1975)4 won · 7 nom.
Spartacus(1960)4 won · 6 nom.
1917(2019)3 won · 10 nom.
Coming Home(1978)3 won · 8 nom.
Dunkirk(2017)3 won · 8 nom.
How the West Was Won(1962)3 won · 8 nom.
The Killing Fields(1984)3 won · 7 nom.
The Pianist(2002)3 won · 7 nom.
Pan's Labyrinth(2006)3 won · 6 nom.
Glory(1989)3 won · 5 nom.
Cavalcade(1933)3 won · 4 nom.
Sergeant York(1941)2 won · 11 nom.
2 won · 10 nom.
Apocalypse Now(1979)2 won · 8 nom.
2 won · 8 nom.
2 won · 6 nom.
Battleground(1949)2 won · 6 nom.
Hacksaw Ridge(2016)2 won · 6 nom.
Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)2 won · 6 nom.
The Longest Day(1962)2 won · 5 nom.
The Search(1948)2 won · 5 nom.
The Zone of Interest(2023)2 won · 5 nom.
A Farewell to Arms(1932)2 won · 4 nom.
2 won · 4 nom.
Black Hawk Down(2001)2 won · 4 nom.
Twelve O'Clock High(1949)2 won · 4 nom.
Wings(1927)2 won · 2 nom.
For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)1 won · 9 nom.
Since You Went Away(1944)1 won · 9 nom.
Inglourious Basterds(2009)1 won · 8 nom.
The Imitation Game(2014)1 won · 8 nom.
Cold Mountain(2003)1 won · 7 nom.
The Alamo(1960)1 won · 7 nom.
The Guns of Navarone(1961)1 won · 7 nom.
1 won · 7 nom.
American Sniper(2014)1 won · 6 nom.
Jojo Rabbit(2019)1 won · 6 nom.
Henry V(1944)1 won · 5 nom.
M*A*S*H(1970)1 won · 5 nom.
Sophie's Choice(1982)1 won · 5 nom.
Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)1 won · 5 nom.
Air Force(1943)1 won · 4 nom.
Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)1 won · 4 nom.
Pearl Harbor(2001)1 won · 4 nom.
The Dirty Dozen(1967)1 won · 4 nom.
This Above All(1942)1 won · 4 nom.
Exodus(1960)1 won · 3 nom.
Henry V(1989)1 won · 3 nom.
In Which We Serve(1942)1 won · 3 nom.
Legends of the Fall(1994)1 won · 3 nom.
Mister Roberts(1955)1 won · 3 nom.
Shanghai Express(1932)1 won · 3 nom.
South Pacific(1958)1 won · 3 nom.
Stalag 17(1953)1 won · 3 nom.
1 won · 3 nom.
The Divine Lady(1928)1 won · 3 nom.
This Is the Army(1943)1 won · 3 nom.
Cromwell(1970)1 won · 2 nom.
Forbidden Games(1952)1 won · 2 nom.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri(1954)1 won · 2 nom.
The Last Command(1928)1 won · 2 nom.
The Shop on Main Street(1965)1 won · 2 nom.
The Sound Barrier(1952)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
U-571(2000)1 won · 2 nom.
War and Peace(1968)1 won · 2 nom.
20 Days in Mariupol(2023)1 won · 1 nom.
A Time Out of War(1954)1 won · 1 nom.
Beyond the Line of Duty(1942)1 won · 1 nom.
Black and White in Color(1976)1 won · 1 nom.
Blood on the Sun(1945)1 won · 1 nom.
Captain Carey, U.S.A.(1950)1 won · 1 nom.
Churchill's Island(1941)1 won · 1 nom.
Closely Watched Trains(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
Crash Dive(1943)1 won · 1 nom.
December 7th(1943)1 won · 1 nom.
Desert Victory(1943)1 won · 1 nom.
Genocide(1982)1 won · 1 nom.
Hearts and Minds(1974)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
I Wanted Wings(1941)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Kokoda Front Line!(1942)1 won · 1 nom.
Marie-Louise(1944)1 won · 1 nom.
Mediterraneo(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
Moscow Strikes Back(1942)1 won · 1 nom.
Munro(1961)1 won · 1 nom.
No Man's Land(2001)1 won · 1 nom.
Of Pups and Puzzles(1941)1 won · 1 nom.
Prelude to War(1942)1 won · 1 nom.
Seeds of Destiny(1946)1 won · 1 nom.
Son of Saul(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
Target for Tonight(1941)1 won · 1 nom.
The Anderson Platoon(1967)1 won · 1 nom.
The Assault(1986)1 won · 1 nom.
The Battle of Midway(1942)1 won · 1 nom.
The Counterfeiters(2007)1 won · 1 nom.
The Dawn Patrol(1930)1 won · 1 nom.
The Enemy Below(1957)1 won · 1 nom.
The Fighting Lady(1944)1 won · 1 nom.
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)1 won · 1 nom.
The Long Way Home(1997)1 won · 1 nom.
The Panama Deception(1992)1 won · 1 nom.
The Tin Drum(1979)1 won · 1 nom.
The True Glory(1945)1 won · 1 nom.
The War Game(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
The White Helmets(2016)1 won · 1 nom.
This Land Is Mine(1943)1 won · 1 nom.
Toyland(2007)1 won · 1 nom.
Two Soldiers(2003)1 won · 1 nom.
Two Women(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Sand Pebbles(1966)8 nom.
8 nom.
The Caine Mutiny(1954)7 nom.
The Thin Red Line(1998)7 nom.
Das Boot(1981)6 nom.
Empire of the Sun(1987)6 nom.
Friendly Persuasion(1956)6 nom.
The Cardinal(1963)6 nom.
The Long Voyage Home(1940)6 nom.
The North Star(1943)6 nom.
War Horse(2011)6 nom.
Hope and Glory(1987)5 nom.
The Great Dictator(1940)5 nom.
4 nom.
Sands of Iwo Jima(1949)4 nom.
Seven Beauties(1975)4 nom.
So Proudly We Hail(1943)4 nom.
The Last Samurai(2003)4 nom.
4 nom.
Wake Island(1942)4 nom.
1941(1979)3 nom.
Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)3 nom.
Crimson Tide(1995)3 nom.
Darling Lili(1970)3 nom.
El Cid(1961)3 nom.
Five Graves to Cairo(1943)3 nom.
Flying Tigers(1942)3 nom.
Hotel Rwanda(2004)3 nom.
Lifeboat(1944)3 nom.
Napoleon(2023)3 nom.
Objective, Burma!(1945)3 nom.
Sahara(1943)3 nom.
Sundown(1941)3 nom.
The Battle of Algiers(1966)3 nom.
The Patriot(2000)3 nom.
The Pied Piper(1942)3 nom.
The Young Lions(1958)3 nom.
Unbroken(2014)3 nom.
Voyage of the Damned(1976)3 nom.
War and Peace(1956)3 nom.
Young Winston(1972)3 nom.
55 Days at Peking(1963)2 nom.
A Very Long Engagement(2004)2 nom.
Au Revoir les Enfants(1987)2 nom.
Beau Geste(1939)2 nom.
Blockade(1938)2 nom.
Buck Privates(1941)2 nom.
Captains of the Clouds(1942)2 nom.
Decision Before Dawn(1951)2 nom.
Flags of Our Fathers(2006)2 nom.
Hangmen Also Die!(1943)2 nom.
2 nom.
Hòa Bình (Hoa-Binh)(1970)2 nom.
Is Paris Burning?(1966)2 nom.
Kagemusha(1980)2 nom.
King Rat(1965)2 nom.
Lady, Let's Dance(1944)2 nom.
Lone Survivor(2013)2 nom.
Michael Collins(1996)2 nom.
Morituri(1965)2 nom.
2 nom.
Paisan(1946)2 nom.
Richard III(1995)2 nom.
Salvador(1986)2 nom.
Stage Door Canteen(1943)2 nom.
2 nom.
The Battle of Gettysburg(1955)2 nom.
The Bold and the Brave(1956)2 nom.
The Four Days of Naples(1962)2 nom.
The Frogmen(1951)2 nom.
The Howards of Virginia(1940)2 nom.
2 nom.
They Were Expendable(1945)2 nom.
1 nom.
5 Broken Cameras(2011)1 nom.
A Farewell to Arms(1957)1 nom.
A Guy Named Joe(1943)1 nom.
A Ship Is Born(1942)1 nom.
1 nom.
A War(2015)1 nom.
A Yank in the R.A.F.(1941)1 nom.
Above and Beyond(1952)1 nom.
1 nom.
Allied(2016)1 nom.
Alsino and the Condor(1982)1 nom.
Ballad of a Soldier(1959)1 nom.
Battle Cry(1955)1 nom.
Beach Red(1967)1 nom.
Beaufort(2007)1 nom.
Before the Rain(1994)1 nom.
Between Heaven and Hell(1956)1 nom.
Blitz Wolf(1942)1 nom.
Block-Heads(1938)1 nom.
Bombardier(1943)1 nom.
1 nom.
Breaker Morant(1980)1 nom.
Christmas Under Fire(1940)1 nom.
Combat Report(1942)1 nom.
Commandos Strike at Dawn(1942)1 nom.
Contact(1992)1 nom.
Corvette K-225(1943)1 nom.
Da 5 Bloods(2020)1 nom.
Day One(2015)1 nom.
Days of Glory(1944)1 nom.
Days of Glory(2006)1 nom.
Defiance(2008)1 nom.
Desperate Journey(1942)1 nom.
Destination Tokyo(1943)1 nom.
Devil Pays Off(1941)1 nom.
Downfall(2004)1 nom.
Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)1 nom.
Entre Nous(1983)1 nom.
Europa Europa(1990)1 nom.
Eyewitness(1999)1 nom.
Flat Top(1952)1 nom.
Flight Command(1940)1 nom.
Follow the Boys(1944)1 nom.
For Me and My Gal(1942)1 nom.
For Sama(2019)1 nom.
For the Boys(1991)1 nom.
Full Metal Jacket(1987)1 nom.
General Della Rovere(1959)1 nom.
General Spanky(1936)1 nom.
Go for Broke!(1951)1 nom.
Golda(2023)1 nom.
Good Morning, Vietnam(1987)1 nom.
Good Will to Men(1955)1 nom.
Grand Illusion(1937)1 nom.
Greyhound(2020)1 nom.
Hail the Conquering Hero(1944)1 nom.
Heartbreak Ridge(1955)1 nom.
Heartbreak Ridge(1986)1 nom.
Hedd Wyn(1992)1 nom.
Hell's Angels(1930)1 nom.
Here Comes the Navy(1934)1 nom.
In Darkness(2011)1 nom.
In Harm's Way(1965)1 nom.
In the Year of the Pig(1968)1 nom.
Incendies(2010)1 nom.
Inside Fighting China(1942)1 nom.
Invisible Agent(1942)1 nom.
Joan of Paris(1942)1 nom.
Kapo(1960)1 nom.
Katyn(2007)1 nom.
Khartoum(1966)1 nom.
Lacombe, Lucien(1974)1 nom.
Land of Mine(2015)1 nom.
Last Days in Vietnam(2014)1 nom.
London Can Take It!(1940)1 nom.
Main Street Today(1944)1 nom.
Mission to Moscow(1943)1 nom.
1 nom.
Mr. Blabbermouth!(1942)1 nom.
Na Wewe(2010)1 nom.
Night Train to Munich(1940)1 nom.
Nine Lives(1957)1 nom.
None Shall Escape(1944)1 nom.
Northwest Passage(1940)1 nom.
Nurse Edith Cavell(1939)1 nom.
Of Fathers and Sons(2017)1 nom.
Operation Petticoat(1959)1 nom.
Operator 13(1934)1 nom.
Outside the Law(2010)1 nom.
Paradise Now(2005)1 nom.
Paris Underground(1945)1 nom.
Peace on Earth(1939)1 nom.
Pride of the Marines(1945)1 nom.
1 nom.
Quo Vadis, Aida?(2021)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Restrepo(2010)1 nom.
Rob Roy(1995)1 nom.
Rome, Open City(1945)1 nom.
Secret Command(1944)1 nom.
Seeing Hands(1943)1 nom.
Shenandoah(1965)1 nom.
Shok(2015)1 nom.
So Ends Our Night(1941)1 nom.
Soldiers in Hiding(1985)1 nom.
Stand by for Action(1942)1 nom.
Strategic Air Command(1955)1 nom.
Sunflower(1970)1 nom.
Swing Shift(1984)1 nom.
Take the High Ground!(1953)1 nom.
Tangerines(2013)1 nom.
Taras Bulba(1962)1 nom.
Teresa(1951)1 nom.
That Wasn't Me(2012)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Battle of Neretva(1969)1 nom.
The Black Rose(1950)1 nom.
The Boat Is Full(1981)1 nom.
The Breadwinner(2017)1 nom.
The Bridge(1959)1 nom.
The Buccaneer(1958)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Cruel Sea(1953)1 nom.
The Crusades(1935)1 nom.
The Dam Busters(1955)1 nom.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet(1972)1 nom.
The Deluge(1974)1 nom.
The Desert Rats(1953)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Fighting Seabees(1944)1 nom.
The Finest Hours(1964)1 nom.
The Game(1962)1 nom.
The Gatekeepers(2012)1 nom.
The Good German(2006)1 nom.
The Great Escape(1963)1 nom.
The Great War(1959)1 nom.
The Hasty Heart(1949)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Invisible War(2012)1 nom.
The Last Metro(1980)1 nom.
The Last of the Mohicans(1936)1 nom.
The Leatherneck(1929)1 nom.
The Lost Patrol(1934)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
The Navy Comes Through(1942)1 nom.
The Ninth Circle(1960)1 nom.
The Patent Leather Kid(1927)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Profession of Arms(1983)1 nom.
The Quiet American(2002)1 nom.
The Red Danube(1949)1 nom.
The Road to the Wall(1962)1 nom.
The Seventh Cross(1944)1 nom.
The Six Triple Eight(2024)1 nom.
The Story of Dr. Wassell(1944)1 nom.
The Sullivans(1944)1 nom.
The Tanks Are Coming(1941)1 nom.
The Train(1964)1 nom.
The War at Home(1979)1 nom.
1 nom.
Three(1965)1 nom.
Three Russian Girls(1943)1 nom.
Timbuktu(2014)1 nom.
To Be or Not to Be(1942)1 nom.
To Be or Not to Be(1983)1 nom.
1 nom.
To the Shores of Tripoli(1942)1 nom.
Tobruk(1967)1 nom.
Torpedo Run(1958)1 nom.
Tropic Thunder(2008)1 nom.
Troy(2004)1 nom.
Tulips Shall Grow(1942)1 nom.
Twin Sisters(2002)1 nom.
Under Fire(1983)1 nom.
Unfinished Business(1985)1 nom.
1 nom.
Virunga(2014)1 nom.
Von Ryan's Express(1965)1 nom.
Waltz with Bashir(2008)1 nom.
War Dance(2007)1 nom.
1 nom.
War Witch(2012)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Wing and a Prayer(1944)1 nom.
Winning Your Wings(1942)1 nom.
Women at War(1943)1 nom.
Women in War(1940)1 nom.