The Most Nominated Films of All Time
The 100 films nominated the most times across the four big awards, counted together. Some won almost everything they were up for; some are famous for going home empty-handed.
The most awarded is Titanic (1997), with 15 wins, followed by Ben-Hur (15) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (15). Among the 100 shown here, 74 won at least one Oscar, 92 won a Golden Globe, 7 won a prize at Cannes and 5 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1950 and 2025.
9180 films — showing the 100 with the most nominations.
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Most nominated first

Cheers
1982–1993 · 11 seasons
Comedy

All in the Family
1971–1979 · 9 seasons
Comedy

Will & Grace
1998–2006 · 8 seasons
Comedy

The Carol Burnett Show
1967–1978 · 11 seasons
Comedy · Family

Emilia Pérez
2024 · 2h 12m
Drama · Thriller

L.A. Law
1986–1994 · 8 seasons
Drama · War & Politics

Dynasty
1981–1989 · 9 seasons
Soap · Drama

All About Eve
1950 · 2h 19m
Drama

The Crown
2016–2023 · 6 seasons
Drama

Sinners
2025 · 2h 18m
Horror · Action · Thriller

Taxi
1978–1983 · 5 seasons
Comedy · Drama

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)
1970–1977 · 7 seasons
Comedy

Frasier
1993–2004 · 11 seasons
Comedy · Family

Titanic
1997 · 3h 14m
Drama · Romance

One Battle After Another
2025 · 2h 42m
Thriller · Crime · Comedy

M*A*S*H
1972–1983 · 11 seasons
War & Politics · Drama · Comedy

ER
1994–2009 · 15 seasons
Drama

La La Land
2016 · 2h 9m
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Oppenheimer
2023 · 3h 1m
Drama · History

Chicago
2002 · 1h 53m
Comedy · Crime · Drama

The Sopranos
1999–2007 · 6 seasons
Crime · Drama

The Golden Girls
1985–1992 · 7 seasons
Comedy

The English Patient
1996 · 2h 42m
Drama · Romance · War

Shakespeare in Love
1998 · 2h 4m
Romance · History · Comedy

Forrest Gump
1994 · 2h 22m
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Sex and the City
1998–2004 · 6 seasons
Drama · Comedy

The Shape of Water
2017 · 2h 3m
Drama · Fantasy · Romance

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · 2h 11m
Drama

Only Murders in the Building
2021–present · 5 seasons
Comedy · Mystery · Crime

Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · 3h 48m
Adventure · History · War

Dances with Wolves
1990 · 3h 1m
Adventure · Drama · Western

The King's Speech
2010 · 1h 58m
Drama · History

Reds
1981 · 3h 15m
Drama · History · Romance

The Power of the Dog
2021 · 2h 7m
Drama · Western

Lincoln
2012 · 2h 30m
History · Drama

Sentimental Value
2025 · 2h 13m
Drama

Ben-Hur
1959 · 3h 32m
History · Drama · Adventure

West Side Story
1961 · 2h 33m
Crime · Drama · Romance

Cabaret
1972 · 2h 4m
Music · Romance · Drama

Schindler's List
1993 · 3h 15m
Drama · History · War

Succession
2018–2023 · 4 seasons
Drama · Comedy

The Artist
2011 · 1h 40m
Drama · Comedy · Romance

Gladiator
2000 · 2h 35m
Action · Drama · Adventure

Oliver!
1968 · 2h 33m
Drama · Family

Mary Poppins
1964 · 2h 19m
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Poor Things
2023 · 2h 21m
Sci-Fi · Romance · Comedy

Chinatown
1974 · 2h 10m
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Julia
1977 · 1h 57m
Drama · Romance · Thriller

Bugsy
1991 · 2h 16m
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · 2h 46m
Drama · Fantasy · Romance

The West Wing
1999–2006 · 7 seasons
Drama

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · 3h 26m
Crime · History · Drama

The Color Purple
1985 · 2h 34m
Drama · History

Amadeus
1984 · 2h 40m
Drama · History · Music

My Fair Lady
1964 · 2h 50m
Comedy · Romance

Doctor Zhivago
1965 · 3h 20m
Drama · Romance · War

Out of Africa
1985 · 2h 41m
History · Romance · Drama

Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · 2h 20m
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · 1h 45m
Drama

Terms of Endearment
1983 · 2h 12m
Drama · Comedy

The Aviator
2004 · 2h 50m
Drama

The Godfather
1972 · 2h 55m
Drama · Crime

30 Rock
2006–2013 · 7 seasons
Comedy

The Brutalist
2024 · 3h 35m
Drama

The Exorcist
1973 · 2h 2m
Horror · Drama

The Godfather Part II
1974 · 3h 22m
Drama · Crime

The Lion in Winter
1968 · 2h 14m
Drama · History

The Piano
1993 · 2h
Drama · Romance

Tom Jones
1963 · 2h 8m
Comedy · Romance · History

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · 2h 25m
Drama · History · Romance

Babel
2006 · 2h 23m
Drama

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · 3h 11m
Drama · History

The Hours
2002 · 1h 54m
Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · 2h 59m
Adventure · Fantasy · Action

American Hustle
2013 · 2h 18m
Drama · Crime

Barbie
2023 · 1h 54m
Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy

Becket
1964 · 2h 28m
Drama · History

Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · 1h 51m
Crime · Drama

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · 1h 48m
Drama · Romance

The Turning Point
1977 · 1h 59m
Drama · Romance

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · 3h 21m
Adventure · Fantasy · Action

Gandhi
1982 · 3h 12m
Drama · History

Gigi
1958 · 1h 55m
Comedy · Romance

On the Waterfront
1954 · 1h 48m
Crime · Drama · Romance

From Here to Eternity
1953 · 1h 58m
War · Romance · Drama

Alice
1976–1985 · 9 seasons
Comedy · Drama

Saving Private Ryan
1998 · 2h 49m
War · Drama · History

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · 2h
Drama · Comedy

Coming Home
1978 · 2h 7m
Drama · Romance · War

Murder, She Wrote
1984–1996 · 12 seasons
Mystery · Crime · Drama

On Golden Pond
1981 · 1h 49m
Drama · Romance

Sayonara
1957 · 2h 27m
Drama · Romance

The Revenant
2015 · 2h 37m
Western · Drama · Adventure

A Passage to India
1984 · 2h 43m
Drama · Adventure · History

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · 2h 42m
Comedy · Drama · Thriller

12 Years a Slave
2013 · 2h 14m
Drama · History

Rocky
1976 · 2h
Drama

The Defiant Ones
1958 · 1h 36m
Crime · Drama · Adventure · Thriller

Murphy Brown
1988–1998 · 10 seasons
Comedy

Raging Bull
1980 · 2h 9m
Drama · History