The Best Award-Winning Films of the 1920s
61 films released between 1920 and 1929 were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. Here they are, ranked by total wins.
The most awarded is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), with 6 wins, followed by 7th Heaven (3) and Wings (2). Among them, 20 won at least one Oscar. They were released between 1925 and 1929.
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Most awarded films of the 1920s
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · 1h 34m
Drama · Romance
7th Heaven
1927 · 1h 59m
Drama · Romance
Wings
1927 · 2h 24m
Drama · Action · War · Romance
In Old Arizona
1928 · 1h 35m
Western
The Patriot
1928 · 1h 53m
Drama · History
Disraeli
1929 · 1h 30m
Drama · History
Street Angel
1928 · 1h 42m
Drama · Romance
The Broadway Melody
1929 · 1h 41m
Music · Romance · Drama
The Divine Lady
1928 · 1h 39m
Drama · History · Romance · War
The Jazz Singer
1927 · 1h 36m
Drama · Music
The Last Command
1928 · 1h 28m
Drama · History · War
Coquette
1929 · 1h 16m
Drama
Tempest
1928 · 1h 51m
Drama · Romance
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929 · 1h 27m
Drama
The Circus
1928 · 1h 12m
Comedy · Romance · Drama
The Dove
1927 · 1h 30m
Romance
The Way of All Flesh
1927 · 1h 34m
Drama
Two Arabian Knights
1927 · 1h 32m
Adventure · Comedy · Romance
Underworld
1927 · 1h 27m
Drama · Crime · Romance
White Shadows in the South Seas
1928 · 1h 28m
Romance · Adventure · Drama
The Love Parade
1929 · 1h 47m
Comedy · Romance
Alibi
1929 · 1h 31m
Crime · Drama
The Gold Rush
1925 · 1h 35m
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Bulldog Drummond
1929 · 1h 30m
Action · Thriller · Drama
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
1927 · 1h 9m
Adventure · Drama
Madame X
1929 · 1h 35m
Drama
Our Dancing Daughters
1928 · 1h 24m
Drama · Romance
Sadie Thompson
1928 · 1h 37m
Drama · Romance
The Crowd
1928 · 1h 38m
Drama · Romance
The Valiant
1929 · 1h 6m
Drama
Wonder of Women
1929 · 1h 35m
Drama
4 Devils
1928 · 1h 40m
Drama · Action
A Ship Comes In
1928 · 1h 10m
Drama
A Woman of Affairs
1928 · 1h 31m
Drama · Romance
Condemned!
1929 · 1h 26m
Action · Drama · Thriller
Drag
1929 · 1h 25m
Drama
Dynamite
1929 · 2h 9m
Drama
Glorious Betsy
1928 · 1h 20m
Drama · History
Hallelujah
1929 · 1h 40m
Music · Drama
Sal of Singapore
1928 · 1h 10m
Drama
Sally
1929 · 1h 43m
Music
Skyscraper
1928 · 1h 8m
Drama
Sorrell and Son
1927 · 1h 40m
Drama
Speedy
1928 · 1h 26m
Comedy · Action
The Awakening
1928 · 1h 30m
Romance · Drama
The Barker
1928 · 1h 20m
Romance · Drama
The Cop
1928 · 1h 17m
Drama
The Devil Dancer
1927 · 1h 13m
Drama · Romance
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929 · 1h 58m
Comedy · Music
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929 · 1h 34m
Comedy · Drama
The Leatherneck
1929 · 1h 5m
War · Drama
The Letter
1929 · 1h 5m
Drama
The Magic Flame
1927 · 1h 40m
Romance · Drama
The Noose
1928 · 1h 5m
Drama
The Patent Leather Kid
1927 · 2h 30m
War · Drama · Romance
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927 · 1h 27m
Comedy
The Racket
1928 · 1h 24m
Crime · Drama
The Trespasser
1929 · 1h 30m
Drama
Their Own Desire
1929 · 1h 5m
Drama · Romance
Thunderbolt
1929 · 1h 31m
Crime · Drama
Weary River
1929 · 1h 26m
Drama · Romance