The Best Award-Winning Films of the 1930s
390 films released between 1930 and 1939 were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. Here are the 100 that won the most, ranked by total wins.
The most awarded is Gone with the Wind (1939), with 9 wins, followed by It Happened One Night (5) and Anthony Adverse (4). Among the 100 shown here, 100 won at least one Oscar. They were released between 1930 and 1939.
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Most awarded films of the 1930s
Gone with the Wind
1939 · 3h 53m
Drama · War · Romance
It Happened One Night
1934 · 1h 45m
Comedy · Romance
Anthony Adverse
1936 · 2h 21m
Drama · History · Romance
The Informer
1935 · 1h 31m
Crime · Drama
The Life of Emile Zola
1937 · 1h 56m
Drama · History
Cimarron
1931 · 2h 3m
Western · Drama
The Great Ziegfeld
1936 · 3h 5m
Music · Drama · Romance
Cavalcade
1933 · 1h 52m
Drama · War
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · 1h 42m
Adventure · Romance · History · Action
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · 1h 26m
Drama · History
A Star Is Born
1937 · 1h 51m
Drama · Romance
Lost Horizon
1937 · 2h 12m
Adventure · Fantasy · Drama · Romance
Stagecoach
1939 · 1h 36m
Western
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · 2h 6m
Comedy · Romance
In Old Chicago
1938 · 1h 51m
Drama · History
One Night of Love
1934 · 1h 24m
Music · Romance
Boys Town
1938 · 1h 36m
Drama
Jezebel
1938 · 1h 43m
Drama · Romance
The Good Earth
1937 · 2h 19m
Drama · History · Romance
The Wizard of Oz
1939 · 1h 42m
Adventure · Fantasy · Family
A Farewell to Arms
1932 · 1h 29m
Drama · Romance · War
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935 · 2h 23m
Fantasy · Romance · Comedy
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · 2h 13m
Drama · War
The Big House
1930 · 1h 27m
Crime · Drama
The Champ
1931 · 1h 26m
Drama · Family
Bad Girl
1931 · 1h 30m
Romance · Drama
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · 2h 10m
Comedy · Drama
Wuthering Heights
1939 · 1h 44m
Drama · Romance
Dodsworth
1936 · 1h 41m
Drama · Romance
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · 1h 54m
Drama · Romance
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · 1h 49m
Adventure · Drama · War
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938 · 1h 46m
Music · Drama · Romance
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · 2h 12m
Adventure · Drama · History
San Francisco
1936 · 1h 55m
Drama · Romance · Music
The Awful Truth
1937 · 1h 31m
Comedy · Romance
Cleopatra
1934 · 1h 40m
History · Drama · Romance
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · 1h 55m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937 · 1h 24m
Comedy · Music
The Gay Divorcee
1934 · 1h 45m
Comedy · Romance
The Rains Came
1939 · 1h 44m
Drama · Romance · Adventure
Captains Courageous
1937 · 1h 55m
Adventure · Drama · Family
Pygmalion
1938 · 1h 36m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Skippy
1931 · 1h 25m
Drama · Family · Comedy
The Divorcee
1930 · 1h 23m
Drama · Romance
Viva Villa!
1934 · 1h 55m
Western
A Free Soul
1931 · 1h 33m
Drama · Romance
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935 · 1h 43m
Music · Comedy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931 · 1h 36m
Horror · Sci-Fi · Drama
Little Women
1933 · 1h 55m
Drama · Family
Shanghai Express
1932 · 1h 22m
Drama · Romance · War
Sweethearts
1938 · 1h 54m
Music · Comedy
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · 1h 51m
Drama · Adventure · War
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · 1h 31m
Comedy · Romance · Western
The Dark Angel
1935 · 1h 46m
Romance · Drama
The Garden of Allah
1936 · 1h 19m
Drama · Romance · Adventure
The Great Waltz
1938 · 1h 44m
Drama · Music · Romance
The Hurricane
1937 · 1h 44m
Action · Adventure · Drama · Romance
A Damsel in Distress
1937 · 1h 41m
Music · Comedy · Romance
Come and Get It
1936 · 1h 39m
Drama · Romance
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935 · 1h 35m
Comedy
Naughty Marietta
1935 · 1h 43m
Music · Romance
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937 · 1h 23m
Fantasy · Family
Swing Time
1936 · 1h 43m
Romance · Comedy
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933 · 1h 37m
History · Drama
Waikiki Wedding
1937 · 1h 29m
Comedy · Romance
Bored of Education
1936 · 10m
Comedy
Busy Little Bears
1939 · 10m
City of Wax
1934 · 9m
Dangerous
1935 · 1h 19m
Drama · Romance
Eskimo
1933 · 1h 57m
Drama · Action · Adventure
Ferdinand the Bull
1938 · 8m
Comedy · Family
Flowers and Trees
1932 · 8m
Music · Romance · Comedy · Thriller
Folies Bergère
1935 · 1h 23m
Music · Comedy
Give Me Liberty
1936 · 22m
Drama · History
Grand Hotel
1932 · 1h 52m
Drama · Romance
How to Sleep
1935 · 11m
Comedy
Kentucky
1938 · 1h 36m
Drama · Romance
King of Jazz
1930 · 1h 40m
Music
Krakatoa
1933 · 23m
La Cucaracha
1934 · 20m
Comedy · Music
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · 1h 33m
Crime · Drama · Romance
Min and Bill
1930 · 1h 6m
Drama · Comedy
Morning Glory
1933 · 1h 14m
Drama · Romance
One Way Passage
1932 · 1h 8m
Romance · Drama
Penny Wisdom
1937 · 10m
Comedy
So This Is Harris!
1933 · 28m
Music · Comedy
Sons of Liberty
1939 · 20m
Drama · History
Spawn of the North
1938 · 1h 50m
Action · Romance · Adventure
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931 · 1h 26m
Romance · Drama · Adventure
That Mothers Might Live
1938 · 10m
Drama
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938 · 1h 34m
Comedy · Music · Romance
The Country Cousin
1936 · 9m
The Dawn Patrol
1930 · 1h 48m
War · Drama · Action
The Declaration of Independence
1938 · 17m
History · Drama
The Merry Widow
1934 · 1h 39m
Comedy · Music · Romance
The Music Box
1932 · 29m
Comedy
The Old Mill
1937 · 9m
Thriller · Family · Music · Horror
The Private Life of the Gannets
1934 · 10m
The Public Pays
1936 · 19m
Crime · Drama
The Scoundrel
1935 · 1h 16m
Drama