The Best Award-Winning Films of the 1940s
885 films released between 1940 and 1949 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 Going My Way (1944), with 10 wins, followed by The Best Years of Our Lives (10) and All the King's Men (8). Among the 100 shown here, 91 won at least one Oscar and 36 won a Golden Globe. They were released between 1940 and 1949.
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Most awarded films of the 1940s
Going My Way
1944 · 2h 6m
Drama · Comedy · Music
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · 2h 51m
Drama · Romance · War
All the King's Men
1949 · 1h 49m
Drama
The Song of Bernadette
1943 · 2h 36m
Drama
Gentleman's Agreement
1947 · 1h 58m
Drama
The Lost Weekend
1945 · 1h 41m
Drama
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · 2h 14m
Drama · Romance · War
Wilson
1944 · 2h 34m
Drama
Hamlet
1948 · 2h 33m
Drama
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · 2h 6m
Adventure · Drama · Western
The Heiress
1949 · 1h 55m
Drama · Romance · History
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · 1h 58m
Drama
The Search
1948 · 1h 44m
Drama · War
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · 1h 36m
Comedy · Drama · Family
Battleground
1949 · 1h 58m
Action · Adventure · Drama · War
Johnny Belinda
1948 · 1h 42m
Drama
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · 2h 50m
War · Romance · History · Drama · Adventure
Gaslight
1944 · 1h 54m
Thriller · Drama · Mystery · Crime
Casablanca
1942 · 1h 42m
Drama · Romance
Joan of Arc
1948 · 2h 25m
Drama · History
The Yearling
1946 · 2h 8m
Drama · Family · Western
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · 2h 6m
Drama · Music
The Razor's Edge
1946 · 2h 25m
Drama · Romance
The Red Shoes
1948 · 2h 13m
Drama · Romance
A Double Life
1947 · 1h 44m
Drama · Thriller
The Thief of Bagdad
1940 · 1h 47m
Adventure · Fantasy · Romance
Black Narcissus
1947 · 1h 40m
Drama
Rebecca
1940 · 2h 10m
Mystery · Romance · Thriller · Drama
Sergeant York
1941 · 2h 14m
War · Drama · History
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · 2h 6m
Drama · Comedy
Champion
1949 · 1h 39m
Drama
49th Parallel (The Invaders)
1941 · 2h 3m
War · Thriller
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · 1h 34m
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · 2h 9m
Drama
The Jolson Story
1946 · 2h 8m
Drama · Music
Anna and the King of Siam
1946 · 2h 8m
Drama · Romance
Samson and Delilah
1949 · 2h 14m
Romance · Drama · History
The Philadelphia Story
1940 · 1h 53m
Comedy · Romance
Great Expectations
1946 · 1h 58m
Drama · Romance
National Velvet
1944 · 2h 3m
Drama · Family
Watch on the Rhine
1943 · 1h 54m
Drama · Thriller
Phantom of the Opera
1943 · 1h 29m
Horror · Romance
The Hasty Heart
1949 · 1h 42m
Drama · War
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 · 1h 51m
Drama · Horror · Fantasy
Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · 2h 12m
War · Action · Drama
A Letter to Three Wives
1949 · 1h 43m
Romance · Drama · Mystery
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · 1h 29m
Drama
Song of the South
1946 · 1h 34m
Family
The Naked City
1948 · 1h 36m
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Perfect Strangers (Vacation from Marriage)
1945 · 1h 42m
Drama · Romance
Pinocchio
1940 · 1h 28m
Family · Fantasy
The House I Live In
1945 · 11m
Drama · Music
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · 2h 8m
Drama · Family
Citizen Kane
1941 · 1h 59m
Mystery · Drama
Since You Went Away
1944 · 2h 57m
Drama · Romance · War
Spellbound
1945 · 1h 51m
Thriller · Mystery · Romance
I Remember Mama
1948 · 2h 14m
Family · Drama
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · 2h 11m
Drama · Family · Fantasy
Mildred Pierce
1945 · 1h 51m
Crime · Drama
The More the Merrier
1943 · 1h 44m
Comedy · Romance
The Snake Pit
1948 · 1h 48m
Drama · Mystery
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · 2h 23m
Music · Comedy · Romance
Cover Girl
1944 · 1h 47m
Music · Comedy · Romance
Henry V
1944 · 2h 17m
History · Drama · War
Kitty Foyle
1940 · 1h 48m
Drama · Romance
Laura
1944 · 1h 28m
Drama · Mystery
Life with Father
1947 · 1h 58m
Comedy · Family
North West Mounted Police
1940 · 2h 6m
Action · Western · Adventure · Romance
The Bishop's Wife
1947 · 1h 49m
Comedy · Fantasy · Drama · Romance
The Human Comedy
1943 · 1h 58m
Drama · Family
Wonder Man
1945 · 1h 38m
Comedy · Fantasy · Music
Air Force
1943 · 2h 4m
Action · Drama · War · Adventure
Arise, My Love
1940 · 1h 50m
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Bambi
1942 · 1h 10m
Drama · Family
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · 1h 39m
Drama · Romance
Green Dolphin Street
1947 · 2h 21m
Drama · History · Romance
Leave Her to Heaven
1945 · 1h 50m
Drama · Thriller · Romance
None But the Lonely Heart
1944 · 1h 53m
Drama · Romance
That Hamilton Woman
1941 · 2h 5m
Drama · History · Romance
The Third Man
1949 · 1h 45m
Thriller · Mystery
This Above All
1942 · 1h 50m
Drama · Romance · War
A Medal for Benny
1945 · 1h 17m
Drama
Body and Soul
1947 · 1h 44m
Drama
Holiday Inn
1942 · 1h 41m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
In Which We Serve
1942 · 1h 55m
Drama · War
Kiss of Death
1947 · 1h 39m
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Mother Wore Tights
1947 · 1h 47m
Music · Drama
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · 2h 53m
Drama
Mrs. Parkington
1944 · 2h 4m
Drama · Romance
Now, Voyager
1942 · 1h 57m
Romance · Drama
Reap the Wild Wind
1942 · 1h 59m
Adventure · Action · Romance
Strike Up the Band
1940 · 2h
Comedy · Music · Romance
Suspicion
1941 · 1h 39m
Mystery · Romance · Thriller
The Black Swan
1942 · 1h 27m
Adventure · Romance
The Westerner
1940 · 1h 40m
Western
This Is the Army
1943 · 2h 1m
Comedy · Music · Romance · War
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · 2h 8m
Drama
Adventures of Don Juan
1948 · 1h 46m
Adventure · Romance · Action
All That Money Can Buy
1941 · 1h 47m
Drama · Fantasy
Blood and Sand
1941 · 2h 5m
Drama · Romance