The Best Award-Winning Films of the 1950s
822 films released between 1950 and 1959 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 Ben-Hur (1959), with 15 wins, followed by Gigi (12) and On the Waterfront (12). Among the 100 shown here, 70 won at least one Oscar, 65 won a Golden Globe, 24 won a prize at Cannes and 23 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1950 and 1959.
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Most awarded films of the 1950s
Ben-Hur
1959 · 3h 32m
History · Drama · Adventure
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
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · 2h 42m
Drama · History · War
All About Eve
1950 · 2h 19m
Drama
High Noon
1952 · 1h 25m
Western · Drama · Thriller
A Place in the Sun
1951 · 2h 2m
Drama · Romance · Crime
The King and I
1956 · 2h 13m
Romance · History · Drama
An American in Paris
1951 · 1h 53m
Music · Romance · Comedy
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · 3h 2m
Adventure · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Romance
Sayonara
1957 · 2h 27m
Drama · Romance
Marty
1955 · 1h 30m
Drama · Romance
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · 2h 5m
Drama · Thriller
The Rose Tattoo
1955 · 1h 57m
Drama · Romance
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · 1h 58m
Drama · Romance
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · 2h 32m
Drama · Romance
The Defiant Ones
1958 · 1h 36m
Crime · Drama · Adventure · Thriller
The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 · 2h 59m
Drama · History
Roman Holiday
1953 · 1h 59m
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Room at the Top
1958 · 1h 55m
Drama · Romance
Death of a Salesman
1951 · 1h 55m
Drama
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955 · 1h 42m
Drama · Romance
Some Like It Hot
1959 · 2h 3m
Comedy · Romance · Crime
East of Eden
1955 · 1h 55m
Drama
Les Girls
1957 · 1h 54m
Comedy · Music · Romance
The Browning Version
1951 · 1h 30m
Drama
The Living Desert
1953 · 1h 9m
Separate Tables
1958 · 1h 38m
Drama · Romance
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · 1h 50m
Drama
Lili
1953 · 1h 21m
Romance · Drama · Music
The Country Girl
1954 · 1h 44m
Drama
Moulin Rouge
1952 · 1h 59m
Drama
The High and the Mighty
1954 · 2h 27m
Adventure · Drama · Thriller
Come Back, Little Sheba
1952 · 1h 36m
Drama
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955 · 1h 57m
Drama
Picnic
1955 · 1h 54m
Drama · Romance
With a Song in My Heart
1952 · 1h 57m
Music · Drama
Carmen Jones
1954 · 1h 45m
Drama · Romance
The Robe
1953 · 2h 15m
Drama · History
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950 · 1h 53m
Romance · Drama · Adventure
King Solomon's Mines
1950 · 1h 43m
Adventure · Action · Romance
Black Orpheus
1959 · 1h 40m
Drama · Romance
Gate of Hell
1953 · 1h 26m
Drama · History · Romance
Giant
1956 · 3h 21m
Drama · Western
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · 2h 17m
Drama · War
Quo Vadis
1951 · 2h 54m
Drama · History · Romance
Auntie Mame
1958 · 2h 23m
Comedy · Drama
Baby Doll
1956 · 1h 54m
Drama
I Want to Live!
1958 · 2h
Drama · Crime
The Quiet Man
1952 · 2h 9m
Romance · Comedy · Drama
A Star Is Born
1954 · 3h 16m
Drama · Music · Romance
Born Yesterday
1950 · 1h 43m
Comedy · Romance
Lust for Life
1956 · 2h 2m
Drama · History
Viva Zapata!
1952 · 1h 53m
History · Drama · Western
Porgy and Bess
1959 · 2h 18m
Music · Drama · Romance
Sabrina
1954 · 1h 53m
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Guys and Dolls
1955 · 2h 29m
Comedy · Crime · Romance
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 · 1h 43m
Comedy · Drama · Western
Cinderella
1950 · 1h 14m
Family · Fantasy · Romance
Harvey
1950 · 1h 44m
Comedy · Fantasy
Anastasia
1956 · 1h 45m
Drama · Romance
Call Me Madam
1953 · 1h 56m
Comedy · Romance
Destination Moon
1950 · 1h 31m
Sci-Fi · Adventure · Drama
Oklahoma!
1955 · 2h 25m
Western · Music · Romance
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · 2h 7m
Adventure · Sci-Fi · Fantasy
Broken Lance
1954 · 1h 36m
Adventure · Drama · Western
Butterflies Do Not Live Here
1958 · 13m
Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952 · 1h 42m
Romance · Adventure · Comedy · War
Green Magic
1953 · 1h 25m
Lost Continent
1955 · 2h
Richard III
1955 · 2h 35m
Drama · History
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · 1h 53m
Drama
Stella
1955 · 1h 40m
Romance · Drama
The Barefoot Contessa
1954 · 2h 8m
Drama
The Big Country
1958 · 2h 47m
Drama · Western · Romance
The Kidnappers (The Little Kidnappers)
1953 · 1h 33m
Drama · Comedy · Family
The Miracle of Marcelino
1955 · 1h 31m
Drama
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954 · 1h 42m
Drama · Romance
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
1953 · 10m
White Wilderness
1958 · 1h 12m
Wild Strawberries
1957 · 1h 31m
Drama
Before Sundown
1956 · 1h 43m
Drama
Brink of Life
1958 · 1h 25m
Drama
Glass
1959 · 10m
La lunga raccolta
1958 · 22m
No Place for Wild Animals
1956 · 1h 19m
Odd Obsession
1959 · 1h 47m
Drama
Paris la nuit
1956 · 23m
Prijs de zee
1959 · 24m
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (Samurai, The Legend of Musashi)
1954 · 1h 34m
Drama · Action · Adventure
Tausend kleine Zeichen
1957 · 12m
The African Lion
1955 · 1h 15m
Family
The Blonde Witch
1956 · 1h 37m
Drama · Romance · Horror
The Golden Fish
1959 · 19m
Drama
The Lakes of Plitvice
1957 · 0m
The Long Arm
1956 · 1h 36m
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
The Red Balloon
1956 · 34m
Comedy · Drama · Family · Fantasy
The Silent World
1956 · 1h 26m
Adventure
The Three Faces of Eve
1957 · 1h 31m
Drama