Epic Award-Winning Films
Big, sweeping films — wars, empires and lives told on the largest scale.
The most awarded is Cavalcade (1933), with 3 wins, followed by The Thief of Bagdad (3) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2). Among them, 19 won at least one Oscar. They were released between 1927 and 2002.
42 films recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale carry this mood. Ranked by wins. Moods are tagged automatically for each film, so treat them as a guide. Other moods.
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Epic films, most awarded first
Cavalcade
1933 · 1h 52m
Drama · War
The Thief of Bagdad
1940 · 1h 47m
Adventure · Fantasy · Romance
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · 2h 59m
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · 2h 9m
Drama
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · 1h 49m
Adventure · Drama · War
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · 2h 12m
Adventure · Drama · History
Cleopatra
1934 · 1h 40m
History · Drama · Romance
North West Mounted Police
1940 · 2h 6m
Action · Western · Adventure · Romance
Viva Villa!
1934 · 1h 55m
Western
Disraeli
1929 · 1h 30m
Drama · History
The Divine Lady
1928 · 1h 39m
Drama · History · Romance · War
Churchill's Island
1941 · 21m
War
King of Jazz
1930 · 1h 40m
Music
Krakatoa
1933 · 23m
Kukan: The Battle Cry of China
1941 · 1h 30m
Main Street on the March!
1941 · 20m
Target for Tonight
1941 · 48m
History · War
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940 · 19m
Drama · History
Tempest
1928 · 1h 51m
Drama · Romance
Les Misérables
1935 · 1h 48m
Drama · History · Romance
The Sea Hawk
1940 · 2h 7m
Adventure · History · Romance
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002 · 1h 23m
Adventure · Family · Drama · Western
Aloma of the South Seas
1941 · 1h 17m
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
1927 · 1h 9m
Adventure · Drama
One Million B.C.
1940 · 1h 20m
Fantasy · Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi
Spider-Man
2002 · 2h 1m
Action · Sci-Fi
The Howards of Virginia
1940 · 1h 56m
Drama · History · War
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · 1h 38m
War · Drama · Romance
Hell's Angels
1930 · 2h 11m
Drama · War · Action
How War Came
1941 · 8m
Northwest Passage
1940 · 2h 6m
Adventure · History · War · Drama
Soldiers of the Sky
1941 · 10m
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · 2h 22m
Adventure · Action · Sci-Fi
Superman
1941 · 10m
Action · Family · Adventure · Sci-Fi · Fantasy
Swing High
1932 · 10m
Swiss Family Robinson
1940 · 1h 33m
Adventure
The Crusades
1935 · 2h 5m
Drama · History · War
The House of Rothschild
1934 · 1h 28m
Drama · History · Romance
The Mark of Zorro
1940 · 1h 34m
Adventure · Romance · Action
The Patent Leather Kid
1927 · 2h 30m
War · Drama · Romance
The Sign of the Cross
1932 · 2h 6m
Drama · History
Typhoon
1940 · 1h 10m
Adventure · Drama · Romance