Whimsical Award-Winning Films
Playful, inventive films with a light touch and a strange, lovely logic of their own.
The most awarded is It Happened One Night (1934), with 5 wins, followed by The Thief of Bagdad (3) and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (2). Among them, 19 won at least one Oscar, 1 won a prize at Cannes and 1 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1927 and 2002.
56 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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Whimsical films, most awarded first
It Happened One Night
1934 · 1h 45m
Comedy · Romance
The Thief of Bagdad
1940 · 1h 47m
Adventure · Fantasy · Romance
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · 1h 34m
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935 · 2h 23m
Fantasy · Romance · Comedy
The Man Without a Past
2002 · 1h 37m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Pinocchio
1940 · 1h 28m
Family · Fantasy
Spirited Away
2001 · 2h 5m
Family · Fantasy
The Gay Divorcee
1934 · 1h 45m
Comedy · Romance
Street Angel
1928 · 1h 42m
Drama · Romance
Dumbo
1941 · 1h 4m
Family
Fantasia
1940 · 2h 4m
Family · Fantasy
Flowers and Trees
1932 · 8m
Music · Romance · Comedy · Thriller
Lend a Paw
1941 · 8m
Family
The ChubbChubbs!
2002 · 5m
Sci-Fi · Comedy
The Circus
1928 · 1h 12m
Comedy · Romance · Drama
The Merry Widow
1934 · 1h 39m
Comedy · Music · Romance
The Milky Way
1940 · 8m
Fantasy · Family · Comedy
The Music Box
1932 · 29m
Comedy
The Tortoise and the Hare
1935 · 9m
Family · Fantasy
Three Little Pigs
1933 · 8m
Music · Comedy · Family
Lady for a Day
1933 · 1h 36m
Comedy · Drama
Spring Parade
1940 · 1h 29m
Comedy · Music
Top Hat
1935 · 1h 39m
Music · Comedy · Romance
All-American Co-Ed
1941 · 49m
Comedy · Music
Louisiana Purchase
1941 · 1h 38m
Comedy · Music
State Fair
1933 · 1h 37m
Comedy · Drama
The Blue Bird
1940 · 1h 28m
Family · Fantasy · Adventure · Comedy
The Boys from Syracuse
1940 · 1h 13m
Comedy · Music
A Preferred List
1933 · 20m
Comedy
Adventure in the Bronx
1941 · 12m
All the King's Horses
1935 · 1h 27m
Comedy · Romance · Music
Appointment for Love
1941 · 1h 29m
Comedy · Romance
Berkeley Square
1933 · 1h 24m
Fantasy · Romance
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"
1941 · 7m
Building a Building
1933 · 7m
Comedy
Flying Down to Rio
1933 · 1h 29m
Comedy · Romance
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
1941 · 8m
Comedy · Western
Holiday Land
1934 · 8m
Family
Ice-Capades
1941 · 1h 28m
Comedy · Music · Romance
It's Got Me Again!
1932 · 7m
Comedy · Music
Jolly Little Elves
1934 · 9m
Music · Comedy
Lilo & Stitch
2002 · 1h 25m
Family · Comedy · Sci-Fi
Menu
1933 · 10m
Comedy · Fantasy
Mickey's Orphans
1931 · 7m
Comedy
Mike's New Car
2002 · 3m
Comedy · Family
Mister Mugg
1933 · 20m
Comedy
Mount Head
2002 · 10m
Comedy · Fantasy
Rhapsody in Rivets
1941 · 8m
Comedy · Music
Rhythm in the Ranks
1941 · 10m
Speedy
1928 · 1h 26m
Comedy · Action
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 · 1h 38m
Music
The Merry Old Soul
1933 · 8m
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927 · 1h 27m
Comedy
The Richest Girl in the World
1934 · 1h 11m
Comedy · Romance
Too Many Husbands
1940 · 1h 21m
Comedy · Romance
You'll Find Out
1940 · 1h 37m
Comedy · Horror · Romance · Music · Mystery