Eight Westerns have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, but did not win. They were: "In Old Arizona (1927/28), "Stagecoach" (1939), "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943), "High Noon" (1952), "Shane" (1953), "Giant" (1956), "How the West Was Won" (1963) and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).
Only three Westerns have won the Best Picture Oscar: "Cimarron" (1931), "Dances with Wolves" (1990) and "Unforgiven" (1992).
Lots of Westerns did not win, but presuming you mean of the ones nominated for Best Picture ... Stagecoach, True Grit, Giant, The Ox Bow Incident, Shane, The Alamo & Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
No. Although John Ford's classic Western was one of 10 films nominated for Best Picture of 1939, the award went to "Gone With the Wind."
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'Wings' won the very first Best Picture Oscar and is the only silent film to have done so.
"Chicago," which was the first musical to win the Best Picture award since "Oliver!" (1968).The Academy Award for Best Picture of 2002 went to "Chicago." It was the first musical to be named Best Picture since "Oliver!" (1968).
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1971 went to "The French Connection."
Unforgiven (1992) is the last western to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
Yes.
No.
It won an Oscar in 1942.
No. Although John Ford's classic Western was one of 10 films nominated for Best Picture of 1939, the award went to "Gone With the Wind."
Chariots of Fire
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Yes it won Best Picture and 10 other Oscars
No, but he was nominated for Best Director and Best Picture.
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According to PCH, 1977