It’s awards season! It’s the time of year when millions of people tune in to watch the Oscars and see their favorite artists get awarded for their work in some of the best movies of the year. As an homage to the upcoming Oscars that will be happening on March 10th this year, it’s only fitting to look back at some of the previous top-performing films that have set records for having the most nominations in Oscar history. Titanic, The Shape of Water, and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring are just some included in the list of movies that have received the most Oscar nominations.
While not all of these films were able to win as many prestigious prizes as the nominations would have you believe, they are still easily considered some of the most iconic and greatest films of all time. It is also worth noting that other notable films, such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, From Here to Eternity, and Ben-Hur, are among those that have received 12 to 13 Oscar nominations but have not been included in the list.
12 'Oppenheimer' (2023)
13 Nominations
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan |
Best Director |
Christopher Nolan |
Best Actor |
Cillian Murphy |
Best Supporting Actor |
Robert Downey Jr. |
Best Supporting Actress |
Emily Blunt |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Christopher Nolan |
Best Cinematography |
Hoyte van Hoytema |
Best Costume Design |
Ellen Mirojnick |
Best Sound |
Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, and Kevin O’Connell |
Best Original Score |
Ludwig Göransson |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling |
Luisa Abel |
Best Production Design |
Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman |
Best Film Editing |
Jennifer Lame |
Oppenheimer is a powerful and deeply resonating historical biopic from director Christopher Nolan that follows the story of real-life historical figure Robert J. Oppenheimer, the man primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb. Played by Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer is tasked with forming together a massive group of the world's greatest scientists in a race to create the bomb before German scientists can beat them to it. However, he soon has to go face to face with the moral ramifications of his transgressions, both personal and worldwide in scope.
Nolan's film has already made massive waves as one of the biggest modern success stories for an R-rated historical drama, with Oppenheimer earning nearly a billion dollars and enthralling audiences and critics worldwide. This praise has continued into the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, earning 13 nominations for categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and many more. It's still up in the air as to which awards it will end up winning, but it is currently considered the frontrunner for winning Best Picture. – Robert Lee
Oppenheimer
- Release Date
- July 21, 2023
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast
- Cillian Murphy , Matt Damon , Robert Downey Jr. , Emily Blunt , Alden Ehrenreich , Scott Grimes , Jason Clarke , Tony Goldwyn
- Runtime
- 180 minutes
11 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' (2008)
13 Nominations (and 3 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Ceán Chaffin |
Best Director |
David Fincher |
Best Actor |
Brad Pitt |
Best Supporting Actress |
Taraji P. Henson |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Eric Roth and Robin Swicord |
Best Art Direction |
Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo |
Best Cinematography |
Claudio Miranda |
Best Costume Design |
Jacqueline West |
Best Film Editing |
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall |
Best Makeup |
Greg Cannom |
Best Original Score |
Alexandre Desplat |
Best Sound Mixing |
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Mark Weingarten |
Best Visual Effects |
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, and Craig Barron |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one of many masterful dramas to come from legendary director David Fincher. The film follows Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), who lives an unusual life: he was born looking like an elderly man and appears to get younger and younger as the years go by. In the old folks home where he lives, he meets a young girl of the same age. As they fall in love, however, they know it is only a matter of time before Benjamin’s condition becomes a persistent complication that will jeopardize their future together.
It comes as no surprise that Fincher's film has captured the hearts of many viewers and film critics. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button received 13 nominations out of the 26 possible categories and won three awards for Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup. Interestingly and annoyingly, Academy frontrunner Cate Blanchett did not receive an Oscar nomination for her role as Daisy Fuller (adult version) in the film.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Release Date
- December 25, 2008
- Director
- David Fincher
- Cast
- Cate Blanchett , Julia Ormond , Faune A. Chambers , Elias Koteas , Donna DuPlantier , Jacob Tolano
- Runtime
- 167
10 'The Shape of Water' (2017)
13 Nominations (and 4 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale |
Best Director |
Guillermo del Toro |
Best Actress |
Sally Hawkins |
Best Supporting Actor |
Richard Jenkins |
Best Supporting Actress |
Octavia Spencer |
Best Original Screenplay |
Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor |
Best Cinematography |
Dan Laustsen |
Best Costume Design |
Luis Sequeira |
Best Film Editing |
Sidney Wolinsky |
Best Original Score |
Alexandre Desplat |
Best Production Design |
Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin |
Best Sound Editing |
Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira |
Best Sound Mixing |
Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Glen Gauthier |
The Shape of Water tells a bizarre but heartbreakingly beautiful love story in a high-security government laboratory. The life of a mute cleaning lady, Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), is forever changed when she discovers the lab’s classified secret: a strange scaled amphibian creature (Doug Jones) that lives in a water tank. However, as they develop a deep bond with each other, they soon realize that the future that lies ahead is uncertain.
Only Guillermo del Toro could’ve pulled off such an absorbingly emotional story between a woman and a creature so seamlessly and so beautifully. Following its critical acclaim and success, the film was nominated for 13 categories at the Oscars. However, The Shape of Water only snatched up four wins for Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Director, and Best Picture. The film continues to attain a powerful legacy and impact on audiences even to this day, well after its success at the Academy Awards.
The Shape of Water
At a top-secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
- Release Date
- December 1, 2017
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Cast
- Michael Shannon , Michael Stuhlbarg , Sally Hawkins , Octavia Spencer , Richard Jenkins , Doug Jones
- Runtime
- 123
9 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' (2001)
13 Nominations (and 4 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Barrie M. Osborne |
Best Director |
Peter Jackson |
Best Supporting Actor |
Ian McKellen |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson |
Best Art Direction |
Grant Major and Dan Hennah |
Best Cinematography |
Andrew Lesnie |
Best Costume Design |
Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor |
Best Film Editing |
John Gilbert |
Best Makeup |
Peter Owen and Richard Taylor |
Best Original Score |
Howard Shore |
Best Original Song |
Enya, Nicky Ryan, and Roma Ryan ("May It Be") |
Best Sound |
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, and Hammond Peek |
Best Visual Effects |
Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, and Mark Stetson |
Deemed one of the best and most successful film series ever made, the first installment of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, received 13 nominations at the 74th Academy Awards. The film is frequently praised for its special effects, impeccable cast, and for perfectly bringing J. R. R. Tolkien’s imaginative classic to life. Fellowship of the Ring especially made massive waves among the Academy, as it would earn the highest number of nominations for any film in the trilogy.
Out of its 13 Oscar nominations, the film won four awards for Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was also the most Oscar-nominated film of the year, securing nominations for awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Ian McKellan as Gandalf. While it didn't end up winning Best Picture, eventually, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, would be able to secure a Best Picture victory for the franchise.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Release Date
- December 19, 2001
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Cast
- Elijah Wood , Ian McKellen , Orlando Bloom , Sean Bean , Alan Howard , Sean Astin , Andy Serkis , Viggo Mortensen
- Runtime
- 178 minutes
8 'Mary Poppins' (1964)
13 Nominations (and 5 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Walt Disney and Bill Walsh |
Best Director |
Robert Stevenson |
Best Actress |
Julie Andrews |
Best Screenplay |
Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi |
Best Art Direction |
Carroll Clark, William H. Tuntke, Emile Kuri, and Hal Gausman |
Best Cinematography |
Edward Colman |
Best Costume Design |
Tony Walton |
Best Film Editing |
Cotton Warburton |
Best Music Score |
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman |
Best Scoring of Music |
Irwin Kostal |
Best Song |
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ("Chim Chim Cher-ee") |
Best Sound |
Robert O. Cook |
Best Special Visual Effects |
Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, and Hamilton Luske |
Mary Poppins enjoys its enduring legacy of being one of the most rewatchable musical movies of all time despite premiering 60 years ago. Starring Julie Andrews in her iconic role as the titular magical nanny, the film follows the fantastical events after she meets the rich but uptight Banks family. She soon teaches the two kids, Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber), a thing or two about life and kindness.
The groundbreaking Disney musical fantasy film merged animation and live-action to incredible effect, with sequences like the kids jumping into a painting becoming unforgettable for audiences at that time. It also had impeccably cast characters to tell its heartwarming story about family and good values, which cemented it as the perfect family movie. Marry Poppins would go on to earn 13 nominations and win five, including Best Actress for Julie Andrews and Best Song for "Chim Chim Cher-ee." – Hannah Saab
Mary Poppins
- Release Date
- August 27, 1964
- Director
- Robert Stevenson
- Cast
- Julie Andrews , Dick Van Dyke , David Tomlinson , Glynis Johns , Hermione Baddeley , Reta Shaw
- Runtime
- 140
7 'Chicago' (2002)
13 Nominations (and 6 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Martin Richards |
Best Director |
Rob Marshall |
Best Actress |
Renée Zellweger |
Best Supporting Actor |
John C. Reilly |
Best Supporting Actress |
Queen Latifah |
Catherine Zeta-Jones |
|
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Bill Condon |
Best Art Direction |
John Myhre and Gordon Sim |
Best Cinematography |
Dion Beebe |
Best Costume Design |
Colleen Atwood |
Best Film Editing |
Martin Walsh |
Best Original Song |
John Kander and Fred Ebb ("I Move On") |
Best Sound |
Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, and David Lee |
While a famous Chicago theater performer, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), kills her husband and sister after finding them in bed together, an aspiring theater performer, Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger), finds herself in the same fate after killing her lover, who she thought would make her a star. As the two murderers find themselves in prison, lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere) takes on both cases and puts them in the spotlight of a media circus, where they fight against each other for fame and publicity.
With 13 nominations, Chicago became the most nominated film at the 75th Academy Awards, with the musical ending up winning Best Picture. Aside from that top award and out of the 13 nominations, the film won five more for Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound. The film was also able to secure nominations in categories such as Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Director, and even a second nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Chicago
Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
- Release Date
- December 10, 2002
- Director
- Rob Marshall
- Cast
- Renee Zellweger , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Richard Gere , Queen Latifah , John C. Reilly , Christine Baranski
- Runtime
- 113
6 'Forrest Gump' (1994)
13 Nominations (and 6 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, and Steve Tisch |
Best Director |
Robert Zemeckis |
Best Actor |
Tom Hanks |
Best Supporting Actor |
Gary Sinise |
Best Screenplay |
Eric Roth |
Best Art Direction |
Rick Carter and Nancy Haigh |
Best Cinematography |
Don Burgess |
Best Film Editing |
Arthur Schmidt |
Best Makeup |
Daniel C. Striepeke, Judith A. Cory, and Hallie D'Amore |
Best Original Score |
Alan Silvestri |
Best Sound |
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, and William B. Kaplan |
Best Sound Effects Editing |
Gloria S. Borders and Randy Thom |
Best Visual Effects |
Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Allen Hall, and Stephen Rosenbaum |
Although Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) faces many tribulations throughout his life, he never lets any of them stand in the way of his happiness and believes that good things will happen no matter the circumstances. Throughout the film, Forrest achieves many accomplishments, such as serving in the US Army, inspiring people to jog, creating a famous shrimp fishing fleet, being a world-renowned ping-pong player, and even winning medals and meeting several US Presidents. Despite all his achievements, however, all he ever wanted was to love and be loved by his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran (Robin Wright).
Forrest Gump won six of the 13 categories for which the film was nominated. The film took the awards for Best Visual Effects; Best Film Editing; Best Screenplay (or Adapted Screenplay); Best Actor (making him only one of two actors to win the Best Actor award two years in a row - he won the previous year for his role in Philadelphia); Best Director; and Best Picture. The Shawshank Redemption, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Pulp Fiction were among the considered nominees for Best Picture.
Forrest Gump
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75 who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
- Release Date
- July 6, 1994
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Cast
- Tom Hanks , Robin Wright , Gary Sinise , Mykelti Williamson , Sally Field , Rebecca Williams
- Runtime
- 142
5 'Shakespeare in Love' (1998)
13 Nominations (and 7 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, and Marc Norman |
Best Director |
John Madden |
Best Actress |
Gwyneth Paltrow |
Best Supporting Actor |
Geoffrey Rush |
Best Supporting Actress |
Judi Dench |
Best Screenplay |
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard |
Best Art Direction |
Martin Childs and Jill Quertier |
Best Cinematography |
Richard Greatrex |
Best Costume Design |
Sandy Powell |
Best Film Editing |
David Gamble |
Best Makeup |
Lisa Westcott and Veronica Brebner |
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score |
Stephen Warbeck |
Best Sound |
Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester, and Peter Glossop |
In Shakespeare in Love, English playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) struggles with writer’s block. But meeting the enticing Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) inspired him to write the infamous story of Romeo and Juliet. Eventually, the duo end up falling in love themselves as they play against one another in their own portrayal of Romeo and Juliet, performing together as they continue to fall deeper into their forbidden love.
The 71st Academy Awards was a strong year for films. Many incredible films, such as Elizabeth, Saving Private Ryan, and Life is Beautiful, were among the contenders for Best Picture. Despite this, Shakespeare in Love was in the lead with 13 nominations and had seven wins for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score; Best Costume Design; Best Art Direction; Best Screenplay; Best Supporting Actress; Best Actress; and Best Picture.
Shakespeare in Love
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
- Release Date
- January 29, 1998
- Director
- John Madden
- Cast
- Geoffrey Rush , Tom Wilkinson , Steven O'Donnell , Tim McMullan , Joseph Fiennes , Steven Beard
- Runtime
- 122
4 'Gone with the Wind' (1939)
13 Nominations (and 8 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Outstanding Production |
Selznick International Pictures |
Best Director |
Victor Fleming |
Best Actor |
Clark Gable |
Best Actress |
Vivien Leigh |
Best Supporting Actress |
Olivia de Havilland |
Hattie McDaniel |
|
Best Screenplay |
Sidney Howard |
Best Art Direction |
Lyle Wheeler |
Best Cinematography |
Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan |
Best Film Editing |
Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom |
Best Original Score |
Max Steiner |
Best Sound Recording |
Thomas T. Moulton |
Best Visual Effects |
Jack Cosgrove, Fred Albin, and Arthur Johns |
Adapted from the Margaret Mitchell novel of the same name, Gone with the Wind is an epic historical romance film that focuses on the life of Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) and her love affairs with Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable). More importantly, it depicted the tragic history of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Although the film has remained a classic throughout the years, many aspects, such as the depiction of Black slaves in the film, have caused much controversy around Gone with the Wind, with these elements deemed offensive by contemporary audiences.
Having broken many records at the Oscars, Gone with the Wind was a marvel of its time. By winning eight out of its 13 nominations, the film was the first to set records for the total number of wins and nominations given to a film. Hattie McDaniel, who played the house servant, Mammy, in the film, became the first Black woman to win an Oscar in an acting category (Best Supporting Actress). With a running time of 238 minutes, Gone with the Wind was (and still is) also the longest film to have won Best Picture at the Oscars.
Gone With the Wind
- Release Date
- December 15, 1939
- Director
- Victor Fleming , George Cukor , Sam Wood
- Cast
- Thomas Mitchell , Barbara O'Neil , Vivien Leigh , Evelyn Keyes , Ann Rutherford , George Reeves , Hattie McDaniel
- Runtime
- 238 minutes
3 'All About Eve' (1950)
14 Nominations (and 6 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Motion Picture |
Darryl F. Zanuck |
Best Director |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Best Actress |
Anne Baxter |
Bette Davis |
|
Best Supporting Actor |
George Sanders |
Best Supporting Actress |
Celeste Holm |
Thelma Ritter |
|
Best Screenplay |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Best Art Direction |
Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Thomas Little, and Walter M. Scott |
Best Cinematography |
Milton R. Krasner |
Best Costume Design |
Edith Head and Charles LeMaire |
Best Film Editing |
Barbara McLean |
Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
Alfred Newman |
Best Sound Recording |
Thomas T. Moulton |
One day, a young aspiring actress, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), meets her idol, Broadway mega-star Margo Channing (masterfully played by Bette Davis), in her dressing room. Touched by Eve's melancholic life story, Margo unhesitatingly takes Eve under her wing and makes her a personal assistant. With time, however, Eve’s true intentions of being in Margo’s life become increasingly clear. The film made massive waves at the 23rd Academy Awards, with All About Eve becoming one of the biggest successes that the awards show had ever seen up until that point.
All About Eve was the first movie to have received 14 nominations at the Academy Awards. The film brought home a total of six Oscars for Best Costume Design; Best Sound Recording; Best Screenplay; Best Supporting Actor; Best Director; and Best Picture. The film also received numerous other prestigious awards, including two nominees for Best Actress (both Baxter and David) and two nominees for Best Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter).
All About Eve
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
- Release Date
- October 6, 1950
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cast
- Bette Davis , Anne Baxter , George Sanders , Celeste Holm , Gary Merrill , Hugh Marlowe
- Runtime
- 138
2 'La La Land' (2016)
14 Nominations (and 6 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, and Marc Platt |
Best Director |
Damien Chazelle |
Best Actor |
Ryan Gosling |
Best Actress |
Emma Stone |
Best Original Screenplay |
Damien Chazelle |
Best Cinematography |
Linus Sandgren |
Best Costume Design |
Mary Zophres |
Best Film Editing |
Tom Cross |
Best Original Score |
Justin Hurwitz |
Best Original Song |
Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul ("Audition (The Fools Who Dream)") |
Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul ("City of Stars") |
|
Best Production Design |
David Wascom and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco |
Best Sound Editing |
Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan |
Best Sound Mixing |
Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee, and Steven A. Morrow |
Set in Los Angeles, La La Land is a romantic musical comedy film that follows a struggling jazz pianist, Seb Wilder (Ryan Gosling), and an aspiring actress, Mia Dolan (Emma Stone), who are pursuing their dreams but struggling to make ends meet. Together, they must navigate their paths in the city where dreams are made or broken. Being a musical about the magic and beauty of Hollywood and music, it's no wonder that the Academy were big fans of the film and its praise of Hollywood magic.
Following its release, La La Land received widespread critical acclaim and success. The film received 14 nominations at the 89th Oscars, making it one of the few films in Oscar history that have ever achieved that. It won six out of its 14 nominations in the categories of Best Actress; Best Film Editing; Best Original Score; Best Original Song; Best Production Design; Best Comedy; and Best Director for Damien Chazelle, who also broke the record as the youngest director (32 years of age at the time) to win an award in the category.
La La Land
- Release Date
- November 29, 2016
- Director
- Damien Chazelle
- Cast
- Ryan Gosling , Emma Stone , Amiée Conn , Terry Walters , Thom Shelton , Cinda Adams
- Runtime
- 126
1 'Titanic' (1997)
14 Nominations (and 11 Wins)
Nomination |
Recipient |
Best Picture |
James Cameron and Jon Landau |
Best Director |
James Cameron |
Best Actress |
Kate Winslet |
Best Supporting Actress |
Gloria Stuart |
Best Art Direction |
Peter Lamont and Michael D. Ford |
Best Cinematography |
Russell Carpenter |
Best Costume Design |
Deborah Lynn Scott |
Best Film Editing |
Conrad Buff, James Cameron, and Richard A. Harris |
Best Makeup |
Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom, and Simon Thompson |
Best Original Dramatic Score |
James Horner |
Best Original Song |
James Horner and Will Jennings ("My Heart Will Go On") |
Best Sound |
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, and Mark Ulano |
Best Sound Effects Editing |
Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes |
Best Visual Effects |
Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, and Michael Kanfer |
Based on the historical event of the RMS Titanic that sank in 1912, James Cameron’s Titanic incorporates both historical and fictionalized aspects, particularly focusing on the relationship between Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Butaker (Kate Winslet), who, despite being of different social classes, fell in love during the tragic voyage. This powerful mixture of love and tragedy made the film akin to a modern-day Shakespearian story, a legacy that the Academy Awards praised as such.
On top of becoming one of the highest-grossing movies in history, Titanic received a staggering 14 nominations at the 70th Academy Awards. Not only did the film tie the record for the most nominations ever received by a single film, but it also won 11 out of its 14 nominations, which made it only one of two films (the only other film to achieve this was Ben-Hur at the time) to hold the title for the most awards won by a single film. Over 25 years after its release, the film has continued to age gracefully, as it's easy to see it as one of the most impactful and important films of the modern era.
Titanic
- Release Date
- November 19, 1997
- Director
- James Cameron
- Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio , Kate Winslet , Billy Zane , Kathy Bates , Frances Fisher , Gloria Stuart
- Runtime
- 194 minutes