Academy Awards Won by Movie Musicals
The lists on this page are for major Academy Awards won by movie musicals. The awards listed include best picture, best director, best lead actor/actress, best supporting actor/actress, and best screenplay.
Academy Awards to Movie Musicals - 1950s
1951 - Best Picture: An American in Paris
1951 - Best Screenplay: An American in Paris / Alan Jay Lerner
1956 - Best Lead Actor: Yul Brynner (The King and I)
1958 - Best Picture: Gigi
1958 - Best Director: Gigi / Vincente Minnelli
1958 - Best Screenplay: Gigi / Alan Jay Lerner
Academy Awards to Movie Musicals - 1960s
1961 - Best Picture: West Side Story
1961 - Best Director: West Side Story / Robert Wise
1961 - Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris (West Side Story)
1961 - Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno (West Side Story)
1964 - Best Picture: My Fair Lady
1964 - Best Director: My Fair Lady / George Cukor
1964 - Best Lead Actor: Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady)
1964 - Best Lead Actress: Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins)
1965 - Best Picture: Sound of Music
1965 - Best Director: Sound of Music /
1968 - Best Picture: Oliver
1968 - Best Director: Oliver /
1968 - Best Lead Actress: Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl)
Academy Awards to Movie Musicals - 1970s
1972 - Best Director: Cabaret /
1972 - Best Lead Actress: Liza Minnelli (Cabaret)
1972 - Best Supporting Actor: Joel Grey (Cabaret)
Academy Awards to Movie Musicals from 1980-2008
1980 - Best Lead Actress: Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter)
1984 - Best Picture: Amadeus
1984 - Best Director: Amadeus / Milos Foreman
1984 - Best Lead Actor: F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus)
1984 - Best Screenplay: / Amadeus
2002 - Best Picture: Chicago
2002 - Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones
2004 - Best Lead Actor: Jamie Foxx (Ray)
2005 - Best Lead Actress: Reese Witherspoon (I Walk the Line)
2006 - Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Dream Girls)