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)