Academy Award Winning Classic Movies of All Time

The 87th Academy Award has just been awarded and some awesome artists and movies have won the Oscar. There are some old legendary movies that won the Academy Awards as well as people’s heart. Here are some classic movies that people from all over the world loved and these films won many Academy Awards in different categories.

All About Eve (1950)

This is an American Drama film written & directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Bette David played Margo Channing and Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, a young fan who insinuates herself into Channing life and ultimately threatening his career and personal relations. This film was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 6.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

American epic war movie based on the novel of the same name. This movie shows horrifying story of a young boy during World War I. It got nomination in 4 categories with a win of 2 academy awards.

Ben-Hur (1959)

Epic historical drama film directed by William Wyler. This is a remake of Silent movie Ben-Hur released in 1925. This movie was nominated in 12 categories and won 11 Academy Awards.

Forrest Gump (1994)

Epic romantic-comedy-drama based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. Directed by Robert Zemeckis & starring Tom Hanks. This movie was nominated for 13 categories and won 6 academy awards.

The Godfather (1972)



American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The Story was based on Puzo’s best selling novel The Godfather. This movie is regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema. It was nominated for 7 categories in Academy Awards and won three Oscars.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

An epic World War II film directed by David Lean, based on the nocel Le Pont de la Riviere Kwai by Pierre Boulle. Considered as one of the greatest film in history. Won 7 Academy Awards and was nominated in 8 categories.



Schindler’s List (1993)



An American epic historical period drama directed by Steven Speilberg based on the novel Schindler’s Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. Won 7 Academy Awards out of 12 nominations.



Even after ages, we would like to watch these movies. Some of us even have a collection of old tapes of these classics. These are priceless collection, so you should be preserving your old movies today. Convert VHS into DVD to protect your movie collection.

