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Below, you will find more than 70 movies that have won and/or been nominated for one or more Oscars. These films have expired from Netflix streaming, but we're hoping at least some of them return. Each title has a detailed list of all Oscar wins and nominations. Some have review notes, and there are even a few musical links.



For Oscar-winning/nominated films still streaming, see Page 3, above for all Best Picture and Best Director titles. Pages 1 and 2 may also have detailed Oscar listings for some titles.

All information on this page has been provided by long-time contributor Pox Voldius, with our gratitude and appreciation.


2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)  Returned to Streaming in April 2016

1 Oscar win
Special Visual Effects
3 Oscar noms
Art Direction
Directing (Stanley Kubrick)
Writing (Story and Screenplay - written directly for the screen - Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)  Returned to Streaming in April 2016
4 Oscar noms
Directing (Stanley Kubrick)
Film Editing
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium - Stanley Kubrick)

A Simple Plan (1998)
2 Oscar noms
Actor in a Supporting Role (Billy Bob Thornton)
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)  Returned to Streaming in April 2016
5 Oscar noms
Art Direction (Color)
Cinematography (Color)
Costume Design (Color)
Music (Music Score - substantially original)
Sound

Almost Famous (2000)
1 Oscar win
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Cameron Crowe)
3 Oscar noms
2 Actresses in Supporting Roles (Kate Hudson & Frances McDormand)
Film Editing
Also, I recall enjoying this one.

An Unmarried Woman (1978) - Returned to streaming July 1, 2016
3 Oscar noms
Actress in a Leading Role (Jill Clayburgh)
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Batman Begins (2005) - Nominated for the Oscar for Cinematography

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
1 Oscar nom
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Daniel Petrie, Jr.)

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Song - "Shakedown")

Big Fish (2003)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Score - Danny Elfman)
Surprised it didn't get more. It did, however, get 4 Golden Globe nominations (including Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical) and 7 BAFTA nominations (including Best Film, Best Screenplay - Adapted, and Tim Burton's nomination for the David Lean Award for Direction).  

Boogie Nights (1997)  Returned to Streaming in April 2016
3 Oscar noms
Actor in a Supporting Role (Burt Reynolds)
Actress in a Supporting Role (Julianne Moore)
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Paul Thomas Anderson)

Braveheart (1995)
5 Oscar wins
Cinematography
Directing (Mel Gibson)
Makeup
Best Picture
Sound Effects Editing
5 Oscar noms
Costume Design
Film Editing
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Sound
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
2 Oscar wins
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Henry Mancini)
Music (Song - "Moon River")
3 Oscar noms
Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
Art Direction (Color)
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
1 Oscar nom
Costume Design

Chinatown (1974)
1 Oscar win
Writing (Original Screenplay)
10 Oscar noms
Actor (Jack Nicholson)
Actress (Faye Dunaway)
Art Direction
Cinematography
Costume Design
Directing (Roman Polanski)
Film Editing
Music (Original Dramatic Score - Jerry Goldsmith)
Best Picture
Sound

The Conversation (1974)
3 Oscar noms
Best Picture
Sound (Walter Murch)
Writing (Original Screenplay - Francis Ford Coppola)
I recall this one being worth watching. 

Corpse Bride (2005)  Returned to Streaming in April 2016
1 Oscar nom
Best Animated Feature Film

Daylight (1996)
1 Oscar nom
Sound Effects Editing

Dirty Wars (2013)

Nominated for a Best Feature Documentary Oscar in 2014.  

Dumbo (1941)
1 Oscar win
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Song - "Baby Mine")

Fargo (1996)
Nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1997

The Firm (1993)
2 Oscar noms
Actress in a Supporting Role (Holly Hunter)
Music (Original Score) 

Footloose (1984)
2 Oscar noms
Both for Music (Original Song - "Footloose," & "Let's Hear It For The Boy.")

The French Connection (1971)
5 Oscar wins
Actor (Gene Hackman)
Directing (William Friedkin)
Film Editing
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium)
3 Oscar noms
Actor in a Supporting Role (Roy Scheider)
Cinematography
Sound

From Here to Eternity (1953)
8 Oscar wins
Actor in a Supporting Role (Frank Sinatra)
Actress in a Supporting Role (Donna Reed)
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Directing (Fred Zinnemann)
Film Editing
Best Motion Picture
Soound Recording
Writing (Screenplay)
5 Oscar noms
2 Actors (Montgomery Clift & Burt Lancaster)
Actress (Deborah Kerr)
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
1 Oscar win
Sound Effects Editing

Gladiator (2000) - Returned to streaming July 1, 2016
5 Oscar wins
Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe)
Costume Design
Best Picture
Sound
Visual Effects
7 Oscar noms
Actor in a Supporting Role (Joaquin Phoenix)
Art Direction
Cinematography
Directing (Ridley Scott)
Film Editing
Music (Original Score - Hans Zimmer)
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
1 Oscar nom
Actor in a Supporting Role (Al Pacino)

The Graduate (1967)
1 Oscar win
Directing (Mike Nichols)
6 Oscar noms
Actor (Dustin Hoffman)
Actress (Anne Bancroft)
Actress in a Supporting Role (Katharine Ross)
Cinematography
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium)

The Great Escape (1963) - Oscar nomination for Film Editing

Hamlet (1990)
2 Oscar noms
Art Direction
Costume Design

The High and the Mighty (1954) - Won the Oscar for Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture), and had 5 Oscar noms:
Actress in a Supporting Role (Jan Sterling),
Actress in a Supporting Role (Claire Trevor),
Directing (William Wellman)
Film Editing
Music (Song - "The High and the Mighty")

High Noon (1952)
4 Oscar wins
Actor (Gary Cooper)
Film Editing
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Music (Song - "High Noon [Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin']")
3 Oscar noms
Directing (Fred Zinnemann)
Best Motion Picture
Writing (Screenplay)
High Noon is a good, suspenseful, character-driven story. The editing Oscar was well-deserved. And the cinematography's not bad, either.

The Hours (2002)
1 Oscar win
Actress in a Leading Role (Nicole Kidman)
8 Oscar noms
Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Harris)
Actress in a Supporting Role (Julianne Moore)
Costume Design
Directing (Stephen Daldry)
Film Editing
Music (Original Score)
Best Picture 
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Hurt Locker (2008)
6 Oscar wins
Directing (Kathryn Bigelow)
Film Editing
Best Picture
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Writing (Original Screenplay)
3 Oscar noms
Actor in a Leading Role (Jeremy Renner)
Cinematography
Music (Original Score)

The Hustler (1961) - Returned to streaming June 1, 2016
2 Oscar wins
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
7 Oscar noms
Actor (Paul Newman)
Actor in a Supporting Role (Jackie Gleason)
Actor in a Supporting Role (George C. Scott)
Actress (Piper Laurie)
Directing (Robert Rossen)
Best Motion Picture
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium)

The Iron Lady (2011)

The  Iron Lady has 2 Oscar wins:
Actress in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep), and
Makeup

James and the Giant Peach (1996)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score - Randy Newman)

Jerry Maguire (1996)
1 Oscar win
Actor in a Supporting Role (Cuba Gooding, Jr.)
4 Oscar noms
Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Cruise)
Film Editing
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Cameron Crowe)

King Kong (1976)
1 Oscar win
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
2 Oscar noms
Cinematography
Sound

The Kite Runner (2007)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Score)
I also recall this one being a pretty good movie, and am surprised it didn't have more Oscar nominations. It did, however, get a Golden Globe nom for Best Foreign Language Film, and a BAFTA nom for Best Film Not in the English Language.

Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version (1962)
7 Oscar wins
Art Direction (Color)
Cinematography (Color)
Directing (David Lean)
Film Editing
Music (Music Score - substantially original)
Best Picture
Sound
3 Oscar noms
Actor (Peter O'Toole)
Actor in a Supporting Role (Omar Sharif)
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium)

Marathon Man (1976)
1 Oscar nom
Actor in a Supporting Role (Laurence Olivier)
Also, beware - this one has some serious nightmare fuel in it! (Especially if you're afraid of the dentist!)

Million Dollar Baby (2004)
4 Oscar wins
Actor in a Supporting Role (Morgan Freeman)
Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank)
Directing (Clint Eastwood)
Best Picture
3 Oscar noms
Actor in a Leading Role (Clint Eastwood)
Film Editing
Writing (Adapted Screenplay - Paul Haggis)

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) - was nominated for the Oscar for Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
1 Oscar nom
Visual Effects

The Odd Couple (1968)
2 Oscar noms
Film Editing
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium)

The Omen (1976) - won the Oscar for Music (Original Score - Jerry Goldsmith), and was nominated for the Oscar for Music (Original Song - "Ave Satani").
Also, for the Doctor Who fans in the crowd, this film has Patrick Troughton (the Second Doctor) playing a  priest in it.

The Patriot (2000)
3 Oscar noms
Cinematography
Music (Original Score - John Williams)
Sound
I can see why The Patriot was nominated for the Oscar for cinematography - it's actually quite gorgeous, and the shots are well-composed.

Peter and the Wolf (2006)

Peter and the Wolf won the Oscar for Short Film (Animated) 

Pocahontas (1995)
2 Oscar wins
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score - Alan Menken)
Music (Original Song - "Colors of the Wind"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk33dTVHreQ  )


Rain Man (1988)
4 Oscar wins:
Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman)
Directing (Barry Levinson)
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
4 Oscar nominations:
Art Direction
Cinematography
Film Editing
Music (Original Score - Hans Zimmer)

Ray (2004)
2 Oscar wins:
Actor in a Leading Role (Jamie Foxx)
Sound Mixing
4 Oscar noms:
Costume Design
Directing (Taylor Hackford)
Film Editing
Best Picture

The Rescuers (1977)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Song - "Someone's Waiting for You"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McWN59YwIn4)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Song - "[Everything I Do] I Do It For You")

Rocky (1976)
3 Oscar wins
Directing (John G. Avildsen)
Film Editing
Best Picture
7 Oscar noms
Actor in a Leading Role (Sylvester Stallone)
2 Actors in Supporting Roles (Burgess Meredith & Burt Young)
Actress in a Leading Role (Talia Shire)
Music (Original Song - "Gonna Fly Now" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4)
Sound
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced - Sylvester Stallone)

Rocky III (1982)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Song - "Eye of the Tiger" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)
1 Oscar win
Actress in a Supporting Role (Ruth Gordon)
1 Oscar nom
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium - Roman Polanski)

Sabrina (1995)
2 Oscar noms
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score - John Williams)
Music (Original Song - "Moonlight")

The Sea Inside (2004)
Also nominated for the Oscar for Makeup, in addition to winning for Best Foreign Language Film.

Serpico (1973)
2 Oscar noms
Actor (Al Pacino)
Writing (Screenplay - based on material from another medium)

Shane (1953)
1 Oscar win
Cinematography (Color)
5 Oscar noms
2 Actors in Supporting Roles (Brandon De Wilde & Jack Palance)
Directing (George Stevens)
Best Motion Picture
Writing (Screenplay)
I have to say, I fail to see why Shane got all the nominations that it did - I found it slow and boring, and the kid in it was beyond obnoxious to me.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 5 Oscar wins:
Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Hopkins)
Actress in a Leading Role (Jodie Foster)
Directing (Jonathan Demme)
Best Picture
Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published - Ted Tally)
And 2 other Oscar nominations:
Best Film Editing
Best Sound

The Sixth Sense (1999) has 6 Oscar noms:
Actor in a Supporting Role (Haley Joel Osment)
Actress in a Supporting Role (Toni Collette)
Directing (M. Night Shyamalan)
Film Editing
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - M. Night Shyamalan)

Sleepy Hollow (1999)
1 Oscar win
Art Direction
2 Oscar noms
Cinematography
Costume Design (Colleen Atwood)

Stand By Me (1986)
Stand By Me was nominated for the Oscar for Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium). It's based on Stephen King's novella, The Body.

Sunset Boulevard (1950)  Returned to Streaming in April 2016
3 Oscar wins
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Writing (Story and Screenplay)
8 Oscar noms
Actor (William Holden)
Actor in a Supporting Role (Erich von Stroheim)
Actress (Gloria Swanson)
Actress in a Supporting Role (Nancy Olson)
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Directing (Billy Wilder)
Film Editing
Best Motion Picture
This is the film that gave us the iconic line, "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."


Terms of Endearment (1983)
5 Oscar wins
Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Nicholson)
Actress in a Leading Role (Shirley MacLaine)
Directing (James L. Brooks)
Best Picture
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
6 Oscar noms
Actor in a Supporting Role (John Lithgow)
Actress in a Leading Role (Debra Winger)
Art Direction
Film Editing
Music (Original Score)
Sound

There Will Be Blood (2007)
2 Oscar wins
Actor in a Leading Role (Daniel Day-Lewis)
Cinematography
6 Oscar noms
Art Direction
Directing (Paul Thomas Anderson)
Film Editing
Best Picture
Sound Editing
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Top Gun (1986)
1 Oscar win
Music (Original Song - "Take My Breath Away")
3 Oscar noms
Film Editing
Sound
Sound Effects Editing

Trading Places (1983)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)

Treasure Planet (2002)
1 Oscar nom
Best Animated Feature Film

True Grit (1969)
1 Oscar win
Actor (John Wayne)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Song - Original for the Picture - "True Grit")

Unforgiven (1992)
4 Oscar wins
Actor in a Supporting Role (Gene Hackman)
Directing (Clint Eastwood)
Film Editing
Best Picture
5 Oscar noms
Actor in a Leading Role (Clint Eastwood)
Art Direction
Cinematography
Sound
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
— Pox Voldius, March 1, 2016

United 93 (2006)
2 Oscar noms
Directing (Paul Greengrass)
Film Editing
Needless to say, United 93 is painful to watch. Especially how long it takes everyone to take the situation seriously, and to put 2 and 2 together.

The Village (2004)
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Score - James Newton Howard)

Water (2005)  Returned to Streaming in April 2016
1 Oscar nom
Best Foreign Language Film (Canada)
Water is a powerful film. The things that happen in it are so sad, horrible, outrageous, and tragic - child marriage and treating widows worse than garbage - you may want to have a box of tissues on hand. . .or possibly something you can punch!

The Wild Bunch (1969)
2 Oscar noms
Music (Original Score - for a motion picture [not a musical])
Writing (Story and Screenplay - based on material not previously published or produced)

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) - Returned to streaming as of February 1, 2016
1 Oscar nom
Music (Original Song - "Father and Daughter," by Paul Simon)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie is the sort of animated film that you don't need to be a kid to enjoy.

Wings (1927)
2 Oscar wins
Outstanding Picture
Engineering Effects (the forerunner of the Oscar for Best Visual Effects)