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)