The Best Oscar-Nominated Movies of the 1960s
The 1960s marked a monumental decade for the movies. The best Oscar-nominated 1960s movies make up a varied collection, ranging from big-budget musicals to small-scale dramas. But whatever the style or scope of the story, these Best Picture nominees and winners are considered some of the very best movies ever filmed.Â
What beloved films will you find on this list of 1960s Oscar-winning movies? The Graduate did not win the Oscar in 1967, but the darkly comic coming-of-age story went down in history as one of the best films ever made. The film's star, Dustin Hoffman, seems to have the winning touch: the actor also appeared in Midnight Cowboy, which won Best Picture in 1969.
Academy voters loved musicals in the 1960s, with filmed adaptations of The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and West Side Story all taking home the top prize throughout the decade. Other great films featured on this list of top 1960s Oscar-nominated movies include In the Heat of the Night, The Hustler, and Alfie.
Which of these Oscar-nominated 1960s films is the very best? That's up to you to decide. Vote your favorite movies to the top of the list by giving them a thumbs up.- 1Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford
- 2Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard
- Released: 1967
- Directed by: Arthur Penn
Nominated in 1967.Small-time crook Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) tries to steal a car and winds up with its owner's daughter, dissatisfied small-town girl Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway). Their crimes quickly spiral from ...more - 3Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
- 4Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns
- Released: 1964
- Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Nominated in 1964.When Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber), the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival ...more - 5Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
- Released: 1962
- Directed by: David Lean
Won Best Picture in 1962.Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between the Arabs ...more - 6Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
- Released: 1969
- Directed by: George Roy Hill
Nominated in 1969.The true story of fast-draws and wild rides, battles with posses, train and bank robberies, a torrid love affair and a new lease on outlaw life in far away Bolivia. It is also a character study of a ...more
