#33. A Place in the Sun
Oscar Wins: 6
Oscar Nominations: 9
Release Year: 1951
George Eastman is in quite the predicament; working for his rich uncle, he begins affairs with two women, leading to a complicated and twisted love triangle in George Stevens’ 1951 “A Place in the Sun.” Based on the stage play and novel “An American Tragedy,” the film’s Oscar status was anything but, winning six awards that year.
#33. The Hurt Locker
Oscar Wins: 6
Oscar Nominations: 9
Release Year: 2008
Not all award-winning war films are based on World War II or Vietnam. “The Hurt Locker” looks at the lives of three soldiers during the Iraq War and their tour of duty as a trio of bomb experts.
Director Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar helming a film.