#4. West Side Story
Oscar Wins: 10
Oscar Nominations: 11
Release Year: 1961
The Sharks and the Jets; alley rumbles; Tony and Maria. Just those clues alone remind us that “West Side Story” will always remain an American musical classic, seamlessly interpreted for the big screen in 1961 courtesy of Robert Wise, whose “Romeo and Juliet”-inspired romance-gang story won 10 Oscars — a record still held by any musical, 55 years later.