The 6 sci-fi movies with the most Oscars in all of history – Warner Bros. (courtesy)
In 91 Academy Awards, the Academy has never awarded the Best Picture statuette to any science fiction story. Yes, they delivered in other categories, techniques, for the most part, and that only shows the prestige these stories have among specialists. However, some of his best titles have been achieved with several nominations.
Terminators 2
Without a doubt James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger like the T-800, launched in 1984 one of the best science fiction movies of all time as “Terminator 2”, with Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Robert Patrick. The story has won 4 Academy Awards and a total of 6 nominations, winning the statuettes for the best makeup, sound, sound editing and visual effects. Available on Star + and Amazon Prime Video.
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Director Christopher Nolan released in 2010, ‘Start’, a science fiction film with 4 Academy Awards and 8 nominations. The story featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hard, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Elliot Page, Cillian Murphy, among others. The figurines of him that night in 2011 were for the best in photography, sound, sound editing and visual effects. Available on HBO Max.
ET the alien
As you will notice throughout the list, many sci-fi movie with Oscar they are winners in the technical categories, and not in others as best actor, director, etc. ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace Stone and others, also garnered 4 Oscars and 9 nominations, for Best Score, Sound Editing, Sound Effects and Visual Effects.
Mad Max: Fury Road
But it went further with one of the most award-winning science fiction films in history, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, released in 2015, and directed by George Miller, starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult, among the other. The story won 6 Oscars, for Best Production Design, Editing, Makeup, Costume Design, Sound Design and Sound Editing, and 10 nominations. Available on Amazon Prime Video.
Severity
It was until Alfonso Cuarón that the Academy began to take the science fiction genre a little more seriously, awarding the story with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney a total of 7 Oscars and 10 nominations. The categories he won were Best Director, Photography, Editing, Score, Sound, Sound Editing, and Visual Effects. Available on HBO Max.
Star Wars: Episode 4
And finally, one of the science fiction films that was a mainstay of the genre, “Star Wars: Episode 4: A New Hope”. Directed by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hammil and Carrie Fisher, the story has a total of 7 Academy Awards and 11 nominations, among which stands out for Best Art Direction, Editing, Costumes, Score, Sound, Visual Effects and special milestone. Available on Disney +.
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