Sports Movies at the Academy Awards

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Wins (4): Best Picture, Actress (Hilary Swank), Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman), Director (Clint Eastwood) — Nominations (3): Best Actor (Clint Eastwood), Editing, Adapted Screenplay

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Wins (4): Best Picture, Original Screenplay, Costume Design, Original Score — Nominations (3): Best Supporting Actor (Ian Holm), Director (Hugh Hudson), Editing

Rocky (1976)

Wins (3): Best Picture, Director (John G. Avildsen), Editing — Nominations (7): Best Actor (Sylvester Stallone), Actress (Talia Shire), Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith), Supporting Actor (Burt Young), Original Screenplay (Sylvester Stallone), Sound, Original Song ("Gonna Fly Now")

The Hustler (1961)

Wins (2): Best Cinematography, Art Direction — Nominations (7): Best Picture, Actor (Paul Newman), Actress (Piper Laurie), Supporting Actor (Jackie Gleason), Supporting Actor (George C. Scott), Director (Robert Rossen), Adapted Screenplay

Raging Bull (1980)

Wins (2): Best Actor (Robert De Niro), Editing — Nominations (6): Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci), Supporting Actress (Cathy Moriarty), Director (Martin Scorsese), Cinematography, Sound

The Fighter (2010)

Wins (2): Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo) — Nominations (5): Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Director (David O. Russell), Editing, Original Screenplay

National Velvet (1944)

Wins (2): Best Supporting Actress (Anne Revere), Editing — Nominations (3): Director (Clarence Brown), Cinematography, Art Direction

The Champ (1931)

Wins (2): Best Actor (Wallace Beery), Original Screenplay — Nominations (2): Best Picture, Director (King Vidor)

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Wins (2): Best Cinematography, Art Direction — Nominations (1): Best Editing

Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Wins (1): Best Editing — Nominations (10): Best Picture, Actor (Gary Cooper), Actress (Teresa Wright), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Special Effects, Original Score

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Wins (1): Best Art Direction — Nominations (8): Best Picture, Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Jack Warden), Supporting Actress (Dyan Cannon), Director (Warren Beatty and Buck Henry), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Wins (1): Best Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) — Nominations (4): Best Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Editing

Breaking Away (1979)

Wins (1): Best Original Screenplay — Nominations (4): Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Barbara Barrie), Director (Peter Yates), Adaptation Score

The Color of Money (1986)

Wins (1): Best Actor (Paul Newman) — Nominations (3): Best Supporting Actress (Mary Elizabeth Manstrantonio), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction

The Blind Side (2009)

Wins (1): Best Actress (Sandra Bullock) — Nominations (1): Best Picture

Seabiscuit (2003)

Nominations (7): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing

Moneyball (2011)

Nominations (6): Best Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Sound Mixing

Foxcatcher (2014)

Nominations (5): Best Actor (Steve Carrell), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Director (Bennett Miller), Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling

The Natural (1984)

Nominations (4): Best Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Cinematography, Art Direction, Original Score

Field of Dreams (1989)

Nominations (3): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score

The Great White Hope (1970)

Nominations (2): Best Actor (James Earl Jones), Actress (Jane Alexander)

This Sporting Life (1963)

Nominations (2): Best Actor (Richard Harris), Actress (Rachel Roberts)

Ali (2001)

Nominations (2): Best Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actor (Jon Voight)

The Wrestler (2008)

Nominations (2): Best Actor (Mickey Rourke), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)

Hoosiers (1986)

Nominations (2): Best Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Original Score

The Hurricane (1999)

Nominations (1): Best Actor (Denzel Washington)

Creed (2015)

Nominations (1): Best Supporting Actor (Sylvester Stallone)

Warrior (2011)

Nominations (1): Best Supporting Actor (Nick Nolte)

The Karate Kid (1984)

Nominations (1): Best Supporting Actor (Pat Morita)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

Nominations (1): Best Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia)

Bull Durham (1988)

Nominations (1): Best Original Screenplay

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Nominations (1): Best Editing

The Longest Yard (1975)

Nominations (1): Best Editing

Real Steel (2011)

Nominations (1): Best Visual Effects

Rocky III (1982)

Nominations (1): Best Original Song ("Eye of the Tiger")

The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)

Nominations (1): Best Original Song ("Glory of Love")