Full awards and nominations of How the West Was Won
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Western. Adventure. Drama
The fifty years of American westward expansion between the 1830s and 1880s are viewed through the experiences of the Prescott and Rawlings families, as they migrate by the Erie Canal, continue over the prairies from St. Louis during the California gold rush, suffer through the Civil War, and finally help build the railroads on the plains and bring law and justice to the frontier. Along the way they meet mountain men, journey by wagon ... [+]
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36th Academy Awards (1964) - Movies from 1963
- nom. Best Picture
- winner Best Original Screenplay (James R. Webb)
- winner Best Film Editing (Harold F. Kress)
- nom. Best Cinematography, Color (William H. Daniels, Milton R. Krasner, Charles Lang, Joseph LaShelle)
- nom. Best Music (Score) (Alfred Newman, Ken Darby)
- nom. Best Art Direction, Color (George W. Davis, William Ferrari, Addison Hehr, Henry Grace, Don Greenwood Jr., Jack Mills)
- nom. Best Costume Design, Color (Walter Plunkett)
- winner Best Sound Mixing (Franklin Milton)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1963
- nom. Top Ten Films