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The Alamo
2004
· Movie
· 202 min
C
MEANRANK
63/100
Every rating
55–68
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 55, highest is IMDb on 68.
See the most agreed on films →The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Details
- Director
- John Wayne
- Writer
- James Edward Grant
- Studio
- Batjac Productions, The Alamo Company
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 202 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $7.9M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 8 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →2 major awards won · 6 wins from 14 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Sound | Gordon E. Sawyer and Fred Hynes | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Motion Picture | John Wayne | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Supporting Actor | Chill Wills | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Cinematography – Color | William H. Clothier | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Film Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Song | " The Green Leaves of Summer " Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sound | Gordon E. Sawyer and Fred Hynes | Winner |
| Best Cinematography – Color | William H. Clothier | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | John Wayne | Nominee |
| Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominee |
| Best Song | " The Green Leaves of Summer " Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Chill Wills | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Winner |
Laurel Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Top Action Drama | Winner | |
| Top Action Performance | John Wayne | Winner |
| Top Musical Score | Dimitri Tiomkin | Winner |
| Top Male Supporting Performance | Chill Wills | Nominee |
Western Heritage Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Western Heritage Award for Theatrical Motion Picture | Winner |
International Film Music Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Archival Release of an Existing Score | Dimitri Tiomkin, Nic Raine, James Fitzpatrick, Luc Van De Ven, Frank K. DeWald and Ginko Digi | Nominee |