3 W | 5 N
How the West Was Won1962
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
StarsCarroll BakerLee J. CobbHenry FondaCarolyn Jones
DirectorJohn FordHenry HathawayGeorge MarshallRichard Thorpe
WriterJames R. Webb
AwardsWon 3 Oscars
- Best Original ScreenplayWinnerJames R. Webb
- Best SoundWinnerFranklin Milton
- Best Achievement in Film EditingWinnerHarold F. Kress
- Best Art Direction-Set DecorationGeorge W. Davis, William Ferrari, Addison Hehr, Henry Grace, Don Greenwood Jr., Jack Mills
- Best Achievement in CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels, Milton R. Krasner, Charles Lang, Joseph LaShelle
- Best Achievement in Costume DesignWalter Plunkett
- Best Music, Substantially Original ScoreAlfred Newman, Ken Darby
- Best Motion Picture of the YearBernard Smith