Audience
79.4
Critics
85.6
Award
96.2
●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Action films with an Oscar Best Picture nomination, including winners in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 6 films in this collection.
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| 1 | EE Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · United States | 2022 | 95.6 | 79.4 | 85.6 | 96.2 | ●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023 | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 139 min | |
| 2 | D Denis Villeneuve · United States | 2021 | 93.6 | 81.0 | 78.6 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 155 min | |
| 3 | DP Denis Villeneuve · United States | 2024 | 93.5 | 84.4 | 84.0 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2025 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 166 min | |
| 4 | TG Joseph Kosinski · United States | 2022 | 93.5 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Action, Drama | 130 min | |
| 5 | F Joseph Kosinski · United States | 2025 | 92.1 | 79.3 | 74.4 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2026 | Action, Drama, Sport | 155 min | |
| 6 | AT James Cameron · United States | 2022 | 91.7 | 77.9 | 72.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 192 min |
This collection contains 6 action films with an Oscar Best Picture nomination, including winners during 2021–2026. The Action label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre. Only Best Picture is covered; other award categories are outside this selection.
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this Total Score ranking with 95.6. Dune: Part Two has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (84.4). Everything Everywhere All at Once has one of the highest known Critics scores (85.6). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · 2022 · 139 min
Audience 79.4 · Critics 85.6 · Total 95.6
Oscar 2023: Winner (Best Picture)
Denis Villeneuve · 2021 · 155 min
Audience 81.0 · Critics 78.6 · Total 93.6
Oscar 2022: Nominee (Best Picture)
Denis Villeneuve · 2024 · 166 min
Audience 84.4 · Critics 84.0 · Total 93.5
Oscar 2025: Nominee (Best Picture)
Total combines 40% audience ratings, 30% critic ratings and 30% original award points, with a bonus for recognition by additional institutions. Scores shown to one decimal place can be tied while their unrounded ranking differs. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.