Musicals tend to manage to get recognition from the Oscars, specifically in a few technical categories. Occasionally, they even break into one of the higher categories, this isn't as common.

49 musicals have been nominated for Best Picture. Only 11 have actually won. They are as follows:
- The Broadway Melody (w)
- Great Ziegfeld (w)
- Going My Way (w)
- An American in Paris (w)
- Gigi (w)
- West Side Story (w)
- My Fair Lady (w)
- The Sound of Music (w)
- Oliver! (w)
- Chicago (w)
- CODA (w)