Additional Award Success
With its eight Oscars, Cabaret became one of the most successful movie musicals of all time and remains the record holder for most Academy Awards won by a single film without winning the Best Picture award today. Along with its Academy Award success, the film received many nominations and awards from other bodies too.
Liza Minnelli at the Oscars in 1972. Photo by Snap / Shutterstock
The British Academy Film Awards gave Cabaret its prestigious Best Film and Best Direction awards, among others. At the Golden Globes, Cabaret received eight nominations and won three of them, including Best Motion Picture. It won several National Board of Review Awards as well, along with the National Society of Film Critics Awards. It was a phenomenal success around the world.