'' Lawrence of Arabia '' was nominated for ten Oscars at the 35th Academy Awards in 1963 ; it won seven in total , including Best Picture and Best Director . It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and the BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Outstanding British Film . In the years since , it has been recognised as one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of cinema . The dramatic score by Maurice Jarre and the Super Panavision 70 cinematography by Freddie Young are also highly acclaimed . In 1991 , '' Lawrence of Arabia '' was deemed " culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant " and selected for preservation in the US Library of Congress National Film Registry . In 1998 , the American Film Institute placed it 5th greatest American film on their 100 Years ... 100 Movies list , and 7th on their 2007 updated list . In 1999 , the British Film Institute named the film the third-greatest British film of all time . It was voted among the 100 Greatest American Films by American Film Institute ( AFI ) in 1998 . In 2004 , it was voted the best British film of all time in a '' Sunday Telegraph '' poll of Britain 's leading filmmakers
35th Academy Awards
35th Academy Awards
Lawrence of Arabia (film)