Best Modern War movies that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Directors : J.J. Abrams,

After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

Actors : Bradley Cooper, Kyle Gallner, Sienna Miller, Cole Konis,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.

Actors : Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

160 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.

Actors : Kagiso Kuypers, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Directors : Edward Zwick,

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Actors : Andrew Adote, Abraham Attah, Ricky Adelayitor, Emmanuel Affadzi,
Directors : Cary Fukunaga,

A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.

Actors : Emile Hirsch, Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster,
Directors : Peter Berg,

Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.

Actors : Samantha Morton, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Ben Foster,
Directors : Oren Moverman,

An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.

Actors : Miles Teller, Gregg Weiner, Steve Lantz, Jonah Hill,
Directors : Todd Phillips,

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

Actors : Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Ian Hart, Aidan Quinn,
Directors : Neil Jordan,

Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.

Actors : Brian Tyree Henry, Danny Wolohan, Jennifer Lawrence, Linda Emond,
Directors : Lila Neugebauer,

A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.

Actors : John Cusack, Emily Churchill, Rebecca Spence, Jennifer Tyler,
Directors : Jim Strouse,

Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.

Actors : Dea Liane, Yahya Mahayni, Monica Bellucci, Koen De Bouw,
Directors : Kaouther Ben Hania,

His own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.

Actors : Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Fredric March, Kirk Douglas,
Directors : John Frankenheimer,

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

Actors : Maythavee Burapasing, Lawrence de Stefano, Ron Smoorenburg, Kelly B. Jones,
Directors : Tom Waller,

A Thai youth football team is trapped in a cave while rescue workers scramble to save them.