Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - "How the West Was Won" e kiia ana ko tētahi o ngā pukapuka nui rawa o Hollywood. I riro i te kiriata te whakamoemiti nui me te angitu o te pouaka pouaka, i whiwhi $ 50 miriona i runga i te tahua o te $ 15 miriona. I te 36th Academy Awards
, e waru nga tohu i whakawhiwhia ki a ia, tae atu ki te Whakaahua Pai rawa atu, a e toru nga toa, mo te Korero Pai me te Whakaahua i tuhia tika mo te Mata, te tangi pai, me te Whakatikatika Kiriata Pai. I te tau 1997, i tohua mo te tiaki i roto i te Rehita Ataata a Motu e te Whare Pukapuka o te Kaunihera hei "ahurea, hitori, he ataahua ranei".