Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "How the West Was Won" inoonekwa nevakawanda seimwe yenhau dzakakura zvikurusa dzeHollywood. Firimu racho rakarumbidzwa zvikuru uye rakabudirira pamabhokisi emahofisi, richiwana $50 miriyoni pabhajeti yemamiriyoni gumi nemashanu. Pa
Pa 36th Academy Awards, yakawana mazita masere, kusanganisira Best Picture, uye yakakunda matatu, nokuda kweNyaya Yakanakisisa uye Screenplay Yakanyorwa Zvakananga kuChinyorwa, Best Sound, uye Best Film Editing. Muna 1997, yakasarudzwa kuti ichengetedzwe muNational Film Registry neLibrary of Congress se "yakakosha patsika, munhoroondo, kana runako".