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Best Picture Winners

The Academy Award for Best Picture is cinema's most prestigious honor. Since 1929, these winners represent the pinnacle of storytelling, artistry, and cultural impact.

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Wings
1927
Ep. 1
IMDB 7.5

Wings

William A. Wellman

144m
78%
1st Academy Awards
Paramount
The Broadway Melody
1928
Ep. 2
IMDB 5.7

The Broadway Melody

Harry Beaumont

100m
21%
2nd Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
All Quiet on the Western Front
1929
Ep. 3
IMDB 8

All Quiet on the Western Front

Lewis Milestone

133m
89%
3rd Academy Awards
Universal
Cimarron
1930
Ep. 4
IMDB 5.9

Cimarron

Wesley Ruggles

124m
25%
4th Academy Awards
RKO Radio
Grand Hotel
1931
Ep. 5
IMDB 7.4

Grand Hotel

Edmund Goulding

112m
77%
5th Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cavalcade
1932
Ep. 6
IMDB 5.8

Cavalcade

Frank Lloyd

112m
26%
6th Academy Awards
Fox
It Happened One Night
1934
Ep. 7
IMDB 8.1

It Happened One Night

Frank Capra

105m
93%
7th Academy Awards
Columbia
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Ep. 8
IMDB 7.7

Mutiny on the Bounty

Frank Lloyd

132m
83%
8th Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
Ep. 9
IMDB 6.7

The Great Ziegfeld

Robert Z. Leonard

177m
50%
9th Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
Ep. 10
IMDB 7.2

The Life of Emile Zola

William Dieterle

116m
73%
10th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Ep. 11
IMDB 7.9

You Can't Take It with You

Frank Capra

126m
88%
11th Academy Awards
Columbia
Gone with the Wind
1939
Ep. 12
IMDB 8.1

Gone with the Wind

Victor Fleming

221m
93%
12th Academy Awards
Selznick International
Rebecca
1940
Ep. 13
IMDB 8.1

Rebecca

Alfred Hitchcock

130m
92%
13th Academy Awards
Selznick International
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Ep. 14
IMDB 7.7

How Green Was My Valley

John Ford

118m
81%
14th Academy Awards
20th Century Fox
Mrs. Miniver
1942
Ep. 15
IMDB 7.6

Mrs. Miniver

William Wyler

133m
85%
15th Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Casablanca
1943
Ep. 16
IMDB 8.5

Casablanca

Michael Curtiz

102m
95%
16th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
Going My Way
1944
Ep. 17
IMDB 7.1

Going My Way

Leo McCarey

126m
75%
17th Academy Awards
Paramount
The Lost Weekend
1945
Ep. 18
IMDB 7.9

The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder

99m
90%
18th Academy Awards
Paramount
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Ep. 19
IMDB 8

The Best Years of Our Lives

William Wyler

172m
93%
19th Academy Awards
Samuel Goldwyn
Gentleman's Agreement
1947
Ep. 20
IMDB 7.2

Gentleman's Agreement

Elia Kazan

118m
78%
20th Academy Awards
20th Century Fox
Hamlet
1948
Ep. 21
IMDB 7.6

Hamlet

Laurence Olivier

155m
80%
21st Academy Awards
Two Cities Films
All the King's Men
1949
Ep. 22
IMDB 7.5

All the King's Men

Robert Rossen

110m
78%
22nd Academy Awards
Columbia
All About Eve
1950
Ep. 23
IMDB 8.2

All About Eve

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

138m
94%
23rd Academy Awards
20th Century Fox
An American in Paris
1951
Ep. 24
IMDB 7.2

An American in Paris

Vincente Minnelli

113m
79%
24th Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
Ep. 25
IMDB 6.6

The Greatest Show on Earth

Cecil B. DeMille

152m
54%
25th Academy Awards
Paramount
From Here to Eternity
1953
Ep. 26
IMDB 7.6

From Here to Eternity

Fred Zinnemann

118m
84%
26th Academy Awards
Columbia
On the Waterfront
1954
Ep. 27
IMDB 8.1

On the Waterfront

Elia Kazan

108m
95%
27th Academy Awards
Columbia
Marty
1955
Ep. 28
IMDB 7.7

Marty

Delbert Mann

90m
87%
28th Academy Awards
United Artists
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Ep. 29
IMDB 6.8

Around the World in 80 Days

Michael Anderson

182m
57%
29th Academy Awards
United Artists
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Ep. 30
IMDB 8.1

The Bridge on the River Kwai

David Lean

161m
93%
30th Academy Awards
Columbia
Gigi
1958
Ep. 31
IMDB 6.7

Gigi

Vincente Minnelli

115m
74%
31st Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ben-Hur
1959
Ep. 32
IMDB 8.1

Ben-Hur

William Wyler

212m
89%
32nd Academy Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Apartment
1960
Ep. 33
IMDB 8.3

The Apartment

Billy Wilder

125m
94%
33rd Academy Awards
United Artists
West Side Story
1961
Ep. 34
IMDB 7.5

West Side Story

Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

152m
84%
34th Academy Awards
United Artists
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Ep. 35
IMDB 8.3

Lawrence of Arabia

David Lean

222m
93%
35th Academy Awards
Columbia
Tom Jones
1963
Ep. 36
IMDB 6.5

Tom Jones

Tony Richardson

128m
58%
36th Academy Awards
United Artists
My Fair Lady
1964
Ep. 37
IMDB 7.8

My Fair Lady

George Cukor

170m
90%
37th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
The Sound of Music
1965
Ep. 38
IMDB 8

The Sound of Music

Robert Wise

174m
91%
38th Academy Awards
20th Century Fox
A Man for All Seasons
1966
Ep. 39
IMDB 7.7

A Man for All Seasons

Fred Zinnemann

120m
87%
39th Academy Awards
Columbia
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Ep. 40
IMDB 7.9

In the Heat of the Night

Norman Jewison

109m
92%
40th Academy Awards
United Artists
Oliver!
1968
Ep. 41
IMDB 7.4

Oliver!

Carol Reed

153m
81%
41st Academy Awards
Columbia
Midnight Cowboy
1969
Ep. 42
IMDB 7.8

Midnight Cowboy

John Schlesinger

113m
88%
42nd Academy Awards
United Artists
Patton
1970
Ep. 43
IMDB 7.9

Patton

Franklin J. Schaffner

170m
93%
43rd Academy Awards
20th Century Fox
The French Connection
1971
Ep. 44
IMDB 7.7

The French Connection

William Friedkin

104m
87%
44th Academy Awards
20th Century Fox
The Godfather
1972
Ep. 45
IMDB 9.1

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola

177m
98%
45th Academy Awards
Paramount
The Sting
1973
Ep. 46
IMDB 8.3

The Sting

George Roy Hill

129m
95%
46th Academy Awards
Universal
The Godfather Part II
1974
Ep. 47
IMDB 9

The Godfather Part II

Francis Ford Coppola

200m
97%
47th Academy Awards
Paramount
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Ep. 48
IMDB 8.7

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Milos Forman

133m
96%
48th Academy Awards
United Artists
Rocky
1976
Ep. 49
IMDB 8.1

Rocky

John G. Avildsen

119m
69%
49th Academy Awards
United Artists
Annie Hall
1977
IMDB 8

Annie Hall

Woody Allen

93m
92%
50th Academy Awards
United Artists
The Deer Hunter
1978
IMDB 8.1

The Deer Hunter

Michael Cimino

184m
92%
51st Academy Awards
Universal
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
IMDB 7.7

Kramer vs. Kramer

Robert Benton

105m
89%
52nd Academy Awards
Columbia
Ordinary People
1980
IMDB 7.7

Ordinary People

Robert Redford

124m
88%
53rd Academy Awards
Paramount
Chariots of Fire
1981
IMDB 7.2

Chariots of Fire

Hugh Hudson

124m
80%
54th Academy Awards
20th Century Fox
Gandhi
1982
IMDB 8

Gandhi

Richard Attenborough

191m
92%
55th Academy Awards
Columbia
Terms of Endearment
1983
IMDB 7.4

Terms of Endearment

James L. Brooks

132m
83%
56th Academy Awards
Paramount
Amadeus
1984
IMDB 8.3

Amadeus

Milos Forman

161m
95%
57th Academy Awards
Orion
Out of Africa
1985
IMDB 7.2

Out of Africa

Sydney Pollack

161m
83%
58th Academy Awards
Universal
Platoon
1986
IMDB 8.1

Platoon

Oliver Stone

120m
93%
59th Academy Awards
Orion
The Last Emperor
1987
IMDB 7.7

The Last Emperor

Bernardo Bertolucci

163m
88%
60th Academy Awards
Columbia
Rain Man
1988
IMDB 8

Rain Man

Barry Levinson

134m
90%
61st Academy Awards
United Artists
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
IMDB 7.4

Driving Miss Daisy

Bruce Beresford

99m
81%
62nd Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
Dances with Wolves
1990
IMDB 8

Dances with Wolves

Kevin Costner

181m
87%
63rd Academy Awards
Orion
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
IMDB 8.6

The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme

118m
95%
64th Academy Awards
Orion
Unforgiven
1992
IMDB 8.2

Unforgiven

Clint Eastwood

131m
93%
65th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
Schindler's List
1993
IMDB 8.9

Schindler's List

Steven Spielberg

195m
97%
66th Academy Awards
Universal
Forrest Gump
1994
IMDB 8.8

Forrest Gump

Robert Zemeckis

142m
95%
67th Academy Awards
Paramount
Braveheart
1995
IMDB 8.3

Braveheart

Mel Gibson

178m
85%
68th Academy Awards
Paramount
The English Patient
1996
IMDB 7.4

The English Patient

Anthony Minghella

162m
83%
69th Academy Awards
Miramax
Titanic
1997
IMDB 7.8

Titanic

James Cameron

195m
69%
70th Academy Awards
Paramount / 20th Century Fox
Shakespeare in Love
1998
IMDB 7.1

Shakespeare in Love

John Madden

123m
80%
71st Academy Awards
Miramax
American Beauty
1999
IMDB 8.3

American Beauty

Sam Mendes

122m
93%
72nd Academy Awards
DreamWorks
Gladiator
2000
IMDB 8.5

Gladiator

Ridley Scott

155m
87%
73rd Academy Awards
DreamWorks / Universal
A Beautiful Mind
2001
IMDB 8.2

A Beautiful Mind

Ron Howard

135m
93%
74th Academy Awards
Universal / DreamWorks
Chicago
2002
IMDB 7.1

Chicago

Rob Marshall

113m
83%
75th Academy Awards
Miramax
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
IMDB 8.9

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Peter Jackson

201m
86%
76th Academy Awards
New Line Cinema
Million Dollar Baby
2004
IMDB 8.1

Million Dollar Baby

Clint Eastwood

132m
90%
77th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
Crash
2005
IMDB 7.7

Crash

Paul Haggis

112m
88%
78th Academy Awards
Lionsgate
The Departed
2006
IMDB 8.5

The Departed

Martin Scorsese

151m
94%
79th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
No Country for Old Men
2007
IMDB 8.1

No Country for Old Men

Joel & Ethan Coen

122m
86%
80th Academy Awards
Miramax / Paramount Vantage
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
IMDB 8

Slumdog Millionaire

Danny Boyle

120m
90%
81st Academy Awards
Fox Searchlight
The Hurt Locker
2009
IMDB 7.6

The Hurt Locker

Kathryn Bigelow

131m
84%
82nd Academy Awards
Summit Entertainment
The King's Speech
2010
IMDB 8

The King's Speech

Tom Hooper

119m
92%
83rd Academy Awards
The Weinstein Company
The Artist
2011
IMDB 7.9

The Artist

Michel Hazanavicius

100m
87%
84th Academy Awards
The Weinstein Company
Argo
2012
IMDB 7.7

Argo

Ben Affleck

120m
90%
85th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
12 Years a Slave
2013
IMDB 8.1

12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen

134m
90%
86th Academy Awards
Fox Searchlight
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
IMDB 7.7

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

119m
77%
87th Academy Awards
Fox Searchlight
Spotlight
2015
IMDB 8.1

Spotlight

Tom McCarthy

129m
93%
88th Academy Awards
Open Road Films
Moonlight
2016
IMDB 7.4

Moonlight

Barry Jenkins

111m
79%
89th Academy Awards
A24
The Shape of Water
2017
IMDB 7.3

The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro

123m
72%
90th Academy Awards
Fox Searchlight
Green Book
2018
IMDB 8.2

Green Book

Peter Farrelly

130m
91%
91st Academy Awards
Universal
Parasite
2019
IMDB 8.6

Parasite

Bong Joon-ho

132m
91%
92nd Academy Awards
Neon
Nomadland
2020
IMDB 7.5

Nomadland

Chloé Zhao

108m
73%
93rd Academy Awards
Searchlight Pictures
CODA
2021
IMDB 8

CODA

Sian Heder

111m
93%
94th Academy Awards
Apple TV+
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
IMDB 8

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

139m
83%
95th Academy Awards
A24
Oppenheimer
2023
IMDB 8.4

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan

180m
89%
96th Academy Awards
Universal
Anora
2024
IMDB 7.7

Anora

Sean Baker

139m
76%
97th Academy Awards
Neon
One Battle After Another
2025
IMDB 7.7

One Battle After Another

Paul Thomas Anderson

162m
71%
98th Academy Awards
Warner Bros.
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