The Oscars: Best Picture Winners

Best Picture Winners: 1928-2024

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences established its Oscar awards in 1929, designed to recognize various categories in film. The 97th Academy Awards ceremony (acknowledging 2024 nominees) was held on March 2, 2025. 2024: Anora 2023: Oppenheimer 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once 2021: CODA 2020: Nomadland 2019: Parasite (Gisaengchung) 2018: Green Book 2017: The Shape of Water 2016: Moonlight 2015: Spotlight 2014: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2013: 12 Years a Slave 2012: Argo 2011: The Artist 2010: The King’s Speech 2009: The Hurt Locker 2008: Slumdog Millionaire 2007: No Country for Old Men 2006: The Departed 2005: Crash 2004: Million Dollar Baby 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2002: Chicago 2001: A Beautiful Mind 2000: Gladiator 1999: American Beauty 1998: Shakespeare in Love 1997: Titanic 1996: The English Patient 1995: Braveheart 1994: Forrest Gump 1993: Schindler’s List 1992: Unforgiven 1991: The Silence of the Lambs 1990: Dances with Wolves 1989: Driving Miss Daisy 1988: Rain Man 1987: The Last Emperor 1986: Platoon 1985: Out of Africa 1984: Amadeus 1983: Terms of Endearment 1982: Gandhi 1981: Chariots of Fire 1980: Ordinary People 1979: Kramer Vs. Kramer 1978: The Deer Hunter 1977: Annie Hall 1976: Rocky 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 1974: The Godfather: Part II 1973: The Sting 1972: The Godfather 1971: The French Connection 1970: Patton 1969: Midnight Cowboy 1968: Oliver! 1967: In the Heat of the Night 1966: A Man for All Seasons 1965: The Sound of Music 1964: My Fair Lady 1963: Tom Jones 1962: Lawrence of Arabia 1961: West Side Story 1960: The Apartment 1959: Ben-Hur 1958: Gigi 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai 1956: Around the World in 80 Days 1955: Marty 1954: On the Waterfront 1953: From Here to Eternity 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth 1951: An American in Paris 1950: All About Eve 1949: All the King’s Men 1948: Hamlet 1947: Gentleman’s Agreement 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives 1945: The Lost Weekend 1944: Going My Way 1943: Casablanca 1942: Mrs. Minver 1941: How Green Was My Valley 1940: Rebecca 1939: Gone with the Wind 1938: You Can’t Take It with You 1937: The Life of Émile Zola 1936: The Great Ziegfeld 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty 1934: It Happened One Night 1933: Cavalcade 1932: Grand Hotel 1931: Cimarron 1930: All Quiet on the Western Front 1929: The Broadway Melody 1928: Wings Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Other Year-End Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: official site Wikipedia: Academy Award for Best PIcture: winners and nominees (1928-2022) Originally posted February 24, 2019. Last updated 3/2/2025.