Winners Only by Category:
Best Picture

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Best Picture (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1927-28  (1st)

Wings, Paramount Famous Lasky.

1928-29  (2nd)

The Broadway Melody, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1929-30  (3rd)

All Quiet on the Western Front, Universal.

1930-31  (4th)

Cimarron, RKO Radio.

1931-32  (5th)

Grand Hotel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1932-33  (6th)

Cavalcade, Fox.

1934  (7th)

It Happened One Night, Columbia.

1935  (8th)

Mutiny on the Bounty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1936  (9th)

The Great Ziegfeld, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1937  (10th)

The Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros.

1938  (11th)

You Can’t Take It with You, Columbia.

1939  (12th)

Gone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1940  (13th)

Rebecca, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.

1941  (14th)

How Green Was My Valley, 20th Century-Fox.

1942  (15th)

Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1943  (16th)

Casablanca, Warner Bros.

1944  (17th)

Going My Way, Paramount.

1945  (18th)

The Lost Weekend, Paramount.

1946  (19th)

The Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.

1947  (20th)

Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox.

1948  (21st)

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International (British).

1949  (22nd)

All the King’s Men, Robert Rossen Productions; Columbia.

1950  (23rd)

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox.

1951  (24th)

An American in Paris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arthur Freed, Producer.

1952  (25th)

The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Cecil B. DeMille, Producer.

1953  (26th)

From Here to Eternity, Columbia. Buddy Adler, Producer.

1954  (27th)

On the Waterfront, Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia. Sam Spiegel, Producer.

1955  (28th)

Marty, Hecht and Lancaster’s Steven Productions; United Artists. Harold Hecht, Producer.

1956  (29th)

Around the World in 80 Days, The Michael Todd Co., Inc.; United Artists. Michael Todd, Producer.

1957  (30th)

The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. Sam Spiegel, Producer.

1958  (31st)

Gigi, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arthur Freed, Producer.

1959  (32nd)

Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sam Zimbalist, Producer.

1960  (33rd)

The Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists. Billy Wilder, Producer.

1961  (34th)

West Side Story, Mirisch Pictures, Inc. and B and P Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists. Robert Wise, Producer.

1962  (35th)

Lawrence of Arabia, Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Ltd.-Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production; Columbia. Sam Spiegel, Producer.

1963  (36th)

Tom Jones, Woodfall Production; United Artists-Lopert Pictures. Tony Richardson, Producer.

1964  (37th)

My Fair Lady, Warner Bros. Jack L. Warner, Producer.

1965  (38th)

The Sound of Music, Argyle Enterprises Production; 20th Century-Fox. Robert Wise, Producer.

1966  (39th)

A Man for All Seasons, Highland Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. Fred Zinnemann, Producer.

1967  (40th)

In the Heat of the Night, Mirisch Corporation Production; United Artists. Walter Mirisch, Producer.

1968  (41st)

Oliver!, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. John Woolf, Producer.

1969  (42nd)

Midnight Cowboy, Jerome Hellman-John Schlesinger Production; United Artists. Jerome Hellman, Producer.

1970  (43rd)

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Frank McCarthy, Producer.

1971  (44th)

The French Connection, Philip D’Antoni Production in association with Schine-Moore Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Philip D’Antoni, Producer.

1972  (45th)

The Godfather, Albert S. Ruddy Production; Paramount. Albert S. Ruddy, Producer.

1973  (46th)

The Sting, Universal-Bill/Phillips-George Roy Hill Film Production; Zanuck/Brown Presentation; Universal. Tony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers.

1974  (47th)

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, Co-Producers.

1975  (48th)

One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fantasy Films Production; United Artists. Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas, Producers.

1976  (49th)

Rocky, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; United Artists. Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers.

1977  (50th)

Annie Hall, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; United Artists. Charles H. Joffe, Producer.

1978  (51st)

The Deer Hunter, EMI Films/Michael Cimino Film Production; Universal. Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall, Producers.

1979  (52nd)

Kramer vs. Kramer, Stanley Jaffe Productions; Columbia. Stanley R. Jaffe, Producer.

1980  (53rd)

Ordinary People, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Paramount. Ronald L. Schwary, Producer.

1981  (54th)

Chariots of Fire, Enigma Productions Limited; The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. David Puttnam, Producer.

1982  (55th)

Gandhi, Indo-British Film Production; Columbia. Richard Attenborough, Producer.

1983  (56th)

Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks Production; Paramount. James L. Brooks, Producer.

1984  (57th)

Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company Production; Orion. Saul Zaentz, Producer.

1985  (58th)

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. Sydney Pollack, Producer.

1986  (59th)

Platoon, Hemdale Film Production; Orion. Arnold Kopelson, Producer.

1987  (60th)

The Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. Jeremy Thomas, Producer.

1988  (61st)

Rain Man, Guber-Peters Company Production; United Artists. Mark Johnson, Producer.

1989  (62nd)

Driving Miss Daisy, Zanuck Company Production; Warner Bros. Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, Producers.

1990  (63rd)

Dances with Wolves, Tig Production; Orion. Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner, Producers.

1991  (64th)

The Silence of the Lambs, Strong Heart/Demme Production; Orion. Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, Producers.

1992  (65th)

Unforgiven, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Producer.

1993  (66th)

Schindler’s List, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig, Producers.

1994  (67th)

Forrest Gump, Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Production; Paramount. Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, Producers.

1995  (68th)

Braveheart, Icon Productions/Ladd Company Production; Paramount. Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, Producers.

1996  (69th)

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. Saul Zaentz, Producer.

1997  (70th)

Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers.

1998  (71st)

Shakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman, Producers.

1999  (72nd)

American Beauty, Jinks/Cohen Company Production; DreamWorks. Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers.

2000  (73rd)

Gladiator, Douglas Wick in association with Scott Free Production; DreamWorks and Universal. Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers.

2001  (74th)

A Beautiful Mind, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal and DreamWorks. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Producers.

2002  (75th)

Chicago, Producer Circle Co., Zadan/Meron Production; Miramax. Martin Richards, Producer.

2003  (76th)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Wingnut Films Production; New Line. Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers.

2004  (77th)

Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers.

2005  (78th)

Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman, Producers.

2006  (79th)

The Departed, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Graham King, Producer.

2007  (80th)

No Country for Old Men, Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax and Paramount Vantage. Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers.

2008  (81st)

Slumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. Christian Colson, Producer.

2009  (82nd)

The Hurt Locker, Voltage Pictures Production; Summit Entertainment. Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers.

2010  (83rd)

The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers.

2011  (84th)

The Artist, Le Petite Reine/Studio 37/La Classe Américaine/JD Prod/France 3 Cinéma/Jouror Productions/uFilm Production; The Weinstein Company. Thomas Langmann, Producer.

2012  (85th)

Argo, Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers.

2013  (86th)

12 Years a Slave, A River Road, Plan B, New Regency Production; Fox Searchlight. Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers.

2014  (87th)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), a New Regency/M Productions/LeGrisbi Production; Fox Searchlight. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole.

2015  (88th)

Spotlight, an Anonymous Content/Participant Media/Rocklin/Faust/First Look Media Production; Open Road Films. Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers.

2016  (89th)

Moonlight, An A24/Plan B Entertainment/Pastel Productions production; A24. Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers.

2017  (90th)

The Shape of Water, A Double Dare You Production; Fox Searchlight. Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers.

2018  (91st)

Green Book, A Charles B. Wessler/Innisfree Pictures/Participant Media/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal. Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga, Producers.

2019  (92nd)

Parasite, A Barunson E&A Production; Neon. (South Korea) Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers.

2020  (93rd)

Nomadland, A Highwayman/Hear/Say Productions/Cor Cordium Production; Searchlight. Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers.

2021  (94th)

CODA, A Vendôme Pictures/Pathé in assoc. with Apple Original Films Production; Apple Original Films. Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers.

2022  (95th)

Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hot Dog Hands Prod.; A24. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers.

2023  (96th)

Oppenheimer, Universal Pictures/Syncopy/Atlas Entertainment Production; Universal. Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers.

2024  (97th)

Anora, Cre Films Production; Neon. Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers.

2025  (98th)

One Battle After Another, A Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Warner Bros. Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers.