Best Picture Oscar winners

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Best Picture Oscar winners

Discover the best picture Oscar winners, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie 12 Years a Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, came in first as the best Best Picture Oscar winner, followed by A Beautiful Mind and A Man for All Seasons from 1966. Scroll down for the top 10 picture Oscar winners, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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12 Years a Slave
2013 - Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano
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The film 12 Years a Slave is inspired by the true story of a man fighting for survival and freedom in a time when skin color determines a person's worth. Before the outbreak of the •••
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A Beautiful Mind
2001 - Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer, Josh...
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At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a meaningful contribution that will serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He makes a breakthrough discovery that will •••
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A Man for All Seasons
1966 - Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKernDrama, History
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Thomas More, Lord Chancellor to King Henry VIII of England, refuses to swear the oath naming the king head of the Church in England, which sets him against the crown. Paul Scofield, Wendy •••
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All About Eve
1950 - Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George SandersDrama
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From the moment she sees the great actress Margo Channing at the stage door, young Eve Harrington is set on taking her place on Broadway and stops at nothing. Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and •••
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 - Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John WrayDrama, War
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A group of idealistic young men join the German army in World War I and are sent to the Western Front, where combat destroys their patriotism. Lewis Milestone directed this adaptation of •••
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All the King's Men
1949 - John Ireland, Broderick Crawford, Joanne DruDrama
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A man of humble origins and honest intentions rises in the politics of a southern US state, all the way to governor, by increasingly crooked means. Broderick Crawford, John Ireland and •••
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Amadeus
1984 - F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth BerridgeDrama, History, Music
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In Vienna, the disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri is consumed by jealousy of the young and remarkably gifted Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce and Elizabeth •••
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American Beauty
1999 - Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora BirchDrama
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Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a midlife crisis, decides to turn his life around after becoming infatuated with his daughter's friend. Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening and •••
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An American in Paris
1951 - Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar LevantMusic, Romance, Comedy
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Jerry Mulligan, an exuberant American in Paris, tries to make his name as a painter, while a lonely society woman takes him under her wing with more than art in mind. Gene Kelly and Leslie •••
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Annie Hall
1977 - Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, Tony RobertsComedy, Drama, Romance
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New York comedian Alvy Singer falls for Annie Hall, a scatterbrained young singer, and the film follows their romance, with moments where the characters talk straight to the audience. •••
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Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: One Battle After Another (2025), Anora (2024), Oppenheimer (2023).

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Titles released in this period include Parasite (2019), Green Book (2018), The Shape of Water (2017).

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