Academy Award for Best Picture


The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and vote on the final ballot. Best Picture is the final award of the night and is considered the most prestigious honor of the ceremony.
The Grand Staircase columns at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where the Academy Awards ceremonies have been held since 2002, showcase every film that has won the Best Picture title since the award's inception. There have been 563 films nominated for Best Picture and 92 winners.

History

Category name changes

At the 1st Academy Awards ceremony, there were two categories of awards that were each considered the top award of the night: Outstanding Picture and Unique and Artistic Picture, the former being won by the war epic Wings, and the latter by the art film '. Each award was intended to honor different and equally important aspects of superior filmmaking.
The following year, the Academy dropped the Unique and Artistic Picture award, and decided retroactively that the award won by Wings was the highest honor that could be awarded. Although the award kept the title Outstanding Picture for the next ceremony, the name underwent several changes over the years as seen below. Since 1962, the award has been simply called Best Picture.
Until 1950, this award was presented to a representative of the production company. That year the protocol was changed so that the award was presented to all credited producers. This rule was modified in 1999 to apply a limit of three producers receiving the award, after the five producers of Shakespeare in Love had received the award.
, the "Special Rules for the Best Picture of the Year Award" limit recipients to those who meet two main requirements:
The rules allow bona fide team of not more than two people shall be considered to be a single “producer” if the two individuals have had an established producing partnership as determined by the Producers Guild of America Producing Partnership Panel. Final determination of the qualifying producer nominees for each nominated picture will be made by the Producers Branch Executive Committee, including the right to name any additional qualified producer as a nominee.
The Academy can make exceptions to the limit, as when Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack were posthumously included among the four producers nominated for The Reader. the Producers Branch Executive Committee determines such exceptions, noting they take place only in "rare and extraordinary circumstance."
Steven Spielberg currently holds the record for most nominations at ten, winning one, while Kathleen Kennedy holds the record for most nominations without a win at eight. Sam Spiegel and Saul Zaentz tie for the most wins with three each. As for the time when the Oscar was given to production companies instead, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer holds the record with five wins and 40 nominations.

Best Picture and Best Director

The Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director have been closely linked throughout their history. Of the 92 films that have won Best Picture, 66 have also been awarded Best Director. Only five films have been awarded Best Picture without receiving a Best Director nomination: Wings, Grand Hotel, Driving Miss Daisy, Argo, and Green Book. The only two Best Director winners to win for films that did not receive a Best Picture nomination were during the early years of the awards: Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights, and Frank Lloyd for The Divine Lady.

Nomination limit increased

On June 24, 2009, AMPAS announced that the number of films to be nominated in the Best Picture award category would increase from five to ten, starting with the 82nd Academy Awards. Although the Academy never officially said so, many commenters noted the expansion was likely in part a response to public criticism of The Dark Knight not being nominated for Best Picture. Officially, the Academy said the rule change was a throwback to the Academy's early years in the 1930s and 1940s, when eight to 12 films were nominated each year. "Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going to allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize," AMPAS President Sid Ganis said in a press conference. "I can't wait to see what that list of 10 looks like when the nominees are announced in February."
At the same time, the voting system was switched from first-past-the-post to instant runoff voting. Two years after this change, the Academy revised the rule again so that the number of films nominated was between five and ten; nominated films must earn either 5% of first-place rankings or 5% after an abbreviated variation of the single transferable vote nominating process. Bruce Davis, the Academy executive director at the time, said, "A Best Picture nomination should be an indication of extraordinary merit. If there are only eight pictures that truly earn that honor in a given year, we shouldn't feel an obligation to round out the number."

Language and country of origin

Only eleven non-English language films have been nominated in the category: La Grande Illusion ; Z ; The Emigrants ; Cries and Whispers ; ; Life Is Beautiful ; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ; Letters from Iwo Jima ; Amour ; Roma ; and Parasite. Parasite became the first film not in English to win Best Picture.
Only ten films wholly financed outside the United States have won Best Picture, eight of which were financed, in part or in whole, by the United Kingdom: Hamlet, Tom Jones, A Man for All Seasons, Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, The Last Emperor, Slumdog Millionaire, and The King's Speech. The ninth film, The Artist, was financed by France and the tenth film, Parasite, was financed by South Korea.

Genres

Some genres of film have received few or no nominations or awards. Only three animated films have been nominated — Beauty and the Beast, Up and Toy Story 3. The latter two were nominated after the Academy expanded the number of nominees, but none have won. No comic book or superhero film has won, and only two have ever been nominated — Black Panther, and Joker. Only two fantasy films have won — ' and The Shape of Water, although more have been nominated. The Silence of the Lambs is the only horror film to win Best Picture, and only five others have been nominated for Best Picture: The Exorcist, Jaws, The Sixth Sense, Black Swan, and Get Out. No science fiction film has won the award, though eleven films have been nominated: A Clockwork Orange, Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Avatar, District 9, Inception, Gravity, Her, ', The Martian, and Arrival.
No documentary feature has yet been nominated for Best Picture, although Chang was nominated in the "Unique and Artistic Production" category at the 1927/28 awards.
Several musical adaptations based on material previously filmed in non-musical form have won Best Picture, including Gigi, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Oliver!, and Chicago.

Sequel nominations and winners

Few sequels have been nominated for Best Picture and just two have won: The Godfather Part II and '. Other nominees include The Bells of St. Mary's, Toy Story 3, and .
Another nominee, Broadway Melody of 1936, was a follow-up of sorts to previous winner The Broadway Melody. But, beyond the title and some music, there is no story connection to the earlier film. The Silence of the Lambs was adapted from the sequel novel to Red Dragon. The latter had been adapted for film as Manhunter by a different studio. Best Picture nominee The Lion in Winter features Peter O'Toole as King Henry II, a role he had played previously in the film Becket. But Winter is not a sequel to Becket. Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima was a companion piece to his film Flags of Our Fathers, released earlier the same year. These two films depict the same battle from the different viewpoints of Japanese and United States military forces; the two films were shot back-to-back. In addition, Black Panther is a continuation on the events that occurred in
' and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Silent film winners

At the 1st Academy Awards, the Best Picture award then named "Academy Award for Outstanding Picture" was presented to the 1927 silent film Wings.
The Artist was the first silent film since Wings to win Best Picture. It was the first silent nominee since 1928's The Patriot. It was the first Best Picture winner to be shot entirely in black-and-white since 1960's The Apartment..

Version availability

No Best Picture winner has been lost, though a few such as All Quiet on the Western Front and Lawrence of Arabia exist only in a form altered from their original, award-winning release form. This has usually been due to editing for reissue. Other winners and nominees, such as Tom Jones and Star Wars, are widely available only in subsequently altered versions. The Broadway Melody originally had some sequences photographed in two-color Technicolor. This footage survives only in black and white.
The 1928 film The Patriot is the only Best Picture nominee that is lost. The Racket, also from 1928, was believed lost for many years until a print was found in Howard Hughes' archives. It has since been restored and shown on Turner Classic Movies. The only surviving complete prints of 1931's East Lynne and 1934's The White Parade exist within the UCLA film archive.

Ceremony mistake

In 2017, at the 89th Academy Awards, presenter Faye Dunaway read La La Land as the winner of the award. However, she and Warren Beatty had mistakenly been given the duplicate envelope for the "Best Actress in a Leading Role" award, which Emma Stone had won for her role in La La Land moments prior. When the mistake was realized, the show's producers rushed onstage to correct it; in the resulting chaos, it was La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz who finally announced that Moonlight was the real winner.

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in the gold row, followed by the other nominees. Except for the early years, the year shown is the one in which the film first premiered in Los Angeles County, California; normally this is also the year of first release, however, it may be the year after first release. This is also the year before the ceremony at which the award is given; for example, a film exhibited theatrically during 2005 was eligible for consideration for the 2005 Best Picture Oscar, awarded in 2006. The number of the ceremony appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article on that ceremony. Each individual entry shows the title followed by nominee.
Until 1950, the Best Picture award was given to the production company; from 1951 on, it has gone to the producer or producers. The Academy used the producer credits of the Producers Guild of America until 1998, when all five producers of Shakespeare in Love made speeches after its win. A three-producer limit has been applied some years since. There was controversy over the exclusion of some PGA-credited producers of Crash and Little Miss Sunshine. The Academy can make exceptions to the limit, as when Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack were posthumously among the four nominated for The Reader. However, now any number of producers on a film can be nominated for Best Picture, should they be deemed eligible.
For the first ceremony, three films were nominated for the award. For the following three years, five films were nominated for the award. This was expanded to eight in 1933, to ten in 1934, and to twelve in 1935, before being dropped back to ten in 1937. In 1945, it was further reduced to five. This number remained until 2009, when the limit was raised to ten and later adjusted in 2011, to vary between five and ten.
For the first six ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned two calendar years. For example, the 2nd Academy Awards presented on April 3, 1930, recognized films that were released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. Starting with the 7th Academy Awards, held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

1920s

1930s

1940s

YearFilmFilm Studio
1940
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1940
RebeccaSelznick International Pictures
1940
All This, and Heaven TooWarner Bros.
1940
Foreign CorrespondentWalter Wanger
1940
The Grapes of Wrath20th Century-Fox
1940
The Great DictatorCharles Chaplin Productions
1940
Kitty FoyleRKO Radio
1940
The LetterWarner Bros.
1940
The Long Voyage HomeArgosy-Wanger
1940
Our TownSol Lesser
1940
The Philadelphia StoryMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1941
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1941
How Green Was My Valley20th Century-Fox
1941
Blossoms in the DustMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1941
Citizen KaneMercury
1941
Here Comes Mr. JordanColumbia
1941
Hold Back the DawnParamount
1941
The Little FoxesSamuel Goldwyn Productions
1941
The Maltese FalconWarner Bros.
1941
One Foot in HeavenWarner Bros.
1941
Sergeant YorkWarner Bros.
1941
SuspicionRKO Radio
1942
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1942
Mrs. MiniverMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1942
The InvadersOrtus
1942
Kings RowWarner Bros.
1942
The Magnificent AmbersonsMercury
1942
The Pied Piper20th Century-Fox
1942
The Pride of the YankeesSamuel Goldwyn Productions
1942
Random HarvestMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1942
The Talk of the TownColumbia
1942
Wake IslandParamount
1942
Yankee Doodle DandyWarner Bros.
1943
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1943
CasablancaWarner Bros.
1943
For Whom the Bell TollsParamount
1943
Heaven Can Wait20th Century-Fox
1943
The Human ComedyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1943
In Which We ServeTwo Cities Films
1943
Madame CurieMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1943
The More the MerrierColumbia
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident20th Century-Fox
1943
The Song of Bernadette20th Century-Fox
1943
Watch on the RhineWarner Bros.
1944

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1944

Going My WayParamount
1944

Double IndemnityParamount
1944

GaslightMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1944

Since You Went AwaySelznick International Pictures
1944

Wilson20th Century-Fox
1945
--
1945
The Lost WeekendParamount
1945
Anchors AweighMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1945
The Bells of St. Mary'sRainbow Productions
1945
Mildred PierceWarner Bros.
1945
SpellboundSelznick International Pictures
1946
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1946
The Best Years of Our LivesSamuel Goldwyn Productions
1946
Henry VTwo Cities Films
1946
It's a Wonderful LifeLiberty Films
1946
The Razor's Edge20th Century-Fox
1946
The YearlingMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1947
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1947
Gentleman's Agreement20th Century-Fox
1947
The Bishop's WifeSamuel Goldwyn Productions
1947
CrossfireRKO Radio
1947
Great ExpectationsJ. Arthur Rank-Cineguild
1947
Miracle on 34th Street20th Century-Fox
1948
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1948
HamletJ. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
1948
Johnny BelindaWarner Bros.
1948
The Red ShoesJ. Arthur Rank-Archers
1948
The Snake Pit20th Century-Fox
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra MadreWarner Bros.
1949
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1949
All the King's MenColumbia
1949
BattlegroundMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1949
The HeiressParamount
1949
A Letter to Three Wives20th Century-Fox
1949
Twelve O'Clock High20th Century-Fox

1950s

YearFilmFilm Studio/Producer
1950
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1950
All About Eve20th Century-Fox
1950
Born YesterdayColumbia
1950
Father of the BrideMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1950
King Solomon's MinesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1950
Sunset BoulevardParamount
1951
--
1951
An American in ParisArthur Freed
1951
Decision Before DawnAnatole Litvak and Frank McCarthy
1951
A Place in the SunGeorge Stevens
1951
Quo VadisSam Zimbalist
1951
A Streetcar Named DesireCharles K. Feldman
1952
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1952
The Greatest Show on EarthCecil B. DeMille
1952
High NoonStanley Kramer
1952
IvanhoePandro S. Berman
1952
Moulin RougeJohn Huston, John Woolf and James Woolf
1952
The Quiet ManJohn Ford and Merian C. Cooper
1953
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1953
From Here to EternityBuddy Adler
1953
Julius CaesarJohn Houseman
1953
The RobeFrank Ross
1953
Roman HolidayWilliam Wyler
1953
ShaneGeorge Stevens
1954
--
1954
On the WaterfrontSam Spiegel
1954
The Caine MutinyStanley Kramer
1954
The Country GirlWilliam Perlberg
1954
Seven Brides for Seven BrothersJack Cummings
1954
Three Coins in the FountainSol C. Siegel
1955
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1955
MartyHarold Hecht
1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingBuddy Adler
1955
Mister RobertsLeland Hayward
1955
PicnicFred Kohlmar
1955
The Rose TattooHal B. Wallis
1956
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1956
Around the World in 80 DaysMichael Todd
1956
Friendly PersuasionWilliam Wyler
1956
GiantGeorge Stevens and Henry Ginsberg
1956
The King and ICharles Brackett
1956
The Ten CommandmentsCecil B. DeMille
1957
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1957
The Bridge on the River KwaiSam Spiegel
1957
12 Angry MenHenry Fonda and Reginald Rose
1957
Peyton PlaceJerry Wald
1957
SayonaraWilliam Goetz
1957
Witness for the ProsecutionArthur Hornblow Jr.
1958
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1958
GigiArthur Freed
1958
Auntie MameJack L. Warner
1958
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofLawrence Weingarten
1958
The Defiant OnesStanley Kramer
1958
Separate TablesHarold Hecht
1959
--
1959
Ben-HurSam Zimbalist
1959
Anatomy of a MurderOtto Preminger
1959
The Diary of Anne FrankGeorge Stevens
1959
The Nun's StoryHenry Blanke
1959
Room at the TopJohn Woolf and James Woolf

1960s

YearFilmProducer
1960
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1960
The ApartmentBilly Wilder
1960
The AlamoJohn Wayne
1960
Elmer GantryBernard Smith
1960
Sons and LoversJerry Wald
1960
The SundownersFred Zinnemann
1961
--
1961
West Side StoryRobert Wise
1961
FannyJoshua Logan
1961
The Guns of NavaroneCarl Foreman
1961
The HustlerRobert Rossen
1961
Judgment at NurembergStanley Kramer
1962

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1962

Lawrence of ArabiaSam Spiegel
1962

The Longest DayDarryl F. Zanuck
1962

The Music ManMorton DaCosta
1962

Mutiny on the BountyAaron Rosenberg
1962

To Kill a MockingbirdAlan J. Pakula
1963
--
1963
Tom JonesTony Richardson
1963
America AmericaElia Kazan
1963
CleopatraWalter Wanger
1963
How the West Was WonBernard Smith
1963
Lilies of the FieldRalph Nelson
1964
--
1964
My Fair LadyJack L. Warner
1964
BecketHal B. Wallis
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombStanley Kubrick
1964
Mary PoppinsWalt Disney and Bill Walsh
1964
Zorba the GreekMichael Cacoyannis
1965
--
1965
The Sound of MusicRobert Wise
1965
DarlingJoseph Janni
1965
Doctor ZhivagoCarlo Ponti
1965
Ship of FoolsStanley Kramer
1965
A Thousand ClownsFred Coe
1966
--
1966
A Man for All SeasonsFred Zinnemann
1966
AlfieLewis Gilbert
1966
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingNorman Jewison
1966
The Sand PebblesRobert Wise
1966
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Ernest Lehman
1967
--
1967
In the Heat of the NightWalter Mirisch
1967
Bonnie and ClydeWarren Beatty
1967
Doctor DolittleArthur P. Jacobs
1967
The GraduateLawrence Turman
1967
Guess Who's Coming to DinnerStanley Kramer
1968
--
1968
Oliver!John Woolf
1968
Funny GirlRay Stark
1968
The Lion in WinterMartin Poll
1968
Rachel, RachelPaul Newman
1968
Romeo and JulietAnthony Havelock-Allan and John Brabourne
1969
--
1969
Midnight CowboyJerome Hellman
1969
Anne of the Thousand DaysHal B. Wallis
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidJohn Foreman
1969
Hello, Dolly!Ernest Lehman
1969
ZJacques Perrin and Ahmed Rachedi

1970s

YearFilmsProducer
1970
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1970
PattonFrank McCarthy
1970
AirportRoss Hunter
1970
Five Easy PiecesBob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler
1970
Love StoryHoward G. Minsky
1970
MASHIngo Preminger
1971
--
1971
The French ConnectionPhilip D'Antoni
1971
A Clockwork OrangeStanley Kubrick
1971
Fiddler on the RoofNorman Jewison
1971
The Last Picture ShowStephen J. Friedman
1971
Nicholas and AlexandraSam Spiegel
1972
--
1972
The GodfatherAlbert S. Ruddy
1972
CabaretCy Feuer
1972
DeliveranceJohn Boorman
1972
The EmigrantsBengt Forslund
1972
SounderRobert B. Radnitz
1973
--
1973
The StingTony Bill, Michael Phillips, and Julia Phillips
1973
American GraffitiFrancis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz
1973
Cries and WhispersIngmar Bergman
1973
The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty
1973
A Touch of ClassMelvin Frank
1974
--
1974
The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson, and Fred Roos
1974
ChinatownRobert Evans
1974
The ConversationFrancis Ford Coppola
1974
LennyMarvin Worth
1974
The Towering InfernoIrwin Allen
1975
--
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestMichael Douglas and Saul Zaentz
1975
Barry LyndonStanley Kubrick
1975
Dog Day AfternoonMartin Bregman and Martin Elfand
1975
JawsRichard D. Zanuck and David Brown
1975
NashvilleRobert Altman
1976
--
1976
RockyIrwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff
1976
All the President's MenWalter Coblenz
1976
Bound for GloryRobert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal
1976
NetworkHoward Gottfried
1976
Taxi DriverMichael Phillips and Julia Phillips
1977
--
1977
Annie HallCharles H. Joffe
1977
The Goodbye GirlRay Stark
1977
JuliaRichard Roth
1977
Star WarsGary Kurtz
1977
The Turning PointHerbert Ross and Arthur Laurents
1978
--
1978
The Deer HunterBarry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino, and John Peverall
1978
Coming HomeJerome Hellman
1978
Heaven Can WaitWarren Beatty
1978
Midnight ExpressAlan Marshall and David Puttnam
1978
An Unmarried WomanPaul Mazursky and Tony Ray
1979
--
1979
Kramer vs. KramerStanley R. Jaffe
1979
All That JazzRobert Alan Aurthur
1979
Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and Tom Sternberg
1979
Breaking AwayPeter Yates
1979
Norma RaeTamara Asseyev and Alex Rose

1980s

YearFilmProducer
1980
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1980
Ordinary PeopleRonald L. Schwary
1980
Coal Miner's DaughterBernard Schwartz
1980
The Elephant ManJonathan Sanger
1980
Raging BullIrwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff
1980
TessClaude Berri and Timothy Burrill
1981
--
1981
Chariots of FireDavid Puttnam
1981
Atlantic CityDenis Héroux
1981
On Golden PondBruce Gilbert
1981
Raiders of the Lost ArkFrank Marshall
1981
RedsWarren Beatty
1982
--
1982
GandhiRichard Attenborough
1982
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy
1982
MissingEdward Lewis and Mildred Lewis
1982
TootsieSydney Pollack and Dick Richards
1982
The VerdictRichard D. Zanuck and David Brown
1983
--
1983
Terms of EndearmentJames L. Brooks
1983
The Big ChillMichael Shamberg
1983
The DresserPeter Yates
1983
The Right StuffIrwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff
1983
Tender MerciesPhilip S. Hobel
1984
--
1984
AmadeusSaul Zaentz
1984
The Killing FieldsDavid Puttnam
1984
A Passage to IndiaJohn Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin
1984
Places in the HeartArlene Donovan
1984
A Soldier's StoryNorman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary, and Patrick Palmer
1985
--
1985
Out of AfricaSydney Pollack
1985
The Color PurpleSteven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Quincy Jones
1985
Kiss of the Spider WomanDavid Weisman
1985
Prizzi's HonorJohn Foreman
1985
WitnessEdward S. Feldman
1986
--
1986
PlatoonArnold Kopelson
1986
Children of a Lesser GodBurt Sugarman and Patrick J. Palmer
1986
Hannah and Her SistersRobert Greenhut
1986
The MissionFernando Ghia and David Puttnam
1986
A Room with a ViewIsmail Merchant
1987
--
1987
The Last EmperorJeremy Thomas
1987
Broadcast NewsJames L. Brooks
1987
Fatal AttractionStanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing
1987
Hope and GloryJohn Boorman
1987
MoonstruckPatrick J. Palmer and Norman Jewison
1988
--
1988
Rain ManMark Johnson
1988
The Accidental TouristLawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, and Michael Grillo
1988
Dangerous LiaisonsNorma Heyman and Hank Moonjean
1988
Mississippi BurningFrederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry
1988
Working GirlDouglas Wick
1989
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1989
Driving Miss DaisyRichard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck
1989
Born on the Fourth of JulyA. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone
1989
Dead Poets SocietySteven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas
1989
Field of DreamsLawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon
1989
My Left FootNoel Pearson

1990s

2000s

YearFilmProducer
2000
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2000
GladiatorDouglas Wick, David Franzoni, and Branko Lustig
2000
ChocolatDavid Brown, Kit Golden, and Leslie Holleran
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonWilliam Kong, Hsu Li-kong, and Ang Lee
2000
Erin BrockovichDanny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher
2000
TrafficEdward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, and Laura Bickford
2001
--
2001
A Beautiful MindBrian Grazer and Ron Howard
2001
Gosford ParkRobert Altman, Bob Balaban, and David Levy
2001
In the BedroomGraham Leader, Ross Katz, and Todd Field
2001
'Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Barrie M. Osborne
2001
Moulin Rouge!Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann, and Fred Baron
2002
--
2002
ChicagoMartin Richards
2002
Gangs of New YorkAlberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein
2002
The HoursScott Rudin and Robert Fox
2002
'Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, and Peter Jackson
2002
The PianistRoman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, and Alain Sarde
2003
--
2003
Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh
2003
Lost in TranslationRoss Katz and Sofia Coppola
2003
'Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Peter Weir, and Duncan Henderson
2003
Mystic RiverRobert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, and Clint Eastwood
2003
SeabiscuitKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Gary Ross
2004
--
2004
Million Dollar BabyClint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, and Tom Rosenberg
2004
The AviatorMichael Mann and Graham King
2004
Finding NeverlandRichard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower
2004
RayTaylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, and Howard Baldwin
2004
SidewaysMichael London
2005
--
2005
CrashPaul Haggis and Cathy Schulman
2005
Brokeback MountainDiana Ossana and James Schamus
2005
CapoteCaroline Baron, William Vince, and Michael Ohoven
2005
Good Night, and Good LuckGrant Heslov
2005
MunichSteven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Barry Mendel
2006
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2006
The DepartedGraham King
2006
BabelAlejandro González Iñárritu, Steve Golin, and Jon Kilik
2006
Letters from Iwo JimaClint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and Robert Lorenz
2006
Little Miss SunshineDavid T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, and Marc Turtletaub
2006
The QueenAndy Harries, Christine Langan, and Tracey Seaward
2007
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2007
No Country for Old MenScott Rudin, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen
2007
AtonementTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Paul Webster
2007
JunoLianne Halfon, Mason Novick, and Russell Smith
2007
Michael ClaytonJennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, and Sydney Pollack
2007
There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, and JoAnne Sellar
2008
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2008
Slumdog MillionaireChristian Colson
2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Ceán Chaffin
2008
Frost/NixonRon Howard, Brian Grazer, and Eric Fellner
2008
MilkBruce Cohen and Dan Jinks
2008
The ReaderAnthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, and Redmond Morris
2009
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2009
The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, and Greg Shapiro
2009
AvatarJames Cameron and Jon Landau
2009
The Blind SideGil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, and Broderick Johnson
2009
District 9Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham
2009
An EducationFinola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
2009
Inglourious BasterdsLawrence Bender
2009
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireLee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, and Gary Magness
2009
A Serious ManJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
2009
UpJonas Rivera
2009'
Up in the Air''Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, and Jason Reitman

2010s

Individuals with multiple wins

;3 wins
;2 wins
;10 nominations
;9 nominations
;8 nominations
;6 nominations
;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
;2 nominations
Production CompanyNominationsWins
20th Century Studios629
Columbia Pictures5612
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer409
Universal Pictures349
Warner Bros. Pictures259
Paramount Pictures2011
Searchlight Pictures184
Miramax Films154
DreamWorks134
Walt Disney Studios130
RKO Pictures111
Focus Features100
Plan B Entertainment83
Samuel Goldwyn Productions81
Orion Pictures64
The Weinstein Company62
Selznick International Pictures52
Annapurna Pictures50
A2431
J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films31
Cosmopolitan30
Netflix30
Pixar Animation Studios20
The Caddo Company20
Walter Wanger 20
Mercury20