The Academy Awards, or better known as the Oscars, are the highest awards event in the film industry. Every year, categories Best Picture to be the most prestigious. This category is awarded to the best film recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 

List of Best Picture Winners from Year to Year

The following is a list of Oscar winners for the categories Best Picture from year to year:

2020-an

• 2024: Oppenheimer
• 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once
• 2022: CODA
• 2021: Nomadland
• 2020: Parasite

2010-an

• 2019: Green Book
• 2018: The Shape of Water
• 2017: Moonlight
• 2016: Spotlight
• 2015: Birdman
• 2014: 12 Years a Slave
• 2013: Argo
• 2012: The Artist
• 2011: The King’s Speech
• 2010: The Hurt Locker

2000-an

• 2009: Slumdog Millionaire
• 2008: No Country for Old Men
• 2007: The Departed
• 2006: Crash
• 2005: Million Dollar Baby
• 2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• 2003: Chicago
• 2002: A Beautiful Mind
• 2001: Gladiator
• 2000: American Beauty

1990-an

• 1999: Shakespeare in Love
• 1998: Titanic
• 1997: The English Patient
• 1996: Braveheart
• 1995: Forrest Gump
• 1994: Schindler’s List
• 1993: Unforgiven
• 1992: The Silence of the Lambs
• 1991: Dances with Wolves
• 1990: Driving Miss Daisy

1980-an

• 1989: Rain Man
• 1988: The Last Emperor
• 1987: Platoon
• 1986: Out of Africa
• 1985: Amadeus
• 1984: Terms of Endearment
• 1983: Gandhi
• 1982: Chariots of Fire
• 1981: Ordinary People
• 1980: Kramer vs. Kramer

Iconic Films That Became Oscar Winners

Several Oscar-winning films were very influential in the world of cinema and are still remembered today, such as:

• Titanic (1997) – One of the most commercially successful films with 11 Oscars.
• The Godfather (1972 & 1974) – Considered one of the best films of all time.
• Parasite (2019) – First Korean film to win Best Picture.

Although fantasy films rarely dominate the Oscars, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) became a phenomenon of its time. LOTR swept all 11 categories it was nominated for, incl Best Director And Best Adapted Screenplay. This success makes it one of the films with the most wins in Oscar history, tied with Titanic And Ben-How.

The Academy Awards have always been a prestigious event that appreciates the best films in cinema history. Each Best Picture winner reflects the trends, issues and innovations in the world of cinema of their time.

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