OSCARS LISTS: "BEST" FILMS in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Before its present description of 'Best Picture' (from 1962) the award had been titled 'Outstanding Picture' (1927/28-1928/9), then 'Outstanding Production' (1929/30-1940), 'Outstanding Motion Picture' (1941-1943) and 'Best Motion Picture' (1944-1961).

In the early years the award went to the production company or studio that produced the winning film, but since 1951 the award has been given to the actual producers credited on the film.

A separate page has Best Films in a Foreign Language.

• 1927/8 - WINGS
• 1928/9 - THE BROADWAY MELODY
• 1929/30 - ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
• 1930/1 - CIMARRON
• 1931/2 - GRAND HOTEL
• 1932/3 - CAVALCADE
• 1934 - IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
• 1935 - MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
• 1936 - THE GREAT ZIEGFELD
• 1937 - THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
• 1938 - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
• 1939 - GONE WITH THE WIND
• 1940 - REBECCA
• 1941 - HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
• 1942 - MRS. MINIVER
• 1943 - CASABLANCA
• 1944 - GOING MY WAY
• 1945 - THE LOST WEEKEND
• 1946 - THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
• 1947 - GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT
• 1948 - HAMLET
• 1949 - ALL THE KING'S MEN
• 1950 - ALL ABOUT EVE
• 1951 - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
• 1952 - THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
• 1953 - FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
• 1954 - ON THE WATERFRONT
• 1955 - MARTY
• 1956 - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
• 1957 - THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
• 1958 - GIGI
• 1959 - BEN-HUR
• 1960 - THE APARTMENT
• 1961 - WEST SIDE STORY
• 1962 - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
• 1963 - TOM JONES
• 1964 - MY FAIR LADY
• 1965 - THE SOUND OF MUSIC
• 1966 - A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
• 1967 - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
• 1968 - OLIVER!
• 1969 - MIDNIGHT COWBOY
• 1970 - PATTON
• 1971 - THE FRENCH CONNECTION
• 1972 - THE GODFATHER
• 1973 - THE STING
• 1974 - THE GODFATHER PART II
• 1975 - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
• 1976 - ROCKY
• 1977 - ANNIE HALL
• 1978 - THE DEER HUNTER
• 1979 - KRAMER VS. KRAMER
• 1980 - ORDINARY PEOPLE
• 1981 - CHARIOTS OF FIRE
• 1982 - GANDHI
• 1983 - TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
• 1984 - AMADEUS
• 1985 - OUT OF AFRICA
• 1986 - PLATOON
• 1987 - THE LAST EMPEROR
• 1988 - RAIN MAN
• 1989 - DRIVING MISS DAISY
• 1990 - DANCES WITH WOLVES
• 1991 - THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
• 1992 - UNFORGIVEN
• 1993 - SCHINDLER'S LIST
• 1994 - FORREST GUMP
• 1995 - BRAVEHEART
• 1996 - THE ENGLISH PATIENT
• 1997 - TITANIC
• 1998 - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
• 1999 - AMERICAN BEAUTY
• 2000 - GLADIATOR
• 2001 - A BEAUTIFUL MIND
• 2002 - CHICAGO
• 2003 - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
• 2004 - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
• 2005 - CRASH
• 2006 - THE DEPARTED
• 2007 - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
• 2008 - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
• 2009 - THE HURT LOCKER
• 2010 - THE KING'S SPEECH
• 2011 - (tba 2012)

 

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