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Liste des films nommés aux Golden Globes et aux Oscars

Tous les films nommés et gagnants dans les catégories "Best picture" aux Oscars, et "Best Motion Picture" aux Golden Globes awards de 1927 à aujourd'hui.

year Genre director Runtime Plot Awards imdbRating
The Song of Bernadette 1943 Biography, Drama Henry King 156 A young peasant girl saw a divine miracle. The phenomenon became widely known and changed the lives of many. Won 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations. 7.6
Going My Way 1944 Comedy, Drama, Music Leo McCarey 126 Father Charles O'Malley, a young priest at a financially failing Church in a tough neighborhood, gains support and inspires his superior. Won 7 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations. 7.1
The Lost Weekend 1945 Drama, Film-Noir Billy Wilder 101 The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout. Won 4 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 3 nominations. 7.9
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 Drama, Romance, War William Wyler 170 Three World War II veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Won 7 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 3 nominations. 8.0
Gentleman's Agreement 1947 Drama, Romance Elia Kazan 118 A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred. Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations. 7.2
Johnny Belinda 1948 Drama Jean Negulesco 102 In post-war Cape Breton, a doctor's efforts to tutor a deaf/mute woman are undermined when she is raped, and the resulting pregnancy causes scandal to swirl. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations. 7.8
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948 Adventure, Drama, Western John Huston 126 Two Americans searching for work in Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Won 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 8 nominations. 8.2
All the King's Men 1949 Drama, Film-Noir Robert Rossen 110 The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal. Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 8 nominations. 7.5
Come to the Stable 1949 Comedy, Drama Henry Koster 94 Two nuns from a French convent arrive in a small Connecticut town with a plan to build a children's hospital. They enlist the help of several colorful characters in achieving their dream ... Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 2 nominations. 7.3
Sunset Boulevard 1950 Short Billy Wilder 8 Sunset Boulevard is the attempt to simultaneously picture the two big, contradictory myths of U.S. America: the myth of unlimited individualism ("lonesome rider"), and the myth of the "... 8.2
All About Eve 1950 Drama Joseph L. Mankiewicz 138 An ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. Won 6 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 18 nominations. 8.2
Born Yesterday 1950 Comedy, Drama, Romance George Cukor 103 A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations. 7.6
Cyrano de Bergerac 1950 Adventure, Drama, Romance Michael Gordon 113 The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. 7.5
Harvey 1950 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy Henry Koster 104 Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations. 7.9
A Place in the Sun 1951 Drama, Romance George Stevens 122 A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women. Won 6 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations. 7.8
Bright Victory 1951 Drama, Romance, War Mark Robson 97 After he gets blinded by a German sniper's bullet in 1943, Sergeant Larry Nevins begins the long and painful road to recovery. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. 7.4
Detective Story 1951 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance William Wyler 103 On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. 7.6
Quo Vadis 1951 Biography, Drama, History, Romance Mervyn LeRoy 171 Fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia and begins questioning the tyrannical leadership of the despot Emperor Nero. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations. 7.2
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Drama Elia Kazan 122 Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. Won 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations. 8.0
The Greatest Show on Earth 1952 Drama, Family, Romance Cecil B. DeMille 152 The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle. Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations. 6.6
Come Back, Little Sheba 1952 Drama, Romance Daniel Mann 99 An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger. Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations. 7.5
The Happy Time 1952 Comedy Richard Fleischer 94 Spring inspires lessons in love and life for a French family in 1920s Ottawa, especially for teenage Robert, who's blind to the attentions of an American neighbor girl, because he's ... Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination. 6.9
High Noon 1952 Drama, Thriller, Western Fred Zinnemann 85 A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon when the gang leader, an outlaw he sent up years ago, arrives on the noon train. Won 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 10 nominations. 7.9
The Thief 1952 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller Russell Rouse 86 A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist selling top secret material to the Russians to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. 6.8
The Robe 1953 Drama, History Henry Koster 135 In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. 6.7
On the Waterfront 1954 Crime, Drama, Thriller Elia Kazan 108 An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Won 8 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 9 nominations. 8.1
East of Eden 1955 Drama Elia Kazan 118 A wilful young man contends against his brother for the attention of their religious father while reconnecting with his estranged mother and falling for his brother's girlfriend. Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 10 nominations. 7.9
Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance Michael Anderson 175 A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. Won 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations. 6.8
Giant 1956 Drama, Western George Stevens 201 Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations. 7.6
Lust for Life 1956 Biography, Drama Vincente Minnelli 122 The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations. 7.4
The Rainmaker 1956 Romance, Western Joseph Anthony 121 During the Depression, a con-man promises rain to a desperate drought-ridden Kansas town and marriage to a local desperate spinster. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations. 7.0
War and Peace 1956 Drama, Romance, War King Vidor 208 Napoleon's (Herbert Lom's) tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations. 6.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 Adventure, Drama, War David Lean 161 British POWs build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, oblivious of the Allies' plans to destroy it. Won 7 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 7 nominations. 8.1
12 Angry Men 1957 Drama Sidney Lumet 96 A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 9 nominations. 8.9
Sayonara 1957 Drama, Romance Joshua Logan 147 A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer. Won 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations. 7.1
Wild Is the Wind 1957 Drama George Cukor 114 An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife but when he neglects her, she becomes involved with his trusted assistant. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Actor. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations. 6.7
Witness for the Prosecution 1957 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller Billy Wilder 116 A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. 8.4
The Defiant Ones 1958 Crime, Drama Stanley Kramer 96 Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture. Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 21 nominations. 7.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958 Drama Richard Brooks 108 Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations. 8.0
Home Before Dark 1958 Drama Mervyn LeRoy 136 Simmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity after she walks out of a mental institution. Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination. 7.1
I Want to Live! 1958 Biography, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir Robert Wise 120 A prostitute, sentenced to death for murder, pleads her innocence. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations. 7.5
Separate Tables 1958 Drama, Romance Delbert Mann 100 The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables." Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 15 nominations. 7.4
Ben-Hur 1959 Adventure, Drama, History William Wyler 212 When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Won 11 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 16 nominations. 8.1
Anatomy of a Murder 1959 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Otto Preminger 161 In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 11 nominations. 8.0
The Diary of Anne Frank 1959 Biography, Drama, Family, History, War George Stevens 180 During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Won 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 14 nominations. 7.4
The Nun's Story 1959 Drama Fred Zinnemann 149 After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 15 nominations. 7.6
On the Beach 1959 Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi Stanley Kramer 134 After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations. 7.2
Spartacus 1960 Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War Stanley Kubrick 197 The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. Won 4 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations. 7.9
Elmer Gantry 1960 Drama Richard Brooks 146 A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause. Won 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 12 nominations. 7.8
Inherit the Wind 1960 Biography, Drama, History Stanley Kramer 128 Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. 8.1
Sons and Lovers 1960 Drama Jack Cardiff 103 In the early twentieth century, an artistically talented young man living in an English coal mining town is inhibited by his domineering and emotionally manipulative mother. Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations. 7.1
Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Biography, Drama Vincent J. Donehue 144 In 1921, unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt contracts poliomyelitis and, with the help of his wife Eleanor Roosevelt and close friend Louis Howe, battles his newfound disability. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. 7.0
The Guns of Navarone 1961 Action, Adventure, Drama, War J. Lee Thompson 158 A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations. 7.5
El Cid 1961 Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War Anthony Mann 182 The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 10 nominations. 7.2
Fanny 1961 Drama, Romance Joshua Logan 134 A love triangle between a young woman, a rich 60-something man and an aspiring sailor set in early 20th century Marseilles. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations. 7.0
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 Drama, War Stanley Kramer 179 In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes. Won 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 25 nominations. 8.2
Splendor in the Grass 1961 Drama, Romance Elia Kazan 124 A fragile Kansas girl's love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations. 7.8
Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War David Lean 228 The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. Won 7 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 14 nominations. 8.3
The Chapman Report 1962 Drama, Romance George Cukor 125 Based on the best-selling novel by Irving Wallace that was inspired by the Kinsey Report on the sexual mores of suburban women, the film follows the personal (read sexual) lives of four ... 5.6
Days of Wine and Roses 1962 Drama Blake Edwards 117 An alcoholic marries a young woman, who he systematically addicts to booze, so they can share his "passion" together. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations. 7.9
Freud: The Secret Passion 1962 Biography, Drama John Huston 140 An examination of Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man 1962 Adventure, Drama, War Martin Ritt 145 An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I. Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination. 6.4
Lisa 1962 Drama, History, Romance Philip Dunne 112 At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine. 7.0
The Longest Day 1962 Action, Drama, History, War Ken Annakin 178 The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations. 7.8
The Miracle Worker 1962 Biography, Drama Arthur Penn 106 The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 11 nominations. 8.1
Mutiny on the Bounty 1962 Adventure, Drama, History, Romance Lewis Milestone 178 In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations. 7.3
To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 Crime, Drama Robert Mulligan 129 Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice. Won 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 16 nominations. 8.3
The Cardinal 1963 Drama, History, War Otto Preminger 175 A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Naziism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. 6.7
America America 1963 Drama Elia Kazan 174 A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to the United States. Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 11 nominations. 7.8
Captain Newman, M.D. 1963 Comedy, Drama, War David Miller 126 In 1944, an Army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona, and he must deal with a variety of tough cases. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 7 nominations. 6.9
The Caretakers 1963 Drama Hall Bartlett 97 This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward of a hospital. Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack) is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to ... Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. 5.1
Cleopatra 1963 Biography, Drama, History, Romance Joseph L. Mankiewicz 192 Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. Won 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations. 7.0
The Great Escape 1963 Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War John Sturges 172 Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations. 8.2
Hud 1963 Drama, Western Martin Ritt 112 Honest and hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash. Won 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 17 nominations. 7.9
Lilies of the Field 1963 Drama Ralph Nelson 94 A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert. Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations. 7.6
Becket 1964 Biography, Drama, History Peter Glenville 148 King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's. Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 23 nominations. 7.8
The Chalk Garden 1964 Drama, Mystery Ronald Neame 106 A grandmother (Edith Evans) seeks a governess for her sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Laurel (Hayley Mills), who manages to drive away every one so far by exposing their past, with a record... Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations. 7.5
Dear Heart 1964 Comedy, Family Delbert Mann 114 Single and alone, Evie arrives in New York for the annual Postmasters' convention. Staying at her hotel is a womanising salesman newly promoted to his marketing department and trying to ... Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. 7.2
The Night of the Iguana 1964 Drama John Huston 125 A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 13 nominations. 7.6
Zorba the Greek 1964 Comedy, Drama Michael Cacoyannis 142 An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba. Won 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations. 7.7
Doctor Zhivago 1965 Drama, Romance, War David Lean 197 The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution. Won 5 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 13 nominations. 8.0
The Collector 1965 Drama, Thriller William Wyler 119 A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations. 7.6
The Flight of the Phoenix 1965 Adventure, Drama Robert Aldrich 142 After a plane crash in the Sahara, one of the survivors says he's an airplane designer and they can make a flyable plane from the wreckage. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 nominations. 7.5
A Patch of Blue 1965 Drama, Romance Guy Green 105 A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations. 8.0
Ship of Fools 1965 Drama, Romance, War Stanley Kramer 149 A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early 1930s society. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations. 7.1
A Man for All Seasons 1966 Biography, Drama, History Fred Zinnemann 120 The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry. Won 6 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 8 nominations. 7.7
Born Free 1966 Adventure, Drama, Family James H. Hill 95 The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. 7.2
The Professionals 1966 Action, Adventure, Western Richard Brooks 117 An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations. 7.3
The Sand Pebbles 1966 Adventure, Drama, Romance, War Robert Wise 182 In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations. 7.6
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966 Drama Mike Nichols 131 A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night. Won 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 23 nominations. 8.0
In the Heat of the Night 1967 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Norman Jewison 110 An African-American police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town. Won 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 14 nominations. 8.0
Bonnie and Clyde 1967 Action, Biography, Crime, Drama Arthur Penn 111 Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks. Won 2 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 27 nominations. 7.8
Far from the Madding Crowd 1967 Drama, History, Romance John Schlesinger 168 Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. 7.2
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 Comedy, Drama Stanley Kramer 108 A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé. Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 23 nominations. 7.8
In Cold Blood 1967 Biography, Crime, Drama, History Richard Brooks 134 After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations. 7.9
The Lion in Winter 1968 Biography, Drama, History Anthony Harvey 134 1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him. Won 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 18 nominations. 7.9
CHARLY 1968 Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi Ralph Nelson 103 An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
The Fixer 1968 Drama John Frankenheimer 132 In Czarist Russia, around 1911, a Russian-Jewish handyman, Yakov Bok (Sir Alan Bates), is wrongly imprisoned for a most unlikely crime. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 nominations. 6.8
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1968 Drama Robert Ellis Miller 123 When deaf mute Singer moves to a small city to be near his only friend confined in a hospital, he grows attached to his landlady's sensitive 16-year-old daughter. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. 7.6
The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968 Drama Michael Anderson 162 Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is set free after twenty years as a political prisoner in Siberia. He is brought to Rome by Father David Telemond, a troubled young priest who befriends ... Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations. 7.1
Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Biography, Drama, History Charles Jarrott 145 King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations. 7.5
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 Biography, Crime, Drama, Western George Roy Hill 110 Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia. Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 14 nominations. 8.0
Midnight Cowboy 1969 Drama, Western John Schlesinger 113 A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process. Won 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 15 nominations. 7.8
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969 Drama, Romance Ronald Neame 116 A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12 year old charges with her over-romanticized world view. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations. 7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969 Drama Sydney Pollack 129 The lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in an inhumanely grueling dance marathon. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 24 nominations. 7.9
Love Story 1970 Drama, Romance Arthur Hiller 100 A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 16 nominations. 6.9
Airport 1970 Action, Drama, Thriller George Seaton 137 A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 19 nominations. 6.6
Five Easy Pieces 1970 Drama Bob Rafelson 98 A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations. 7.5
I Never Sang for My Father 1970 Drama Gilbert Cates 92 A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. 7.7
Patton 1970 Biography, Drama, War Franklin J. Schaffner 172 The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton. Won 7 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 8 nominations. 7.9
The French Connection 1971 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller William Friedkin 104 A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. Won 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 11 nominations. 7.7
A Clockwork Orange 1971 Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi Stanley Kubrick 136 In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 19 nominations. 8.3
The Last Picture Show 1971 Drama, Romance Peter Bogdanovich 118 In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied West Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically. Won 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 22 nominations. 8.0
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Biography, Drama, History Charles Jarrott 128 During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations. 7.2
Summer of '42 1971 Drama, Romance Robert Mulligan 104 During his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing an innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.
The Godfather 1972 Crime, Drama Francis Ford Coppola 175 The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Won 3 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 30 nominations. 9.2
Deliverance 1972 Adventure, Drama, Thriller John Boorman 109 Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations. 7.7
Frenzy 1972 Thriller Alfred Hitchcock 116 A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. 7.4
The Poseidon Adventure 1972 Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller Ronald Neame 117 Nine people explore a cruise ship at sea in a manner that turns their whole lives upside down. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations. 7.1
Sleuth 1972 Mystery, Thriller Joseph L. Mankiewicz 138 A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations. 8.0
The Exorcist 1973 Horror William Friedkin 122 When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Won 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 17 nominations. 8.0
Cinderella Liberty 1973 Drama, Romance Mark Rydell 117 A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty, due to his service records being lost. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. 6.8
The Day of the Jackal 1973 Crime, Drama, Thriller Fred Zinnemann 143 A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 10 nominations. 7.8
Last Tango in Paris 1973 Drama, Romance Bernardo Bertolucci 129 A young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations. 7.0
Save the Tiger 1973 Drama John G. Avildsen 100 A disillusioned aging decent man and once proud WWII veteran is dealing with midlife crisis as well as a tough moral dilemma. If he wants his small near-bankrupt clothing company to survive, he has two days to let go of his shaken morals. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. 6.9
Serpico 1973 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller Sidney Lumet 130 An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations. 7.7
Chinatown 1974 Drama, Mystery, Thriller Roman Polanski 130 A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. Won 1 Oscar. Another 20 wins & 24 nominations. 8.2
The Conversation 1974 Drama, Mystery, Thriller Francis Ford Coppola 113 A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple, on whom he is spying, will be murdered. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 13 nominations. 7.8
Earthquake 1974 Action, Drama, Thriller Mark Robson 122 Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations. 5.9
The Godfather Part II 1974 Crime, Drama Francis Ford Coppola 202 The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
A Woman Under the Influence 1974 Drama, Romance John Cassavetes 155 Mabel, a wife and mother, is loved by her husband Nick but her mental illness proves to be a problem in the marriage. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 5 nominations. 8.2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 Drama Miloš Forman 133 A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Won 5 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 13 nominations. 8.7
Barry Lyndon 1975 Adventure, Drama, History, War Stanley Kubrick 185 An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England. Won 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 14 nominations. 8.1
Dog Day Afternoon 1975 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller Sidney Lumet 125 A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation, which turns into a hostage situation and a media circus. Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 19 nominations. 8.0
Jaws 1975 Adventure, Drama, Thriller Steven Spielberg 124 When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 19 nominations. 8.0
Nashville 1975 Comedy, Drama, Music Robert Altman 160 Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed. Won 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 25 nominations. 7.7
Rocky 1976 Drama, Sport John G. Avildsen 120 A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavy-weight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Won 3 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 21 nominations. 8.1
All the President's Men 1976 Biography, Drama, History, Thriller Alan J. Pakula 138 "The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Won 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 21 nominations. 8.0
Bound for Glory 1976 Biography, Drama, Music Hal Ashby 147 The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer. Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations. 7.3
Network 1976 Drama Sidney Lumet 121 A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit. Won 4 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 26 nominations. 8.1
Voyage of the Damned 1976 Drama, War Stuart Rosenberg 155 The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. 6.4
The Turning Point 1977 Drama, Romance Herbert Ross 119 When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family. Nominated for 11 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 7 nominations. 6.9
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Drama, Sci-Fi Steven Spielberg 138 Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO. Won 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 38 nominations. 7.6
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977 Drama, Fantasy Anthony Page 96 A disturbed,institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations. 6.6
Julia 1977 Drama Fred Zinnemann 117 At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany. Won 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 24 nominations. 7.2
Star Wars 1977 Action, Adventure, Fantasy George Lucas 121 Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Midnight Express 1978 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller Alan Parker 121 Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison. Won 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 14 nominations. 7.6
Coming Home 1978 Drama, Romance, War Hal Ashby 127 A woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there. Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations. 7.3
Days of Heaven 1978 Drama, Romance Terrence Malick 94 A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune. Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations. 7.9
The Deer Hunter 1978 Drama, War Michael Cimino 183 An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania. Won 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 26 nominations. 8.1
An Unmarried Woman 1978 Comedy, Drama, Romance Paul Mazursky 124 A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of sixteen years leaves her for a younger woman. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations. 7.1
Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 Drama Robert Benton 105 Ted Kramer's wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. Won 5 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 23 nominations. 7.8
Apocalypse Now 1979 Drama, Mystery, War Francis Ford Coppola 147 A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. Won 2 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 31 nominations. 8.4
The China Syndrome 1979 Drama, Thriller James Bridges 122 A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations. 7.4
Manhattan 1979 Comedy, Drama, Romance Woody Allen 96 The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations. 7.9
Norma Rae 1979 Drama Martin Ritt 114 A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved. Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations. 7.3
Ordinary People 1980 Drama Robert Redford 124 The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. Won 4 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 14 nominations. 7.7
The Elephant Man 1980 Biography, Drama David Lynch 124 A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations. 8.1
The Ninth Configuration 1980 Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller William Peter Blatty 118 A former marine arrives at a mental asylum housed in a remote castle to run it. There he attempts to rehabilitate the patients by letting them act out their craziest fantasies and desires. Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. 7.1
Raging Bull 1980 Biography, Drama, Sport Martin Scorsese 129 The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it. Won 2 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 27 nominations. 8.2
The Stunt Man 1980 Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller Richard Rush 131 A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations. 7.1
On Golden Pond 1981 Drama Mark Rydell 109 Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms. Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 23 nominations. 7.6
The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981 Drama, Romance Karel Reisz 124 Wife and husband, both actors, play a couple in love from the Victorian era. Soon they begin to feel that fiction interweaves into reality. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations. 7.0
Prince of the City 1981 Crime, Drama Sidney Lumet 167 A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations. 7.5
Ragtime 1981 Drama Miloš Forman 155 A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations. 7.3
Reds 1981 Biography, Drama, History, Romance Warren Beatty 195 A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States. Won 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 34 nominations. 7.3
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Family, Sci-Fi Steven Spielberg 115 A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world. Won 4 Oscars. Another 48 wins & 35 nominations. 7.8
Missing 1982 Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller Costa-Gavras 122 When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him. Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations. 7.7
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982 Drama, Romance Taylor Hackford 124 A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend. Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 13 nominations. 7.0
Sophie's Choice 1982 Drama, Romance Alan J. Pakula 150 Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations. 7.6
The Verdict 1982 Drama Sidney Lumet 129 A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. 7.7
Terms of Endearment 1983 Comedy, Drama James L. Brooks 132 Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems. Won 5 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 18 nominations. 7.4
Reuben, Reuben 1983 Comedy, Drama, Romance Robert Ellis Miller 101 A drunken Scottish poet, who has not written a word in years, feels compelled to regain control of his life and work after meeting a beautiful young woman. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. 6.7
The Right Stuff 1983 Adventure, Biography, Drama, History Philip Kaufman 193 The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program. Won 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations. 7.8
Silkwood 1983 Biography, Drama, History, Thriller Mike Nichols 131 A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations. 7.2
Tender Mercies 1983 Drama, Music Bruce Beresford 92 A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together. Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 14 nominations. 7.4
Amadeus 1984 Biography, Drama, History, Music Miloš Forman 160 The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him. Won 8 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 14 nominations. 8.3
The Cotton Club 1984 Crime, Drama, Music Francis Ford Coppola 127 The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people who visited the club, those who ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. 6.5
The Killing Fields 1984 Biography, Drama, History, War Roland Joffé 141 A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians. Won 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 22 nominations. 7.8
Places in the Heart 1984 Drama Robert Benton 111 In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people. Won 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations. 7.3
A Soldier's Story 1984 Crime, Drama, Mystery, War Norman Jewison 101 An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations. 7.2
Out of Africa 1985 Biography, Drama, Romance Sydney Pollack 161 In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Won 7 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 27 nominations. 7.2
The Color Purple 1985 Drama Steven Spielberg 154 A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades. Nominated for 11 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 12 nominations. 7.8
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985 Drama Hector Babenco 120 A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life. Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 10 nominations. 7.4
Runaway Train 1985 Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller Andrei Konchalovsky 111 Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations. 7.2
Witness 1985 Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller Peter Weir 112 When a young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder, policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial. Won 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 25 nominations. 7.4
Platoon 1986 Drama, War Oliver Stone 120 A young soldier in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Won 4 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 14 nominations. 8.1
Children of a Lesser God 1986 Drama, Romance Randa Haines 119 A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations. 7.2
The Mission 1986 Adventure, Drama, History Roland Joffé 125 Eighteenth century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. Won 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 26 nominations. 7.4
Mona Lisa 1986 Crime, Drama, Romance Neil Jordan 104 A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations. 7.3
A Room with a View 1986 Drama, Romance James Ivory 117 In a Florence pensione circa 1900 with English guests, George Emerson (Julian Sands) and his dad (Denholm Elliott) offer their rooms with views to Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and her chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Dame Maggie Smith). Lucy and George get acquainted, but Lucy returns to England. George and Lucy meet again, but now she's engaged. Won 3 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 22 nominations. 7.3
Stand by Me 1986 Adventure, Drama Rob Reiner 89 After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a boyhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations. 8.1
The Last Emperor 1987 Biography, Drama, History Bernardo Bertolucci 163 The story of the final Emperor of China. Won 9 Oscars. Another 51 wins & 21 nominations. 7.7
Cry Freedom 1987 Biography, Drama, History Richard Attenborough 157 South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations. 7.4
Empire of the Sun 1987 Action, Drama, History, War Steven Spielberg 153 A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 10 nominations. 7.8
Fatal Attraction 1987 Drama, Thriller Adrian Lyne 119 A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations. 6.9
La Bamba 1987 Biography, Drama, Music Luis Valdez 108 Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations. 6.9
Nuts 1987 Drama, Thriller Martin Ritt 116 A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent. Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination. 6.6
Rain Man 1988 Drama Barry Levinson 133 Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. Won 4 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 22 nominations. 8.0
The Accidental Tourist 1988 Drama, Romance Lawrence Kasdan 121 An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations. 6.8
A Cry in the Dark 1988 Biography, Drama Fred Schepisi 120 A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations. 6.9
Gorillas in the Mist 1988 Biography, Drama Michael Apted 129 The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations. 7.0
Mississippi Burning 1988 Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller Alan Parker 128 Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists. Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 24 nominations. 7.8
Running on Empty 1988 Crime, Drama, Music, Romance Sidney Lumet 116 The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live a life of his own. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations. 7.7
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988 Drama, Romance Philip Kaufman 171 In 1968, a Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations. 7.3
Born on the Fourth of July 1989 Biography, Drama, War Oliver Stone 145 The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 25 nominations. 7.2
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 Comedy, Drama Woody Allen 104 An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 22 nominations. 7.9
Dead Poets Society 1989 Comedy, Drama Peter Weir 128 English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feelings. Won 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 18 nominations. 8.1
Do the Right Thing 1989 Comedy, Drama Spike Lee 120 On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 15 nominations. 7.9
Glory 1989 Biography, Drama, History, War Edward Zwick 122 Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates. Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 18 nominations. 7.8
Dances with Wolves 1990 Adventure, Drama, Western Kevin Costner 181 Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Won 7 Oscars. Another 44 wins & 37 nominations. 8.0
Avalon 1990 Drama Barry Levinson 128 A Polish-Jewish family comes to the USA at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 19 nominations. 7.2
The Godfather Part III 1990 Crime, Drama Francis Ford Coppola 162 In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in New York City and Italy in 1979, aging Mafia Don Michael Corleone seeks to avow for his sins, while taking his nephew Vincent Mancini under his wing.
Goodfellas 1990 Biography, Crime, Drama Martin Scorsese 146 The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. Won 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 38 nominations. 8.7
Reversal of Fortune 1990 Biography, Drama, Mystery Barbet Schroeder 111 Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal. Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 16 nominations. 7.2
Bugsy 1991 Biography, Crime, Drama Barry Levinson 136 The story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas. Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 41 nominations. 6.8
JFK 1991 Drama, History, Thriller Oliver Stone 189 New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. Won 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 42 nominations. 8.0
The Prince of Tides 1991 Drama, Romance Barbra Streisand 132 A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations. 6.7
The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Crime, Drama, Thriller Jonathan Demme 118 A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims. Won 5 Oscars. Another 63 wins & 51 nominations. 8.6
Thelma & Louise 1991 Adventure, Crime, Drama Ridley Scott 130 Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed. Won 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 49 nominations. 7.5
Scent of a Woman 1992 Drama Martin Brest 156 A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations. 8.0
The Crying Game 1992 Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller Neil Jordan 112 A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world. Won 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 46 nominations. 7.2
A Few Good Men 1992 Drama, Thriller Rob Reiner 138 Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 26 nominations. 7.7
Howards End 1992 Drama, Romance James Ivory 142 A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman. Won 3 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 48 nominations. 7.4
Unforgiven 1992 Drama, Western Clint Eastwood 130 Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny (Clint Eastwood) reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman) and a young man, The "Schofield Kid" (Jaimz Woolvett). Won 4 Oscars. Another 46 wins & 46 nominations. 8.2
Schindler's List 1993 Biography, Drama, History Steven Spielberg 195 In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Won 7 Oscars. Another 83 wins & 49 nominations. 8.9
The Age of Innocence 1993 Drama, Romance Martin Scorsese 139 A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 32 nominations. 7.2
In the Name of the Father 1993 Biography, Drama Jim Sheridan 133 A man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 34 nominations. 8.1
The Piano 1993 Drama, Music, Romance Jane Campion 121 In the mid-19th century, a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner, but is soon lusted after by a local worker on the plantation. Won 3 Oscars. Another 60 wins & 56 nominations. 7.6
The Remains of the Day 1993 Drama, Romance James Ivory 134 A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer. Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 32 nominations. 7.8
Forrest Gump 1994 Drama, Romance Robert Zemeckis 142 The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the events of Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75. Won 6 Oscars. Another 42 wins & 73 nominations. 8.8
Legends of the Fall 1994 Drama, Romance, War, Western Edward Zwick 133 In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations. 7.6
Nell 1994 Drama Michael Apted 112 In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations. 6.5
Pulp Fiction 1994 Crime, Drama Quentin Tarantino 154 The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Won 1 Oscar. Another 68 wins & 74 nominations. 8.9
Quiz Show 1994 Biography, Drama, History Robert Redford 133 A young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 31 nominations. 7.5
Sense and Sensibility 1995 Drama, Romance Ang Lee 136 Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the titular opposites. Won 1 Oscar. Another 32 wins & 49 nominations. 7.6
Apollo 13 1995 Adventure, Drama, History Ron Howard 140 NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Won 2 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 58 nominations. 7.6
Braveheart 1995 Biography, Drama, History, War Mel Gibson 178 When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England. Won 5 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 32 nominations. 8.3
The Bridges of Madison County 1995 Drama, Romance Clint Eastwood 135 Photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep), for four days in the 1960s. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations. 7.6
Leaving Las Vegas 1995 Drama, Romance Mike Figgis 111 Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.. Won 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 28 nominations. 7.5
The English Patient 1996 Drama, Romance, War Anthony Minghella 162 At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. Won 9 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 76 nominations. 7.4
Breaking the Waves 1996 Drama Lars von Trier 159 Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 27 nominations. 7.9
The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996 Biography, Drama Miloš Forman 129 The story of a controversial pornography publisher and how he became a defender of free speech. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 33 nominations. 7.3
Secrets & Lies 1996 Drama Mike Leigh 136 A successful black woman discovers that her birth mother is an underprivileged white woman, but the woman denies it. As emotions run high, everyone's secrets are exposed.
Shine 1996 Biography, Drama, Music, Romance Scott Hicks 105 Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim. Won 1 Oscar. Another 45 wins & 51 nominations. 7.7
Titanic 1997 Drama, Romance James Cameron 194 A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. Won 11 Oscars. Another 115 wins & 83 nominations. 7.8
Amistad 1997 Drama, History Steven Spielberg 155 In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 39 nominations. 7.3
The Boxer 1997 Drama, Romance, Sport Jim Sheridan 113 Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood. Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. 7.1
Good Will Hunting 1997 Drama, Romance Gus Van Sant 126 Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Won 2 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 60 nominations. 8.3
L.A. Confidential 1997 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Curtis Hanson 138 As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen -- one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy -- investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Won 2 Oscars. Another 89 wins & 84 nominations. 8.2
Saving Private Ryan 1998 Drama, War Steven Spielberg 169 Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Won 5 Oscars. Another 74 wins & 74 nominations. 8.6
Elizabeth 1998 Biography, Drama, History Shekhar Kapur 124 The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. Won 1 Oscar. Another 33 wins & 55 nominations. 7.4
Gods and Monsters 1998 Biography, Drama Bill Condon 105 The last days of Frankenstein (1931) Director James Whale are explored. Won 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 33 nominations. 7.4
The Horse Whisperer 1998 Drama, Romance, Western Robert Redford 169 The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations. 6.6
The Truman Show 1998 Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi Peter Weir 103 An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 65 nominations. 8.1
American Beauty 1999 Drama Sam Mendes 122 A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. Won 5 Oscars. Another 106 wins & 101 nominations. 8.3
The End of the Affair 1999 Drama, Romance Neil Jordan 102 A desperate man tries to find out why his beloved left him years ago. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 25 nominations. 7.1
The Hurricane 1999 Biography, Drama, Sport Norman Jewison 146 The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations. 7.6
The Insider 1999 Biography, Drama, Thriller Michael Mann 157 A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes (1968) exposé on Big Tobacco. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 50 nominations. 7.8
The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 Crime, Drama, Thriller Anthony Minghella 139 In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 75 nominations. 7.4
Gladiator 2000 Action, Adventure, Drama Ridley Scott 155 A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery. Won 5 Oscars. Another 54 wins & 104 nominations. 8.5
Billy Elliot 2000 Drama, Music Stephen Daldry 110 A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 56 wins & 69 nominations. 7.7
Erin Brockovich 2000 Biography, Drama Steven Soderbergh 131 An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply. Won 1 Oscar. Another 32 wins & 59 nominations. 7.3
Sunshine 1999 Drama, History, Romance István Szabó 181 The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Traffic 2000 Crime, Drama, Thriller Steven Soderbergh 147 A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business. Won 4 Oscars. Another 70 wins & 86 nominations. 7.6
Wonder Boys 2000 Comedy, Drama Curtis Hanson 107 An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in. Won 1 Oscar. Another 20 wins & 46 nominations. 7.3
A Beautiful Mind 2001 Biography, Drama Ron Howard 135 After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. Won 4 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 68 nominations. 8.2
In the Bedroom 2001 Crime, Drama Todd Field 130 A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 39 wins & 70 nominations. 7.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Peter Jackson 178 A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Won 4 Oscars. Another 114 wins & 124 nominations. 8.8
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 Crime, Drama Joel Coen 116 A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 41 nominations. 7.5
Mulholland Drive 2001 Drama, Mystery, Thriller David Lynch 147 After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 49 wins & 58 nominations. 7.9
The Hours 2002 Drama, Romance Stephen Daldry 110 The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. Won 1 Oscar. Another 42 wins & 125 nominations. 7.5
About Schmidt 2002 Comedy, Drama Alexander Payne 125 A man upon retirement, embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 69 nominations. 7.1
Gangs of New York 2002 Crime, Drama Martin Scorsese 167 In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 124 nominations. 7.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Peter Jackson 179 While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Won 2 Oscars. Another 123 wins & 137 nominations. 8.7
The Pianist 2002 Biography, Drama, Music, War Roman Polanski 150 A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Won 3 Oscars. Another 54 wins & 73 nominations. 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Peter Jackson 201 Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. Won 11 Oscars. Another 198 wins & 122 nominations. 8.9
Cold Mountain 2003 Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War Anthony Minghella 154 In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart. Won 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 101 nominations. 7.2
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War Peter Weir 138 During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America. Won 2 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 90 nominations. 7.4
Mystic River 2003 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Clint Eastwood 138 The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy. Won 2 Oscars. Another 54 wins & 142 nominations. 7.9
Seabiscuit 2003 Drama, History, Sport Gary Ross 140 True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 37 nominations. 7.3
The Aviator 2004 Biography, Drama Martin Scorsese 170 A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s. Won 5 Oscars. Another 81 wins & 130 nominations. 7.5
Closer 2004 Drama, Romance Mike Nichols 104 The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 47 nominations. 7.2
Finding Neverland 2004 Biography, Drama, Family Marc Forster 106 The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan. Won 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 80 nominations. 7.7
Hotel Rwanda 2004 Biography, Drama, History, War Terry George 121 Paul Rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 45 nominations. 8.1
Kinsey 2004 Biography, Drama, Romance Bill Condon 118 A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 50 nominations. 7.0
Million Dollar Baby 2004 Drama, Sport Clint Eastwood 132 A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Won 4 Oscars. Another 64 wins & 84 nominations. 8.1
Brokeback Mountain 2005 Drama, Romance Ang Lee 134 The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys, and their lives over the years. Won 3 Oscars. Another 139 wins & 130 nominations. 7.7
The Constant Gardener 2005 Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller Fernando Meirelles 129 A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption. Won 1 Oscar. Another 35 wins & 68 nominations. 7.4
Good Night, and Good Luck 2005 Biography, Drama, History George Clooney 93 Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
A History of Violence 2005 Crime, Drama, Thriller David Cronenberg 96 A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core in this action thriller. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 80 nominations. 7.4
Match Point 2005 Drama, Romance, Thriller Woody Allen 124 At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 30 nominations. 7.6
Babel 2006 Drama Alejandro González Iñárritu 143 Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families. Won 1 Oscar. Another 42 wins & 135 nominations. 7.4
Bobby 2006 Biography, Drama, History Emilio Estevez 117 The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and twenty-two people in the hotel, whose lives were never the same. Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 22 nominations. 7.0
The Departed 2006 Crime, Drama, Thriller Martin Scorsese 151 An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston. Won 4 Oscars. Another 94 wins & 139 nominations. 8.5
Little Children 2006 Drama, Romance Todd Field 136 The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 57 nominations. 7.5
The Queen 2006 Biography, Drama, History Stephen Frears 103 After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. Won 1 Oscar. Another 95 wins & 97 nominations. 7.3
Atonement 2007 Drama, Mystery, Romance, War Joe Wright 123 Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Won 1 Oscar. Another 50 wins & 148 nominations. 7.8
American Gangster 2007 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller Ridley Scott 157 An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 35 nominations. 7.8
Eastern Promises 2007 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller David Cronenberg 100 A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 28 wins & 71 nominations. 7.6
The Great Debaters 2007 Biography, Drama, Romance Denzel Washington 126 A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations. 7.6
Michael Clayton 2007 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Tony Gilroy 119 A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit. Won 1 Oscar. Another 28 wins & 113 nominations. 7.2
No Country for Old Men 2007 Crime, Drama, Thriller Joel and Ethan Coen 122 Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. Won 4 Oscars. Another 159 wins & 137 nominations. 8.1
There Will Be Blood 2007 Drama Paul Thomas Anderson 158 A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. Won 2 Oscars. Another 107 wins & 136 nominations. 8.2
Slumdog Millionaire 2008 Drama, Romance Danny Boyle 120 A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Won 8 Oscars. Another 147 wins & 130 nominations. 8.0
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 Drama, Fantasy, Romance David Fincher 166 Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences. Won 3 Oscars. Another 81 wins & 157 nominations. 7.8
Frost/Nixon 2008 Biography, Drama, History Ron Howard 122 A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 74 nominations. 7.7
The Reader 2008 Drama, Romance Stephen Daldry 124 Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. Won 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 47 nominations. 7.6
Revolutionary Road 2008 Drama, Romance Sam Mendes 119 A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 69 nominations. 7.3
Avatar 2009 Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi James Cameron 162 A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Won 3 Oscars. Another 86 wins & 129 nominations. 7.8
The Hurt Locker 2009 Drama, Thriller, War Kathryn Bigelow 131 During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work. Won 6 Oscars. Another 118 wins & 128 nominations. 7.6
Inglourious Basterds 2009 Adventure, Drama, War Quentin Tarantino 153 In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Won 1 Oscar. Another 132 wins & 171 nominations. 8.3
Precious 2009 Drama Lee Daniels 110 In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. Won 2 Oscars. Another 112 wins & 102 nominations. 7.3
Up in the Air 2009 Comedy, Drama, Romance Jason Reitman 109 Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 162 nominations. 7.4
The Social Network 2010 Biography, Drama David Fincher 120 As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. Won 3 Oscars. Another 169 wins & 179 nominations. 7.7
Black Swan 2010 Drama, Thriller Darren Aronofsky 108 A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". Won 1 Oscar. Another 96 wins & 277 nominations. 8.0
The Fighter 2010 Biography, Drama, Sport David O. Russell 116 Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness. Won 2 Oscars. Another 72 wins & 122 nominations. 7.8
Inception 2010 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller Christopher Nolan 148 A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O. Won 4 Oscars. Another 152 wins & 209 nominations. 8.8
The King's Speech 2010 Biography, Drama, History Tom Hooper 118 The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer. Won 4 Oscars. Another 106 wins & 204 nominations. 8.0
The Descendants 2011 Comedy, Drama Alexander Payne 115 A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident. Won 1 Oscar. Another 65 wins & 146 nominations. 7.3
The Help 2011 Drama Tate Taylor 146 An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis. Won 1 Oscar. Another 79 wins & 119 nominations. 8.1
Hugo 2011 Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery Martin Scorsese 126 In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Won 5 Oscars. Another 56 wins & 190 nominations. 7.5
The Ides of March 2011 Drama, Thriller George Clooney 101 An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 34 nominations. 7.1
Moneyball 2011 Biography, Drama, Sport Bennett Miller 133 Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 76 nominations. 7.6
War Horse 2011 Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War Steven Spielberg 146 Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 71 nominations. 7.2
Argo 2012 Biography, Drama, Thriller Ben Affleck 120 Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979. Won 3 Oscars. Another 93 wins & 154 nominations. 7.7
Django Unchained 2012 Drama, Western Quentin Tarantino 165 With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Won 2 Oscars. Another 57 wins & 153 nominations. 8.4
Life of Pi 2012 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Ang Lee 127 A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. Won 4 Oscars. Another 78 wins & 131 nominations. 7.9
Lincoln 2012 Biography, Drama, History, War Steven Spielberg 150 As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Won 2 Oscars. Another 108 wins & 247 nominations. 7.3
Zero Dark Thirty 2012 Drama, Thriller Kathryn Bigelow 157 A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011. Won 1 Oscar. Another 86 wins & 173 nominations. 7.4
12 Years a Slave 2013 Biography, Drama, History Steve McQueen 134 In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Won 3 Oscars. Another 237 wins & 333 nominations. 8.1
Captain Phillips 2013 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller Paul Greengrass 134 The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 146 nominations. 7.8
Gravity 2013 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller Alfonso Cuarón 91 Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space. Won 7 Oscars. Another 233 wins & 178 nominations. 7.7
Philomena 2013 Biography, Comedy, Drama Stephen Frears 98 A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 80 nominations. 7.6
Rush 2013 Biography, Drama, Sport Ron Howard 123 The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 63 nominations. 8.1
Boyhood 2014 Drama Richard Linklater 165 The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college. Won 1 Oscar. Another 172 wins & 212 nominations. 7.9
Foxcatcher 2014 Biography, Drama, Sport Bennett Miller 134 U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 75 nominations. 7.0
The Imitation Game 2014 Biography, Drama, Thriller, War Morten Tyldum 114 During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. Won 1 Oscar. Another 48 wins & 159 nominations. 8.0
Selma 2014 Biography, Drama, History Ava DuVernay 128 A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. Won 1 Oscar. Another 58 wins & 89 nominations. 7.5
The Theory of Everything 2014 Biography, Drama, Romance James Marsh 123 A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. Won 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 122 nominations. 7.7
The Revenant 2015 Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Western Alejandro G. Iñárritu 156 A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. Won 3 Oscars. Another 88 wins & 185 nominations. 8.0
Carol 2015 Drama, Romance Todd Haynes 118 An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 77 wins & 240 nominations. 7.2
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller George Miller 120 In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max. Won 6 Oscars. Another 233 wins & 220 nominations. 8.1
Room 2015 Drama, Thriller Lenny Abrahamson 118 Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time. Won 1 Oscar. Another 104 wins & 139 nominations. 8.1
Spotlight 2015 Biography, Crime, Drama Tom McCarthy 129 The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. Won 2 Oscars. Another 123 wins & 141 nominations. 8.1
Moonlight 2016 Drama Barry Jenkins 111 A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood. Won 3 Oscars. Another 225 wins & 284 nominations. 7.4
Hacksaw Ridge 2016 Biography, Drama, History, War Mel Gibson 139 World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot. Won 2 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 113 nominations. 8.1
Hell or High Water 2016 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western David Mackenzie 102 A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 47 wins & 163 nominations. 7.6
Lion 2016 Biography, Drama Garth Davis 118 A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 98 nominations. 8.0
Manchester by the Sea 2016 Drama Kenneth Lonergan 137 A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies. Won 2 Oscars. Another 128 wins & 256 nominations. 7.8
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 Comedy, Crime, Drama Martin McDonagh 115 A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit. Won 2 Oscars. Another 129 wins & 222 nominations. 8.2
Call Me by Your Name 2017 Drama, Romance Luca Guadagnino 132 In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant. Won 1 Oscar. Another 96 wins & 248 nominations. 7.9
Dunkirk 2017 Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War Christopher Nolan 106 Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Won 3 Oscars. Another 64 wins & 227 nominations. 7.9
The Post 2017 Biography, Drama, History, Thriller Steven Spielberg 116 A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 111 nominations. 7.2
The Shape of Water 2017 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller Guillermo del Toro 123 At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. Won 4 Oscars. Another 133 wins & 345 nominations. 7.3
Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 Biography, Drama, Music Bryan Singer 134 The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985). Won 4 Oscars. Another 36 wins & 71 nominations. 8.0
Black Panther 2018 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Ryan Coogler 134 T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past. Won 3 Oscars. Another 101 wins & 246 nominations. 7.3
BlacKkKlansman 2018 Biography, Crime, Drama Spike Lee 135 Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events. Won 1 Oscar. Another 42 wins & 201 nominations. 7.5
If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 Drama, Romance Barry Jenkins 119 A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit. Won 1 Oscar. Another 100 wins & 170 nominations. 7.2
A Star Is Born 2018 Drama, Music, Romance Bradley Cooper 136 A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Won 1 Oscar. Another 87 wins & 266 nominations. 7.7
1917 2019 Drama, War Sam Mendes 119 Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers' brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap. Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 51 wins & 153 nominations. 8.6
The Irishman 2019 Biography, Crime, Drama Martin Scorsese 209 A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa. Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 35 wins & 159 nominations. 8.2
Joker 2019 Crime, Drama, Thriller Todd Phillips 122 In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the Joker. Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 27 wins & 129 nominations. 8.6
Marriage Story 2019 Comedy, Drama, Romance Noah Baumbach 137 Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together. Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 86 wins & 212 nominations. 8.1
The Two Popes 2019 Biography, Comedy, Drama Fernando Meirelles 125 Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church. Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 41 nominations. 7.7
Wings 1927 Drama, Romance, War, Action 144 Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination. 7.5
The Racket 1927 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller 88 In New York, two honest cops try to hinder a crime syndicate from moving into the precinct and also to prevent the mob's plan of electing a corrupt prosecutor to a judgeship. 6.8
7th Heaven 1927 Drama, Romance 110 A street cleaner saves a young woman's life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes. Won 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations. 7.7
The Broadway Melody 1928 Drama, Musical, Romance 100 A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations. 5.7
Alibi 1929 Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense 90 A brutal gangster suspected in a warehouse robbery is ruthlessly dogged by a pair of persistent detectives, one of whom pays the ultimate price in finally bringing him to justice. Director Roland West's first talkie was based on a stage play.
Hollywood Revue 1928 Musical 130 An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
In Old Arizona 1928 Romance, Western 95 A charming, happy-go-lucky bandit in old Arizona plays cat-and-mouse with the sheriff trying to catch him while he romances a local beauty. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. 5.7
The Patriot 1928 Drama 113 In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the ... Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.
All Quiet on the Western Front 1929 Drama, War 136 A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations. 8.0
The Big House 1929 Crime, Drama, Thriller 87 A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences. Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations. 7.2
Disraeli 1929 Biography, Drama, History 90 Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations. 6.4
The Divorcee 1929 Romance, Drama 84 When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations. 6.8
The Love Parade 1929 Comedy, Musical, Romance 107 The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 1 win. 7.2
Cimarron 1930 Drama, Western 123 A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. Won 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. 5.9
East Lynne 1930 Drama 102 The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blinded as the result of an explosion, she returns home to see her son again. 6.9
The Front Page 1930 Comedy, Drama, Romance 105 As a tabloid newspaper editor tries to prevent his top reporter from retiring, an escaped death row convict shows up at the office trying to convey his innocence. Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. 7.3
Skippy 1930 Adventure, Family 25 Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures. 1 win. 6.4
Trader Horn 1930 Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance 122 Two white traders in the darkest Africa of the 1870s find a missionary's daughter, who was captured as a child by a savage tribe and now worshiped as a goddess. 6.4
Grand Hotel 1931 Drama, Romance 112 A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. 7.4
Arrowsmith 1931 Drama 108 Based on Sinclair Lewis's novel "Arrowsmith". A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine. 6.2
Bad Girl 1931 Drama, Romance 90 A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage. Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination. 6.5
The Champ 1931 Drama, Sport 86 An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations. 7.3
Five Star Final 1931 Crime, Drama 89 The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results. 7.3
One Hour with You 1931 Comedy, Musical, Romance 78 An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one. 7.3
Shanghai Express 1931 Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller 82 A loose woman rediscovers a former lover during a dangerous train ride to Shanghai. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations. 7.3
The Smiling Lieutenant 1931 Comedy, Romance, Musical 93 An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side. 7.7
Cavalcade 1932 Drama, Romance, War 112 The triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridges, from 1899 to 1933 are portrayed. Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. 5.9
42nd Street 1932 Comedy, Musical, Romance 89 A director puts on what may be his last Broadway show and, at the last moment, a naive newcomer has to replace the star. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win. 7.4
A Farewell to Arms 1932 Drama, Romance, War 80 An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I. Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. 6.5
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir 92 Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins. 8.2
Lady for a Day 1932 Comedy, Drama 96 A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day. 7.4
Little Women 1932 Drama, Family, Romance 115 The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 15 nominations. 7.3
The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933 Biography, Comedy, Drama 97 King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
She Done Him Wrong 1932 Comedy, Drama, History, Musical, Romance 66 In the Gay Nineties, a seductive nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome temperance league member. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins. 6.5
Smilin' Through 1932 Drama, Romance 98 The adoptive father of a young woman is horrified to learn she plans to marry the son of the man who accidentally killed her aunt years before. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win. 6.9
State Fair 1932 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance 100 The Frake family attends the annual Iowa State Fair; each member of the clan has their own reason for doing so. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations. 7.0
It Happened One Night 1934 Comedy, Romance 105 A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. Won 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations. 8.1
The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1934 Biography, Drama, Romance 109 Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win. 7.0
Flirtation Walk 1934 Musical, Romance 97 A Musical-romance with Dick Powell as a private stationed in Hawaii who gets involved with Ruby Keeler, the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but ... 5.8
The Gay Divorcee 1934 Comedy, Musical, Romance 107 An American woman travels to England to seek a divorce from her absentee husband, where she meets - and falls for - a dashing performer. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 nominations. 7.5
Here Comes the Navy 1934 Comedy, Drama, Romance 87 A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism. 6.4
The House of Rothschild 1934 Biography, Drama, History 88 The wealthy Rothschild family undergoes prejudice from the anti-Semitic society they live within. 6.8
Imitation of Life 1934 Drama, Romance 111 A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter; the two women start a successful business, but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win. 7.5
One Night of Love 1934 Music, Romance 84 Mary Barrett is an aspiring Opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working hours together and arguing, their ... Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations. 5.9
The Thin Man 1934 Comedy, Crime, Mystery 91 Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins. 8.0
Viva Villa! 1934 Biography, Western 115 In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death. In 1910, he befriends American reporter Johnny Sykes. ... Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. 6.5
The White Parade 1934 Drama 80 The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in ... 7.0
Alice Adams 1935 Comedy, Drama, Romance 99 The misadventures of two social-climbing women in small town America. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. 7.0
Broadway Melody of 1936 1935 Musical, Romance 101 Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show, but he is short of money. He gets an offer of money by the young widow Lillian, if she can dance in his new show. Bert Keeler, a newspaper man, ... Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations. 6.8
Captain Blood 1935 Action, Adventure 119 After being wrongly convicted as a traitor, Peter Blood, an English physician, is sent to exile in the British colonies of the Caribbean, where he becomes a pirate. 7.7
David Copperfield 1935 Adventure, Drama, Romance 130 A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. 7.5
The Informer 1935 Crime, Drama 91 In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in. Won 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations. 7.5
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935 Adventure, Drama 109 Three British soldiers on the Northwest Frontier of India struggle against the enemy - and themselves. Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. 7.2
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935 Comedy, Fantasy, Romance 133 Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the ... Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations. 6.9
Les Misérables 1935 Drama, History, Romance 108 In early 19th Century France an ex-convict who failed to report to parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20 year period by an obsessive policeman. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win. 7.6
Naughty Marietta 1935 Drama, Musical, Romance 105 In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. 6.7
Ruggles of Red Gap 1935 Comedy, Romance 90 An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins. 7.6
Top Hat 1935 Comedy, Musical, Romance 101 An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations. 7.8
The Great Ziegfeld 1936 Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance 176 The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed. Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. 6.8
Anthony Adverse 1936 Adventure, Drama, Romance 141 In 18th-century Italy, an orphan's debt to the man who raised him threatens to separate him forever from the woman he loves. Won 4 Oscars. Another 3 nominations. 6.5
Dodsworth 1936 Drama, Romance 101 A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations. 7.8
Libeled Lady 1936 Comedy, Romance 98 A newspaper man, his ignored fiancée, and his former employee, a down on his luck reporter, hatch an elaborate scheme to turn a false news story into the truth in order to prevent a high-society woman from suing for libel. 7.9
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 Comedy, Drama, Romance 115 A simple, small town man inherits a massive fortune, making him the target for scammers and publicity-seekers. Overwhelmed by the turn his life has taken, and awoken to another use for his new-found fortune, he makes a momentous decision. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations. 7.9
Romeo and Juliet 1936 Drama, Romance 125 Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. 6.7
San Francisco 1936 Drama, Musical, Romance 115 A Barbary Coast saloonkeeper and a Nob Hill impresario are rivals for the affections of a beautiful singer, both personally and professionally in 1906 San Francisco. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. 7.2
The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936 Biography, Drama, History 86 The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine. Won 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations. 7.4
A Tale of Two Cities 1936 Drama, History, Romance 128 A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution. 7.8
Three Smart Girls 1936 Comedy, Musical, Romance 84 Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination. 6.8
The Life of Emile Zola 1937 Biography, Drama 116 The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfuss Affair. Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations. 7.2
The Awful Truth 1937 Comedy, Romance 90 Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations. 7.7
Captains Courageous 1937 Adventure, Drama, Family 117 A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. 8.0
Dead End 1937 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir 93 The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum. 7.4
The Good Earth 1937 Drama, Romance 138 Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus. Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations. 7.7
In Old Chicago 1937 Action, Drama, Musical, Romance 95 The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire. Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 nominations. 6.9
Lost Horizon 1937 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery 132 A plane crash delivers a group of people to the secluded land of Shangri-La - but is it the miraculous utopia it appears to be? Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. 7.7
One Hundred Men and a Girl 1937 Comedy, Music 84 The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold ... Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. 6.9
Stage Door 1937 Comedy, Drama 92 A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. 7.7
You Can't Take It with You 1938 Comedy, Drama, Romance 126 A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 nominations. 7.9
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 Action, Adventure, Romance 102 When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army. Won 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations. 7.9
Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938 Drama, Music, Musical, Romance 106 This send-up of ragtime song and dance begins in 1915 San Francisco when society boy Roger Grant decides to pursue popular rather than serious music. Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 nominations. 6.9
Boys Town 1938 Biography, Drama 96 When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to do something about. An advocate of child... Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations. 7.3
The Citadel 1938 Drama 110 Andrew Manson, a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its ... Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins. 7.2
Four Daughters 1938 Drama, Music, Romance 90 Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, has passed on his love of music to his four early adult daughters - Thea, Emma, Kay and Ann - who live with him and his sister, the ... Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. 6.9
Grand Illusion 1938 Drama, War 113 During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination. 8.1
Jezebel 1938 Drama, Romance 104 In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. 7.5
Pygmalion 1938 Comedy, Drama, Romance 89 A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations. 7.8
Test Pilot 1938 Drama, Romance 119 Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination. 6.9
Gone with the Wind 1939 Drama, History, Romance, War 238 A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Won 8 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations. 8.1
Dark Victory 1939 Drama, Romance 104 A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. 7.6
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939 Drama, Romance 114 An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 8 nominations. 7.9
Love Affair 1939 Comedy, Drama, Romance 88 A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, after he has had a chance to earn a decent living. 7.3
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 Comedy, Drama 129 A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations. 8.1
Ninotchka 1939 Comedy, Romance 110 A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations. 7.9
Of Mice and Men 1939 Drama 106 Two itinerant migrant workers, one mentally disabled and the other his carer, take jobs as ranch hands during the Great Depression to fulfill their shared dream of owning their own ranch. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins. 7.9
Stagecoach 1939 Adventure, Drama, Western 96 A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 7 nominations. 7.9
The Wizard of Oz 1939 Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical 102 Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well. Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations. 8.0
Wuthering Heights 1939 Drama, Romance 104 A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveller the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations. 7.6
Rebecca 1940 Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller 130 A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence. Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations. 8.1
All This, and Heaven Too 1940 Drama, Romance 141 A duchess' irrational behavior toward the governess of her children triggers tragic events that will change her family's lives forever. 7.5
Foreign Correspondent 1940 Action, Romance, Thriller, War 120 On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 1 win. 7.5
The Grapes of Wrath 1940 Drama, History 129 A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations. 8.0
The Great Dictator 1940 Comedy, Drama, War 125 Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination. 8.5
Kitty Foyle 1940 Drama, Romance 108 A hard-working, white-collar girl from a middle-class family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations. 7.0
The Letter 1940 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance 95 The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. 7.6
The Long Voyage Home 1940 Drama, War 105 In 1940, the motley crew of the British tramp steamer SS Glencairn prepares the ship for its perilous voyage from the West Indies to Baltimore and then to England. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination. 7.0
Our Town 1940 Drama, Romance 90 Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks... Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination. 6.8
The Philadelphia Story 1940 Comedy, Romance 112 When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations. 7.9
How Green Was My Valley 1941 Drama, Family 118 At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life. Won 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations. 7.7
Blossoms in the Dust 1941 Biography, Drama, Romance 99 After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. 6.9
Citizen Kane 1941 Drama, Mystery 119 Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations. 8.3
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 Comedy, Fantasy, Romance 94 Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations. 7.6
Hold Back the Dawn 1941 Drama, Romance 116 Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 1 nomination. 7.4
The Little Foxes 1941 Drama, Romance 116 The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the twentieth century. Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 3 wins. 8.0
The Maltese Falcon 1941 Film-Noir, Mystery 100 A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins. 8.0
One Foot in Heaven 1941 Biography, Drama 108 Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another. 7.0
Sergeant York 1941 Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War 134 A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations. 7.7
Suspicion 1941 Mystery, Thriller 99 A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations. 7.4
Mrs. Miniver 1942 Drama, Romance, War 134 A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II. Won 6 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations. 7.6
The Invaders 1942 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller 51 David Vincent, an architect returning home after a hard, hard, day parks his car in an old ghost town in order to rest for a while before continuing on home. Suddenly, in the middle of the ... 1 win. 8.1
Kings Row 1942 Drama, Mystery, Romance 127 The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn-of-the-century. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins. 7.6
The Magnificent Ambersons 1942 Drama, Romance 88 The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins. 7.7
The Pied Piper 1942 Drama, War 87 While traveling in France during the Nazi invasion of 1940, an Englishman is entrusted with the care of a group of refugee children. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins. 7.1
The Pride of the Yankees 1942 Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport 128 The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig. Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 nominations. 7.7
Random Harvest 1942 Drama, Romance 126 An amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-war life. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. 8.0
The Talk of the Town 1942 Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller 118 An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher. 7.5
Wake Island 1942 Action, Drama, War 88 December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations. 6.8
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 Biography, Drama, Musical 126 The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan. Won 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations. 7.7
Casablanca 1943 Drama, Romance, War 102 A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco. Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations. 8.5
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War 170 During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. 6.9
Heaven Can Wait 1943 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance 112 An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win. 7.5
The Human Comedy 1943 Comedy, Drama, Family 117 Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. 7.1
In Which We Serve 1943 Drama, War 115 This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination. 7.2
Madame Curie 1943 Biography, Drama, Romance 124 Despite himself, accomplished physicist and avowed bachelor Pierre Curie falls for brilliant student Marie, and together they embark on the discovery of radium. 7.2
The More the Merrier 1943 Comedy, Romance, War 104 During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. 7.8
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943 Drama, Western 75 When a posse captures three men suspected of killing a local farmer, they become strongly divided over whether or not to lynch the men. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination. 8.0
Watch on the Rhine 1943 Drama 114 A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family but their plans are complicated by a Romanian count. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations. 7.3
Double Indemnity 1944 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller 107 An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations. 8.3
Gaslight 1944 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller 114 Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane. Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations. 7.8
Since You Went Away 1944 Drama, Romance, War 177 With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife struggles to care for their two daughters - and a pair of lodgers who have moved in - alone. Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 nominations. 7.6
Wilson 1944 Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance 154 A chronicle of the political career of US President Woodrow Wilson. Won 5 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations. 6.8
Anchors Aweigh 1945 Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Romance, War 140 Two sailors, one naive, the other experienced in the ways of the world, on liberty in Los Angeles, is the setting for this movie musical. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. 7.1
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 Drama 126 At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. 7.3
Mildred Pierce 1945 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance 111 A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. 8.0
Spellbound 1945 Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller 111 A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. 7.6
Henry V 1946 Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War 137 In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England (Sir Kenneth Branagh) embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations. 7.5
It's a Wonderful Life 1946 Drama, Family, Fantasy 130 An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination. 8.6
The Razor's Edge 1946 Drama, Romance 145 An adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations. 7.4
The Yearling 1946 Drama, Family, Western 128 A boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves? Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. 7.2
The Bishop's Wife 1947 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance 109 An angel in human form enters the life of a bishop in order to help him build a new cathedral and repair his fractured marriage. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations. 7.6
Crossfire 1947 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery 86 A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why? Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. 7.3
Great Expectations 1947 Drama, Romance 111 Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love. 1 win & 3 nominations. 6.9
Miracle on 34th Street 1947 Comedy, Drama, Family 96 When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination. 7.9
Hamlet 1948 Drama 154 Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former King. Won 4 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 8 nominations. 7.6
The Red Shoes 1948 Drama, Music, Romance 135 A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina. Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations. 8.2
The Snake Pit 1948 Drama, Mystery 108 A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 9 nominations. 7.6
Battleground 1949 Action, Drama, History, War 118 True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations. 7.4
The Heiress 1949 Drama, Romance 115 A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter. Won 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations. 8.2
A Letter to Three Wives 1949 Drama, Romance 103 A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands...but she does not say which one. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination. 7.8
Twelve O'Clock High 1949 Drama, War 132 A hard-as-nails general takes over a bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. 7.7
Father of the Bride 1950 Comedy, Romance 92 The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination. 7.2
King Solomon's Mines 1950 Action, Adventure, Romance 103 Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. 6.8
An American in Paris 1951 Drama, Musical, Romance 114 Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman. Won 6 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations. 7.2
Decision Before Dawn 1951 Drama, War 119 As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners to spy behind German lines. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. 7.3
Ivanhoe 1952 Adventure, Drama, History, Romance 106 A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 nominations. 6.8
Moulin Rouge 1952 Biography, Drama, Music, Romance 119 Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations. 7.1
The Quiet Man 1952 Comedy, Drama, Romance 129 A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love. Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 8 nominations. 7.8
From Here to Eternity 1953 Drama, Romance, War 118 In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love. Won 8 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 7 nominations. 7.6
Julius Caesar 1953 Biography, Drama, History 120 The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony. Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 7 nominations. 7.3
Roman Holiday 1953 Comedy, Romance 118 A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Won 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations. 8.0
Shane 1953 Drama, Western 118 A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations. 7.6
The Caine Mutiny 1954 Drama, War 124 When a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 6 nominations. 7.7
The Country Girl 1954 Drama, Music 104 A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems. Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations. 7.3
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Western 102 In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too. Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations. 7.4
Three Coins in the Fountain 1954 Drama, Romance 102 Three American women working in Rome, Italy, share a spacious apartment and the desire to find love and marriage, each experiencing a few bumps in their journeys to romance. Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations. 6.3
Marty 1955 Drama, Romance 90 A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other. Won 4 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 6 nominations. 7.7
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955 Biography, Drama, Romance, War 102 A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution. Won 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. 6.5
Mister Roberts 1955 Comedy, Drama, War 123 In the waning days of World War II, the United States Navy cargo ship Reluctant and her crew are stationed in the "backwater" areas of the Pacific Ocean. Trouble ensues when the crew members are granted liberty. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations. 7.7
Picnic 1955 Drama, Romance 115 Emotions are ignited amongst the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labour Day picnic.
The Rose Tattoo 1955 Comedy, Drama, Romance 117 An Italian-American neighborhood in Louisiana is disturbed when truck driver Rosario Delle Rose is killed by police while smuggling. His buxom widow Serafina miscarries, then over a period ... Won 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations. 7.2
Friendly Persuasion 1956 Drama, Romance, War, Western 137 The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations. 7.4
The King and I 1956 Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance 133 A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children. Won 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations. 7.4
The Ten Commandments 1956 Adventure, Drama 220 Moses, an Egyptian prince, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations. 7.8
Peyton Place 1957 Drama, Romance 157 A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals. Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations. 7.2
Gigi 1958 Comedy, Musical, Romance 115 Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Won 9 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations. 6.7
Auntie Mame 1958 Comedy, Drama, Romance 143 An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations. 7.9
Room at the Top 1959 Drama, Romance 115 An ambitious young accountant plots to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman. Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations. 7.5
The Apartment 1960 Comedy, Drama, Romance 125 A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Won 5 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 8 nominations. 8.3
The Alamo 1960 Adventure, Drama, History, War, Western 162 In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas. Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations. 6.9
The Sundowners 1960 Drama, Adventure 133 In Australia's Outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished Carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to settle, while the dad is against it. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations. 7.1
West Side Story 1961 Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance 153 Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Won 10 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 10 nominations. 7.5
The Hustler 1961 Drama, Sport 134 An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match. Won 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 20 nominations. 8.0
The Music Man 1962 Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance 151 Harold Hill poses as a boys' band leader to con naive Iowa townsfolk. Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations. 7.7
Tom Jones 1963 Adventure, Comedy, History 129 The romantic and chivalrous adventures of adopted bastard Tom Jones in 18th century England. Won 4 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 20 nominations. 6.5
How the West Was Won 1963 Western 164 A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads. Won 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations. 7.1
My Fair Lady 1964 Drama, Family, Musical, Romance 170 Snobbish phonetics Professor Henry Higgins (Sir Rex Harrison) agrees to a wager that he can make flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) presentable in high society. Won 8 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 13 nominations. 7.8
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 Comedy 95 An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 7 nominations. 8.4
Mary Poppins 1964 Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical 139 In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father. Won 5 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 17 nominations. 7.8
The Sound of Music 1965 Biography, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance 172 A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. Won 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations. 8.0
Darling 1965 Drama, Romance 128 Beautiful, but amoral, model Diana Scott (Julie Christie) sleeps her way to the top of the London fashion scene at the height of the Swinging Sixties. Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 8 nominations. 7.2
A Thousand Clowns 1965 Comedy, Drama, Romance 118 A middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. 7.5
Alfie 1966 Comedy, Drama 114 An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations. 7.1
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 1966 Comedy, War 126 Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.
Doctor Dolittle 1967 Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance 152 After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations. 6.2
The Graduate 1967 Comedy, Drama, Romance 106 A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. Won 1 Oscar. Another 20 wins & 20 nominations. 8.0
Oliver! 1968 Drama, Family, Musical 153 After being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. Won 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 25 nominations. 7.4
Funny Girl 1968 Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance 151 The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein. Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations. 7.4
Rachel, Rachel 1968 Drama, Romance 101 Rachel is a 35 year old school teacher who has no man in her life and lives with her mother. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she begins to have to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations. 7.5
Hello, Dolly! 1969 Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance 146 Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way. Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 13 nominations. 7.1
Z 1969 Crime, Drama, History, Thriller 127 Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles. Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 12 nominations. 8.3
MASH 1970 Comedy, Drama, War 116 The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 23 nominations. 7.5
Fiddler on the Roof 1971 Drama, Family, Musical, Romance 181 In prerevolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village. Won 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 13 nominations. 8.0
Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 Biography, Drama, History, War 183 Czar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family. Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations. 7.2
Cabaret 1972 Drama, Musical 124 A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them. Won 8 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 17 nominations. 7.8
The Emigrants 1972 Drama, History 151 In the middle of the 19th century, Kristina and Karl-Oskar live in a small rural village in Smaaland (southern Sweden). They get married and try to make a living on a small spot of land. ... Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations. 8.0
Sounder 1972 Drama, Family 105 The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations. 7.6
The Sting 1973 Comedy, Crime, Drama 129 Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. Won 7 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations. 8.3
American Graffiti 1973 Comedy, Drama 110 A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations. 7.4
Cries and Whispers 1973 Drama 91 When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.
A Touch of Class 1973 Comedy, Romance 106 Romantic comedy about a pair of clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst. Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations. 6.5
Lenny 1974 Biography, Drama 111 The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 10 nominations. 7.6
The Towering Inferno 1974 Action, Drama, Thriller 165 At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations. 6.9
Taxi Driver 1976 Crime, Drama 114 A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 15 nominations. 8.3
Annie Hall 1977 Comedy, Romance 93 Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy Annie Hall. Won 4 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 8 nominations. 8.0
The Goodbye Girl 1977 Comedy, Drama, Romance 111 After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 9 nominations. 7.4
All That Jazz 1979 Drama, Music, Musical 123 Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer. Won 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 14 nominations. 7.9
Breaking Away 1979 Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport 101 A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations. 7.7
Coal Miner's Daughter 1980 Biography, Drama, Music 124 Biographical story of the legendary country singer's rise from humble, poverty-stricken beginnings in Kentucky to worldwide superstardom and how she changed the sound and style of country music forever. Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations. 7.5
Tess 1980 Drama, Romance 170 A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men. Won 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 14 nominations. 7.3
Chariots of Fire 1981 Biography, Drama, Sport 125 Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics. Won 4 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 19 nominations. 7.2
Atlantic City 1981 Crime, Drama, Romance 104 In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Action, Adventure 115 In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers. Won 4 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 24 nominations. 8.4
Gandhi 1982 Biography, Drama, History 191 Gandhi's character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed. Won 8 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 20 nominations. 8.0
Tootsie 1982 Comedy, Drama, Romance 116 Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Won 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 30 nominations. 7.4
The Big Chill 1983 Comedy, Drama 105 A group of seven former college friends gather for a week-end reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations. 7.2
The Dresser 1983 Drama 118 An effeminate personal assistant of a deteriorating veteran actor struggles to get him through a difficult performance of King Lear. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations. 7.7
A Passage to India 1984 Adventure, Drama, History 164 Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator. Won 2 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 26 nominations. 7.3
Prizzi's Honor 1985 Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance 130 A professional hitman and hitwoman fall in love. Won 1 Oscar. Another 26 wins & 24 nominations. 6.7
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 Comedy, Drama 107 Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. Won 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 26 nominations. 7.9
Broadcast News 1987 Comedy, Drama, Romance 133 Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one Producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 16 nominations. 7.2
Hope and Glory 1987 Comedy, Drama, Romance 113 A semi-autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War II. For a young boy, this time in history was ... Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 24 nominations. 7.3
Moonstruck 1987 Comedy, Drama, Romance 102 Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry. Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 19 nominations. 7.1
Dangerous Liaisons 1988 Drama, Romance 119 A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. Won 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 20 nominations. 7.6
Working Girl 1988 Comedy, Drama, Romance 113 When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job. Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations. 6.8
Driving Miss Daisy 1989 Drama 99 An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 24 nominations. 7.4
Field of Dreams 1989 Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport 107 An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the 1919 Chicago White Sox come. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 10 nominations. 7.5
My Left Foot 1989 Biography, Drama 103 Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot. Won 2 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 20 nominations. 7.9
Awakenings 1990 Biography, Drama 121 The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations. 7.8
Ghost 1990 Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller 127 After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic. Won 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 23 nominations. 7.0
Beauty and the Beast 1991 Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance 84 A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love. Won 2 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 34 nominations. 8.0
The Fugitive 1993 Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller 130 Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal. Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 37 nominations. 7.8
Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994 Comedy, Drama, Romance 117 Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 25 nominations. 7.0
The Shawshank Redemption 1994 Drama 142 Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 35 nominations. 9.3
Babe 1995 Comedy, Drama, Family 91 Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett. Won 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 26 nominations. 6.7
The Postman (Il Postino) 1995 Biography, Comedy, Drama 108 Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Fargo 1996 Crime, Drama, Thriller 98 Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. Won 2 Oscars. Another 81 wins & 57 nominations. 8.1
Jerry Maguire 1996 Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport 139 When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former secretary. Won 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 41 nominations. 7.3
As Good as It Gets 1997 Comedy, Drama, Romance 139 A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery. Won 2 Oscars. Another 36 wins & 53 nominations. 7.7
The Full Monty 1997 Comedy, Drama 91 Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity. Won 1 Oscar. Another 36 wins & 34 nominations. 7.2
Shakespeare in Love 1998 Comedy, Drama, History, Romance 123 The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Won 7 Oscars. Another 57 wins & 87 nominations. 7.1
Life Is Beautiful 1998 Comedy, Drama, Romance, War 116 When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. Won 3 Oscars. Another 67 wins & 51 nominations. 8.6
The Thin Red Line 1998 Drama, War 170 Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 40 nominations. 7.6
The Cider House Rules 1999 Drama, Romance 126 A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world. Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 30 nominations. 7.4
The Green Mile 1999 Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery 189 The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 33 nominations. 8.6
The Sixth Sense 1999 Drama, Mystery, Thriller 107 A boy who communicates with spirits seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 48 nominations. 8.1
Chocolat 2000 Drama, Romance 121 A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 31 nominations. 7.2
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance 120 A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation. Won 4 Oscars. Another 97 wins & 133 nominations. 7.8
Gosford Park 2001 Comedy, Drama, Mystery 131 The lives of upstairs guests and downstairs servants at a party in 1932 in a country house in England as they investigate a murder involving one of them. Won 1 Oscar. Another 35 wins & 73 nominations. 7.2
Moulin Rouge! 2001 Drama, Musical, Romance 127 A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets. Won 2 Oscars. Another 85 wins & 130 nominations. 7.6
Chicago 2002 Comedy, Crime, Musical 113 Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention. Won 6 Oscars. Another 51 wins & 128 nominations. 7.1
Lost in Translation 2003 Drama 102 A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo. Won 1 Oscar. Another 97 wins & 129 nominations. 7.7
Ray 2004 Biography, Drama, Music 152 The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. Won 2 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 54 nominations. 7.7
Sideways 2004 Comedy, Drama, Romance 127 Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle. Won 1 Oscar. Another 122 wins & 88 nominations. 7.5
Crash 2005 Short, Action 10 Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption. 6.3
Capote 2005 Biography, Crime, Drama, History 114 In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row. Won 1 Oscar. Another 59 wins & 87 nominations. 7.3
Munich 2005 Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller 164 Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 69 nominations. 7.5
Letters from Iwo Jima 2006 Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War 141 The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it. Won 1 Oscar. Another 23 wins & 37 nominations. 7.9
Little Miss Sunshine 2006 Comedy, Drama 101 A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. Won 2 Oscars. Another 70 wins & 111 nominations. 7.8
Juno 2007 Comedy, Drama 96 Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. Won 1 Oscar. Another 89 wins & 96 nominations. 7.4
Milk 2008 Biography, Drama 128 The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Won 2 Oscars. Another 63 wins & 141 nominations. 7.5
The Blind Side 2009 Biography, Drama, Sport 129 The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 30 nominations. 7.6
District 9 2009 Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller 112 Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 111 nominations. 7.9
An Education 2009 Drama 100 A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 36 wins & 93 nominations. 7.3
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire 2009 Drama 110 In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
A Serious Man 2009 Comedy, Drama 106 Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 76 nominations. 7.0
Up 2009 Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family 96 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. Won 2 Oscars. Another 77 wins & 82 nominations. 8.2
127 Hours 2010 Biography, Drama 94 A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 144 nominations. 7.6
The Kids Are All Right 2010 Comedy, Drama, Romance 106 Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 127 nominations. 7.0
Toy Story 3 2010 Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy 103 The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home. Won 2 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 93 nominations. 8.3
True Grit 2010 Drama, Western 110 A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer. Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 154 nominations. 7.6
Winter's Bone 2010 Drama, Mystery 100 An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 63 wins & 126 nominations. 7.2
The Artist 2011 Comedy, Drama, Romance 100 An egomaniacal film star develops a relationship with a young dancer against the backdrop of Hollywood's silent era. Won 5 Oscars. Another 156 wins & 203 nominations. 7.9
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 2011 Adventure, Drama, Mystery 129 A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 23 nominations. 6.9
Midnight in Paris 2011 Comedy, Fantasy, Romance 94 While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight. Won 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 101 nominations. 7.7
The Tree of Life 2011 Drama, Fantasy 139 The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 116 wins & 123 nominations. 6.8
Amour 2012 Drama, Romance 127 Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested. Won 1 Oscar. Another 79 wins & 104 nominations. 7.9
Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy 93 Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love. Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 92 wins & 125 nominations. 7.3
Silver Linings Playbook 2012 Comedy, Drama, Romance 122 After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own. Won 1 Oscar. Another 88 wins & 147 nominations. 7.7
American Hustle 2013 Crime, Drama 138 A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia. Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 70 wins & 215 nominations. 7.2
Dallas Buyers Club 2013 Biography, Drama 117 In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease. Won 3 Oscars. Another 82 wins & 81 nominations. 8.0
Her 2013 Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi 126 In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need. Won 1 Oscar. Another 81 wins & 183 nominations. 8.0
Nebraska 2013 Adventure, Comedy, Drama 115 An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 161 nominations. 7.7
The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 Biography, Crime, Drama 180 Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 38 wins & 170 nominations. 8.2
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014 Comedy, Drama 119 A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production. Won 4 Oscars. Another 191 wins & 280 nominations. 7.7
American Sniper 2014 Action, Biography, Drama, War 133 Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's (Bradley Cooper's) pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind. Won 1 Oscar. Another 23 wins & 43 nominations. 7.3
The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 Adventure, Comedy, Crime 99 The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Won 4 Oscars. Another 128 wins & 222 nominations. 8.1
Whiplash 2014 Drama, Music 106 A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Won 3 Oscars. Another 90 wins & 140 nominations. 8.5
The Big Short 2015 Biography, Comedy, Drama, History 130 In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is. Won 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 80 nominations. 7.8
Bridge of Spies 2015 Drama, History, Thriller 142 During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers. Won 1 Oscar. Another 30 wins & 101 nominations. 7.6
Brooklyn 2015 Drama, Romance 117 An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 39 wins & 152 nominations. 7.5
The Martian 2015 Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi 144 An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 188 nominations. 8.0
Arrival 2016 Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller 116 A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world. Won 1 Oscar. Another 67 wins & 258 nominations. 7.9
Fences 2016 Drama 139 A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. Won 1 Oscar. Another 56 wins & 114 nominations. 7.2
Hidden Figures 2016 Biography, Drama, History 127 The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 85 nominations. 7.8
La La Land 2016 Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance 128 While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future. Won 6 Oscars. Another 235 wins & 276 nominations. 8.0
Darkest Hour 2017 Biography, Drama, History, War 125 In May 1940, the fate of Western Europe hangs on British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean a humiliating defeat for Britain and its empire. Won 2 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 76 nominations. 7.4
Get Out 2017 Horror, Mystery, Thriller 104 A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point. Won 1 Oscar. Another 150 wins & 199 nominations. 7.7
Lady Bird 2017 Comedy, Drama 94 In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 119 wins & 218 nominations. 7.4
Phantom Thread 2017 Drama, Romance 130 Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. Won 1 Oscar. Another 57 wins & 116 nominations. 7.5
Green Book 2018 Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music 130 A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Won 3 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 107 nominations. 8.2
The Favourite 2018 Biography, Comedy, Drama, History 119 In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Won 1 Oscar. Another 175 wins & 308 nominations. 7.6
Roma 2018 Drama 135 A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s. Won 3 Oscars. Another 238 wins & 198 nominations. 7.7
Vice 2018 Biography, Comedy, Drama 132 The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today. Won 1 Oscar. Another 32 wins & 129 nominations. 7.2
Ford v Ferrari 2019 Action, Biography, Drama, Sport 152 American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 34 nominations. 8.3
Jojo Rabbit 2019 Comedy, Drama, War 108 A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 119 nominations. 8.0
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2019 Comedy, Drama 161 A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
Parasite 2019 Comedy, Drama, Thriller 132 All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident. Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 119 wins & 179 nominations. 8.6