The Greatest Oscar Winners

The Greatest Oscar Winners

More often than not the Academy does not seem to have any clue what makes a great film. But sometimes they do! These are the 36 films which won Best Picture at the Academy Awards and which stood the test of time. (According to theyshootpictures.com)
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36

Items on this list

80%

Average Rating

89h 11m

Total Runtime

$7.8B

Total Revenue
Order
Title
Rating
Type
Release Date
Runtime
Revenue
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All Quiet on the Western Front 3rd Academy Awards 1929/30
Movie
April 29, 1930
 
It Happened One Night 7th Academy Awards 1934
Movie
February 22, 1934
 
Gone with the Wind 12th Academy Awards 1939
Movie
December 15, 1939
 
Rebecca 13th Academy Awards 1940
Movie
March 23, 1940
 
How Green Was My Valley 14th Academy Awards 1941
Movie
December 26, 1941
 
Casablanca 16th Academy Awards 1943
Movie
January 23, 1943
 
The Best Years of Our Lives 19th Academy Awards 1946
Movie
December 25, 1946
 
All About Eve 23rd Academy Awards 1950
Movie
November 9, 1950
 
An American in Paris 24th Academy Awards 1951
Movie
September 26, 1951
 
On the Waterfront 27th Academy Awards 1954
Movie
July 28, 1954
 
The Bridge on the River Kwai 30th Academy Awards 1957
Movie
December 14, 1957
 
Ben-Hur 32nd Academy Awards 1959
Movie
November 24, 1959
 
The Apartment 33rd Academy Awards 1960
Movie
June 21, 1960
 
West Side Story 34th Academy Awards 1961
Movie
December 13, 1961
 
Lawrence of Arabia 35th Academy Awards 1962
Movie
December 16, 1962
 
The Sound of Music 38th Academy Awards 1965
Movie
April 1, 1965
 
Midnight Cowboy 42nd Academy Awards 1969
Movie
July 30, 1969
 
The French Connection 44th Academy Awards 1971
Movie
October 9, 1971
 
The Godfather 45th Academy Award 1972
Movie
March 24, 1972
 
The Sting 46th Academy Awards 1973
Movie
December 25, 1973
 
The Godfather Part II 47th Academy Awards 1974
Movie
December 20, 1974
 
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 48th Academy Awards 1975
Movie
November 19, 1975
 
Rocky 49th Academy Awards 1976
Movie
November 20, 1976
 
Annie Hall 50th Academy Awards 1977
Movie
April 20, 1977
 
The Deer Hunter 51st Academy Awards 1978
Movie
December 8, 1978
 
Amadeus 57th Academy Awards 1984
Movie
September 19, 1984
 
The Last Emperor 60th Academy Awards 1987
Movie
November 20, 1987
 
The Silence of the Lambs 64th Academy Awards 1991
Movie
February 14, 1991
 
Unforgiven 65th Academy Awards 1992
Movie
August 7, 1992
 
Schindler's List 66th Academy Awards 1993
Movie
December 15, 1993
 
Forrest Gump 67th Academy Awards 1994
Movie
July 6, 1994
 
Titanic 70th Academy Awards 1997
Movie
December 19, 1997
 
American Beauty 72nd Academy Awards 1999
Movie
September 15, 1999
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 76th Academy Awards 2003
Movie
December 17, 2003
 
Million Dollar Baby 77th Academy Awards 2004
Movie
December 15, 2004
 
No Country for Old Men 80th Academy Awards 2007
Movie
November 8, 2007

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