Winners and nominees
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Except for the early years (when the Academy used a non-calendar year), the year shown is the one in which the film first premiered in Los Angeles County, California; normally this is also the year of first release, but it may be the year after first release (as with Casablanca and, if the film-festival premiere is considered, Crash). This is the year before the ceremony at which the award is given; for example, a film exhibited theatrically during 2005 was eligible for consideration for the 2005 Best Picture Oscar, awarded in 2006. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company, and the producer. Before 1951, the Best Picture award was given to the production company; from 1951 on, it has gone to the producer. When the film was produced anywhere other than the United States, its country and original title, if applicable, are shown in parentheses.
The name of the award becomes Best Picture
From 1951 on, the individual producer (rather than the production company) receives this award.
04.01.2008 | Editor's blog
Cat. : 20th Century Fox Aaron Rosenberg ABC Academy Award for Best Picture Adolph Zukor Adrian Scott Great AFI 100 Years... series Africa Ahmed Rachedi Alain Sarde Alan Aurthur Breaking Alan J. Pakula Alan Ladd , Jr. Albert Lewin Albert Pinkovitch Jezebel - Warner Bros. Alberto Grimaldi Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Alex Rose Alexander Korda Alice Adams - RKO Radio Alison Owen ALL ABOUT America American film directors Anatole Litvak Andrew S. Karsch Andrew Scheinman Howards End - Channel Four Films Andy Harries Ang Lee Anthony Adverse - Warner Bros. Arlene Donovan Arnold Kopelson Arnon Milchan Arthur Freed Arthur Hornblow , Jr. Arthur Laurents Arthur P. Jacobs Asher Citizen Kane - RKO Radio Atlantic City Auntie Mame - Warner Bros. Avco Awakenings - Columbia Pictures Corp. awards Baltimore Barbra Streisand Barrie M. Osborne Barry Lyndon - Hawk Films Bernard H. Hyman Bernard Schwartz Bernard Smith Lilies Bernard Smith Sons best film Bill Miller Bill Walsh Billy Wilder Bob Balaban Bob Yari Productions & ApolloProScreen GmbH & Co. Bomb - Hawk Films Boys Town Branko Lustig Brian Grazer Brian Grazer Babe Bridget Johnson Bruce Cohen Bruce Davey Bruce Gilbert Raiders Buena Vista Burt Sugarman Caldix Caldix Cameron Crowe Carl Laemmle Jr. Carlo Ponti Ship Caroline Baron Casablanca Cathy Schulman Cecil B. Demille Channel Four Films Channing-Williams Shine Charles Chaplin Kitty Foyle - RKO Radio Charles R. Rogers Chicago Chinatown Christine Langan Cimarron - RKO Radio Cinema of the United States City Light Films Clarence Brown Cliff Reid Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Seabiscuit Columbia Columbia - Alan Marshall Columbia - Bob Rafelson Columbia - Buddy Adler Columbia - Carl Foreman Columbia - Claude Berri Columbia - Everett Riskin Hold Columbia - Frank Capra Little Columbia - Frank Capra Ninotchka Columbia - Frank Capra One Columbia - Frank Capra Romeo Columbia - Fred Kohlmar Columbia - Fred Zinnemann Columbia - George Stevens Columbia - Harry Cohn Columbia - Jeremy Thomas Columbia - John Brabourne Columbia - John Woolf Columbia - Leo McCarey Columbia - Michael Shamberg Columbia - Norman Jewison Columbia - Otto Preminger Columbia - Peter Yates Columbia - Ray Stark Columbia - Richard Attenborough Columbia - Robert Rossen Columbia - Sam Spiegel Columbia - Stanley Kramer Columbia - Stanley Kubrick Mary Columbia - Stanley R. Jaffe Columbia - Sydney Pollack Columbia Pictures Corp. CONTINENTAL Crossfire - RKO Radio Cuckoo's Nest - Fantasy Films Curtis Hanson Dan Jinks Danny DeVito Dark Victory - Warner Bros. Darryl F. Zanuck Darryl F. Zanuck Naughty Darryl Zanuck David O. Selznick David O. Selznick The Informer - RKO Radio Day - Columbia Pictures Corp. Deliverance - Warner Bros. Denis Héroux Diana Ossana Dick Richards Dog Day Afternoon - Warner Bros. Don Hahn Bugsy Donna Gigliotti Donovan A Soldier Dore Schary Doug Mitchell Il Postino Douglas Wick Dreams - Gordon Company DreamWorks Driving Miss Daisy - Majestic Films International Duncan Henderson Duncan Kenworthy Pulp Edge Edward Lewis Edward S. Feldman Edward Saxon Edward Zwick ELDA FERRI Elizabeth - Channel Four Films Embassy - Lawrence Turman Guess Emile Zola - Warner Bros. Entertainment Entertainment Eric Fellner Ernest Lehman Ernest Lehman Z - Reggane Films Ernest Schoedsack Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch Shanghai Ethan Coen Jerry Maguire - Gracie Films Evans The Conversation - Directors Company Everett Riskin Everett Riskin Captains Fernando Ghia Film Film Services Films Fonda Fox - Herbert Ross Fox - Paul Mazursky Fox - Robert Wise Fox - Tamara Aseyev Fox/Warner Bros. Fran Walsh Francis Ford Coppola Frank Capra Little Women - RKO Radio FRED BARON Fred Coe Fred Roos Fred Zinnemann Frederick Zollo G. W. Films Ltd. Gabriel Pascal Test Pilot Gang - Warner Bros. Gary Kurtz Gary Levinsohn Gary Ross Gentleman George Miller George Stevens George Stevens George Stevens Quo Vadis Gerald R. Molen Giant - Warner Bros. Glory - Davros Production Services Ltd. Golden Pond - ITC Films/IPC Films Goodfellas - Warner Bros. Gordon Hollingshead Gosford Park - USA Films Graham King Grant Heslov Munich Grant Hill Hal B. Wallis Hal B. Wallis Lady Hal B. Wallis One Hal B. Wallis Suspicion - RKO Radio Hamlet Hank Moonjean Mississippi Burning - Orion Pictures Corp. Harold Hecht Harold Leventhal Harry Cohn Harry Joe Brown Harry Rapf Harvey Weinstein Heaven - Warner Bros. Heaven Too - Warner Bros. Hell's Kitchen Films Hemdale Hempstead The Letter - Warner Bros. Henry VIII - London Films Highland Horizon Howard Baldwin Sideways Howard G. Minsky Howard Gottfried Taxi Driver Hoya Hunt Stromberg Hunt Stromberg Ruggles Ian Bryce Icon Entertainment International Ide Films Indo-British Films Ingo Preminger International Cinema Corporation Irving Thalberg Irving Thalberg Disraeli - Warner Bros. Irwin Allen Irwin Winkler IS Ismail Merchant Ismail Merchant Scent It Gets - Gracie Films Iwo Jima - Warner Bros. Ixtlan Corp. Le J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films J. Palmer Hannah Jack Cummings Three Jack L. Warner Jack L. Warner Cat Jack Warner Jacques Perrin James Cameron James L. Brooks James Schamus Capote James Woolf Jane Campion Jane Scott Japan Jerome Hellman Jerry Wald Jerry Wald Sayonara Jerry Wald Spellbound Jersey Films Jesse L. Lasky Jim Sheridan Jinks/Cohen Company Joe Pasternak Joe Pasternak Stage Door - RKO Radio John Boorman Moonstruck John Boorman Sounder John Brabourne John Calley John Emerson John Ford John Foreman Witness John Houseman John Huston John M. Stahl One John Peverall John Roberdeau John W. Considine , Jr. John Wayne Elmer Gantry John Woolf Johnny Belinda - Warner Bros. Jon Kilik Letters Jon Landau Jonathan Sanger Raging Jordan Joseph Janni Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph Sistrom Joseph Sistrom Gaslight Joshua Logan Jr. Top Hat - RKO Radio Judie G. Hoyt Julia Phillips Julian Krainin Kathleen Kennedy Kathleen Kennedy Missing Kenneth MacGowan Kenneth Utt Kevin Costner King's Row - Warner Bros. Kristi Zea L. Brooks Fatal Lamar Trotti Lambs - Orion Pictures Corp. Lancaster Laura Bickford Laurence Mark Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier It Lawrence Bender L.A. Confidential - Monarchy Enterprises B. V. Lawrence Bender Quiz Lawrence Gordon Lawrence Kasdan Lawrence Lasker Ghost Lawrence Weingarten Lee Erin Brockovich Leland Hayward Picnic Leo McCarey Leslie Holleran Crouching Lewis Gilbert Lewis Goodbye Lewis Milestone Stagecoach Lewis Tootsie Liberty Lighton A Midsummer Night's Dream - Warner Bros. Lili Fini Lindsay Doran Lisa Weinstein Lorenz Little Miss Los Angeles Lou Edelman Louis Pasteur - Warner Bros. Love Affair - RKO Radio Lucasfilm/Coppola Company Lucien Hubbard M. Osborne Moulin Rouge Majestic Films International Marc Norman Marc Turtletaub Mario Cecchi Gori Mark Gordon Mark Johnson Marshall Herskovitz Marshall Reds Martin Bregman Martin Brest Martin Elfand Jaws Martin Poll Rachel Martin Richards Marvin Worth Mattel Mel Gibson Merian C. Cooper Merritt Hulbert Merritt Hulbert Libeled Mervyn LeRoy Wuthering Heights Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Michael Cacoyannis Becket Michael Cimino Michael Deeley Michael Douglas Michael Flynn Michael G. Nathanson Michael Geisler Michael Grillo Dangerous Michael Jacobs Michael Mann Michael Nozick Michael Ohoven Good Michael Phillips Michael Powell Michael Todd Mike Nichols Mildred Pierce - Warner Bros. Million Dollar Baby - Warner Bros. Miramax Films Mirisch-B&P Enterprises Momentum Films Morton DaCosta Mutiny Mutual Film Company My Fair Lady - Warner Bros. My Left Foot - Ferndale Films Mystic River - Warner Bros. Nashville Navy Navy - Warner Bros. Nellie Bellflower Ray New Line & Warner Bros. New York Niki Marvin Nippon Noel Coward Madame Noel Pearson nominees Norma Heyman Norman Jewison Nuremberg Old Oliver Stone Oliver Stone Dead Orange - Haek Films Orion Orion Pictures Corp. Orson Welles Orson Welles Here Ortus oscar Oscar Paramount - Arthur Hornblow , Jr. Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Paris Patrick J. Palmer Patrick Palmer Paul Haggis Paul Junger Witt Paul Newman Romeo Peter Jackson Peter Saraf Peter Weir Peter Yates Norma Philadelphia Philip D'Antoni Philip S. Hobel Phoenix Pieter Jan Brugge Politics Politics Quincy Jones Kiss Ralph Nelson Rastar Ray Stark Julia Raymond Griffith recipients Redwave Films Regency Enterprises Reginald Rose Witness Religion Religion Republic Rhine - Warner Bros. Richard D. Zanuck Richard Goodwin Places Richard N. Gladstein Richard Roth Star Richard Sakai Richard Wechsler RKO Radio Rob Reiner Robert Leonard Robert Lord The Gay Divorcee - RKO Radio Robin Hood - Warner Bros. Roland West Roman Polanski Romulus Ron Bozman Ron Howard Ronald L. Schwary Ronald Neame Miracle Ross Hunter Five Easy Ross Katz Rothschild - Twentieth Century S. Sylvan Simon Sam Zimbalist Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn Bad Samuel Goldwyn The Maltese Falcon - Warner Bros. San Francisco Saul Zaentz Scott Rudin Secrets & Lies - Channel Four Films Sensibility - Columbia Pictures Corp. Shamberg & Stacey Sher Traffic - USA Films Shekhar Kapur Sherry Lansing Hope Sidney Franklin Sierra Madre - Warner Bros. Simon Channing-Williams Smith Goes Sofia Coppola Master Sol C. Siegel Sol C. Siegel Twelve Sol Lesser Sony Spider Woman - H. B. Filmes/Sugarloaf Films Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer Ivanhoe Stanley Kramer Separate Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick Fiddler Stanley R. Jaffe Stephen J. Friedman Nicholas Stephen Woolley Steve Golin Steve Starkey Steve Tisch Steven Haft Steven Spielberg Street - Warner Bros. Stuart Benjamin Sumitomo Sunshine - Fox Searchlight Svenska Filminstitutet-Cinematograph AB Sydney Pollack Taylor Hackford Technology Technology The Accidental Tourist - Warner Bros. the Best Picture award The Big Chill The Color Purple - Warner Bros. The Deer Hunter - EMI Films The Departed - Warner Bros. The Fugitive - Warner Bros. The Godfather Part II - Coppola Company The Kennedy/Marshall Company The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. The Love Parade The Mission - Warner Bros. The Music Man - Warner Bros. The Nun's Story - Warner Bros. the Sundance The Sundowners - Warner Bros. Thin Man Films Tides - Barwood Films Tim Bevan Life Timothy Burrill Todd Field Tom Rosenburg Tom Sternberg Tony Bill Tony Ray Tony Richardson Tony Thomas Field Tracey Seaward Umberto Pasolini Good Will Hunting - Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership United Artists United States Universal Verona Victor Saville Four Daughters - Warner Bros. Victoria Vidor Five Star W. Considine Jr. Captain Blood - Warner Bros. Wake Island Walt Disney Walter Coblenz Bound Walter F. Parkes Walter Mirisch Walter Wanger Walter Wanger How Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Warren Beatty Warren Beatty JFK - Alcor Films Warren Beatty Midnight Washington Wendy Finerman Wildwood Enterprises William Cagney William Goetz William Kong William LeBaron William Perlberg William Perlberg Seven William Perlberg Watch William Peter Blatty William Vince William Wyler William Wyler Shane winner Working Title Films Yankee Doodle Dandy - Warner Bros. Zanuck Company