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Best Picture Dossier

The Academy Awards top category, built as a living historical file: every winner, every ceremony trail, and the films that keep pulling readers deeper into the ledger.

Latest Winner One Battle after Another
Span 1927/28-2025
Ceremonies 98
Winners 98
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Latest Winner

One Battle after Another

Most recent winning record: 98th ceremony (2025). Adam Somner | Sara Murphy | Paul Thomas Anderson

Open Ceremony 98th Academy Awards Open Ledger Best Picture
621Nominations
98Wins
98Ceremonies
1927/28-2025Span

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Best Picture Through the Eras

98 ceremonies, 98 winners, 523 other nominees across the full Academy Awards span. Fast view shows every winner and keeps older nominee trails linked through each ceremony ledger.

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2020s

98th Ceremony 2025
Winner

One Battle after Another

Adam Somner | Sara Murphy | Paul Thomas Anderson

Craft Credits Adam Somner Sara Murphy Paul Thomas Anderson
Ceremony Film History
9 other nominees
97th Ceremony 2024
Winner

Anora

Alex Coco | Samantha Quan | Sean Baker

Craft Credits Alex Coco Samantha Quan Sean Baker
Ceremony Film History
9 other nominees
96th Ceremony 2023
Winner

Oppenheimer

Emma Thomas | Charles Roven | Christopher Nolan

Craft Credits Emma Thomas Charles Roven Christopher Nolan
Ceremony Film History
9 other nominees
95th Ceremony 2022
Winner

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Daniel Kwan | Daniel Scheinert | Jonathan Wang

Craft Credits Daniel Kwan Daniel Scheinert Jonathan Wang
Ceremony Film History
9 other nominees
94th Ceremony 2021
Winner

CODA

Philippe Rousselet | Fabrice Gianfermi | Patrick Wachsberger

Craft Credits Philippe Rousselet Fabrice Gianfermi Patrick Wachsberger
Ceremony Film History
9 other nominees
93rd Ceremony 2020
Winner

Nomadland

Frances McDormand | Peter Spears | Mollye Asher | Dan Janvey | Chloé Zhao

Craft Credits Frances McDormand Peter Spears Mollye Asher Dan Janvey Chloé Zhao
Ceremony Film History
7 other nominees

2010s

Parasite poster
Era Marker

Parasite

A visual entry point into the 2010s Best Picture run.

92nd Ceremony 2019
Winner

Parasite

Kwak Sin Ae | Bong Joon Ho

Craft Credits Kwak Sin Ae Bong Joon Ho
Ceremony Film History
8 other nominees
91st Ceremony 2018
Winner

Green Book

Jim Burke | Charles B. Wessler | Brian Currie | Peter Farrelly | Nick Vallelonga

Craft Credits Jim Burke Charles B. Wessler Brian Currie Peter Farrelly Nick Vallelonga
Ceremony Film History
7 other nominees
90th Ceremony 2017
Winner

The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro | J. Miles Dale

Craft Credits Guillermo del Toro J. Miles Dale
Ceremony Film History
8 other nominees
89th Ceremony 2016
Winner

Moonlight

Adele Romanski | Dede Gardner | Jeremy Kleiner

Craft Credits Adele Romanski Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner
Ceremony Film History
8 other nominees
88th Ceremony 2015
Winner

Spotlight

Michael Sugar | Steve Golin | Nicole Rocklin | Blye Pagon Faust

Craft Credits Michael Sugar Steve Golin Nicole Rocklin Blye Pagon Faust
Ceremony Film History
7 other nominees
87th Ceremony 2014
Winner

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Alejandro G. Iñárritu | John Lesher | James W. Skotchdopole

Craft Credits Alejandro G. Iñárritu John Lesher James W. Skotchdopole
Ceremony Film History
7 other nominees

2000s

The Hurt Locker poster
Era Marker

The Hurt Locker

A visual entry point into the 2000s Best Picture run.

1990s

American Beauty poster
Era Marker

American Beauty

A visual entry point into the 1990s Best Picture run.

1980s

1970s

1960s

Midnight Cowboy poster
Era Marker

Midnight Cowboy

A visual entry point into the 1960s Best Picture run.

1950s

Ben-Hur poster
Era Marker

Ben-Hur

A visual entry point into the 1950s Best Picture run.

1940s

1930s

1920s

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