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1927/1928 (1st) Silent war film set during the First World War directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clara Bow, Charles Rogers and Richard Arlen. (Gary Cooper appears in a small role.)

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Wings

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1928/1929 The first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bessie Love, Charles King, and Anita Page.

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The Broadway Melody (of 1929)

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1929/1930 Anti-war film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy and Ben Alexander.

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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1930/1931 Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne

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Cimarron

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1930/1932 Drama directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, and Lionel Barrymore. The only film to have one Best Picture without being nominated in any other category.

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Grand Hotel

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1932/1933 Drama directed by Frank Lloyd, based on the 1931 play of the same title by Noël Coward. The film stars Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook.

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Cavalcade

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1934 Romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra, and starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable.

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It Happened One Night

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1935 Drama directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel.

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Mutiny on the Bounty

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1936 Musical and drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring William Powell as the titular theatrical impresario.

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The Great Ziegfeld

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1937 Biographical film about a 19th-century French author starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle.

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The Life of Emile Zola

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1938 Romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart and Edward Arnold. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

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You Can’t Take It with You

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1939 Epic historical romance adapted from the novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was directed by Victor Fleming. The leading roles are played by Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland.

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Gone with the Wind

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1940 Romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.

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Rebecca

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1941 Drama directed by John Ford, based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Richard Llewellyn. The movie starred Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, and Roddy McDowall

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How Green Was My Valley

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1942 Romantic war drama directed by William Wyler,and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel by Jan Struther

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Mrs. Miniver

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1943 Romantic drama directed by Michael Curtiz based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison’s unproduced stage play Everybody Comes to Rick’s. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid.

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Casablanca

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1944 Musical comedy-drama directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.

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Going My Way

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1945 Film noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. The film was based on Charles R. Jackson’s 1944 novel.

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The Lost Weekend

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1946 Drama directed by William Wyler, and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, and Harold Russell.

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The Best Years of Our Lives

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1947 Drama film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and John Garfield. Based on Laura Z. Hobson’s best-selling novel.

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Gentleman’s Agreement

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1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play of the same name, adapted and directed by and starring Sir Laurence Olivier.

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Hamlet

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1949 Film noir directed by Robert Rossen, based on the Robert Penn Warren novel, and starring Broderick Crawford.

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All the King’s Men

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1950 Drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on a 1946 short story by Mary Orr, and starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.

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All About Eve

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1951 Musical directed by Vincente Minnelli, inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, and starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.

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An American in Paris

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1952 Drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, and Charlton Heston.
The Greatest Show on Earth
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1953 Romantic drama directed by Fred Zinnemann, based on the novel by James Jones, starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed.
From Here to Eternity
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1954 Crime drama, directed by Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, suggested by a series of Pulitzer-Prize-winning articles by Malcolm Johnson.
On the Waterfront
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1955 Romantic drama directed by Delbert Mann and starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair.
Marty
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1956 Epic adventure-comedy directed by Michael Anderson and starring Cantinflas and David Niven
Around the World in 80 Days
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1957 Epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. The cast included William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, and Sessue Hayakawa.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
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1958 Musical-romance directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, and Maurice Chevalier. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette.
Gigi
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1959 Epic religious drama, directed by William Wyler, starring Charlton Heston as the title character.
Ben-Hur
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1960 Romantic comedy directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray.
The Apartment
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1961 Romantic musical drama directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name. It starred Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris.
West Side Story
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1962 Epic historical drama film directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole in the title role.
Lawrence of Arabia
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1963 British adventure-comedy, an adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic novel, directed by Tony Richardson and starring Albert Finney as the titular hero.
Tom Jones
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1964 Musical drama adapted from the Lerner and Loewe stage musical based on a play by George Bernard Shaw, directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.
My Fair Lady
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1965 Musical drama film adapted from the Rogers and Hammerstein stage musical and directed by Robert Wise, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.
The Sound of Music
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1966 British biographical drama based on Robert Bolt's play, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Paul Scofield.
A Man for All Seasons
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1967 Mystery drama directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
In the Heat of the Night
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1968 British musical drama directed by Carol Reed and based on the stage musical of the same name, which was based on Charles Dickens's novel. Starring Ron Moody.
Oliver!
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1969 Buddy drama based on the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy, directed by John Schlesinger, and starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. The only X-rated film ever to win Best Picture.
Midnight Cowboy
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1970 Epic biographical war film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott.
Patton
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1971 Action thriller directed by William Friedkin, based on Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book, starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey
The French Connection
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1972 Crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on Mario Puzo's novel. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.
The Godfather
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1973 Caper film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
The Sting
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1974 Crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
The Godfather Part II
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1975 Tragicomedy directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey and starring Jack Nicholson.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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1976 Sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.
Rocky
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1977 Romantic comedy directed by and starring Woody Allen with Diane Keaton in the title role.
Annie Hall
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1978 Epic war drama film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage.
The Deer Hunter
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1979 Family legal drama film directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman's novel. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander and Justin Henry
Kramer vs. Kramer
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1980 Drama that marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Redford. The film stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, and Timothy Hutton
Ordinary People
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1981 British historical drama directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson.
Chariots of Fire
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1982 Epic historical drama directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Ben Kingsley in the title role.
Gandhi
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1983 Comedy-drama film adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel, directed by James L. Brooks, and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow.
Terms of Endearment
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1984 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman and adapted by Peter Shaffer from his stage play. Starring F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce.
Amadeus
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1985 Epic romantic drama directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. Based on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen).
Out of Africa
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1986 Anti-war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp.
Platoon
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1987 Epic biographical drama directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring John Lone.
The Last Emperor
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1988 Comedy-drama road movie directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.
Rain Man
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1989 Comedy-drama directed by Bruce Beresford, based on Alfred Uhry's play. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd
Driving Miss Daisy
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1990 Epic Western film starring, directed and produced by Kevin Costner.
Dances with Wolves
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1991 Psychological horror thriller directed by Jonathan Demme, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988. The film stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins.
The Silence of the Lambs
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1992 Revisionist Western starring, produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris.
Unforgiven
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1993 Epic historical period drama directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel by Thomas Keneally, starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley.
Schindler's List
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1994 Comedy-drama based on the 1986 novel by Winston Groom, directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film stars Tom Hanks along with Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field
Forrest Gump
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1995 Epic historical war film directed, co-produced, and starring Mel Gibson.
Braveheart
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1996 Romantic war drama directed by Anthony Minghella based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.
The English Patient
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1997 Epic romance and disaster film directed, written, and co-produced by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
Titanic
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1998 Romantic period comedy-drama directed by John Madden and starring Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Shakespeare in Love
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1999 Drama directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey.
American Beauty
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2000 Epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe.
Gladiator
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2001 Biographical drama directed by Ron Howard, based on the bestselling 1998 book by Sylvia Nasar, and starring Russell Crowe.
A Beautiful Mind
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2002 Musical crime comedy-drama based on the stage-musical, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere.
Chicago
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2003 Epic fantasy adventure film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Peter Jackson, starring Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, et al.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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2004 Sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman.
Million Dollar Baby
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2005 Drama produced, directed, and co-written by Paul Haggis, featuring an ensemble cast including Matt Dillon.
Crash
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2006 Crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg.
The Departed
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2007 Neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin.
No Country for Old Men
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2008 British drama directed by Danny Boyle, an adaptation of the 2005 novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, starring Dev Patel.
Slumdog Millionaire
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2009 War drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The first Best Picture winner directed by a female director.
The Hurt Locker
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2010 Historical drama directed by Tom Hooper and starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush.
The King's Speech
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2011 French comedy-dramain the style of a black-and-white silent film. Written, directed, and co-edited by Michel Hazanavicius, and produced by Thomas Langmann, the film stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo.
The Artist
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2012 Historical drama film directed by Ben Affleck and starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman.
Argo
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2013 Biographical period drama directed by Steve McQueen, an adaptation of the 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.
12 Years a Slave
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2014 Black comedy directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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2015 Biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy with an ensemble cast including Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo.
Spotlight
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2016 Coming-of-age drama directed by Barry Jenkins, starring Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali.
Moonlight
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2017 Romantic dark fantasy directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Sally Hawkins.
The Shape of Water
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2018 Biographical comedy-drama directed by Peter Farrelly and starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen.
Green Book
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What are the only two films to have won both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or?
The Lost Weekend (1945) and Marty (1955)
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Which three Best Pictures jointly hold the record for the most Academy Awards won by a single film (11)?
Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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What film producer was the first to win the Academy Award for Best Picture three times, and the only one to be the sole producer on all three winning films? (On the Waterfront, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia)
Sam Spiegel
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What filmmaker currently holds the record for the most Best Picture nominations at ten (with one win)?
Steven Spielberg
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What are the only two sequels to have won Best Picture?
The Godfather Part II and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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In 2009, the Academy increasing the number of films that could be nominated for Best Picture from what number to what number?
From 5 to 10 (also switching the voting system from first-past-the-post to runoff voting)
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What are the only two fantasy films to have won Best Picture?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Shape of Water (2017)
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What is the only horror film to have won Best Picture?
The Silence of the Labs (1991)
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In 2017, what film did presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty mistakenly announce as the Best Picture winner?
La La Land (instead of Moonlight)

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