The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Award for Best Motion Picture winners since my birth year.
By AaronL22
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Unforgiven
Unforgiven, directed by, produced by and starring Clint Eastwood, is an American Western Film, which portrays Eastwood as a retired outlaw that takes one last job. It was the winner of the 1992 Academy award for Best Picture, similarly receiving the awards for Best Director, (Eastwood) Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman. -
Schindler's List
Schindler’s List, starring Ben Kinglsey and Liam Neeson, won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Picture. The film is war-time drama that tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German business man who protects his Polish-Jew population of his factory workers from the prosecution of the Nazi regime. Schindler’s List also won awards for: Art direction, set decoration, Cinematography, Best Director, Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Screen play based on materials previously produced or published. -
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump is a Drama Romance film which IMDB gives 8.7/10 and describes it as the story of:"Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him." It also won awards for: Best Acting, Directing, Film Editing, Visual Effects and Screen play. -
Braveheart
Braveheart tells the story of WIlliam Wallace, a commoner who lead the Scottish rebellion to battle with the tyrannical English ruling Scotland. In addition to winning the 1995 Oscar for Best Picture, Braveheart also received awards in Directing, Cinematography, Make Up and Sound Effects Editing. -
The English Patient
Set in a time when World War II draws to a close, The English Patient paints the story a plane crash victim, whose injuries are taken care of by a young nurse. During this time he is thrown into a series of flashbacks which show a fateful love of affair of his. Winning the 1996 Academy award for best picture, came in conjunction awards in: Best Supporting Actress, Art Direction-Set Decoration, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Music- Original Dramatic Score and Sound. -
Titanic
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat, expecting to be married to a rich claimant by her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. Titanic, in addition to best picture, also won: “Titanic” also won Academy Awards for Art Direction-Set Decoration, Cinematography , Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Music –Original Song (“My Heart Will Go On,”), sound, sound effects editing, visual effects. -
Shakespeare in Love
A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Also won awards for: “Shakespeare in Love” also won Academy Awards for Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Art Direction-Set Decoration, Costume Design, Music – Original Musical or Comedy Score, and Writing – Screenplay written directly for the screen -
American Beauty
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. “American Beauty” also won Academy Awards for Best Actor (Kevin Spacey), Cinematography, Directing, and Writing – Screenplay written directly for the screen. -
Gladiator
When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. “Gladiator” also won Academy Awards for Best Actor, Costume Design, Sound, and Visual Effects. -
A Beautiful Mind
After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish. “A Beautiful Mind” also won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Directing, and Writing – Screenplay based on material previously produced or published. -
Chicago
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. “Chicago” also won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress , Art Direction-Set Decoration, Costume Design, Film Editing, and Sound. -
The Lord of the RIngs: Return of the King
The final chapter in Tolkien's epic Trilogy, set in Middle-earth. 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. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” also won Academy Awards for Art Direction-Set Decoration, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Makeup Music – Original Song, Sound Mixing, visual effects and addapted screenplay. -
Million Dollar Baby
A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. “Million Dollar Baby” also won Academy Awards for Best Actress (Hilary Swank), Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman), and Directing (Clint Eastwood). -
Crash
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption. “Crash” also won Academy Awards for Film Editing and Writing – Original Screenplay. -
The Departed
An undercover state cop who has infiltrated an Irish gang and a mole in the police force working for the same mob race to track down and identify each other before being exposed to the enemy, after both sides realize their outfit has a rat. “The Departed” also won Academy Awards for Directing, Film Editing and Writing – Adapted Screenplay . -
No Country for Old Men
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. “No Country for Old Men” also won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Directing, and Writing – Adapted Screenplay. -
Slumdog Millionaire
A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers. “Slumdog Millionaire” also won Academy Awards for Cinematography, Directing, Film Editing, Music – Original Score, Music – Original Song, Sound mixing and Writing-Adapted Screenplay -
The Hurt Locker
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. “The Hurt Locker” also won Academy Awards for Directing, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Writing – Original Screenplay. -
The King's Speech
The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. “The King’s Speech” also won Academy Awards for Directing, Best Actor, and Writing – Original Screenplay. -
The Artist
A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions. “The Artist” also won Academy Awards for Directing, Best Actor, Costume Design, and Music – Original Score. -
Argo
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 1980. Argo also won awards in Film Editing and Writing-adapted to screen.
