Award Laureates · 8 Titles

The Academy Awards: Best Picture Laureates & Historical Triumphs

From Francis Ford Coppola’s operatic mafia saga to Bong Joon-ho’s historic non-English triumph and Nolan’s atomic reckoning, explore the defining masterworks crowned Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Curated by: Academy Heritage Archive
Oppenheimer
#1

Oppenheimer

(2023)
Curator Notes

"Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Director, anchoring moral tragedy within the dawn of the atomic age."

Director: Christopher NolanView Film Dossier
기생충
#2

기생충

(2019)
Curator Notes

"The first non-English language film in the 92-year history of the Oscars to win Best Picture, crafting sharp social satire with razor-wire tension."

Director: 奉俊昊View Film Dossier
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
#3

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

(2003)
Curator Notes

"Swept all 11 categories nominated, tying the all-time Oscar record and crowning Peter Jackson’s monumental fantasy trilogy."

Director: Peter JacksonView Film Dossier
Titanic
#4

Titanic

(1997)
Curator Notes

"A global cultural phenomenon that won 11 Academy Awards, immortalizing a romance against the greatest maritime tragedy in history."

Director: James CameronView Film Dossier
Schindler's List
#5

Schindler's List

(1993)
Curator Notes

"Steven Spielberg’s heartbreaking Holocaust masterpiece, captured in stark monochrome with the indelible symbol of the red coat."

Director: Steven SpielbergView Film Dossier
Forrest Gump
#6

Forrest Gump

(1994)
Curator Notes

"Swept 6 Oscars including Best Picture, viewing decades of American history through the innocent, unyielding perspective of a gentle heart."

Director: Robert ZemeckisView Film Dossier
The Godfather
#7

The Godfather

(1972)
Curator Notes

"Universally acknowledged as the apex of American dramatic filmmaking, setting the eternal benchmark for generational crime sagas."

Director: 弗朗西斯·科波拉View Film Dossier
The Godfather Part II
#8

The Godfather Part II

(1974)
Curator Notes

"The first sequel to ever win Best Picture, juxtaposing young Vito’s rise in Little Italy against Michael’s tragic descent into paranoid isolation."

Director: 弗朗西斯·科波拉View Film Dossier