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How to Watch Every Best Picture Oscar Winner of All Time
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First, you should check out the full list of the Oscar Winner Movies in 2023 and How to Watch them Here!

Of course, if you're an Oscar fan, you'll want to see all the classics winners - Every Best Picture Oscar Winner - in the history of the world's most prestigious film awards from the 1920s to the present.

Wings (1927/1928)

Wings, an action-packed, silent epic about two World War I fighter pilots and their acrimonious feud over the same woman, was the first film to be named Best Picture at the Academy Awards (before they were known as Oscars) (Clara Bow).

→ Stream Wings on Tubi and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Broadway Melody (1929)

This early musical served as a bridge between the silent and sound eras of cinema as it was the first film with dialogue to win Best Picture. The Broadway Melody, the first "talkie" to win the top Oscar, is a musical about show business dreams with a romantic rivalry at its core. It is directed by Harry Beaumont.

→ Rent/buy The Broadway Melody on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

All Quiet On The Western Front (1931)

The first adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front – and only the first to be nominated for Best Picture before Netflix’s 2022 version – won the prize for its heartbreaking depiction of World War I from a German soldier’s perspective.

→ Rent/buy All Quiet on the Western Front on Amazon.

Cimarron (1932)

Cimarron, the first Western to win an Academy Award, was inspired by Edna Farber's book about a newspaper editor's (Richard Dix) involvement in the late 19th-century Oklahoma land rush.

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platform.

Grand Hotel (1933)

Grand Hotel, whose sole Academy Award nomination and win was for Best Picture, stars an iconic ensemble that includes Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and John Barrymore (Drew's grandfather).

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Cavalcade (1934)

Cavalcade, which also won awards for director Frank Lloyd and art director William S. Darling, depicts a number of significant and tragic early 20th-century events through the eyes of a wealthy English family.

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

It Happened One Night (1935)

Frank Capra's romantic comedy, the first of only three movies to win all five Big Five awards, also took home every nomination it received, including Best Actor for Clark Gable and Best Actress for Claudette Colbert.

It’s streaming on Tubi and the Criterion Channel, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Mutiny On The Bounty (1936)

This historical drama received eight nominations, including Best Actor for Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone. It was the last movie to win Best Picture and nothing else.

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Great Ziegfeld (1937)

Also inspired by a true story is The Great Ziegfeld – a lavish tale about the ups and downs of show business that also took home an award for Seymour Felix’s choreography.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Life Of Emile Zola (1938)

The following year, the Academy gave Best Picture to another fact-based drama, The Life of Emile Zola – starring Paul Muni as the titular French writer who fought against the unjust Dreyfus affair.

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

You Can't Take It With You (1939)

You Can't Take It with You, the brilliant economic satire by playwrights George S. Kaufmann and Moss Hart that director Frank Capra adapted, won Best Picture the first year the Academy began referring to the award as a "Oscar."

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Gone With The Wind (1940)

Gone with the Wind made Oscar history when it became the first color film to win Best Picture and its star Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to ever be nominated and awarded by the Academy. It is still the highest grossing movie when adjusted for inflation.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Rebecca (1941)

It is incredible to think that Alfred Hitchcock was never a recipient of an Oscar himself, but at least he has the distinction of being the director of Rebecca, the chilling adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's novel.

→ It’s streaming on YouTube and not available to rent and Buy Rebecca on Blu-ray at Amazon.

How Green Was My Valley (1942)

How Green Was My Valley, which was based on Richard Llewellyn's novel about a family's struggles in a Welsh mining village in the early 1900s, earned the legendary John Ford his third of four Oscars.

→ Rent/buy How Green Was My Valley on Amazon/It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Mrs. Miniver (1943)

The Best Picture Oscar was given to Mrs. Miniver, which tells the tale of the revolutionary conflict's early years through the eyes of a middle-class British family, while World War II was still in its infancy.

→ Stream Mrs. Miniver on IndieFlix and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Casablanca (1944)

The plot of the enduring classic Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as former lovers who reunite over political intrigue in Morocco, was greatly influenced by the events of World War II.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Going My Way (1945)

When the musical Going My Way won Best Picture and gave star Bing Crosby his lone Oscar, the Academy must have been in the mood for something lighter.

→ Rent/buy Going My Way on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Lost Weekend (1946)

Following World War II’s end, the Academy sought darkness again and gave the top prize to Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend – a film noir classic following an alcoholic’s days-long bender.

→ Rent/buy The Lost Weekend on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Best Years of Our Lives (1947)

The only actor to win two Oscars for the same performance is veteran Harold Russell, who made his acting debut in this World War II drama and won both the Best Supporting Actor and the Special Honorary Award.

→ It’s streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, and Pluto TV, and available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Vudu, and other platforms

Gentleman's Agreement (1948)

Gregory Peck plays a renowned journalist who goes undercover as a Jewish man as research for a series of articles covering anti-Semitism in Gentleman’s Agreement, which was directed by Elia Kazan (grandfather of Zoe).

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Hamlet (1949)

The first talkie adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy, and the first non-American film to win Best Picture, Hamlet was directed, uncredited by Sir Laurence Olivier, and featured an Oscar-winning performance from him in the lead role.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, and Apple TV.

All The King's Men (1950)

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Three Academy Awards were given to this political drama, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge).

→ It’s streaming on Fubo TV and free with ads on Tubi, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

All About Eve (1951)

The only movie in Oscar history to have four actresses nominated for awards—Best Actress for Bette Davis and Anne Baxter and Best Supporting Actress for Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter—none of whom took home the prize.

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

An American In Paris (1952)

Gene Kelly plays a painter struggling to find work in France in the essential, romantic musical, An American in Paris, which also won Best Original Score.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Greatest Show On Earth (1953)

The Greatest Show on Earth, which was helmed by the legendary Cecil B. DeMille and starred legends like James Stewart and Charlton Heston, brought the thrill of the circus to the cinema and, as depicted in The Fabelmans, encouraged a young Steven Spielberg to pursue a career in filmmaking.

→ Stream The Greatest Show on Earth on Paramount and Kanopy, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

From Here To Eternity (1954)

From Here to Eternity, which features one of the most famous movie kisses and for which singer Frank Sinatra won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, is one of the most thrilling and romantic war dramas of all time.

→ Stream From Here to Eternity on HBO Max and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

On The Waterfront (1955)

For his portrayal of a disillusioned former boxer in On the Waterfront who "coulda been a contender," Marlon Brando received his first Academy Award. The film also brought Elia Kazan his second Oscar.

→ Stream On the Waterfront on HBO Max and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Marty (1956)

Marty, a Bronx butcher who meets the similarly disillusioned teacher Clara, receives an unexpected chance at love in the Oscar-winning performance by the late Ernest Borgnine (Betsy Blair).

→ It’s available to stream on Kanopy, Tubi, Freevee, and Pluto TV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Around The World In 80 Days (1957)

Around the World in 80 Days, based on Jules Verne's groundbreaking and inventive adventure novel, stars comedy icons David Niven and Cantinflas as two explorers attempting to do exactly what the title suggests.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Bridge On The River Kwai (1958)

Future Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Alec Guinness won the Best Actor Oscar for playing one of many POWs forced to build a doomed railway during World War II in The Bridge on the River Kwai.

It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Gigi (1959)

Gigi, a sweeping musical about a friendship between a rich playboy (Louis Jordan) and a courtesan-in-training (Leslie Caron), which develops into more, won all nine Oscars for which it was nominated.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Ben-Hur (1960)

In Ben-Hur, directed by Willian Wyler and hailed for its masterful editing, Charlton Heston won the Best Actor Oscar for playing the title role of a Jewish prince who was unjustly sold into slavery.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Apartment (1961)

This romantic dramedy was directed by Billy Wilder, 16 years after his debut film, and it won the Best Picture Oscar. It is available for free with advertisements on Paramount+, MGM+, Kanopy, and fuboTV, as well as on Freevee, The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Pluto TV.

→ It is available to rent on a number of platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon, Vudu, and YouTube.

West Side Story (1962)

Ten awards were given out for this New York City production, including two for director-producer Robert Wise (he shared Best Director with choreographer Jerome Robbins) and one for Rita Moreno, who won for Best Supporting Actress.

→ It’s streaming on Prime Video, and free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Pluto TV. It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Lawrence Of Arabia (1963)

Given his portrayal of T.E. Lawrence, an Englishman who led Arab tribes against the Turks during World War I, in the film Lawrence of Arabia, it is astonishing that Peter O'Toole never received an Oscar.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Tom Jones (1964)

Legendary British actor Albert Finney plays the chivalrous, titular lothario in Tony Richardson’s adaptation of Henry Fielding’s period novel Tom Jones.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel, and available to rent on Amazon and Apple TV.

My Fair Lady (1965)

My Fair Lady, which is based on the stage production of the same name, tells the story of a phonetics professor (Rex Harrison) who bets he can turn a working-class Cockney woman into an upper-class citizen (Audrey Hepburn).

It’s streaming on Paramount+, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Sound Of Music (1966)

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews as a governess who teaches her employer's (Christopher Plummer's) children about the joys of song, is another legendary musical that won the top prize at the Oscars in the 1960s.

→ It’s streaming on Disney+, available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

A Man For All Seasons (1967)

Robert Bolt, who would go on to win an Oscar for writing the screenplay of this captivating adaptation, was inspired to write the play A Man for All Seasons by Sir Thomas More's (Paul Scofield) defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on divorce.

→ Rent/buy A Man for All Seasons on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

In The Heat Of The Night (1968)

In the Heat of the Night, one of the Academy Award winner's best films, the late, great trailblazer Sidney Poitier gave one of his most inspirational performances of his career as a Black detective who is asked by a Mississippi police chief (Rod Steiger) to help solve a murder he was wrongfully accused of.

→ It’s streaming on Paramount+, MGM+, fuboTV, and DirecTV, and free with ads on Freevee, Tubi, and Pluto TV. It’s also available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Oliver! (1969)

Based on the classic Charles Dickens novel, Oliver! is a musical that tells the story of a young orphan who adopts the art of pickpocketing in 1830s London.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Midnight Cowboy (1970)

The first and only Best Picture winner to receive an X rating is Midnight Cowboy, in which a Texas hustler (Jon Voight) forms a deep bond with a rebuffed local (Dustin Hoffman) in Brooklyn.

→ It’s widely available to stream, included with a subscription on Paramount+, MGM+, Kanopy, fuboTV, and DirecTV, and free with ads on Freevee, Tubi, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV. It’s also available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Patton (1971)

George C. Scott brilliantly embodied one of the most famous military figures in history to Oscar-winning acclaim in the monumental biopic, Patton.

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The French Connection (1972)

Director William Friedken arguably redefined the cop thriller with The French Connection, starring Gene Hackman in an Oscar-winning performance as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle.

→ Rent/buy The French Connection on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Godfather (1973)

Director Francis Ford Coppola inarguably redefined the mafia thriller with one of the best ‘70s movies, The Godfather, starring Marlon Brando in an Oscar-winning performance as Don Vito Corleone.

→ Stream The Godfather on Peacock and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Sting (1974)

In the classic heist thriller The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford reprise their roles as two crooks plotting a massive con to exact revenge on the killers of their shared friend.

→ Stream The Sting on Netflix, available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Godfather Part II (1975)

The Godfather Part II, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Robert De Niro in an Oscar-winning performance as a young Don Vito Corleone, completes Coppola's adaptation of Mario Puzo's book.

→ It’s streaming on Peacock, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1976)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, directed by Milos Forman, features one of the greatest Jack Nicholson performances. In the film, a petty criminal (Nicholson) leads a rebellion against a cruel nurse (Louise Fletcher) after pleading insane and being committed to a mental institution.

→ Stream One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest on HBO Max and It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Rocky (1977)

Sylvester Stallone was nominated for both writing and starring in the lead role of Rocky - one of the best sports movies ever made, which inspired an ongoing franchise of beloved boxing films.

→ Stream Rocky on Netflix, Paramount+, MGM+, and fuboTV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Annie Hall (1978)

In Annie Hall, which is still one of the most inventive and refreshingly honest rom-coms of all time, a neurotic comedian (Woody Allen) reflects on his special relationship with a free-spirited, aspiring singer (Diane Keaton, in an Oscar-winning performance).

→ Rent/buy Annie Hall on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Deer Hunter (1979)

The Deer Hunter, one of the best Robert De Niro films, is the harrowing and contentious account of a veteran's (De Niro) struggles to find his friends after becoming separated in Vietnam. It is less of a war film and more of an analysis of post-war trauma.

→ Stream The Deer Hunter on Peacock, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Kramer Vs. Kramer (1980)

Both Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep received Oscars for their performances in Kramer vs. Kramer as a separated couple embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their young son.

→ It’s streaming on DirecTV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Ordinary People (1981)

Dysfunctional family dynamics are also at the heart of the devastating drama, Ordinary People, for which director Robert Redford won his sole competitive Academy Award.

→ Stream Ordinary People on Amazon Prime and It’s available to stream on Paramount+, fuboTV, DirecTV, Kanopy, and Pluto TV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Chariots Of Fire (1982)

Vangelis also earned his sole Academy Award for his instantly recognizable score for Chariots of Fire, which follows two young, British track runners of differing backgrounds at the 1924 Olympics.

→ Rent/buy Chariots of Fire on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Gandhi (1983)

Sir Ben Kingsley, who is of Indian descent on his father’s side, disappears into the role of the titular, iconic proponent for non-violent resistance in Gandhi – a rousing biopic from director Richard Attenborough.

→ Rent/buy Gandhi on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Terms of Endearment (1984)

It is incredible that Shirley MacLaine only won one Oscar for her role in Terms of Endearment, a drama that follows a woman's (MacLaine) relationship with her daughter (Debra Winger) over a number of years and is frequently comical until it is heartbreaking.

→ Stream Terms of Endearment on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Amadeus (1985)

The late, great Milos Forman earned his second Best Director Oscar for Amadeus – a retelling of the life of renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) as told by the fellow musician who claims to have enviously murdered him, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham).

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Out of Africa (1986)

Robert Redford and Meryl Streep star as a big game hunter and a Danish baroness, respectively, who fall in love in 20th century Kenya in Out of Africa, which is lauded as one of producer and director Sydney Pollack’s greatest achievements.

→ Stream Out of Africa on Netflix and It’s streaming on Peacock, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Platoon (1987)

In Platoon, an epic, thought-provoking indictment on the brutality of war that could only come from writer and director Oliver Stone, American soldiers are subjected to unrelenting, senseless brutality while serving in Vietnam. It is one of the greatest war films to have won Best Picture thus far.

→ Stream Platoon on HBO Max, Kanopy, and Pluto TV, and streaming on Amazon, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Last Emperor (1988)

The Last Emperor, for which Bernardo Bertolucci won Oscars for both writing and directing, tells the story of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last person to rule as the monarch of China.

Stream The Last Emperor on HBO Max, and The Criterion Channel, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, and Apple TV.

Rain Man (1989)

Dustin Hoffman gives one of the most esteemed performances of his career as an autistic savant opposite a stellar Tom Cruise as his unwitting younger sibling in Rain Man – a beautiful story of redemption through brotherly love from director Barry Levinson.

→ Stream Rain Man on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Driving Miss Daisy (1990)

In one of Morgan Freeman's best films, Driving Miss Daisy, a motivational tale about redemption through friendship set between the 1950s and 1970s, Jessica Tandy and Freeman make an irresistible pair as a bitter, elderly widow and her chauffeur, respectively.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Dances With Wolves (1991)

Kevin Costner won a Best Director Oscar for Dances with Wolves – the first Western do so since 1931’s Cimarron – in which the Yellowstone cast member also plays the title role of a Civil War-era soldier who learns the ways of a Native American tribe.

→ Stream Dances with Wolves on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Silence Of The Lambs (1992)

In The Silence of the Lambs, one of the best horror films ever made and the only one to have won Best Picture thus far, a trainee FBI agent (Jodie Foster) asks a cannibalistic former psychologist (Anthony Hopkins) for assistance in catching a killer.

→ Stream The Silence of the Lambs on HBO Max, and Kanopy, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.​​​​​​​

Unforgiven (1993)

The Academy would show its taste for the Western again by giving the top prize to Unforgiven, for which star Clint Eastwood won his first Oscar as both director and producer.

→ Rent/buy Unforgiven on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.​​​​​​​

Schindler’s List (1994)

Steven Spielberg, who had already revolutionized the movie industry, won an Academy Award for directing and producing one of his best movies, Schindler's List, an emotionally wrenching and technically stunning portrayal of the Holocaust.

→ Rent/buy Schindler's List on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Forrest Gump (1995)

For his second Oscar-winning performance, Tom Hanks plays the simple-minded title hero of Forrest Gump – an endearing revisionist history drama from director Robert Zemeckis.

→ Stream Forrest Gump on Netflix and It’s streaming on Netflix, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Braveheart (1996)

As the producer and director of the historical epic Braveheart, in which he also stars as the Scottish warrior William Wallace in an effort to liberate his people from England's oppressive rule, Mel Gibson won an Oscar for best director.

→ Stream Braveheart on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.​​​​​​​

The English Patient (1997)

The English Patient, a romantic drama set during World War II, stars Ralph Fiennes as a British semi-amnesic plane crash victim and Juliette Binoche as a French-Canadian nurse who has an affair.

→ Stream The English Patient on Showtime, and fuboTV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.​​​​​​​

Titanic (1998)

In James Cameron's heavily dramatized retelling of the 1912 tragedy, Titanic, which briefly held the record for highest grossing movie ever, a wealthy, young woman (Kate Winslet) engages in an affair with a poor, young man (Leonardo DiCaprio) while on an unfortunate luxury ship.

→ Rent/buy Titanic on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Shakespeare In Love (1999)

Shakespeare in Love, the Best Picture winner (despite some who disagree with the choice), is about a young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) who has an affair with a woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) who serves as the inspiration for some of his most famous works. Paltrow and Judi Dench both won Oscars for their roles in the film.

→ Stream Shakespeare in Love on Showtime.

American Beauty (2000)

In American Beauty, which - despite not aging too well beyond the 1990s - saw a major career breakthrough for director Sam Mendes, a forty-something suburban dad (Kevin Spacey) recalls the bizarre last few weeks of his life through overhead narration.

→ Stream American Beauty on Pluto TV.

Gladiator (2001)

Ridley Scott directs Russell Crowe in an Oscar-winning performance as the hero of Gladiator – a thrilling period piece that will surely have you “entertained!”

→ Stream Gladiator on Paramount+(opens in new tab).

A Beautiful Mind (2002)

In the early 2000s, Russell Crowe starred in two Best Picture winners, with the second being Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind, in which he portrays real-life mathematician John Nash, whose battles with mental illness nearly cost him his career.

→ Rent/buy A Beautiful Mind on Amazon(opens in new tab).

Chicago (2003)

Catherine Zeta-Jones danced her way to Oscar glory in Chicago – the cinematic adaptation of the Broadway musical inspired by the infamous “Murderess Row” case of the late 1920s.

→ Stream Chicago on HBO Max(opens in new tab).

The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2004)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which also became the most lauded movie of the Lord of the Rings movies and won him an Oscar for Best Director, marked the conclusion of director Peter Jackson's trilogy that was influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien's influential fantasy novels.

→ Stream The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King on HBO Max.

Million Dollar Baby (2005)

Star Clint Eastwood won his second Best Director Oscar for the boxing drama Million Dollar Baby, which also saw Morgan Freeman win his first Academy Award and Hilary Swank her second.

→ Stream Million Dollar Baby on HBO Max.

Crash (2006)

Director Paul Haggis earned a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for co-writing Crash – an analysis of modern racial tension as told from the point of view of various Los Angeleans in a 36-hour period.

Stream Crash on Showtime.

The Departed (2007)

Martin Scorsese received a long-overdue Oscar for directing The Departed – a gritty, bleak, twisty remake of the Chinese cop drama, Infernal Affairs, set in Boston’s criminal underground.

→ Stream The Departed on HBO Max(opens in new tab).

No Country For Old Men (2008)

No Country for Old Men, one of Joel and Ethan Coen's best films, won the filmmakers Oscars for writing and directing. It is based on Cormac McCarthy's profound meditation on the ongoing struggle between good and evil on Earth.

→ Stream No Country for Old Men on HBO Max

Slumdog Millionaire (2009)

A teenager (Skins cast member Dev Patel) reflects on his childhood in Mumbai while competing on a game show in Slumdog Millionaire – an inspiring fairy tale of sorts from director Danny Boyle.

→ Stream Slumdog Millionaire on HBO Max

The Hurt Locker (2010)

The Hurt Locker, starring Jeremy Renner as a military bomb defuser whose recklessness puts him at odds with his colleagues while serving in Iraq, helped Kathryn Bigelow become the first female Best Director winner.

→It’s streaming free with ads on The Roku Channel, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The King's Speech (2011)

Colin Firth gives a brilliant performance as an heir to the British throne struggling to overcome his debilitating stammer in The King’s Speech, which also earned Tom Hooper an Oscar for directing.

→ It’s streaming with a subscription on Prime Video and Hoopla and free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi, Pluto TV, Vudu, and Redbox. It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Artist (2012)

Since "Wings" won at the inaugural Academy Awards in 1927, this black-and-white comedy from Michel Hazanavicius is the first (mostly silent) movie to win Best Picture.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Argo (2013)

One of Ben Affleck's best films, the suspenseful thriller Argo, is directed and starred by him. It is based on the true account of a CIA agent who, in 1979, helped Americans escape an Iranian hostage situation by pretending to be a film crew.

→ It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

12 Years A Slave (2014)

The harrowing drama, 12 Years a Slave, which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northrup, was inspired by the true story of a free Black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Lupita Nyong'o won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the film.

→ It’s streaming on DirecTV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) (2015)

In one of Michael Keaton's best films, Birdman, co-written and directed by Alejandro González Iárritu, the Oscar nominee makes fun of his own career by playing a former superhero movie actor who is trying to make a comeback.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Spotlight (2016)

Midway through the 2010s, Michael Keaton starred in two Oscar-winning films, the second of which, Spotlight, tells the story of the Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the Catholic Church's cover-up of child molestation.

→ It’s streaming on HBO Max and DirecTV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Moonlight (2017)

The Best Picture Oscar in 2017 went to Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, a harrowing tale of a young, Black man struggling with his sexual identity with the support of a much-needed mentor, despite a well-known error making it appear that La La Land had won (Mahershala Ali).

→ It’s streaming on Showtime, fuboTV, Kanopy, and Hoopla, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

The Shape Of Water (2018)

The Shape of Water, one of visionary director Guillermo del Toro's many acclaimed collaborations with Doug Jones, helped him win the Academy Award for best director. It continues his love of creature features while also serving as a potent commentary on unrequited love.

→ It’s available to stream on fuboTV, FX Now, and DirecTV, and free with ads on Freevee. It’s available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Green Book (2019)

For one of his best roles to date, a Black pianist who develops a close relationship with his white chauffeur (Viggo Mortensen) while touring the Jim Crow era South, Mahershala Ali won his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the film Green Book, which takes its name from a real road guide used to identify safe areas for Black travelers at the time.

→ It’s available to stream via fuboTV, FX Now, and DirecTV, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, and other platforms.

Parasite (2020)

In Bong Joon-striking, ho's brilliant subversive thriller Parasite, a poor South Korean family intrudes into the lives of a wealthy family. It is the first film to win the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture Oscars.

→ It’s streaming on Hulu and Kanopy, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, Apple TV, YouTube, and other platforms.

Nomadland (2021)

With the casting of actual "nomads" as themselves, the Chinese-born director Chloé Zhao became the first person of color to win Best Director for the film Nomadland, which could almost be considered a documentary on the culture of middle-aged people living exclusively on the road following the Great Recession.

→ It’s streaming on Hulu, and available to rent on Amazon, Vudu, Apple TV, YouTube, and other platforms.

CODA (2022)

Director Sian Heder’s coming-of-age family dramedy is the first film distributed by a streaming service to win Best Picture.

In CODA, which also saw star Troy Kotsur make history as the first deaf male to win the Best Actor Oscar, a young woman (Emilia Jones), who is the only hearing person in her family, must choose between pursuing her musical goals and supporting her parents when they encounter financial difficulty.

→ Stream CODA on Apple TV+

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