Oscar Winning Movies I have Seen!

I've come a long way from avoiding Oscar-winning movies to actively seeking them out and appreciating them! After watching Wall Street—without realizing that Michael Douglas had won the Best Actor Oscar for it—I decided to keep a list of the movies I've seen that have won a major Academy Award.

Best Picture:

• 1939: Gone with the Wind
  
• 1943: Casablanca
• 1962: Lawrence of Arabia
• 1967: In the Heat of the Night
  
• 1972: The Godfather
• 1973: The Sting
• 1974: The Godfather Part II
  
• 1976: Rocky
  
• 1977: Annie Hall
  
• 1982: Gandhi
• 1983: Terms of Endearment
• 1985: Out of Africa
  
• 1986: Platoon
• 1987: The Last Emperor
• 1988: Rain Man
  
• 1990: Dances With Wolves
  
• 1991: The Silence of the Lambs
  
• 1992: Unforgiven
  
• 1993: Schindler's List
  
• 1994: Forrest Gump
  
• 1995: Braveheart
  
• 1996: The English Patient
  
• 1997: Titanic
  
• 1998: Shakespeare in Love
  
• 1999: American Beauty
  
• 2000: Gladiator
• 2001: A Beautiful Mind
• 2002: Chicago
  
• 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  
• 2004: Million Dollar Baby
• 2005: Crash
• 2006: The Departed
  
• 2007: No Country for Old Men
  
• 2008: Slumdog Millionaire
• 2009: The Hurt Locker 
• 2010: The King's Speech
• 2011: The Artist 
• 2012: Argo
• 2013: 12 Years a Slave
• 2014: Birdman 
• 2015: Spotlight 
• 2016: Moonlight 
• 2017: The Shape of Water
• 2018: Green Book
• 2019: Parasite (The first foreign language film to win Best Picture.)
• 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once
• 2023: Oppenheimer
  

Best Director:

• 1939: Victor Fleming - Gone with the Wind
• 1943: Michael Curtiz - Casablanca
• 1962: David Lean - Lawrence of Arabia
• 1967: Mike Nichols - The Graduate
• 1973: George Roy Hill - The Sting
• 1974: Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather Part II
  
• 1976: John G. Avildsen - Rocky
  
• 1977: Woody Allen - Annie Hall
  
• 1982: Richard Attenborough - Gandhi
• 1983: James L. Brooks - Terms of Endearment
• 1985: Sydney Pollack - Out of Africa
• 1986: Oliver Stone - Platoon
• 1987: Bernardo Bertolucci -The Last Emperor
  
• 1988: Barry Levinson - Rain Man
  
• 1989: Oliver Stone - Born on the Fourth of July
• 1990: Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves
  
• 1991: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs
  
• 1992: Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
  
• 1993: Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List
  
• 1994: Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump
  
• 1995: Mel Gibson - Braveheart
  
• 1996: Anthony Minghella - The English Patient
  
• 1997: James Cameron - Titanic
  
• 1998: Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan
  
• 1999: Sam Mendes - American Beauty
  
• 2000: Steven Soderbergh - Traffic
• 2001: Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind
• 2002: Roman Polanski - The Pianist 
• 2003: Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  
• 2004: Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
• 2005: Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
• 2006: Martin Scorsese - The Departed
  
• 2007: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
  
• 2008: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
• 2009: Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker 
• 2010: Tom Hooper - The King's Speech 
• 2011: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist 
• 2012: Ang Lee - Life of Pi
• 2013: Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
• 2014: Alejandro González Iñárritu - Birdman 
• 2015: Alejandro González Iñárritu - The Revenant 
• 2016: Damien Chazelle - La La Land 
• 2017: Guillermo del Toro - The Shape of Water
• 2018: Alfonso Cuarón - Roma 
• 2019: Bong Joon-ho - Parasite
• 2022: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once 
• 2023: Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer

Best Actor - Leading Role:

• 1963: Sidney Poitier - Lilies of the Field
• 1967: Rod Steiger - In the Heat of the Night
  
• 1972: Marlon Brando - The Godfather [NOTE: Mr. Brando refused the award.]
  
• 1976: Peter Finch - Network
• 1980: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
• 1982: Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
  
• 1986: Paul Newman - The Color of Money
  
• 1987: Michael Douglas - Wall Street
  
• 1988: Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
• 1990: Jeremy Irons - Reversal of Fortune
• 1991: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
• 1992: Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman
• 1993: Tom Hanks - Philadelphia
  
• 1994: Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
  
• 1995: Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
  
• 1996: Geoffrey Rush - Shine
• 1997: Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets
  
• 1998: Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful
  
• 1999: Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
  
• 2000: Russell Crowe - Gladiator
  
• 2001: Denzel Washington - Training Day
• 2002: Adrien Brody - The Pianist 
• 2003: Sean Penn - Mystic River
• 2004: Jamie Foxx - Ray
• 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
• 2006: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
• 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
• 2008: Sean Penn - Milk
• 2009: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
• 2010: Colin Firth - The King's Speech 
• 2011: Jean Dujardin - The Artist  
• 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln 
• 2013: Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
• 2015: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant 
• 2016: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea 
• 2017: Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour
• 2018: Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody 
• 2019: Joaquin Phoenix - Joker 
• 2021: Will Smith - King Richard
  
• 2022: Brendan Fraser - The Whale 
• 2023: Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer

Best Actor - Supporting Role:

• 1974: Robert De Niro - The Godfather Part II
• 1982: Louis Gossett Jr. - An Officer and a Gentleman
  
• 1983: Jack Nicholson - Terms of Endearment
• 1987: Sean Connery - The Untouchables
• 1988: Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda
  
• 1989: Denzel Washington - Glory
  
• 1990: Joe Pesci - Good Fellas
• 1991: Jack Palance - City Slickers
  
• 1992: Gene Hackman - Unforgiven
  
• 1993: Tommy Lee Jones - The Fugitive
• 1994: Martin Landau - Ed Wood
• 1995: Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
  
• 1996: Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Jerry Maguire
  
• 1997: Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting
  
• 2000: Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
• 2001: Jim Broadbent - Iris 
• 2003: Tim Robbins - Mystic River
• 2004: Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
  
• 2006: Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
  
• 2007: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
  
• 2008: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
• 2009: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
• 2012: Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained 
• 2013: Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club 
• 2014: J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
• 2016: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
• 2017: Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri   
• 2018: Mahershala Ali - Green Book 
• 2022: Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once
• 2023: Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer
  

Best Actress - Leading Role:

• 1939: Vivien Leigh - Gone with the Wind
• 1953: Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
• 1967: Katharine Hepburn - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
• 1976: Faye Dunaway - Network
• 1977: Diane Keaton - Annie Hall
• 1983: Shirley MacLaine - Terms of Endearment
• 1991: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
  
• 1995: Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking
  
• 1996: Frances McDormand - Fargo
  
• 1997: Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets
  
• 1998: Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love
  
• 2000: Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
  
• 2001: Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
• 2004: Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
• 2006: Helen Mirren - The Queen
• 2009: Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
• 2010: Natalie Portman - Black Swan
• 2012: Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
• 2014: Julianne Moore - Still Alice
  
• 2015: Brie Larson - Room
  
• 2016: Emma Stone - La La Land 
• 2017: Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 
• 2018: Olivia Colman - The Favourite 
• 2022: Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actress - Supporting Role:

• 1939: Hattie McDaniel - Gone with the Wind
• 1970: Helen Hayes - Airport
• 1976: Beatrice Straight - Network
• 1982: Jessica Lange - Tootsie
• 1990: Whoopi Goldberg - Ghost
• 1992: Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny
  
• 1996: Juliette Binoche - The English Patient
• 1997: Kim Basinger - L.A. Confidential
• 1998: Judi Dench - Shakespeare in Love
• 1999: Angelina Jolie - Girl, Interrupted
• 2001: Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
• 2002: Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
• 2004: Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
• 2006: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
• 2007: Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
• 2008: Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• 2011: Octavia Spencer - The Help
• 2012: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables 
• 2013: Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
• 2014: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
  
• 2022: Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All at Once 
• 2023: Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer

Best Animated Feature Film: (Instituted in 2001)

• 2001: Shrek
• 2002: Spirited Away
• 2003: Finding Nemo
  
• 2004: The Incredibles
• 2005: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  
• 2006: Happy Feet
  
• 2007: Ratatouille
  
• 2008: WALL*E
• 2009: Up 
• 2010: Toy Story 3
• 2011: Rango
• 2012: Brave
• 2013: Frozen
• 2014: Big Hero 6 
• 2015: Inside Out
• 2016: Zootopia 
• 2017: Coco
• 2018: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Films watched in 2024

1) Parking (2023) 7.0/10

2) Jigarthanda Double X (2023) 9.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #215

 
3) 12th Fail (2023) 8.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #1

4) Conjuring Kannappan (2023) 6.0/10

5) Maamannan (2023) 9.0/10

6) Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A (2023) 8.5/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #164

 
7) Raat Akeli Hai (2020) 7.5/10

8) Mark Antony (2023) 8.0/10

9) Kannai Nambathey (2023) 7.0/10

10) Irugapatru (2023) 8.5/10

11) Run Baby Run (2023) 6.0/10

12) Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023) 9.0/10

13) The Body (2019) 6.0/10

14) Salaar (2023) 8.0/10

15) Let's Get Married (2023) 6.0/10

16) Uyare (2019) 8.5/10

17) Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) 9.0/10

18) Fight Club (2023) 8.5/10

19) Joe (2023) 7.5/10

20) Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B (2023) 8.0/10

21) The Founder (2016) 8.0/10

22) Sardar (2022) 7.5/10

23) Captain Miller (2024) 8.0/10

24) Nitham Oru Vaanam (2022) 6.0/10

25) Theera Kaadhal (2023) 6.0/10

26) The Kerala Story (2023) 6.0/10

27) Merry Christmas (2024) 7.0/10

28) Kaathal - The Core (2023) 6.5/10

29) Spenser Confidential (2020) 6.0/10

30) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) 8.5/10

31) Steve Jobs (2015) 8.0/10

32) BlackBerry (2023) 8.5/10

33) Manchester by the Sea (2016) 7.0/10

34) The Whale (2022) 7.5/10

35) Green Book (2018) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Movies #131

36) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 9.5/10

37) The Old Guard (2020) 7.0/10

38) Hi Nanna (2023) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #145

39) Don't Look Up (2021) 6.0/10

40) Blue Star (2024) 8.0/10

41) Lover (2024) 8.0/10

42) Manjummel Boys (2024) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #97

43) Aavesham (2024) 8.0/10

44) 1917 (2019) 9.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Movies #122

 
45) The Equalizer 3 (2023) 7.0/10

46) Falimy (2023) 8.5/10

47) Amores Perros (2000) 9.0/10 == Spanish

IMDb Top Rated Movies #248

48) Oru Nodi (2024) 7.5/10

49) Maharaja (2024) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #28

50) Iratta (2023) 8.0/10

51) Romancham (2023) 8.0/10

52) Lalitham Sundaram (2022) 6.5/10

53) Ford v Ferrari (2019) 9.0/10

54) Hacksaw Ridge (2016) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Movies #192

55) Furious 7 (2015) 7.5/10

56) Hridayam (2022) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #209

57) Garudan (2024) 8.5/10

58) Garudan (Mal) (2023) 7.5/10

59) Jojo Rabbit (2019) 8.0/10

60) Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil (2024) 8.0/10

61) Omar (2013) 7.0/10 == Arabic

62) The Favourite (2018) 9.0/10

63) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 7.5/10

64) Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life (2024) 9.0/10

65) Bad Boys for Life (2020) 7.0/10

66) Bro Daddy (2022) 7.0/10

67) Still Alice (2014) 9.0/10

68) Taxi (2015) 7.5/10 == Iranian

69) Fall Guy (2021) 8.0/10

70) The Kashmir Files (2022) 7.5/10

71) Little Women (2019) 9.0/10

72) Scream VI (2023) 6.5/10

73) Dune: Part One (2021) 7.0/10

74) Uncharted (2022) 6.0/10

75) Nocturnal Animals (2016) 7.0/10

76) Shaitaan (2024) 6.0/10

77) Indian 2 (2024) 4.0/10

78) Raja Ranguski (2018) 6.0/10

79) A Death in the Gunj (2016) 6.0/10

80) 777 Charlie (2022) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #10

81) The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) 7.0/10

82) Bullet Train (2022) 8.0/10

83) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) 8.0/10

84) Ayalaan (2024) 7.0/10

85) Evaru (2019) 7.0/10

86) American Made (2017) 8.0/10

87) Don't Breathe 2 (2021) 6.0/10

88) Kalki 2898 AD (2024) 8.0/10

89) Raayan (2024) 7.5/10

90) Angamaly Diaries (2017) 8.0/10

91) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 9.5/10

IMDb Top Rated Movies #145

92) Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) 6.5/10

93) Ittefaq (2017) 6.5/10

94) AK vs AK (2020) 7.5/10

95) Premalu (2024) 8.5/10

96) Kill (2023) 6.5/10

97) Goat (2024) 6.0/10

98) Jama (2024) 8.0/10

99) Kadaseela Biriyani (2021) 7.0/10

100) Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024) 7.0/10

101) Kottukkali (2024) 8.0/10

102) Meiyazhagan (2024) 8.5/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #46

103) Gemini Man (2019) 6.0/10

104) Demonte Colony 2 (2024) 6.0/10

105) Lubber Pandhu (2024) 9.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #219

106) Karthik Calling Karthik (2010) 7.0/10

107) I See You (2019) 7.0/10

108) Anweshippin Kandethum (2024) 7.0/10

109) Vettaiyan (2024) 7.0/10

110) Mathu Vadalara (2019) 8.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #171

111) Nandhan (2024) 7.0/10

112) Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024) 6.5/10

113) What Happened to Monday (2017) 7.0/10

114) Mission: Chapter 1 (2024) 5.0/10

115) Amaran (2024) 9.5/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #193

116) Black (2024) 7.5/10

117) Jersey (2019) 8.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #18

118) Sattam En Kaiyil (2024) 6.5/10

119) Ninnu Kori (2017) 6.5/10

120) Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) 6.0/10

121) Shyam Singha Roy (2021) 7.0/10

122) Dia (2020) 7.5/10

123) Mathu Vadalara 2 (2024) 6.0/10

124) Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) 6.5/10

125) Lucky Baskhar (2024) 8.0/10

IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #201

126) Bloody Beggar (2024) 7.0/10

127) Breakdown (1997) 7.0/10

128) Thalavan (2024) 7.0/10

129) Kadaisi Ulaga Por (2024) 7.0/10

130) Irudhi Pakkam (2021) 7.0/10

131) 11:14 (2003) 8.0/10

132) King Richard (2021) 9.0/10