Films watched in 2026

1) Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 8.5/10 

2) Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 8.0/10 
IMDb Top Rated Movies #90

3) Homebound (2025) 9.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #227

4) A Real Pain (2024) 7.5/10

5) Ankhon Dekhi (2013) 7.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #232

6) Joseph (2012) 7.5/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #233

7) Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) 7.5/10

8) Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) 6.5/10

9) Wonder (2017) 8.0/10

10) Padakkalam (2025) 7.0/10

11) Eko (2025) 9.0/10

12) Uncut Gems (2019) 6.0/10

13) Aan Paavam Pollathathu (2025) 7.5/10

14) Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham (2016) 8.0/10

15) Mask (2025) 9.0/10

16) Pani (2024) 8.5/10

17) De De Pyaar De (2019) 6.5/10

18) Banking Hours 10 to 4 (2012) 5.0/10

19) Omkara (2006) 7.5/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #148

20) Sarvam Maya (2025) 7.5/10

21) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2024) 7.0/10

22) Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil (2026) 8.0/10

23) Dil Dhadakne Do (2025) 9.0/10

24) The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2010) 9.0/10

25) I Saw the Devil (2012) 9.0/10

26) Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014) 9.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Indian Movies #203

27) Stand by Me (1986) 8.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Movies #242

28) Me Before You (2016) 9.0/10

29) Halloween (2018) 6.0/10

30) Kalamkaval (2025) 10.0/10

31) Yevade Subramaniam (2015) 7.5/10

32) With Love (2026) 9.0/10

33) One Battle After Another (2025) 9.0/10

34) The Cabin in the Woods (2011) 8.5/10

35) Article 370 (2024) 8.5/10

36) IF (2024) 7.5/10

37) Superbad (2007) 9.0/10

38) Raazi (2018) 7.0/10

39) Host (2020) 6.0/10

40) Rush (2013) 9.0/10
IMDb Top Rated Movies #241

41) A Quiet Place: Day One (2021) 5.5/10

42) Thaai Kizhavi (2026) 10.0/10

43) Youth (2026) 8.5/10

44) Bhoothakaalam (2022) 8.0/10

45) Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) 8.0/10

46) Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 8.5/10
IMDb Top Rated Movies #65

47) Kudumbasthan (2025) 8.0/10

48) Man on Fire (2004) 8.0/10

49) Despicable Me 4 (2024) 6.0/10

50) The Raid: Redemption (2011) 7.5/10

51) Middle Class (2025) 8.5/10

52) Tenet (2020) 9.0/10

53) Hit Man (2020) 7.0/10

54) Weapons (2025) 7.0/10

55) Hridayapoorvam (2025) 6.5/10

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
• 2024: Anora
• 2025: One Battle after Another 

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
• 2024: Sean Baker - Anora
• 2025: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle after Another 

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
• 2014: Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
• 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 
• 2020: Anthony Hopkins - The Father 
• 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
• 2010: Christian Bale - The Fighter
• 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 
• 2019: Brad Pitt - Once upon a Time...in Hollywood
  
• 2022: Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once
• 2023: Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer 
• 2024: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain 
• 2025: Sean Penn - One Battle after Another 

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 
• 2024: Mikey Madison - Anora 

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
• 2010: Melissa Leo - The Fighter 
• 2011: Octavia Spencer - The Help
• 2012: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables 
• 2013: Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
• 2014: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood 
• 2019: Laura Dern - Marriage Story 
  
• 2022: Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All at Once 
• 2023: Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
• 2025: Amy Madigan - Weapons 

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 
• 2019: Toy Story 4
• 2020: Soul