The Oscars or the Academy Award is a prestigious accolade that is bestowed on artists from the film industry to honor their excellence in performance. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives away these awards annually and this star-studded event is a much awaited ceremony that is televised all over the world. The first ceremony was held at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood on May 16, 1929. Subsequently, the venue of this event became the Kodak Theatre and this year, this grand venue saw the 83rd Academy Awards, hosted by Anne Hathway and James Franco on February 27th, 2011. Many memorable films have had the honor of winning an Academy Award and let us now take a look at this impressive list of winning films.
List of Films that Won the Oscars | ||
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Ceremony | Year and Date | Best Picture
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83rd Academy Awards | February 27 2011 | The King’s Speech
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82nd Academy Awards | March 7 2010 | The Hurt Locker
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81st Academy Awards | February 22nd 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire
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80th Academy Awards | February 24th 2008 | No Country For Old Men
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79th Academy Awards | February 25th 2007 | The Departed
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78th Academy Awards
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March 5th 2006 | Crash |
77th Academy Awards
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February 27th 2005 | Million Dollar Baby |
76th Academy Awards
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February 29th 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
75th Academy Awards
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March 23rd 2003 | Chicago |
74th Academy Awards
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March 24th 2002 | A Beautiful Mind |
73rd Academy Awards
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March 25th 2001 | Gladiator |
72nd Academy Awards
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March 26th 2000 | American Beauty |
71st Academy Awards
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March 21st 1999 | Shakespeare in Love |
70th Academy Awards
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March 23rd 1998 | Titanic |
69th Academy Awards
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March 24th 1997 | The English Patient |
68th Academy Awards
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March 25th 1996 | Braveheart |
67th Academy Awards
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March 27th 1995 | Forrest Gump |
66th Academy Awards
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March 21st 1994 | Schindler’s List |
65th Academy Awards
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March 29th 1993 | Unforgiven |
64th Academy Awards
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March 30th 1992 | The Silence of the Lambs |
63rd Academy Awards
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March 25th 1991 | Dances With Wolves |
62nd Academy Awards
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March 26th 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy |
61st Academy Awards
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March 29th 1989 | Rain Man
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60th Academy Awards
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April 11 1988 | The Last Emperor |
59th Academy Awards | March 30th 1987
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Platoon |
58th Academy Awards | March 24th 1986 | Out of Africa
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57th Academy Awards
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March 25th 1985 | Amadeus |
56th Academy Awards | April 9th 1984 | Terms of Endearment
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55th Academy Awards | April 11th 1983 | Gandhi
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54th Academy Awards | March 29th 1982 | Chariots of Fire
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53rd Academy Awards | March 31st 1981 | Ordinary People
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52nd Academy Awards | April 14th 1980
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Kramer Vs. Kramer |
51st Academy Awards | April 9th 1979
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The Deer Hunter |
50th Academy Awards | April 3rd 1978
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Annie hall |
49th Academy Awards
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March 28th 1977 | Rocky |
48th Academy Awards
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March 29th 1976 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest |
47th Academy Awards
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April 8th 1975 | The Godfather Part II |
46th Academy Awards
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April 2nd 1974 |
The Sting |
45th Academy Awards | March 27th 1973 | The Godfather
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44th Academy Awards
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April 10th 1972 | The French Connection |
43rd Academy Awards | April 15th 1971 | Patton
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42nd Academy Awards | April 7th 1970
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Midnight Cowboy |
41st Academy Awards | April 14th 1969
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Oliver! |
40th Academy Awards
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April 10th 1968 | In the Heat of the Night
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39th Academy Awards
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April 10th 1967 | A Man for All Seasons |
38th Academy Awards
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April 18th 1966 | The Sound of Music |
37th Academy Awards
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April 5th 1965 | My Fair Lady |
36th Academy Awards
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April 13th 1964 | Tom Jones |
35th Academy Awards
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April 8th 1963 | Lawrence of Arabia |
34th Academy Awards
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April 9th 1962 | West Side Story |
33th Academy Awards
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April 17th 1961 | The Apartment |
32nd Academy Awards
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April 4th 1960 | Ben-Hur
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31st Academy Awards
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April 6th 1959 | Gigi |
30th Academy Awards
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March 26th 1958 | The Bridge on the River Kwai
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29th Academy Awards
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March 27th 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days
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28th Academy Awards
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March 21st 1956 | Marty |
27th Academy Awards
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March 30th 1955 | On the Waterfront |
26th Academy Awards
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March 25th 1954 | From Here to Eternity |
25th Academy Awards
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March 19th 1953 | The Greatest Show on Earth |
24th Academy Awards
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March 20th 1952 | An American in Paris |
23rd Academy Awards
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March 29th 1951
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All About Eve |
22nd Academy Awards
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March 23rd 1950 | All the King’s Men |
21st Academy Awards | March 24th 1949 | Hamlet
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20th Academy Awards
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March 20th 1948 | Gentleman’s Agreement |
19th Academy Awards
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March 13th 1947 | The Best Years of Our Lives |
18th Academy Awards
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March 7th 1946 | The Lost Weekend |
17th Academy Awards
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March 15th 1945 | Going My Way |
16th Academy Awards
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March 2nd 1944 | Casablanca |
15th Academy Awards
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March 4th 1943 | Mrs Miniver |
14th Academy Awards
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February 26th 1942 | How Green Was My Valley |
13th Academy Awards
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Febraury 27th 1941 | Rebecca |
12th Academy Awards
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February 29th 1940 | Gone With the Wind |
11th Academy Awards
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February 23rd 1939 | You Can’t Take it With You |
10th Academy Awards
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March 10th 1938 | The Life of Emile Zola |
9th Academy Awards
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March 4th 1937 | The Great Ziegfeld |
8th Academy Awards
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March 5th 1936 | Mutiny on the Bounty |
7th Academy Awards
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February 27th 1935 | It Happened One Night |
6th Academy Awards
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March 16th 1934 | Cavalcade |
5th Academy Awards
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November 18th 1932 | Grand Hotel |
4th Academy Awards
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November 10th 1931 | Cimarron |
3rd Academy Awards
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November 5th 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front
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2nd Academy Awards
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April 3rd 1930 | The Broadway Melody |
1st Academy Awards
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May 16th 1929 | Wings |
Each year, the Oscars are looked forward to with enthusiasm and anticipation by movie buffs located all over the world. The ceremony only seems to get bigger and more grand, year after year and it is every Hollywood actor’s dream to win this ultimate honor.