Best Picture Years Ranked by Average
Each year is represented by the Best Picture winner of that year.
The year is the year of the ceremony as opposed to the year of release for the films.
A minimum of three films seen per year.
The year is the year of the ceremony as opposed to the year of release for the films.
A minimum of three films seen per year.
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- DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham CarterThe story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.2011
Nominees:
127 Hours - 8/10
Black Swan - 8/10
The Fighter - n/s
Inception - 9/10
The Kids Are All Right - n/s
The King's Speech - n/s
The Social Network - 10/10
Toy Story 3 - 10/10
True Grit - n/s
Winter's Bone - n/s
= 9.0/10 - DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.1976
Nominees:
Barry Lyndon - 8/10
Dog Day Afternoon - 9/10
Jaws - 10/10
Nashville - n/s
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 9/10
= 9.0/10 - DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.2020
Nominees:
1917 - 8/10
Ford v Ferrari - n/s
The Irishman - n/s
Jojo Rabbit - 6/10
Joker - 8/10
Little Women - 8/10
Marriage Story - 9/10
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood - 9/10
Parasite - 10/10
= 8.3/10 - DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael FassbenderIn the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.2014
Nominees:
12 Years a Slave - 7/10
American Hustle - n/s
Captain Phillips - n/s
Dallas Buyers Club - n/s
Gravity - n/s
Her - 10/10
Nebraska - 7/10
Philomena - n/s
The Wolf of Wall Street - 9/10
= 8.3/10 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.1994
Nominees:
The Fugitive - 8/10
In the Name of the Father - 8/10
The Piano - n/s
The Remains of the Day - n/s
Schindler's List - 9/10
= 8.3/10 - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.2010
Nominees:
Avatar - 7/10
The Blind Side - n/s
District 9 - n/s
An Education - 7/10
The Hurt Locker - n/s
Inglourious Basterds - 10/10
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire - n/s
A Serious Man - n/s
Up - 8/10
Up in the Air - n/s
= 8.0/10 - DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsFrances McDormandDavid StrathairnLinda MayA woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.2021
Nominees:
The Father - 9/10
Judas and the Black Messiah - 8/10
Mank - 7/10
Minari - 7/10
Nomadland - 7/10
Promising Young Woman - 8/10
Sound of Metal - 10/10
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - 8/10
= 8.0/10 - DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.1998
Nominees:
As Good as It Gets - n/s
The Full Monty - 6/10
Good Will Hunting - 9/10
L.A. Confidential - n/s
Titanic - 9/10
= 8.0/10 - DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda CardelliniA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.2019
Nominees:
Black Panther - 8/10
BlacKkKlansman - 8/10
Bohemian Rhapsody - n/s
The Favourite - 7/10
Green Book - n/s
Roma - n/s
A Star Is Born - n/s
Vice - 8/10
= 7.8/10 - DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanWhen George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.2012
Nominees:
The Artist - n/s
The Descendants - 8/10
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - n/s
The Help - n/s
Hugo - 7/10
Midnight in Paris - n/s
Moneyball - 8/10
The Tree of Life - n/s
War Horse - n/s
= 7.7/10 - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.1995
Nominees:
Forrest Gump - 6/10
Four Weddings and a Funeral - n/s
Pulp Fiction - 9/10
Quiz Show - n/s
The Shawshank Redemption - 8/10
= 7.7/10 - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.2008
Nominees:
Atonement - n/s
Juno - 7/10
Michael Clayton - n/s
No Country for Old Men - 9/10
There Will Be Blood - 7/10
= 7.7/10 - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.2015
Nominees:
American Sniper - n/s
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - 7/10
Boyhood - n/s
The Grand Budapest Hotel - 7/10
The Imitation Game - n/s
Selma - 6/10
The Theory of Everything - 7/10
Whiplash - 10/10
= 7.6/10 - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsCillian MurphyEmily BluntMatt DamonThe story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.2024
Nominees:
American Fiction - 9/10
Anatomy of a Fall - 8/10
Barbie - 8/10
The Holdovers - 7/10
Killers of the Flower Moon - 7/10
Maestro - 5/10
Oppenheimer - 8/10
Past Lives - 5/10
Poor Things - 9/10
The Zone of Interest - 9/10
= 7.5/10 - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael ShannonAt a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.2018
Nominees:
Call Me by Your Name - 8/10
Darkest Hour - n/s
Dunkirk - 8/10
Get Out - 7/10
Lady Bird - 7/10
Phantom Thread - n/s
The Post - n/s
The Shape of Water - 8/10
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - 7/10
= 7.5/10 - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.2016
The Big Short - 8/10
Bridge of Spies - 8/10
Brooklyn - n/s
Mad Max: Fury Road - 5/10
The Martian - n/s
The Revenant - n/s
Room - 8/10
Spotlight - 8/10
= 7.4/10 - DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.2013
Nominees:
Amour - 8/10
Argo - n/s
Beasts of the Southern Wild - n/s
Django Unchained - 8/10
Life of Pi - n/s
Lincoln - n/s
Les Misérables - 6/10
Silver Linings Playbook - n/s
Zero Dark Thirty - n/s
= 7.3/10 - DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.2009
Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 7/10
Frost/Nixon - 8/10
Milk - 7/10
The Reader - n/s
Slumdog Millionaire - n/s
= 7.3/10 - DirectorDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsMichelle YeohStephanie HsuJamie Lee CurtisA middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.2023
Nominees:
All Quiet on the Western Front - 8/10
Avatar: The Way of Water - 7/10
The Banshees of Inisherin - 9/10
Elvis - 4/10
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 8/10
The Fabelmans - 7/10
TÁR - 8/10
Top Gun: Maverick - 7/10
Triangle of Sadness - 7/10
Women Talking - 7/10
= 7.2/10 - DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.1980
Nominees:
All That Jazz - 7/10
Apocalypse Now - 5/10
Breaking Away - n/s
Kramer vs. Kramer - 8/10
Norma Rae - n/s
= 6.7/10 - DirectorSian HederStarsEmilia JonesMarlee MatlinTroy KotsurAs a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.2022
Nominees:
Belfast - 6/10
CODA - 8/10
Don't Look Up - 7/10
Drive My Car - 5/10
Dune - 4/10
King Richard - 7/10
Licorice Pizza - 7/10
Nightmare Alley - 7/10
The Power of the Dog - 7/10
West Side Story - 8/10
= 6.6/10 - DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.2017
Nominees:
Arrival - 7/10
Fences - n/s
Hacksaw Ridge - 7/10
Hell or High Water - n/s
Hidden Figures - n/s
La La Land - 5/10
Lion - n/s
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight - n/s
= 6.3/10