Every Movie Nominated for Best Picture
The winning film from each year is listed first for the year in which it won. (Note: for the first six Academy Awards ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned two calendar years. For example, the 2nd Academy Awards presented on April 3, 1930, recognized films that were released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. Starting with the 7th Academy Awards, held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.)
*Missing "The Patriot" from 1928. According to Wikipedia, "Only pieces of this film are left, including trailers; to date no complete copy has been located.
Wings (1927)
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flyin...
The Racket (1928)
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss.
7th Heaven (1927)
A dejected Parisian sewer worker feels his prayers have been answered when he falls in love with a street waif.
The Broadway Melody (1929)
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Franc...
Alibi (1929)
Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery,...
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
In Old Arizona (1928)
Army Sergeant Mickey Dunn sets out in pursuit of the Cisco Kid, a notorious if kind-hearted and charismatic bandit of the Old West. The Kid s...
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Together with several other young German soldier...
The Big House (1930)
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are...
Disraeli (1929)
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchas...
The Divorcee (1930)
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.
The Love Parade (1930)
The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
Cimarron (1931)
When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and mov...
East Lynne (1931)
The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Des...
The Front Page (1931)
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter is looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opp...
Skippy (1931)
Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a c...
Trader Horn (1931)
While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on ...
Grand Hotel (1932)
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Arrowsmith (1931)
Based on Sinclair Lewis's novel "Arrowsmith". A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the us...
Bad Girl (1931)
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their...