The 2021 Oscars will be held this weekend, and there are quite a few great films in the running for the biggest prize - the Oscar for Best Picture. But who took home the prestigious golden statuette the year you were born? Check it out, you might be surprised that you've never seen this movie before!
The Oscars are celebrating theirs this year 93rd birthday, making them just three years older than Clint Eastwood (if you can believe it). Like Eastwood, the prestigious film awards show has seen just about everything. Over the decades, Oscars have been given to an adult-only film (Midnight Cowboy), three actors who didn't speak a word in their films, and once to a man named Oscar (Hammerstein II). Oh, and let's not forget the moment when a naked man ran across the stage! This year's ceremony should also be unforgettable. It is the first in history to be held during a pandemic. Despite the health recommendations, the Oscars will be awarded in person, and the organizers have provided several venues (including in Europe) for this purpose. You can read everything you need to know about this year's Oscars here.
Chances are you didn't watch the Oscars (or movies) the year you were born. So you might be wondering which movie took home the top prize that year - the Academy Award for Best Picture. Well, we are here to satisfy your curiosity. We've compiled a list of Best Picture winners going back to 1970. It's also a great way to check out some bona fide classics (if you haven't already). Let's go on a film journey!
1970 – the drama Midnight Cowboy (Midnight Cowboy)
1971 – war drama Patton
1972 – crime drama The French Connection
1973 – mafia criminal Boter (The Godfather)
1974 – crime drama The Sting (The Sting)
1975 – The Godfather Part II (The Godfather Part II)
1976 – drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1977 – sports drama Rocky
1978 – romantic comedy Annie Hall
1979 – war drama The Deer Hunter (The Deer Hunter)
1980 – legal drama Kramer vs. Kramer (Kramer vs. Kramer)
1981 – coming-of-age story Ordinary People
1982 – the drama Chariots of Fire
1983 – historical drama Gandhi (Gandhi)
1984 – family comedy drama Term of Endearment (Terms of Endearment)
1985 – historical drama Amadeus
1986 – romantic drama Moja Afrika (Out of Africa)
1987 – the war film Platoon
1988 – epic biographical drama The Last Emperor of China (The Last Emperor)
1989 – melodrama Rain Man
1990 – comedy drama Driving Miss Daisy
1991 – western Dances with Wolves
1992 – psychological horror The Silence of the Lambs
1993 – anti-western Unforgiven
1994 – historical war drama Schindler's List (Schindler's List)
1995 – romantic drama Forrest Gump
1996 – war drama Braveheart
1997 – wartime romantic drama English Patient (The English Patient)
1998 – romantic drama Titanic (Titanic)
1999 – romantic drama Shakespeare in Love (Shakespeare in Love)
2000 – drama American Beauty
2001 – the epic historical drama Gladiator
2002 – drama A Beautiful Mind (A Beautiful Mind)
2003 – the musical Chicago
2004 – fantasy film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
2005 – sports drama Million Dollar Baby
2006 – crime drama Crash
2007 – crime drama Double Game (The Departed)
2008 – neo-western thriller No Country for Old Men
2009 – romantic drama Slumdog Millionaire
2010 – war action film The Hurt Locker
2011 – historical drama The King's Speech
2012 – romantic drama The Artist
2013 – historical thriller Mission Argo (Argo)
2014 – historical drama 12 Years a Slave (12 Years a Slave)
2015 - black comedy drama Birdman or the unexpected quality of ignorance (Birdman)
2016 – biographical drama Spotlight
2017 – drama Moonlight
2018 – fantasy romantic drama The Shape of Water
2019 – biographical comedy drama Green Book (Green Book)
2020 – black comedy thriller Parasite
