Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees

181 Nominees
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2025
Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

The Brutalist (2024)

2025
James Mangold

James Mangold

A Complete Unknown (2024)

2025
Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve

Dune: Part Two (2024)

2025
Jacques Audiard

Jacques Audiard

Emilia Pérez

2024
Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie

Barbie (2023)

2024
Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Maestro

2024
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Maestro

2024
Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Poor Things (2023)

2024
Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

2024
Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos

Poor Things (2023)

2023
Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

2023
Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann

Elvis (2022)

2023
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

The Fabelmans

2023
Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Women Talking (2022)

2023
James Cameron

James Cameron

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

2023
Todd Field

Todd Field

Tár

2023
Martin McDonagh

Martin McDonagh

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

2022
Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Don't Look Up (2021)

2022
Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Nightmare Alley (2021)

2022
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

West Side Story (2021)

2022
Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve

Dune (2021)

2022
Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Nightmare Alley (2021)

2022
Will Smith

Will Smith

King Richard (2021)

2022
Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Belfast (2021)

2022
Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

Licorice Pizza (2021)

2022
Jane Campion

Jane Campion

The Power of the Dog (2021)

2021
Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman (2020)

2021
Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

2020
Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Joker (2019)

2020
James Mangold

James Mangold

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

2020
Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

2020
Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

1917 (2019)

2020
Todd Phillips

Todd Phillips

Joker (2019)

2020
Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach

Marriage Story (2019)

2019
Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Vice (2018)

2019
Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

Roma (2018)

2019
Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

A Star Is Born (2018)

2019
Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos

The Favourite (2018)

2018
Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan

Dunkirk (2017)

2018
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

The Post (2017)

2018
Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

Phantom Thread (2017)

2018
Martin McDonagh

Martin McDonagh

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

2017
Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Fences (2016)

2017
Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

2017
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures (2016)

2016
Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu

The Revenant (2015)

2016
Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

The Big Short (2015)

2016
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Bridge of Spies (2015)

2016
George Miller

George Miller

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

2016
Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

The Martian (2015)

2015
Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

American Sniper (2014)

2015
Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

American Sniper (2014)

2015
Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

2015
Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Boyhood (2014)

2015
Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Selma (2014)

2014
Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

Gravity (2013)

2014
Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

2014
Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze

Her (2013)

2013
Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Life of Pi (2012)

2013
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Lincoln (2012)

2013
Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

2012
Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

The Descendants (2011)

2012
Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Moneyball (2011)

2012
Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

The Help (2011)

2012
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

War Horse (2011)

2012
Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Hugo (2011)

2011
Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

The Fighter (2010)

2011
Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan

Inception (2010)

2011
Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

127 Hours (2010)

2011
Joel Coen

Joel Coen

True Grit (2010)

2011
Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

True Grit (2010)

2010
Joel Coen

Joel Coen

A Serious Man (2009)

2010
Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

A Serious Man (2009)

2010
Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman

Up in the Air (2009)

2010
James Cameron

James Cameron

Avatar (2009)

2010
Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

District 9 (2009)

2010
Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

2010
Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman

Up in the Air (2009)

2009
Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Frost/Nixon (2008)

2009
Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

The Reader (2008)

2009
Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

2008
Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

There Will Be Blood (2007)

2008
Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Michael Clayton (2007)

2007
Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Babel (2006)

2007
Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

2007
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

2006
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Munich (2005)

2005
Michael Mann

Michael Mann

The Aviator (2004)

2005
Taylor Hackford

Taylor Hackford

Ray (2004)

2004
Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Mystic River (2003)

2004
Gary Ross

Gary Ross

Seabiscuit (2003)

2004
Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola

Lost in Translation (2003)

2004
Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

2004
Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

Seabiscuit (2003)

2003
Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

2003
Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

The Pianist (2002)

2002
Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

2002
Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Gosford Park (2001)

2002
Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

2002
Todd Field

Todd Field

In the Bedroom (2001)

2002
Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Gosford Park (2001)

2001
Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

2001
Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Erin Brockovich (2000)

2001
Edward Zwick

Edward Zwick

Traffic (2000)

2000
Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont

The Green Mile (1999)

2000
Michael Mann

Michael Mann

The Insider (1999)

2000
Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

The Sixth Sense (1999)

1999
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

1998
Curtis Hanson

Curtis Hanson

L.A. Confidential (1997)

1998
James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

As Good as It Gets (1997)

1997
Cameron Crowe

Cameron Crowe

Jerry Maguire (1996)

1997
Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Fargo (1996)

1997
James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

Jerry Maguire (1996)

1996
George Miller

George Miller

Babe (1995)

1995
Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Quiz Show (1994)

1993
Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

A Few Good Men (1992)

1993
Martin Brest

Martin Brest

Scent of a Woman (1992)

1992
Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson

Bugsy (1991)

1992
Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

JFK (1991)

1992
Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Bugsy (1991)

1992
Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

The Prince of Tides (1991)

1991
Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather Part III (1990)

1990
Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

1989
Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

The Accidental Tourist (1988)

1988
Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

Moonstruck (1987)

1988
James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

Broadcast News (1987)

1988
John Boorman

John Boorman

Hope and Glory (1987)

1986
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

The Color Purple (1985)

1986
Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

The Color Purple (1985)

1985
Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

A Soldier's Story (1984)

1984
Peter Yates

Peter Yates

The Dresser (1983)

1983
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

1983
Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Tootsie (1982)

1982
Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Reds (1981)

1982
Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

1980
Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Apocalypse Now (1979)

1980
Peter Yates

Peter Yates

Breaking Away (1979)

1979
Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

1979
Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

1978
Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

The Turning Point (1977)

1976
Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

Barry Lyndon (1975)

1976
Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Nashville

1974
Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

American Graffiti (1973)

1974
Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Cries and Whispers (1972)

1973
John Boorman

John Boorman

Deliverance (1972)

1972
Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

1972
Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

1970
Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Z (1969)

1969
Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Rachel, Rachel (1968)

1968
Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

1968
Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

1967
Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

1967
Robert Wise

Robert Wise

The Sand Pebbles (1966)

1967
Lewis Gilbert

Lewis Gilbert

Alfie (1966)

1966
Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Ship of Fools (1965)

1965
Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

Dr. Strangelove

1965
Mihalis Kakogiannis

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Zorba the Greek (1964)

1964
Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

America America

1963
Alan J. Pakula

Alan J. Pakula

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

1963
Morton DaCosta

Morton DaCosta

The Music Man (1962)

1962
Robert Rossen

Robert Rossen

The Hustler (1961)

1962
Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

1962
Joshua Logan

Joshua Logan

Fanny (1961)

1961
Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann

The Sundowners (1960)

1961
John Wayne

John Wayne

The Alamo (1960)

1960
Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

1960
George Stevens

George Stevens

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

1959
Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

The Defiant Ones (1958)

1958
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

12 Angry Men (1957)

1957
William Wyler

William Wyler

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

1957
Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

The Ten Commandments (1956)

1957
George Stevens

George Stevens

Giant (1956)

1955
Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

1954
William Wyler

William Wyler

Roman Holiday (1953)

1954
George Stevens

George Stevens

Shane (1953)

1953
John Ford

John Ford

The Quiet Man (1952)

1953
John Huston

John Huston

Moulin Rouge (1952)

1953
Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

High Noon (1952)

1952
George Stevens

George Stevens

A Place in the Sun (1951)

1952
Anatole Litvak

Anatole Litvak

Decision Before Dawn (1951)

1941
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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