The History of The Oscars - Best Picture

1927 - Wings

1928 - The Broadway Melody

1929 - All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 - Cimarron

1931 - Grand Hotel

1932/33 - Cavalcade

1934 - It Happened One Night

1935 - Mutiny on the Bounty

1936 - The Great Ziegfeld

1937 - The Life of Emile Zola

1938 - You Can't Take It With You

1939 - Gone With The Wind

1940 - Rebecca

1941 - How Green Was My Valley

1942 - Mrs Miniver

1943 - Casablanca

1944 - Going My Way

1945 - The Lost Weekend

1946 - The Best Years of our Lives

1947 - Gentleman's Agreement

1948 - Hamlet

1949 - All the King's Men

1950 - All About Eve

1951 - An American in Paris

1952 - The Greatest Show on Earth

1953 - From Here to Eternity

1954 - On The Waterfront

1955 - Marty

1956 - Around the World in 80 Days

1957 - Bridge on the River Kwai

1958 - Gigi

1959 - Ben Hur

1960 - The Apartment

1961 - West Side Story

1962 - Lawrence of Arabia

1963 - Tom Jones

1964 - My Fair Lady

1965 - Sound of Music

1966 - A Man for all Seasons

1967 - In The Heat of the Night

1968 - Oliver!

1969 - Midnight Cowboy

1970 - Patton

1971 - The French Connection

1972 - The Godfather

1973 - The Sting

1974 - The Godfather Part II

1975 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

1976 - Rocky

1977 - Annie Hall

1978 - The Deer Hunter

1979 - Kramer Vs. Kramer

1980 - Ordinary People

1981 - Chariots of Fire

1982 - Gandhi

1983 - Terms of Endearment

1984 - Amadeus

1985 - Out of Africa

1986 - Platoon

1987 - The Last Emperor

1988 - Rain Man

1989 - Driving Miss Daisy

1990 - Dances with Wolves

1991 - The Silence of the Lambs

1992 - Unforgiven

1993 - Schindler's List

1994 - Forrrest Gump

1995 - Braveheart

1996 - The English Patient

1997 - Titanic

1998 - Shakespeare in Love

1999 - American Beauty

2000 - Gladiator

2001 - A Beautiful Mind

2002 - Chicago

2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004 - Million Dollar Baby

2005 - Crash

2006 - The Departed

2007 - No Country for Old Men

2008 - Slumdog Millionaire

2009 - The Hurt Locker

2010 - ?

Best Oscar moments

The History of the Oscars - The Best Moments

With the 83rd ceremony upon us in a matter of hours (8.00pm American time, Sunday Feb 27th 2011), I thought it would be good to get the Oscar talk going with some classic moments from the ceremony over the years. The Oscars is a chance to look at the glam, the sophisticated and the brilliance of Hollywood, its actors and actresses and the amazing movies brought to our attention year on year. There have been some debatable winners and losers of the prestigious golden awards over the years, but these are indisputably some of its best moments.

Firstly, one of the most deserving awards went to Spielberg for his monumental work on Schindler's List, still the director's best work to date. Just look at that standing ovation.

Next, Jack Nicholson appears truiumphant in the year that One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest picks up Best Picture by winning the Best Actor gong.

Cuba Gooding Jr picks up his award for Jerry Maguire and enjoys the moment!

The legendary James Stewart receiving an honorary Oscar from the just as legendary Cary Grant.

Saving the best till last, here is the brilliant moment that Charlie Chaplin received an honorary Oscar for his outstanding contribution to film. One of the longest standing ovations in memory.

Check back to Film Fanatic shortly for more Oscars buzz ahead of the 83rd Academy Awards.