Oscars: Best Picture Winners–From Worst to Best, 2000-Present
Best Picture Winner
Films that Merit the Grade C or C+
24. Green Book, 2017
23. Crash, 2005
22. CODA, 2021
21. Chicago, 2001
20. The King’s Speech, 2010
19. Argo, 2011
18. Gladiator, 2000
17. Slumdog Millionaire, 2008
16. A Beautiful Mind, 2001
15. Birdman. 2014
Films that Merit the Grade B or B+
14. The Artist, 2011
13. Everything Everywhere All At Once, 2022
12. The Shape of Water, 2017
11. Spotlight, 2016
10. Nomadland, 2021
Films that Merit the Grade A or A-
9. The Hurtlocker, 2009
8. Million Dollar Baby, 2004
7. Lord of the Rings, Return of King, 2003
6. The Departed, 2006
5. 12 Years a Slave, 2013
4. No Country for Old Men, 2007
3. Oppenheimer, 2023
2. Parasite, 2021
1. Moonlight, 2017
Best Picture Winners By Year and Director
2000: Gladiator, Ridley Scott
2001: A Beautiful Mind, Ron Howard
2002: Chicago, Rob Marshall
2003: Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Peter Jackson
2004: Million Dollar Bay, Clint Eastwood
2005: Crash, Paul Haggis
2006: The Departed, Scorsese
2007: No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen
2008: Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle
2009: The Hurtlocker, Kathryn Bigelow
2010: The King’s Speech,
2011: The Artist
2012: Argo, Ben Affleck (not nominated)
2013: 12 Years a Slave
2014: Birdman, Inarritu
2015: Spotlight
2016: Moonlight, Barry Jenkins
2017: The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
2018: The Green Book, P. Farrelly
2019: Parasite
2020: CODA
2021: Nomadland, Chloe Zhao
2022: Everything Everywhere All At Once, the Daniels
2023: Oppenheimer, Chris Nolan
