1929/30– 1940: Academy Award for Outstanding Production.1927/28– 1928/29: Academy Award for Outstanding Picture.Since 1962, the award has been simply called Best Picture. Although the award kept the title Outstanding Picture for the next ceremony, the name underwent several changes over the years as seen below. The following year, the Academy dropped the Unique and Artistic Picture award, and decided retroactively that the award won by Wings was the highest honor that could be awarded. Each award was intended to honor different and equally important aspects of superior filmmaking. History Category name changes Īt the 1st Academy Awards ceremony (for 19), there were two categories of awards that were each considered the top award of the night: Outstanding Picture and Unique and Artistic Picture, the former being won by the war epic Wings, and the latter by the art film Sunrise. 5 Production companies with multiple nominations and wins.4 Individuals with multiple nominations.There have been 581 films nominated for Best Picture and 94 winners. The Grand Staircase columns at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where the Academy Awards ceremonies have been held since 2002, showcase every film that has won the Best Picture title since the award's inception.
The Best Picture category is usually the final award of the night and is widely considered as the most prestigious honor of the ceremony. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Oscars is eligible to submit a nomination and vote on the final ballot.
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. May 16, 1929 92 years ago ( ) (for films released during the 1927/ 1928 film season) American annual film award Academy Award for Best PictureĪcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)