1920s
- 1927/1928: Wings (1927)
- *Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans *Winner of Best Unique and Artistic Picture*
- 7th Heaven
- The Racket
- Chang
- The Crowd
- 1928/1929: The Broadway Melody (1929)
- Alibi
- Hollywood Revue
- In Old Arizona
- The Patriot
1930s
- 1929/1930: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Big House
- Disraeli
- The Divorcee
- The Love Parade
- 1930/1931: Cimarron (1931)
- East Lynne
- The Front Page
- Skippy
- Trader Horn
- 1931/1932: Grand Hotel (1932)
- Arrowsmith
- Bad Girl
- The Champ
- Five Star Final
- One Hour With You
- Shanghai Express
- The Smiling Lieutenant
- 1932/1933: Cavalcade (1933)
- 42nd Street
- A Farewell To Arms
- I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
- Lady For A Day
- Little Women
- The Private Life of Henry VIII
- She Done Him Wrong
- Smilin’ Through
- State Fair
- 1934: It Happened One Night (1934)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street
- Cleopatra
- Flirtation Walk
- The Gay Divorcee
- Here Comes the Navy
- The House of Rothschild
- Imitation of Life
- One Night of Love
- The Thin Man
- Viva Villa!
- The White Parade
- 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- Alice Adams
- Broadway Melody of 1936
- Captain Blood
- David Copperfield
- The Informer
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Les Misérables
- Naughty Marietta
- Ruggles of Red Gap
- Top Hat
- 1936: The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
- Anthony Adverse
- Dodsworth
- Libeled Lady
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
- Romeo and Juliet
- San Francisco
- The Story of Louis Pasteur
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Three Smart Girls
- 1937: The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
- The Awful Truth
- Captains Courageous
- Dead End
- The Good Earth
- In Old Chicago
- Lost Horizon
- One Hundred Men and a Girl
- Stage Door
- A Star Is Born
- 1938: You Can’t Take It With You (1938)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Alexander’s Ragtime Band
- Boys Town
- The Citadel
- Four Daughters
- Grand Illusion
- Jezebel
- Pygmalion
- Test Pilot
- 1939: Gone With The Wind (1939)
- Dark Victory
- Goodbye
- Mr. Chips, Love Affair
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Ninotchka
- Of Mice and Men
- Stagecoach
- The Wizard of Oz
- Wuthering Heights
1940s
- 1940: Rebecca (1940)
- All This, and Heaven Too
- Foreign Correspondent
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Dictator
- Kitty Foyle
- The Letter
- The Long Voyage Home
- Our Town
- The Philadelphia Story
- 1941: How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- Blossoms in the Dust
- Citizen Kane
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Hold Back the Dawn
- The Little Foxes
- The Maltese Falcon
- One Foot in Heaven
- Sergeant York
- Suspicion
- 1942: Mrs. Minivar (1942)
- The Invaders
- Kings Row
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- The Pied Piper
- The Pride of the Yankees
- Random Harvest
- The Talk of the Town
- Wake Island
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
- 1943: Casablanca (1942)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Heaven Can Wait
- The Human Comedy
- In Which We Serve
- Madame Curie
- The More the Merrier
- The Ox-Bow Incident
- The Song of Bernadette
- Watch on the Rhine
- 1944: Going My Way (1944)
- Double Indemnity
- Gaslight
- Since You Went Away
- Wilson
- 1945: The Lost Weekend (1945)
- Anchors Aweigh
- The Bells of St. Mary’s
- Mildred Pierce
- Spellbound
- 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- Henry V
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- The Razor’s Edge
- The Yearling
- 1947: Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
- The Bishop’s Wife
- Crossfire
- Great Expectations
- Miracle on 34th Street
- 1948: Hamlet (1948)
- Johnny Belinda
- The Red Shoes
- The Snake Pit
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- 1949: All the King’s Men (1949)
- Battleground
- The Heiress
- A Letter to Three Wives
- Twelve O’Clock High
1950s
- 1950: All About Eve (1950)
- Born Yesterday
- Father of the Bride
- King Solomon’s Mines
- Sunset Boulevard
- 1951: An American in Paris (1951)
- Decision Before Dawn
- A Place in the Sun
- Quo Vadis
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- High Noon
- Ivanhoe
- Moulin Rouge
- The Quiet Man
- 1953: From Here to Eternity (1953)
- Julius Caesar
- The Robe
- Roman Holiday
- Shane
- 1954: On The Waterfront (1954)
- The Caine Mutiny
- The Country Girl
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Three Coins in the Fountain
- 1955: Marty (1955)
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Mister Roberts
- Picnic
- The Rose Tattoo
- 1956: Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Friendly Persuasion
- Giant
- The King and I
- The Ten Commandments
- 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 12 Angry Men
- Peyton Place
- Sayonara
- Witness for the Prosecution
- 1958: Gigi (1958)
- Auntie Mame
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- The Defiant Ones
- Separate Tables
- 1959: Ben-Hur (1959)
- Anatomy of a Murder
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- The Nun’s Story
- Room at the Top
1960s
- 1960: The Apartment (1960)
- The Alamo
- Elmer Gantry
- Sons and Lovers
- The Sundowners
- 1961: West Side Story (1961)
- Fanny
- The Guns of Navarone
- The Hustler
- Judgment at Nuremberg
- 1962: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- The Longest Day
- The Music Man
- Mutiny on the Bounty
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- 1963: Tom Jones (1963)
- America America
- Cleopatra
- How the West Was Won
- Lilies of the Field
- 1964: My Fair Lady (1964)
- Becket
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
- Mary Poppins
- Zorba the Greek
- 1965: The Sound Of Music (1965)
- Darling
- Doctor Zhivago
- Ship of Fools
- A Thousand Clowns
- 1966: A Man For All Seasons (1966)
- Alfie
- The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
- The Sand Pebbles
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Doctor Dolittle
- The Graduate
- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
- 1968: Oliver! (1968)
- Funny Girl
- The Lion in Winter
- Rachel, Rachel
- Romeo and Juliet
- 1969: Midnight Cowboy (1969)
- Anne of the Thousand Days
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Hello, Dolly!
- Z
1970s
- 1970: Patton (1970)
- Airport
- Five Easy Pieces
- Love Story
- MASH
- 1971: The French Connection (1971)
- A Clockwork Orange
- Fiddler on the Roof
- The Last Picture Show
- Nicholas and Alexandra
- 1972: The Godfather (1972)
- Cabaret
- Deliverance
- The Emigrants
- Sounder
- 1973: The Sting (1973)
- American Graffiti
- Cries and Whispers
- The Exorcist
- A Touch of Class
- 1974: The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Chinatown
- The Conversation
- Lenny
- The Towering Inferno
- 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
- Barry Lyndon
- Dog Day Afternoon
- Jaws
- Nashville
- 1976: Rocky (1976)
- All the President’s Men
- Bound for Glory
- Network
- Taxi Driver
- 1977: Annie Hall (1977)
- The Goodbye Girl
- Julia
- Star Wars
- The Turning Point
- 1978: The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Coming Home
- Heaven Can Wait
- Midnight Express
- An Unmarried Woman
- 1979: Kramer vs. Kramer (1978)
- All That Jazz
- Apocalypse Now
- Breaking Away
- Norma Rae
1980s
- 1980: Ordinary People (1980)
- Coal Miner’s Daughter
- The Elephant Man
- Raging Bull
- Tess
- 1981: Chariots of Fire (1981)
- Atlantic City
- On Golden Pond
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Reds
- 1982: Gandhi (1982)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Missing
- Tootsie
- The Verdict
- 1983: Terms of Endearment (1983)
- The Big Chill
- The Dresser
- The Right Stuff
- Tender Mercies
- 1984: Amadeus (1984)
- The Killing Fields
- A Passage to India
- Places in the Heart
- A Soldier’s Story
- 1985: Out of Africa (1985)
- The Color Purple
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Prizzi’s Honor
- Witness
- 1986: Platoon (1986)
- Children of a Lesser God
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- The Mission
- A Room with a View
- 1987: The Last Emperor (1987)
- Broadcast News
- Fatal Attraction
- Hope and Glory
- Moonstruck
- 1988: Rain Man (1988)
- The Accidental Tourist
- Dangerous Liaisons
- Mississippi Burning
- Working Girl
- 1989: Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- Born on the Fourth of July
- Dead Poets Society
- Field of Dreams
- My Left Foot
1990s
- 1990: Dances With Wolves (1990)
- Awakenings
- Ghost
- The Godfather Part III
- Goodfellas
- 1991: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Beauty and the Beast
- Bugsy
- JFK
- The Prince of Tides
- 1992: Unforgiven (1992)
- The Crying Game
- A Few Good Men
- Howards End
- Scent of a Woman
- 1993: Schindler’s List (1993)
- The Fugitive
- In the Name of the Father
- The Piano
- The Remains of the Day
- 1994: Forrest Gump (1994)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- Pulp Fiction
- Quiz Show
- The Shawshank Redemption
- 1995: Braveheart (1995)
- Apollo 13
- Babe
- The Postman (Il Postino)
- Sense and Sensibility
- 1996: The English Patient (1996)
- Fargo
- Jerry Maguire
- Secrets & Lies
- Shine
- 1997: Titanic (1997)
- As Good as It Gets
- The Full Monty
- Good Will Hunting
- L.A. Confidential
- 1998: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Elizabeth
- Life Is Beautiful
- Saving Private Ryan
- The Thin Red Line
- 1999: American Beauty (1999)
- The Cider House Rules
- The Green Mile
- The Insider
- The Sixth Sense
2000s
- 2000: Gladiator (2000)
- Chocolat
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Erin Brockovich
- Traffic
- 2001: A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- Gosford Park
- In the Bedroom
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Moulin Rouge!
- 2002: Chicago (2002)
- Gangs of New York
- The Hours
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Pianist
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Lost in Translation
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Mystic River
- Seabiscuit
- 2004: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- The Aviator
- Finding Neverland
- Ray
- Sideways
- 2005: Crash (2004)
- Brokeback Mountain
- Capote
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- Munich
- 2006: The Departed (2006)
- Babel
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Little Miss Sunshine
- The Queen
- 2007: No Country For Old Men (2007)
- Atonement
- Juno
- Michael Clayton
- There Will Be Blood
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- 2009: The Hurt Locker (2008)
2010s
- 2010: The King’s Speech (2010)
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The Kids Are All Right
- The Social Network
- Toy Story 3
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
- 2011: The Artist (2011)
- The Descendants
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- The Help
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- Moneyball
- The Tree of Life
- War Horse
- 2012: Argo (2012)
- Amour
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Django Unchained
- Les Misérables
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Zero Dark Thirty
- 2013: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- American Hustle
- Captain Phillips
- Dallas Buyers Club
- Gravity
- Her
- Nebraska
- Philomena
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- 2014: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
- American Sniper
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Selma
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
- 2015: Spotlight (2015)
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Brooklyn
- The Martian
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Room
- 2016: Moonlight (2016)
- Arrival
- Fences
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- La La Land
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- 2017: The Shape of Water (2017)
- 2018: Green Book (2018)
- Black Panther
- BlacKkKlansman
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Favourite
- Roma
- A Star Is Born
- Vice
- 2019: Parasite (2019)
- 1917
- Ford v Ferrari
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Little Women
- Marriage Story
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2020s
- 2020: Nomadland (2020)
- The Father
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Mank
- Minari
- Promising Young Woman
- Sound of Metal
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
- 2021: CODA (2021)
- Belfast
- Don’t Look Up
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
- 2022: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
- Elvis (2022)
- The Fabelmans (2022)
- Tár (2022)
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- Triangle of Sadness (2022)
- Women Talking (2022)