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My Personal Ranking of All 98 Best Picture Winners (+1)

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Brett Alan Dewing
Mar 16, 2026
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After last night’s very nice ceremony, here is my updated list of Best Picture winners! (The first awards, in 1927, had Best Picture—Wings—and Most Artistic Picture—Sunrise—and the latter is inserted in my list with an indent.)

See the visual version of the list HERE on Letterboxd.

  1. Chicago

  2. Schindler’s List

  3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  4. Annie Hall

  5. Casablanca

  6. …

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