Academy Awards: Winners and Nominees
The Academy Awards — the Oscars — are given every year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. They have been handed out since 1929 and are the best-known film prizes in the world.
Below is every ceremony and every category in CineRoll's records: who won and who else was nominated, year by year, plus the award-winning films grouped by genre.
CineRoll holds 98 Oscars ceremonies, from 1929 to 2026, with 94 categories big enough for their own page and 18 genres.
Start with the top prize: every Best Picture winner and nominee.
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1920s1929
By category
- Best Picture1929–2026 · 621 films
- Directing1930–2026 · 482 films
- Film Editing1935–2026 · 460 films
- Actor in a Supporting Role1937–2026 · 424 films
- Actress in a Supporting Role1937–2026 · 412 films
- Documentary (Short Subject)1942–2022 · 365 films
- Cinematography1929–2026 · 349 films
- International Feature Film1957–2026 · 348 films
- Documentary (Feature)1944–2022 · 338 films
- Art Direction1929–2012 · 307 films
- Costume Design1958–2026 · 304 films
- Music (Original Score)1939–2026 · 279 films
- Sound1959–2026 · 255 films
- Actress in a Leading Role1977–2026 · 247 films
- Actor in a Leading Role1977–2026 · 247 films
- Actress1929–1976 · 237 films
- Actor1929–1976 · 226 films
- Music (Original Song)1976–2026 · 220 films
- Short Film (Live Action)1975–2023 · 219 films
- Music (Song)1935–1975 · 215 films
- Short Film (Animated)1975–2023 · 208 films
- Sound Recording1931–1958 · 187 films
- Writing (Original Screenplay)1941–2026 · 170 films
- Short Subject (Cartoon)1933–1971 · 169 films
- Visual Effects1978–2026 · 166 films
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)1958–1991 · 160 films
- Cinematography (Black-and-White)1940–1967 · 152 films
- Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)1943–1962 · 147 films
- Art Direction (Black-and-White)1941–1967 · 136 films
- Cinematography (Color)1940–1967 · 132 films
- Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)1942–1962 · 127 films
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)1979–2002 · 121 films
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)2003–2026 · 120 films
- Art Direction (Color)1941–1967 · 112 films
- Animated Feature Film2002–2026 · 109 films
- Writing (Screenplay)1936–1956 · 104 films
- Special Effects1940–1964 · 92 films
- Short Subject (One-reel)1937–1957 · 90 films
- Makeup1982–2012 · 87 films
- Sound Editing2001–2020 · 86 films
- Sound Mixing2004–2020 · 85 films
- Short Subject (Two-reel)1937–1957 · 81 films
- Costume Design (Black-and-White)1949–1967 · 77 films
- Costume Design (Color)1949–1967 · 77 films
- Production Design2013–2026 · 70 films
- Short Subject (Live Action)1958–1974 · 66 films
- Music (Scoring)1935–1958 · 64 films
- Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen)1958–1969 · 60 films
- Makeup and Hairstyling2013–2026 · 56 films
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)1992–2002 · 55 films
- Writing (Original Story)1929–1942 · 52 films
- Writing (Motion Picture Story)1948–1957 · 48 films
- Sound Effects Editing1983–2000 · 47 films
- Music (Original Dramatic Score)1972–1999 · 40 films
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)1950–1956 · 35 films
- Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment)1963–1968 · 30 films
- Documentary1943–1943 · 25 films
- Writing (Original Motion Picture Story)1943–1947 · 25 films
- Music (Song--Original for the Picture)1969–1973 · 25 films
- Dance Direction1936–1938 · 24 films
- Special Award1929–1969 · 21 films
- Music (Music Score--substantially original)1963–1966 · 20 films
- Music (Music Score of a Dramatic Picture)1942–1942 · 20 films
- Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)1971–1974 · 20 films
- Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)1996–1999 · 20 films
- Documentary Feature Film2023–2026 · 20 films
- Documentary Short Film2023–2026 · 20 films
- Writing (Adaptation)1929–1935 · 17 films
- Assistant Director1935–1938 · 17 films
- Writing1930–1931 · 16 films
- Special Visual Effects1965–1972 · 16 films
- Live Action Short Film2024–2026 · 15 films
- Animated Short Film2024–2026 · 13 films
- Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)1977–1983 · 12 films
- Short Subject (Comedy)1933–1936 · 12 films
- Short Subject (Novelty)1933–1936 · 12 films
- Sound Effects1964–1968 · 10 films
- Music (Original Music Score)1967–1968 · 10 films
- Music (Score of a Musical Picture--original or adaptation)1969–1970 · 10 films
- Music (Original Score--for a motion picture [not a musical])1969–1970 · 10 films
- Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)1975–1976 · 10 films
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)1977–1978 · 10 films
- Short Subject (Animated)1972–1974 · 9 films
- Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)1973–1991 · 9 films
- Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)1974–1976 · 9 films
- Music (Original Song Score)1971–1985 · 8 films
- Music (Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score)1972–1973 · 8 films
- Honorary Award1955–1969 · 6 films
- Short Subject (Color)1937–1938 · 6 films
- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award1951–1956 · 5 films
- Writing (Screenplay--Adapted)1957–1957 · 5 films
- Writing (Screenplay--Original)1957–1957 · 5 films
- Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on material not previously published or produced)1970–1970 · 5 films
- Casting2026–2026 · 5 films