1990 Oscars — Best Picture

Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture at the 1990 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams and My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1989 and 1991 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Driving Miss Daisy(1989)
Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, Producers
Winner
Born on the Fourth of July(1989)
A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
Dead Poets Society(1989)
Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas, Producers
Field of Dreams(1989)
Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, Producers
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown(1989)
Noel Pearson, Producer