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Academy Award for Best Picture winners

The complete winners list, newest first — 3 winners on the wall, from 1994 to 2026.

Winners by year

Every winner on record

2026 Academy Award for Best Picture badge Paul Thomas Anderson Mar 15, 2026 2025 Academy Award for Best Picture badge Anora Mar 2, 2025 1994 Academy Award for Best Picture badge Steven Spielberg Mar 21, 1994

About this list. Every entry is researched from official Academy Award for Best Picture announcements and verified before it becomes a badge on X-Badge. The record currently spans 3 winners between 1994 and 2026; new ceremonies are added as they happen. Click any winner for the full story — who, when, where and why it mattered.