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Academy Awards History (By Decade): Introduction, 1927/8-39, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s Academy Awards Summaries
Winners Charts: "Best Picture" Oscar®, "Best Director" Oscar®, "Best Actor" Oscar®, "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar®, "Best Actress" Oscar®, "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar®, "Best Screenplay/Writer" Oscar® Best Picture Milestones (multi-sectioned)

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Major Academy Awards Oscar Categories: Extensive summary reports on the Academy Awards® or Oscars® are available for each of the following awards categories:
Best Picture (originally known as Best Production)	Best Director (Best achievement in directing)
Best Actor (Best performance by an Actor in a leading role)	Best Actress (Best performance by an Actress in a leading role)
Best Supporting Actor (Best performance by an Actor in a supporting role - first awarded in 1936)	Best Supporting Actress (Best performance by an Actress in a supporting role - first awarded in 1936)
Best Screenplay/Writer (Known by many names throughout the years: Motion Picture Story, Adaptation, Original Story, Screenplay, Writing Achievement, etc.)

Academy Awards History (By Decade and Year) A full and complete history and commentary on the Academy Awards from its early beginnings to the present is available,
by decade and by individual year. Each year displays the poster for the Best Picture winner.
(Note: This is the production year of the films considered, not the year of the awards ceremony.
For example, the awards ceremony in early 1965 should be referred to as the 1964 Academy Awards)

The Late 1920s: 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30 Best Picture Milestones (late 1920s)	The 1930s: 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 Best Picture Milestones (1930s)
The 1940s: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 Best Picture Milestones (1940s)	The 1950s: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 Best Picture Milestones (1950s)
The 1960s: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 Best Picture Milestones (1960s)	The 1970s: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Best Picture Milestones (1970s)
The 1980s: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Best Picture Milestones (1980s)	The 1990s: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Best Picture Milestones (1990s)
The 2000s: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Best Picture Milestones (2000s)	The 2010s: 2010, 2011 Best Picture Milestones (2010s)

Academy Awards - Summaries
	The "Most Oscar® Wins By Film" The "Most Oscar® Nominations By Film" The "Most Acting Nominations By Film" The "Actors-Actresses with the Most Nominations and Wins" (charts) The Most Actor-Actress Nominations and Wins" (4 parts, detailed)

Academy Awards - Best Pictures

Best Pictures - Facts & Trivia (1) Best Pictures - Facts & Trivia (2) Best Pictures - Genre Biases Best Picture Milestones (by decade) Best Pictures Winners Chart (part 1, 1927/28 - 1959) (with "Not Nominated for Best Picture" and "Should Have Won" categories) Best Pictures Winners Chart (part 2, 1960 - present) (with "Not Nominated for Best Picture" and "Should Have Won" categories) 20th Century Best Pictures Winners (ranked by artistic merit) (part 1) 20th Century Best Pictures Winners (ranked by artistic merit) (part 2) 'Great Pictures' Not Nominated for Best Picture

Academy Awards - Mistakes & Omissions

Academy Award-Nominated Great Films That Didn't Win a Single Oscar Great Films That Weren't Nominated for a Single Academy Award 'Great Pictures' Not Nominated for Best Picture Great Acting Performances That Weren't Nominated for an Academy Award Great Actors, Great Actresses, and Great Directors - Never Nominated or Snubbed Those Who Have Not Won Actor, Actress and Best Director Academy Awards® The Worst Oscar Awards