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Every Oscars Best Picture winner, and where to watch it in India

The Academy Award for Best Picture is the film world's most prestigious honour, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This guide tracks all 98 films to win it, from 1927–2025, and shows exactly where to stream each one in India. 25 of the 98 winning films are on an Indian OTT subscription right now — across JioHotstar, SonyLIV, Apple TV, Netflix and Prime Video — and the rest are listed with their rent or buy options or marked as not yet on Indian streaming. The most recent winner is One Battle After Another (2025), streaming on JioHotstar in India.

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25 of the 98 Academy Award for Best Picture winners are on a subscription in India today, newest first.

All 98 winners, 1927–2025

Every Academy Award for Best Picture winner, newest first, with where it streams in India.

2020s

6 winners
  1. One Battle After Another (2025) poster

    One Battle After Another

    2025IMDb 7.3Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

    Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of

  2. Anora (2024) poster

    Anora

    2024IMDb 7.1Dir. Sean Baker

    A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

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  3. Oppenheimer (2023) poster

    Oppenheimer

    2023IMDb 8.0Dir. Christopher Nolan

    The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

  4. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) poster

    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    2022IMDb 7.7Dir. Daniel Scheinert

    An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

  5. CODA (2021) poster

    CODA

    2021IMDb 7.9Dir. Sian Heder

    As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

  6. Nomadland (2020) poster

    Nomadland

    2020IMDb 7.2Dir. Chloé Zhao

    A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

    Not on Indian OTT yet

2010s

10 winners
  1. Parasite (2019) poster

    Parasite

    2019IMDb 8.5Dir. Bong Joon Ho

    All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  2. Green Book (2018) poster

    Green Book

    2018IMDb 8.2Dir. Peter Farrelly

    Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  3. The Shape of Water (2017) poster

    The Shape of Water

    2017IMDb 7.2Dir. Guillermo del Toro

    An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

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  4. Moonlight (2016) poster

    Moonlight

    2016IMDb 7.4Dir. Barry Jenkins

    The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  5. Spotlight (2015) poster

    Spotlight

    2015IMDb 7.8Dir. Tom McCarthy

    The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

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  6. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) poster

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    2014IMDb 7.4Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu

    A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

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  7. 12 Years a Slave (2013) poster

    12 Years a Slave

    2013IMDb 7.9Dir. Steve McQueen

    In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solom

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  8. Argo (2012) poster

    Argo

    2012IMDb 7.3Dir. Ben Affleck

    As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

  9. The Artist (2011) poster

    The Artist

    2011IMDb 7.4Dir. Michel Hazanavicius

    Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  10. The King's Speech (2010) poster

    The King's Speech

    2010IMDb 7.7Dir. Tom Hooper

    The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech thera

    Not on Indian OTT yet

2000s

10 winners
  1. The Hurt Locker (2009) poster

    The Hurt Locker

    2009IMDb 7.2Dir. Kathryn Bigelow

    During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

  2. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) poster

    Slumdog Millionaire

    2008IMDb 7.7Dir. Danny Boyle

    A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  3. No Country for Old Men (2007) poster

    No Country for Old Men

    2007IMDb 8.0Dir. Joel Coen

    Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

  4. The Departed (2006) poster

    The Departed

    2006IMDb 8.2Dir. Martin Scorsese

    To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's

  5. Crash (2005) poster

    Crash

    2005IMDb 7.2Dir. Paul Haggis

    In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  6. Million Dollar Baby (2004) poster

    Million Dollar Baby

    2004IMDb 8.0Dir. Clint Eastwood

    Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

  7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) poster

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003IMDb 8.5Dir. Peter Jackson

    As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evi

  8. Chicago (2002) poster

    Chicago

    2002IMDb 7.1Dir. Rob Marshall

    Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

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  9. A Beautiful Mind (2001) poster

    A Beautiful Mind

    2001IMDb 7.9Dir. Ron Howard

    From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts

  10. Gladiator (2000) poster

    Gladiator

    2000IMDb 8.2Dir. Ridley Scott

    After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

1990s

10 winners
  1. American Beauty (1999) poster

    American Beauty

    1999IMDb 8.0Dir. Sam Mendes

    Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

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  2. Shakespeare in Love (1998) poster

    Shakespeare in Love

    1998IMDb 6.8Dir. John Madden

    Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship

  3. Titanic (1997) poster

    Titanic

    1997IMDb 7.9Dir. James Cameron

    101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through

  4. The English Patient (1996) poster

    The English Patient

    1996IMDb 7.1Dir. Anthony Minghella

    In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.

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  5. Braveheart (1995) poster

    Braveheart

    1995IMDb 7.9Dir. Mel Gibson

    Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

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  6. Forrest Gump (1994) poster

    Forrest Gump

    1994IMDb 8.5Dir. Robert Zemeckis

    A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

  7. Schindler's List (1993) poster

    Schindler's List

    1993IMDb 8.6Dir. Steven Spielberg

    The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

  8. Unforgiven (1992) poster

    Unforgiven

    1992IMDb 7.9Dir. Clint Eastwood

    William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff

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  9. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) poster

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991IMDb 8.3Dir. Jonathan Demme

    Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insigh

  10. Dances With Wolves (1990) poster

    Dances With Wolves

    1990IMDb 7.8Dir. Kevin Costner

    Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

    Not on Indian OTT yet

1980s

10 winners
  1. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) poster

    Driving Miss Daisy

    1989IMDb 7.2Dir. Bruce Beresford

    The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  2. Rain Man (1988) poster

    Rain Man

    1988IMDb 7.7Dir. Barry Levinson

    When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his fath

  3. The Last Emperor (1987) poster

    The Last Emperor

    1987IMDb 7.6Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

    A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscu

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  4. Platoon (1986) poster

    Platoon

    1986IMDb 7.7Dir. Oliver Stone

    As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

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  5. Out of Africa (1985) poster

    Out of Africa

    1985IMDb 7.1Dir. Sydney Pollack

    Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.

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  6. Amadeus (1984) poster

    Amadeus

    1984IMDb 8.0Dir. Miloš Forman

    Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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  7. Terms of Endearment (1983) poster

    Terms of Endearment

    1983IMDb 7.1Dir. James L. Brooks

    Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

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  8. Gandhi (1982) poster

    Gandhi

    1982IMDb 7.6Dir. Richard Attenborough

    In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for

  9. Chariots of Fire (1981) poster

    Chariots of Fire

    1981IMDb 6.8Dir. Hugh Hudson

    In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabb

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  10. Ordinary People (1980) poster

    Ordinary People

    1980IMDb 7.4Dir. Robert Redford

    Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is tra

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1970s

10 winners
  1. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) poster

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    1979IMDb 7.6Dir. Robert Benton

    Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

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  2. The Deer Hunter (1978) poster

    The Deer Hunter

    1978IMDb 8.0Dir. Michael Cimino

    Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.

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  3. Annie Hall (1977) poster

    Annie Hall

    1977IMDb 7.7Dir. Woody Allen

    New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

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  4. Rocky (1976) poster

    Rocky

    1976IMDb 7.8Dir. John G. Avildsen

    Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

  5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) poster

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975IMDb 8.4Dir. Miloš Forman

    A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

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  6. The Godfather Part II (1974) poster

    The Godfather Part II

    1974IMDb 8.6Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

    In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

  7. The Sting (1973) poster

    The Sting

    1973IMDb 8.0Dir. George Roy Hill

    A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

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  8. The Godfather (1972) poster

    The Godfather

    1972IMDb 8.7Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

    Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody r

  9. The French Connection (1971) poster

    The French Connection

    1971IMDb 7.5Dir. William Friedkin

    Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.

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  10. Patton (1970) poster

    Patton

    1970IMDb 7.4Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner

    "Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit

    Not on Indian OTT yet

1960s

10 winners
  1. Midnight Cowboy (1969) poster

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969IMDb 7.5Dir. John Schlesinger

    Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

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  2. Oliver! (1968) poster

    Oliver!

    1968IMDb 7.0Dir. Carol Reed

    Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.

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  3. In the Heat of the Night (1967) poster

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967IMDb 7.7Dir. Norman Jewison

    African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer.

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  4. A Man for All Seasons (1966) poster

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966IMDb 7.3Dir. Fred Zinnemann

    A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.

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  5. The Sound of Music (1965) poster

    The Sound of Music

    1965IMDb 7.7Dir. Robert Wise

    In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

  6. My Fair Lady (1964) poster

    My Fair Lady

    1964IMDb 7.5Dir. George Cukor

    A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

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  7. Tom Jones (1963) poster

    Tom Jones

    1963IMDb 5.9Dir. Tony Richardson

    Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?

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  8. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) poster

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962IMDb 8.0Dir. David Lean

    During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.

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  9. West Side Story (1961) poster

    West Side Story

    1961IMDb 7.2Dir. Jerome Robbins

    In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.

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  10. The Apartment (1960) poster

    The Apartment

    1960IMDb 8.2Dir. Billy Wilder

    Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with

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1950s

10 winners
  1. Ben-Hur (1959) poster

    Ben-Hur

    1959IMDb 7.9Dir. William Wyler

    In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

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  2. Gigi (1958) poster

    Gigi

    1958IMDb 6.2Dir. Vincente Minnelli

    A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  3. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) poster

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957IMDb 7.8Dir. David Lean

    The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride

  4. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) poster

    Around the World in 80 Days

    1956IMDb 6.7Dir. Michael Anderson

    Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

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  5. Marty (1955) poster

    Marty

    1955IMDb 7.5Dir. Delbert Mann

    Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother, is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward, he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising thei

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  6. On the Waterfront (1954) poster

    On the Waterfront

    1954IMDb 7.8Dir. Elia Kazan

    A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

  7. From Here to Eternity (1953) poster

    From Here to Eternity

    1953IMDb 7.3Dir. Fred Zinnemann

    In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

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  8. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) poster

    The Greatest Show on Earth

    1952IMDb 6.3Dir. Cecil B. DeMille

    To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.

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  9. An American in Paris (1951) poster

    An American in Paris

    1951IMDb 7.0Dir. Vincente Minnelli

    Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him

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  10. All About Eve (1950) poster

    All About Eve

    1950IMDb 8.1Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

    From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her p

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1940s

10 winners
  1. All the King's Men (1949) poster

    All the King's Men

    1949IMDb 7.0Dir. Robert Rossen

    A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

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  2. Hamlet (1948) poster

    Hamlet

    1948IMDb 7.4Dir. Laurence Olivier

    Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  3. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) poster

    Gentleman's Agreement

    1947IMDb 7.0Dir. Elia Kazan

    A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  4. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) poster

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946IMDb 7.7Dir. William Wyler

    It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

    Not on Indian OTT yet
  5. The Lost Weekend (1945) poster

    The Lost Weekend

    1945IMDb 7.6Dir. Billy Wilder

    Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

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  6. Going My Way (1944) poster

    Going My Way

    1944IMDb 6.7Dir. Leo McCarey

    Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging,

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  7. Casablanca (1943) poster

    Casablanca

    1943IMDb 8.1Dir. Michael Curtiz

    In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

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  8. Mrs. Miniver (1942) poster

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942IMDb 7.1Dir. William Wyler

    Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

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  9. How Green Was My Valley (1941) poster

    How Green Was My Valley

    1941IMDb 7.3Dir. John Ford

    Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doe

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  10. Rebecca (1940) poster

    Rebecca

    1940IMDb 7.9Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

    Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also

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1930s

9 winners
  1. Gone with the Wind (1939) poster

    Gone with the Wind

    1939IMDb 7.9Dir. Victor Fleming

    The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

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  2. You Can't Take It with You (1938) poster

    You Can't Take It with You

    1938IMDb 7.5Dir. Frank Capra

    Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn

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  3. The Life of Emile Zola (1937) poster

    The Life of Emile Zola

    1937IMDb 6.7Dir. William Dieterle

    A fictionalized account of famous French writer Émile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success documenting the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, his complacency is shaken when Jewish office

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  4. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) poster

    The Great Ziegfeld

    1936IMDb 6.3Dir. Robert Z. Leonard

    At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

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  5. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) poster

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935IMDb 7.4Dir. Frank Lloyd

    Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

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  6. It Happened One Night (1934) poster

    It Happened One Night

    1934IMDb 7.8Dir. Frank Capra

    A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

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  7. Cavalcade (1932) poster

    Cavalcade

    1932IMDb 5.5Dir. Frank Lloyd

    A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.

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  8. Grand Hotel

    Grand Hotel

    1931IMDb 7.8Dir. Max Neufeld

    Fritz is in love with artist Glay, who stays at the Grand Hotel. In spite of not having any money he gets to know her, invites her to supper and after dancing a tango even hires the royal suite. How will he get out of this is a mystery even to himself.

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  9. Cimarron (1930) poster

    Cimarron

    1930IMDb 5.5Dir. Wesley Ruggles

    When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once

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1920s

3 winners
  1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) poster

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1929IMDb 7.8Dir. Lewis Milestone

    When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

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  2. The Broadway Melody (1928) poster

    The Broadway Melody

    1928IMDb 5.1Dir. Harry Beaumont

    The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high soci

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  3. Wings (1927) poster

    Wings

    1927IMDb 7.2Dir. William A. Wellman

    Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck

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Where Oscars Best Picture winners stream

25 of 98 winners are on an Indian subscription service right now. Of the other 73, 47 can be rented or bought in India.

  • JioHotstar13
  • Prime Video9
  • Netflix7
  • Apple TV1
  • Lionsgate Play1
  • SonyLIV1

Frequently asked

How many Oscars Best Picture winners can I watch on OTT in India?

25 of the 98 Academy Award for Best Picture winners are streaming on an Indian OTT subscription right now. Use the "Streaming in India" filter above to see just those.

What is the latest Oscars Best Picture winner?

The most recent Academy Award for Best Picture winner is One Battle After Another (2025). You can stream it on JioHotstar in India.

Which platform has the most Oscars winners in India?

JioHotstar carries the most Academy Award for Best Picture winners on Indian OTT — 13 of them right now.

Where can I watch One Battle After Another?

One Battle After Another (2025), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, is streaming on JioHotstar in India.

How often is the availability of these films updated?

We refresh the streaming availability for every Academy Award for Best Picture winner regularly as titles move between Indian OTT platforms, so this list reflects where each winner streams now — not where it launched.

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