35 Best Picture Oscar Winners, Ranked From Worst to Best
Updated March 14, 2023 with this year's winner
Over the past three decades, we've seen a diverse range of films earn the award for Best Picture at the Oscars. The winners represent all genres and epochs, from dark thrillers to historical epics to modern westerns, offering a little something for everybody.
But with such a broad selection of films, it's tough to decide which ones are really the best of the best. Each title has earned the most prestigious award in entertainment, so it's a given that they're all great — but the reality is that some are still better than others.
To determine the ultimate hierarchy of Best Picture Oscar winners in the last 30 years, we've ranked every winner by Metascore, which represents the consensus of top professional critics.
Wondering where your favorite movie landed on our list? Scroll through the slideshow on this page to see our countdown of Best Picture winners, ranked from worst to best.
Additional content by Jason Dietz.
Directed by the Daniels duo (Swiss Army Man) and produced by the Russo brothers, Everything follows a woman (Michelle Yeoh) who is dealing with two crises: an audit by the IRS, and the potential destruction of the multiverse. The resulting trip through parallel universes involves a parallel journey through multiple genres as the film blends martial arts action, comedy, sci-fi, drama, and even animation into a wildly inventive and exhilarating whole. Taking home a 2023-leading seven Oscars in total, including wins for directing, screenplay, Yeoh's lead performance, and supporting turns by Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything is indie studio A24's highest-grossing film to date—and possibly the strangest film ever to win Best Picture.
“Without question, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' is a remarkable piece of work, one of the most original and creative films of the past couple of years.” —Mick LaSalle
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