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.
(2007) This cat-and-mouse thriller represented the Coen brothers’ first and only Oscar for best director. No Country For Old Men edged out There Will Be Blood for the best picture award, thanks to the wonderful performances from Javier Bardem as the stoic Anton Chigurh and Tommy Lee Jones as the sorrowful Sheriff Bell.
"As pure craftsmanship, No Country for Old Men is as good as we’ve ever gotten from Joel and Ethan Coen. Only Fargo is more satisfying (it’s also a comedy, which this one isn’t)." — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
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