Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesList includes all movies that WON the Oscar for Best Picture. Upvote the worst films.
These are the absolute worst Best Picture movies ever made, ranked by the Ranker community. This list is made up of best picture Oscar winners that are generally regarded by film lovers as terrible movies.What are the absolute worst Best Picture winning films ever made? Remember, these films have to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
This list features the most embarrassing Best Picture winning movies that were ever made, including titles such as Ordinary People, The Artist, Crash, All About Eve, Midnight Cowboy, Shakespeare in Love, and Dances With Wolves. Vote up the most awful films below that have won the Best Picture award at the Oscars, or add a film that has won the award that you think is terrible, but isn't already on the list.
For the best of the Best Picture winners, check out and vote on this list of the Very Best Oscar-Winning Movies.
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750490Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson
Directed by: John Madden
Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 British-American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John... more on Wikipedia
2571282My Fair Lady
1964Actors: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Jeremy Brett, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Theodore Bikel
Directed by: George Cukor
My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical... more on Wikipedia3
668495Crash
2004Actors: Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Ludacris, Thandie Newton, Don Cheadle
Directed by: Paul Haggis
This movie is a 2004 ensemble drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis.... more on Wikipedia4
440327Gigi
1958Actors: Eva Gabor, Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Cecil Beaton, Pat Sheehan
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Gigi is a 1958 American Metrocolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli.... more on Wikipedia5
503363Actors: Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Juliette Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
The English Patient is a 1996 romantic drama directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script... more on Wikipedia6
298240Actors: Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Marlene Dietrich, David Niven, Buster Keaton
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Around the World in 80 Days is a 1956 Technicolor epic action adventure comedy film starring... more on Wikipedia![Rebecca]()
7425226Rebecca
1940Actors: Laurence Olivier, Alfred Hitchcock, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Rebecca is a 1940 American psychological thriller-drama film. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it... more on Wikipedia8
605539Chicago
2002Actors: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lucy Liu, Renée Zellweger, Queen Latifah, Richard Gere
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Chicago is a 2002 American musical comedy film adapted from the satirical stage musical of the... more on Wikipedia9
883444Gladiator
2000Actors: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Sheen, Richard Harris, Djimon Hounsou
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Gladiator is a 2000 American-British epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott,... more on Wikipedia10
257202Actors: James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American drama film produced and directed by Cecil B.... more on Wikipedia![Amadeus]()
11508281Amadeus
1984Actors: Jeffrey Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Ebersole, Abraham Murphy, Tom Hulce
Directed by: Miloš Forman
Amadeus - Directors Cut is a 1984 biography drama film written by Peter Shaffer and directed... more on Wikipedia![It Happened One Night]()
12308108Actors: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Ward Bond, Joseph Crehan, Bess Flowers
Directed by: Frank Capra
It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball... more on Wikipedia13
207180Cimarron
1931Actors: Irene Dunne, Edna May Oliver, Richard Dix, Estelle Taylor, George E. Stone
Directed by: Wesley Ruggles
Cimarron is a 1931 Pre-Code Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and... more on Wikipedia![In the Heat of the Night]()
14451217Actors: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates, William Schallert
Directed by: Norman Jewison
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It... more on Wikipedia15
277272Oliver!
1968Actors: Oliver Reed, Leonard Rossiter, Hugh Griffith, Elaine Paige, Ron Moody
Directed by: Carol Reed
Oliver! is a 1968 British musical drama film directed by Carol Reed and based on the stage... more on Wikipedia16
8148Actors: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
The Shape of Water is a 2017 American fantasy romance film directed by Guillermo del Toro.... more on Wikipedia17
352355Actors: Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Jessica Tandy, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and... more on Wikipedia18
362351The Artist
2011Actors: John Goodman, Malcolm McDowell, James Cromwell, Bérénice Bejo, Penelope Ann Miller
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist is a 2011 French romantic comedy-drama in the style of a black-and-white silent... more on Wikipedia19
290242Out of Africa
1985Actors: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Iman Abdulmajid, Leslie Phillips, Michael Gough
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney... more on Wikipedia![All Quiet on the Western Front]()
20266125Actors: Fred Zinnemann, Lew Ayres, ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Ben Alexander
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American epic film based on the Erich Maria Remarque... more on Wikipedia21
232217Actors: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral... more on Wikipedia22
461515Actors: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan,
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2009 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle Jamal Malik, a young... more on Wikipedia![The Hurt Locker]()
23331338The Hurt Locker
2008Actors: Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, David Morse
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American film about a three-man Explosive Ordnance Disposal team... more on Wikipedia24
307306Annie Hall
1977Actors: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Walken, Paul Simon
Directed by: Woody Allen
Annie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen. Neurotic New York... more on Wikipedia25
432490Actors: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Charles Rocket, Graham Greene, Maury Chaykin
Directed by: Kevin Costner
Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film directed, produced by, and starring... more on Wikipedia
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