96 Best Picture Winners Quiz (1)

[D] Wings | WWI dogfights shot in the air, not on sets, won the first-ever Best Picture for its aerial spectacle and silent-era grandeur.

[B] The Broadway Melody | Hollywood’s first all-talking musical took the Oscar for ushering sound stages into the Jazz Age.

[C] All Quiet on the Western Front | Brutal anti-war honesty earned it Best Picture, proving early sound film could be both epic and heartbreaking.

[C] Cimarron | Sweeping frontier saga of Oklahoma land-rush grit and decades-spanning Americana sealed the Academy’s vote for scale and scope.

[A] Grand Hotel | Star-packed ensemble in one lavish setting won for proving movies could juggle A-list talent like a Broadway hit.

[B] Cavalcade | Decades of British family upheaval through war and peace charmed voters with elegant pageantry and tear-jerking sentiment.

[A] It Happened One Night | Screwball perfection—witty, sexy, road-trip fun—swept the “Big Five” Oscars and made runaway heiresses cool.

[B] Mutiny on the Bounty | High-seas revolt, moral conflict, and Technicolor adventure earned the gavel for sheer swashbuckling drama.

[B] The Great Ziegfeld | Lavish musical numbers and a towering biopic of Broadway’s glitziest producer dazzled voters with scale and showbiz sparkle.

[C] The Life of Emile Zola | Stirring courtroom defense of truth and artistic freedom won for its prestige and social conscience.

[B] You Can't Take It with You | Frank Capra’s lovable eccentrics beat the system, and the Academy loved its feel-good anti-establishment charm.

[A] Gone with the Wind | Sweeping Civil War romance, color splendor, and cultural ubiquity made it the epic that defined Hollywood’s Golden Age.

[C] Rebecca | Hitchcock’s brooding Gothic thriller seduced voters with atmospheric tension and a Best Picture win for sheer elegant menace.

[D] How Green Was My Valley | Lush Welsh coal-town family saga, rich sentiment, and John Ford’s humanism earned the Oscar over Citizen Kane.

[C] Mrs. Miniver | Wartime home-front resilience and Greer Garson’s stoic grace rallied hearts and votes for morale-boosting drama.

[C] Casablanca | Romance, intrigue, and timeless lines in Rick’s Café captured the Academy’s vote for wartime perfection.

[D] Going My Way | Bing Crosby’s singing priest melted voters with warmth, humor, and a choir that could raise the roof.

[A] The Lost Weekend | Unflinching dive into alcoholism, expressionist visuals, and Ray Milland’s descent won for daring social realism.

[B] The Best Years of Our Lives | Returning WWII vets wrestling with civilian life struck a national nerve and won for raw, human truth.

[C] Gentleman's Agreement | Gregory Peck posing as Jewish exposed American bigotry; the Academy saluted its courageous social punch.

[D] Hamlet | Laurence Olivier’s moody, black-and-white Shakespeare impressed voters with high-culture prestige and cinematic intimacy.

[B] All the King's Men | Political corruption saga, ripped-from-headlines grit, earned the statue for powerhouse moral indictment.

[D] All About Eve | Biting showbiz satire, razor-sharp dialogue, and Bette Davis’s glare cut through the competition for Best Picture.

[B] An American in Paris | Gene Kelly dancing through Gershwin tunes and 17-minute ballet clinched the win for pure Technicolor joy.

[C] The Greatest Show on Earth | Circus pageantry, big-top thrills, and DeMille spectacle wowed voters into awarding the big top prize.

[A] From Here to Eternity | Pearl Harbor drama with beachside fistfights and Burt Lancaster’s kiss stunned the Academy for wartime honesty.

[C] On the Waterfront | Brando’s “I coulda been a contender” rawness and social conscience slugged its way to the Oscar.

[D] Marty | Small-scale Bronx love story proved intimate, character-driven pieces could win over epics, charming voters with everyday heart.

[C] Around the World in 80 Days | Globe-trotting cameos and Todd-AO spectacle circled the planet to land the Best Picture trophy.

[A] The Bridge on the River Kwai | Epic POW drama, whistling troops, and moral ambiguity marched to Oscar glory under David Lean’s command.