Browse every winner and nominee across all categories, from 1927 to today.
The Academy Awards have honored excellence in cinema since the first ceremony in 1929. From Best Picture to Best Cinematography, our explorer lets you browse all 44 categories across nearly a century of film history — every winner and every nominee, organized by decade. Discover which actors dominated the Golden Age, how international cinema has reshaped the awards, and which films earned the most nominations in a single year.
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The Awards Explorer lets you browse every winner and nominee in Academy Awards history — spanning 98 ceremonies, 44 categories, and nearly 100 years of cinema. From the first Best Picture winner, Wings (1927), to today's most recent ceremony, every entry is here.
Filter by category to trace the evolution of awards like Best Picture, Best Director, or Best International Feature Film. Filter by decade to see how Hollywood's tastes shifted — from the Golden Age classics of the 1950s through the New Hollywood revolution of the 1970s, the indie breakthroughs of the 1990s, and the streaming era of the 2020s.
The dataset includes 2,216 individual entries covering winners and nominees across all competitive categories. Every data point is verified against official Academy records. Discover patterns, settle debates, and deepen your understanding of the most prestigious awards in cinema.
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