List of Best Picture milestones - wikipedia List of Best Picture milestones This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2013 ) Listed below is a list of milestones for the Academy Award for Best Picture that various films and individuals have achieved since the inception of the Academy Awards. Contents 1 Milestones related to acting 2 Milestones related to country or language 3 Milestones related to directing 4 Milestones related to genre 5 Milestones related to other Academy Awards 6 Milestones related to other awards ceremonies 7 Milestones related to rating 8 Milestones related to sequels, prequels, remakes, and adaptations 9 Milestones related to superlatives 10 Milestones related to technology 11 Other superlatives 12 Notes 13 See also 14 References Milestones related to acting Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 2nd 1928 / 29 Broadway Melody, The The Broadway Melody First winner for Best Picture to receive an acting nomination 7th 1934 It Happened One Night 5 5 First Best Picture nominee and to win both Best Actor and Best Actress 15th 1942 Mrs. Miniver 6 12 First Best Picture nominee and to receive nominations in all of the four acting categories 35th 1962 Lawrence of Arabia 7 10 Only Best Picture winner to have credited roles for actors of only one gender 48th One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest 5 9 Second Best Picture nominee to win both Best Actor and Best Actress 64th 1991 Silence of the Lambs, The The Silence of the Lambs 5 7 Most recent Best Picture winner to win both Best Actor and Best Actress 70th 1997 As Good As It Gets 7 Most recent Best Picture nominee to win both Best Actor and Best Actress 81st 2008 Slumdog Millionaire 8 10 Most recent film to win Best Picture without receiving any acting nominations 86th 2013 American Hustle 0 10 Most recent Best Picture nominee to receive nominations in all four of the acting categories 89th 2016 Moonlight 8 First Best Picture winner to feature an all black cast Milestones related to country or language Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 4th 1930 / 31 Trader Horn 0 First film shot on location outside the United States ( Africa and Mexico ) to be nominated for Best Picture 6th 1932 / 33 Private Life of Henry VIII, The The Private Life of Henry VIII First foreign film to be nominated for Best Picture and to win any Academy Award ( British ) 11th 1938 Grand Illusion 0 First foreign language film to be nominated for Best Picture ( French ) 21st 1948 Hamlet 7 First foreign film to win Best Picture ( British ) 73rd 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 10 Most recent foreign language film nominated for Best Picture with the most number of Academy Award nominations as well as First Chinese language film to be nominated for Best Picture. 84th 2011 The Artist 5 10 First production from a non-English speaking country to win Best Picture ( French ) 85th 2012 Amour 5 Most recent foreign language film to be nominated for Best Picture ( French ) Milestones related to directing Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 19th 1946 Henry V 5 First Best Picture nominee directed by an Englishman ( Laurence Olivier ) 21st 1948 Hamlet 7 First Best Picture winner directed by an Englishman ( Laurence Olivier ) 34th 1961 West Side Story 10 11 First of only two Best Picture winners to have more than one credited director ( Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise ) 59th 1986 Children of a Lesser God 5 First Best Picture nominee directed by a woman ( Randa Haines ) 70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 First Best Picture winner to be produced, directed, written, and edited by the same person ( James Cameron ) 79th 2006 Babel 6 First Best Picture nominee directed by a Mexican ( Alejandro González Iñárritu ) 80th 2007 No Country for Old Men 8 Most recent Best Picture winner to have more than one credited director ( Joel and Ethan Coen ) 82nd 2009 Hurt Locker, The The Hurt Locker 6 9 First ( and only ) Best Picture winner directed by a woman ( Kathryn Bigelow ) 82nd 2009 Precious : Based on the Novel `` Push '' by Sapphire 6 First Best Picture nominee directed by an African - American ( Lee Daniels ) 84th 2011 The Artist 5 10 First Best Picture winner directed by a Frenchman ( Michel Hazanavicius ) 85th 2012 Argo 7 Most recent film to win Best Picture without being nominated for Best Director 86th 2013 12 Years a Slave 9 First Best Picture winner directed by a person of African descent ( Steve McQueen ) 87th 2014 Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) 9 First Best Picture winner directed by a Mexican ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) 89th 2016 Moonlight 8 First Best Picture winner directed by an African American ( Barry Jenkins ) Milestones related to genre Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 1st 1927 / 28 Wings First war film to be nominated and win Best Picture 2nd 1928 / 29 Broadway Melody, The The Broadway Melody First musical ( diegetic backstage ) to win Best Picture 2nd 1928 / 29 Hollywood Revue of 1929, The The Hollywood Revue of 1929 0 First ( and only ) revue to be nominated for Best Picture 3rd 1929 / 30 Love Parade, The The Love Parade 0 6 First non-diegetic musical nominated for Best Picture 4th 1930 / 31 Cimarron 7 First western to win Best Picture 7th 1934 It Happened One Night 5 5 First comedy to win Best Picture 9th 1936 Great Ziegfeld, The The Great Ziegfeld 7 First biographical picture ( biopic ) to win Best Picture 12th 1939 Wizard of Oz, The The Wizard of Oz 6 First children 's film to be nominated for Best Picture 13th 1940 Rebecca 11 First thriller to win Best Picture 40th 1967 In the Heat of the Night 5 7 First ( and only ) mystery to win Best Picture 44th 1971 A Clockwork Orange 0 First science fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture 46th 1973 Exorcist, The The Exorcist 10 First horror film to be nominated for Best Picture 49th 1976 Rocky 10 First sports film to win Best Picture 58th 1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman First independent film to be nominated for Best Picture 64th 1991 Beauty and the Beast 6 First animated film to be nominated for Best Picture 64th 1991 Silence of the Lambs, The The Silence of the Lambs 5 7 First ( and only ) horror film to win Best Picture 65th 1992 Unforgiven 9 Most recent Western to win Best Picture 73rd 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 10 First ( and only ) martial arts film to be nominated for Best Picture 75th 2002 Chicago 6 13 Most recent musical to win Best Picture 76th 2003 Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King, The The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King 11 11 First ( and only ) fantasy film to win Best Picture 86th 2013 12 Years a Slave 9 Most recent biopic to win Best Picture 87th 2014 Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) 9 Most recent comedy to win Best Picture 89th 2016 Moonlight 8 First ( and only ) LGBT film to win Best Picture Milestones related to other Academy Awards Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 1st 1927 / 28 Wings Winner of the first Academy award for Best Picture 2nd 1928 / 29 Broadway Melody, The The Broadway Melody First film to win Best Picture without winning any other Academy Awards 4th 1930 / 31 Cimarron 7 First film to be nominated for every major Academy Award, including Best Picture 5th 1931 / 32 Grand Hotel First ( and only ) film to win Best Picture without receiving any other nominations 7th 1934 It Happened One Night 5 5 First of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture 8th 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty 8 Most recent film to win Best Picture without winning any other Academy Awards 13th 1940 Rebecca 11 Last film to win Best Picture without winning for directing, writing, or acting 16th 1943 Ox - Bow Incident, The The Ox - Bow Incident 0 Most recent film to be nominated for Best Picture and no other award 24th 1951 Decision Before Dawn 0 First film to be nominated for Best Picture and only one other award after the switch to five nominees in 1944 39th 1966 Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? 5 13 First ( and only ) Best Picture nominee to be nominated for every award category in which it was eligible 45th 1972 Cabaret 8 10 Most Oscar wins for a film that lost Best Picture 48th One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest 5 9 Second of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture 64th 1991 Silence of the Lambs, The The Silence of the Lambs 5 7 Third of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture 67th 1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral 0 Second, and final, film to be nominated for Best Picture and only one other award during the five nominee era. ( 1944 - 2008 ) 70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 Most recent film to win Best Picture without a screenplay nomination ( Adapted or Original ) 76th 2003 Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King, The The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King 11 11 Most recent film to win Best Picture and all of its other nominated categories 87th 2014 Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) 9 Most recent film to win Best Picture without a Best Film Editing nomination. 89th 2016 La La Land 6 14 Most recent film to be nominated for every major Academy Award, including Best Picture Milestones related to other Awards ceremonies Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 6th 1932 / 33 42nd Street 0 Earliest Best Picture nominee to be the basis for a winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical ( 1981 ). 11th 1938 You Ca n't Take It with You 7 First of only two Best Picture winners to have been adapted for the screen from plays that won the Pulitzer Prize 12th 1939 Gone with the Wind 8 13 First of only two Best Picture winners to have been adapted for the screen from novels that won the Pulitzer Prize 18th 1945 Lost Weekend, The The Lost Weekend 7 Only film to win both Best Picture and the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 22nd 1949 All the King 's Men 7 Second of only two Best Picture winners to have been adapted for the screen from novels that won the Pulitzer Prize 23rd 1950 All About Eve 6 14 First Best Picture winner to be the basis for a winner ( or nominee ) of the Tony Award for Best Musical ( 1970 ) which, in turn, was the first Best Musical winner or nominee to be based on any film. 27th 1954 On the Waterfront 8 12 First of only two Best Picture winners to have been adapted for the screen from journalism that won the Pulitzer Prize ( for Local Reporting in 1949 ) 28th 1955 Marty 8 Only film to win both Best Picture and the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or 28th 1955 Mister Roberts One of two ( along with The Rose Tattoo ) Best Picture nominees that were the first to be adapted from a recipient of the Tony Award for Best Play ( 1948 ). ( Note : Mister Roberts was pre-selected for Best Play when that award was a non-competitive category. ) 28th 1955 Rose Tattoo, The The Rose Tattoo 8 One of two ( along with Mister Roberts ) Best Picture nominees that were the first to be adapted from a recipient of the Tony Award for Best Play ( 1951 ). ( Note : The Rose Tattoo was pre-selected for Best Play when that award was a non-competitive category. ) 29th 1956 King and I, The The King and I 5 9 First Best Picture nominee based on a recipient of the Tony Award for Best Musical ( 1952 ). ( Note : The 1952 production of The King and I was pre-selected for the Tony Award when Best Musical was a non-competitive category. ) 31st 1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 0 6 First Best Picture nominee based on a nominee for the Tony Award for Best Play ( 1956 ) in a competitive category. 32nd 1959 Diary of Anne Frank, The The Diary of Anne Frank 8 First Best Picture nominee based on a winner of the Tony Award for Best Play ( 1956 ) in a competitive category. 34th 1961 West Side Story 10 11 First Best Picture winner based on a nominee for the Tony Award for Best Musical ( 1958 ) in a competitive category. 35th 1962 Music Man, The The Music Man 6 First Best Picture nominee based on a Tony Award for Best Musical ( 1958 ) winner in a competitive category. 37th 1964 My Fair Lady 8 12 First of two Best Picture winners ( awarded in consecutive years ) to be based on a winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical ( 1957 ). 38th 1965 Sound of Music, The The Sound of Music 5 10 Second of two Best Picture winners ( awarded in consecutive years ) to be based on a winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical ( 1960 ). ( Note : The 1959 production of The Sound of Music tied with Fiorello ! for Best Musical. ) 39th 1966 Man for All Seasons, AA Man for All Seasons 6 8 First of only two Best Picture winners based on a winner of the Tony Award for Best Play ( 1962 ). 46th 1973 Sting, The The Sting 7 10 First of only two films to win Best Picture without being nominated for either of the three Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture ( drama, comedy / musical or foreign film ). 57th 1984 Amadeus 8 11 Second of only two Best Picture winners based on a winner of the Tony Award for Best Play ( 1981 ). 61st 1988 Rain Man 8 Only film to win Berlin Golden Bear and Best Picture 62nd 1989 Driving Miss Daisy 9 Second of only two Best Picture winners to have been adapted for the screen from plays that won the Pulitzer Prize 78th 2005 Crash 6 First of only three film festival acquisitions to win Best Picture 78th 2005 Crash 6 Second of only two films to win Best Picture without being nominated for either of the three Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture ( drama, comedy / musical or foreign film ). 82nd 2009 Hurt Locker, The The Hurt Locker 6 9 Second of only three film festival acquisitions to win Best Picture 84th 2011 The Artist 5 10 Most recent of only three film festival acquisitions to win Best Picture 88th 2015 Spotlight 6 Second of only two Best Picture winners to have been adapted for the screen from journalism that won the Pulitzer Prize ( for Public Service in 2003 ) Milestones related to rating Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 41st 1968 Oliver ! 6 11 First film with an MPAA rating to win Best Picture 41st 1968 Oliver ! 6 11 First ( and only ) G - rated film to win Best Picture * 42nd 1969 Midnight Cowboy 7 First ( and only ) X-rated film to win Best Picture 42nd 1969 Anne of the Thousand Days 10 First M - rated film to be nominated for Best Picture 42nd 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 7 Most recent M - rated film to be nominated for Best Picture 43rd 1970 Patton 7 10 First ( and only ) GP - rated film to win Best Picture 44th 1971 Clockwork Orange, AA Clockwork Orange 0 Most recent X-rated film to be nominated for Best Picture 44th 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra 7 Last GP - rated film to be nominated for Best Picture 44th 1971 French Connection, The The French Connection 5 8 First R - rated film to win Best Picture 46th 1973 The Sting 7 10 First PG - rated film to win Best Picture 58th 1985 Color Purple, The The Color Purple 0 11 First PG - 13 - rated film to be nominated for Best Picture 59th 1986 Room with a View, AA Room with a View 8 Last unrated film to receive a Best Picture nomination, as well as the only unrated film after 1967 to get a Best Picture nomination 60th Last Emperor, The The Last Emperor 9 9 First PG - 13 - rated film to win Best Picture 62nd 1989 Driving Miss Daisy 9 Most recent Best Picture winner with a PG rating 83rd Toy Story 3 5 Most recent Best Picture nominee with a G rating. 84th 2011 The Artist 5 10 Most recent Best Picture winner with a PG - 13 rating. 89th 2016 Hidden Figures 0 Most recent Best Picture nominee with a PG rating. Although some best picture winners that were made before the MPAA rating system such as Gone with the Wind were later given G ratings, Oliver ! is the only best picture winner to have been rated G at the time that it won the award. Milestones related to sequels, prequels, remakes, and adaptations Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 3rd 1929 / 30 Disraeli First remake ( of a 1921 silent film ) to be nominated for Best Picture 4th 1930 / 31 Skippy First ( and only ) film based on a comic book, comic strip, or graphic novel to be nominated for Best Picture 8th 1935 Midsummer Night 's Dream, AA Midsummer Night 's Dream 2 * First Shakespeare adaptation to be nominated for Best Picture ( * one of its two Oscars was a write - in winner ) 18th 1945 Bells of St. Mary 's, The The Bells of St. Mary 's 8 First sequel to be nominated for Best Picture 21st 1948 Hamlet 7 First ( and only ) Shakespeare adaptation to win Best Picture 28th 1955 Marty 8 First ( and only ) film based on a television film or mini-series to win Best Picture 47th Godfather Part II, The The Godfather Part II 6 11 First sequel to win Best Picture. 63rd 1990 Godfather Part III, The The Godfather Part III 0 7 First of only two trilogies to have all three films nominated for Best Picture 63rd 1990 Godfather Part III, The The Godfather Part III 0 7 Only third installment in a trilogy that did n't win Best Picture with all of the installments in the trilogy nominated. 66th 1993 Fugitive, The The Fugitive 7 First film based on a television series to be nominated for Best Picture 73rd 2000 Traffic 5 Most recent Best Picture nominee to have been based on a television film or mini-series 76th 2003 Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King, The The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King 11 11 Second of only two trilogies to have all three films nominated for Best Picture, and only one to have the third installment win. 79th 2006 Departed, The The Departed 5 First ( and only ) remake of a feature film to win Best Picture 83rd Toy Story 3 5 First of only two sequels to be nominated for Best Picture without any of its predecessors being nominated 88th 2015 Mad Max : Fury Road 6 10 First fourth installment of a franchise to be nominated for Best Picture. Second of only two sequels to be nominated for Best Picture without any of its predecessors being nominated Milestones related to superlatives Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 6th 1932 / 33 She Done Him Wrong 0 Shortest film to be nominated for Best Picture ( 1 hour 6 minutes ) 12th 1939 Gone with the Wind 8 13 Longest film to win Best Picture ( 3 hours 54 minutes ) 23rd 1950 All About Eve 6 14 First of only three films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture 25th 1952 The Bad and the Beautiful 5 6 Most wins without a nomination for Best Picture 28th 1955 Marty 8 Shortest film to win Best Picture ( 1 hour 30 minutes ) 31st 1958 Gigi 9 9 Shortest title of a Best Picture winner ( tied with Argo ) 32nd 1959 Ben - Hur 11 12 First of only three films to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture 36th 1963 Cleopatra 5 Longest film to be nominated for Best Picture ( 4 hours 8 minutes ) 42nd 1969 They Shoot Horses, Do n't They ? 9 Most nominations without being nominated for Best Picture 42nd 1969 Z 5 Shortest title of a Best Picture nominee 45th 1972 Cabaret 8 10 Best Picture nominee to win the most Academy Awards ( 8 ) without winning Best Picture 50th 1977 Turning Point, The The Turning Point 0 11 First of two Best Picture nominees to receive 11 nominations without winning any Academy Awards 58th 1985 Color Purple, The The Color Purple 0 11 Second of two Best Picture nominees to receive 11 nominations without winning any Academy Awards 70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 Second of only three films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture 70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 First Best Picture winner to gross more than a billion US dollars worldwide. 70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 Second of only three films to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture 76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King 11 11 First and only film with ten or more nominations ( 11 ) to win in every nomination it received including Best Picture 85th 2013 Argo 7 Shortest title of a Best Picture winner ( tied with Gigi ) 87th 2014 Selma Most recent film to be nominated for Best Picture and not receive at least a single nomination in direction, acting or screenplay. 87th 2014 Selma Most recent film to be nominated for Best Picture to have won every nomination except Best Picture. 89th 2016 La La Land 6 14 Third of only three films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. 89th 2016 La La Land 6 14 First film to receive 14 Academy Award nominations without winning Best Picture. 89th 2016 La La Land 6 14 Most recent film to win the most Academy Awards in its year ( 6 ) without winning Best Picture 89th 2016 Moonlight 8 Lowest - grossing film after 1955 to win Best Picture Milestones related to technology Annual Year Film Awards Noms Milestone 1st 1927 / 28 Wings First ( of two ) silent films to win Best Picture 2nd 1928 / 29 Broadway Melody, The The Broadway Melody First sound film to win Best Picture 10th 1937 Star Is Born, AA Star Is Born 7 First all - color film nominated for Best Picture 12th 1939 Gone with the Wind 8 13 First all - color film to win Best Picture 18th 1945 Anchors Aweigh 5 First live action / traditional animation hybrid film to be nominated for Best Picture 26th 1953 Robe, The The Robe 5 First motion picture ( and Best Picture nominee ) in CinemaScope 33rd 1960 Apartment, The The Apartment 5 10 Last black - and - white film before 1993 to win Best Picture 36th 1963 How the West Was Won 8 First ( and only ) film shot in the 3 - strip Cinerama process to be nominated for Best Picture 64th 1991 Beauty and the Beast 6 First ( and, to date, only ) traditional animated film to be nominated for Best Picture 81st 2008 Slumdog Millionaire 8 10 First film to be shot, in part, digitally to win Best Picture 82nd 2009 Avatar 9 First nominee to be entirely filmed using 3D film technology 82nd 2009 Up 5 First computer animated film to be nominated for Best Picture 84th 2011 The Artist 5 10 Most recent black - and - white film to win Best Picture 87th 2014 Birdman 9 First of three films to be entirely shot digitally to win Best Picture 88th 2015 Spotlight 6 Second of three films to be entirely shot digitally to win Best Picture 89th 2016 Manchester by the Sea 6 First film released by streaming distributor to be nominated for Best Picture 89th 2016 Moonlight 8 Third of three films to be entirely shot digitally to win Best Picture Other superlatives Category Record Holder Record Most Best Picture Awards by a Studio Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 5 awards Most Best Picture Nominations by a Studio Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 40 nominations Most Best Picture Awards by a Producer Sam Spiegel and Saul Zaentz 3 awards Most Best Picture Nominations by a Producer Hal B. Wallis 19 nominations Most Best Picture Awards by a Director William Wyler 3 awards Most Best Picture Nominations by a Director William Wyler 13 nominations Notes Jump up ^ It remains a very close call -- a tie, virtually -- between the top two `` longest '' Best Pictures. The total film time ( without music ) of Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) is almost 221 minutes ( 3 hours and 41 minutes ) ; with the Overture, Intermission, Entr'acte, and Walkout Music, it reaches 234 minutes ( 3 hours and 54 minutes ). The total film time ( without music ) of the original Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) is just over 222 minutes ( 3 hours and 42 minutes ), slightly longer than Gone with the Wind. Lawrence of Arabia 's additional elements extend the film to about 232 minutes ( 3 hours and 52 minutes ). If just counting the film itself, Lawrence of Arabia is the longer of the two contenders. The other longest Best Picture winners are, in order : Ben - Hur ( 1959 ) at 212 minutes ( 3 hours and 32 minutes ) and The Lord of Rings : Return of the King ( 2003 ) at 201 minutes ( 3 hours and 21 minutes ). However, the Extended Edition of The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King, which was released almost a year after the shorter theatrical version of the film won Best Picture, runs 251 minutes ( 4 hours and 11 minutes ). Jump up ^ There is an alternate version which includes an extra scene that takes this film 's duration to 94 minutes, a minute longer than the second shortest Best Picture winner, 1977 's Annie Hall. The extra scene is included on the CBS FOX Video but deleted from the MGM Vintage Classics Video and DVD. Jump up ^ The longest film to ever win any Academy Award was Russia 's War and Peace ( 1968 ) at 414 minutes ( 6 hours and 54 minutes ), winner of Best Foreign Language Film. ^ Jump up to : Until the 23rd Academy Awards ( 1950 ), Best Picture was awarded to the studio that produced the film. Beginning with the 24th Academy Awards ( 1951 ), however, it has been awarded to the individual producers credited on the film. Note also that until 1943, there were ten ( rather than five ) nominated films per year. As of 2009, there are once again ten nominated films. The first year in which multiple individuals jointly won was 1973, with three winners for The Sting. The greatest number of joint winners was five, for Shakespeare in Love in 1998. After this, the Academy imposed a limit of three nominated producers per film ; however, this limit may be exceeded in a `` rare and extraordinary circumstance '', such as in 2008 when both Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack were posthumously included among four nominees for The Reader. See also Academy Award portal Book : Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture List of Big Five Academy Award winners and nominees List of Academy Award - winning films List of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees List of actors who have appeared in multiple Best Picture Academy Award winners Academy Award for Best Unique and Artistic Production BAFTA Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Films considered the greatest ever Lists of films List of film production companies List of presenters of Best Picture Academy Award Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture References Jump up ^ `` Oscars 2012 : Billy Crystal 's back and ' The Artist ' could make history ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 27. Jump up ^ Barnes, Brooks ( 2011 - 05 - 13 ). `` Weinstein Co. Says It 's Back With Cannes Festival Event ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Marty ( 1955 ) -- Alternate Versions ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Academy Award Winners, Nominees, Games and Box Office Breakdowns ''. Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 27. Jump up ^ Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) ( 2014 ) Technical specifications Jump up ^ Siegel, Tatiana ( 27 January 2009 ). `` Acad allows ' Reader ' 4 producers ; Minghella, Pollack to be named as nominees ''. Variety. Reed Business. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 24. Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) Records Most wins per ceremony Oscar season Governors Awards Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Pre-show Awards of Merit Best Picture Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay Original Screenplay Animated Feature Documentary Feature Foreign Language Film Animated Short Film Documentary Short Subject Live Action Short Film Cinematography Costume Design Film Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Original Score Original Song Original Musical Production Design Sound Editing Sound Mixing Visual Effects Special awards Governors Awards Academy Honorary Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy Scientific and Technical Awards Academy Award of Merit ( non-competitive ) Scientific and Engineering Award Technical Achievement Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Gordon E. Sawyer Award Student Awards Student Academy Award Former awards Merit Awards Assistant Director Dance Direction Director of a Comedy Picture Engineering Effects Short Subject, Two - reel Short Subject, Comedy Short Subject, Novelty Story Title Writing Unique and Artistic Quality of Production Special Awards Academy Juvenile Award Special Achievement Academy Award Ceremonies ‡ ( List Book ) 1927 / 28 1928 / 29 1929 / 30 1930 / 31 1931 / 32 1932 / 33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 2017 Footnotes ‡ Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County, California. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was from August to July. For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. 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Question: what was the first horror film to be nominated for a best picture academy award
Answer: The Exorcist