Whatever your opinion of the Academy Awards, film getting nominated for Best Picture is recognition of significance for a given year. If a person wants to determine what the top movie for a year is, in their opinion, seeing films nominated for the top prize at the Oscars is a good start in making that determination.
2022
Non-Nominees:The Batman
Official Competition
RRR
Fire of Love
You Won't Be Alone
Till
Pearl
The Menu
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2021
Non-Nominees:Zack Snyder's Justice League
Nine Days
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Flee
The Harder They Fall
Passing
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Mass
Together Together
C'mon C'mon
2020
Non-Nominees:Hamilton
Wolfwalkers
Tenet
Happiest Season
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Soul
Another Round
One Night in Miami
The Invisible Man
Palm Springs
2019
Non-Nominees:The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Farewell
Avengers: Endgame
Midsommar
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Booksmart
Knives Out
Alita: Battle Angel
Ready or Not
Toy Story 4
2018
Non-Nominees:Searching
If Beale Street Could Talk
Avengers: Infinity War
Love, Simon
Crazy Rich Asians
Sorry to Bother You
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A Quiet Place
Thoroughbreds
Annihilation
2017
Non-Nominees:Coco
Blade Runner 2049
Baby Driver
War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman
The Big Sick
Logan
One Cut of the Dead
Detroit
It
2016
Non-Nominees:Silence
13th
Jackie
Nocturnal Animals
Patriots Day
Sing Street
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Kubo and the Two Strings
A Monster Calls
The Handmaiden
2015
Non-Nominees:Inside Out
Ex Machina
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
The Little Prince
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Creed
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Sicario
2014
Non-Nominees:Gone Girl
Like Father, Like Son
Finding Vivian Maier
Nightcrawler
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Interstellar
Guardians of the Galaxy
Mommy
Life Itself
It Follows
2013
Non-Nominees:The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Short Term 12
Before Midnight
Fruitvale Station
Hunt, The (2013)
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2
Inside Llewyn Davis
Tim's Vermeer
Prisoners
2012
Non-Nominees:Imposter, The
The Crash Reel
Invisible War, The
Dark Knight Rises, The
Moonrise Kingdom
AVENGERS, The
Game Change
Skyfall
Indie Game: The Movie
Searching For Sugar Man
2011
Non-Nominees:A Separation
Oslo August 31st
Drive
Monsieur Lazhar
Samsara
Weekend
Tyrannosaur
50/50
Kid with a Bike, The
Detachment
2010
Non-Nominees:Illusionist, The (animated 2010)
Incendies
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Restrepo
Blue Valentine
Shutter Island
I Saw The Devil (Akmareul boatda)
Town, The
Buried
2009
Non-Nominees:500 Days of Summer
A Prophet
Away We Go
Zombieland
Star Trek (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A Single Man
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Moon
Nowhere Boy
2008
Non-Nominees:Dark Knight, The
Man on Wire
Wall-E
In Bruges
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Doubt
Wrestler, The
The Strangers
Iron Man
REcount
2007
Non-Nominees:Ratatouille
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Zodiac
Into the Wild
Funny Games
Hot Fuzz
Charlie Wilsons War
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
Bourne Ultimatum
Hairspray
2006
Non-Nominees:Volver
United 93
Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A
Lives Of Others, The
Rescue Dawn
Half Nelson
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Casino Royale
Prestige, The
Pan's Labyrinth
2005
Non-Nominees:Thank You for Smoking
Brick
Batman Begins
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Lord of War
Serenity
Puffy Chair, The
Match Point
Cinderella Man
2004
Non-Nominees:Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Collateral
Miracle
Saved!
Incredibles, The (Pixar)
Kill Bill vol 2
Mean Girls
Spider-Man 2
Shaun of the Dead
Before Sunset
2003
Non-Nominees:Oldboy (Oldeuboi - Korea)
Kill Bill vol 1
Finding Nemo
Love Actually
Matchstick Men
Last Samurai, The
X2: X-Men United
Matrix Reloaded, The
21 Grams
Bad Santa
2002
Non-Nominees:Signs
City Of God (Cidade de Deus)
Secretary
Adaptation.
25th Hour
Catch Me If You Can
Minority Report
NARC
Panic Room
About a Boy
2001
Non-Nominees:Amelie
Spirited Away
Ghost World
Royal Tenenbaums, The
Y tu mama tambien
Black Hawk Down
Mulholland Drive
Monsters Inc
Shrek
Oceans Eleven (2001)
2000
Non-Nominees:Memento
Frequency
Wonder Boys
Amores Perros
Almost Famous
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Audition
Unbreakable
Requiem for a Dream
Best in Show
1999
Non-Nominees:Fight Club
Eyes Wide Shut
Matrix, The
Office Space
Toy Story 2
The Limey
All About My Mother
Talented Mr. Ripley
Magnolia
Bowfinger (1999)
1998
Non-Nominees:Pleasantville
American History X
Truman Show, The
Rushmore
Big Lebowski, The
Run Lola Run
Dark City
Meet Joe Black
Rounders
Negotiator, The
1997
Non-Nominees:Open Your Eyes
Chasing Amy
Boogie Nights
Jackie Brown
Wag the Dog
Starship Troopers
Princess Mononoke
Game, The
Con Air
Amistad
1996
Non-Nominees:People vs Larry Flynt, The
Hamlet
Swingers
Scream
Star Trek: First Contact
Hard Eight
Primal Fear
Independence Day
Bottle Rocket
Twister
1995
Non-Nominees:Heat
Toy Story
Usual Suspects
Casino
Whisper Of The Heart
Seven
Friday
Clueless
Ghost In The Shell
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1994
Non-Nominees:Three Colors: Red
Hoop Dreams
Lion King, The
Clerks
Three Colors: White
Natural Born Killers
Ed Wood
PCU
Maverick
Dumb And Dumber
1993
Non-Nominees:Three Colors: Blue
Jurassic Park
Carlitos Way
Groundhog Day
Tombstone
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Mrs. Doubtfire
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Rudy
1992
Non-Nominees:My Cousin Vinny
Reservoir Dogs
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Aladdin (1992 Disney)
Basic Instinct
Husbands and Wives
Army of Darkness
Glengarry Glen Ross
Malcolm X
Dead Alive
1991
Non-Nominees:Terminator 2: Judgment Day
City Slickers
Boyz N The Hood
My Own Private Idaho
Barton Fink
Point Break
Thelma And Louise
Fisher King, The
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
What About Bob?
1990
Non-Nominees:Pump Up the Volume
Miller's Crossing
Joe Versus the Volcano
Edward Scissorhands
Pretty Woman
Home Alone
Grifters, The
Back to the Future III
La Femme Nikita
Hunt for Red October
1989
Non-Nominees:Do the Right Thing
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Christmas Vacation, National Lampoon's
Drugstore Cowboy
Say Anything...
Roger & Me
Little Mermaid (1989 Disney)
Lethal Weapon 2
Batman (Keaton)
Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure
1988
Non-Nominees:Bull Durham
Fish Called Wanda, A
Die Hard
Akira
Grave Of The Fireflies (1988 Anime)
Cinema Paradiso
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Midnight Run
Stand And Deliver
My Neighbor Totoro
1987
Non-Nominees:Good Morning, Vietnam
Hellraiser
Princess Bride, The
Planes, Trains And Automobiles
Lethal Weapon
Predator
Full Metal Jacket
Roxanne
Evil Dead II
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1986
Non-Nominees:Aliens
Fly, The
Ferris Beuller's Day Off
Stand by Me
Blue Velvet
Three Amigos!
Great Mouse Detective, The
Castle In The Sky
Crocodile Dundee
Top Gun
1985
Non-Nominees:Back to the Future
Breakfast Club, The
Clue
Real Genius
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Return of the Living Dead, The
Rocky IV
Fletch
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1984
Non-Nominees:Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Ghostbusters
Blood Simple
Paris, Texas
Romancing the Stone
Terminator
Sixteen Candles
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Temple of Doom
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1983
Non-Nominees:A Christmas Story
Scarface
Vacation, National Lampoon's
King of Comedy, The
Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
Trading Places
Outsiders, The (1983)
Videodrome
Strange Brew
The Dead Zone
1982
Non-Nominees:Blade Runner
Thing, The
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
First Blood
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Poltergeist
Rocky III
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
48 Hours
Friday the 13th Part 3
1981
Non-Nominees:Blow Out
Thief
Stripes
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
An American Werewolf in London
Evil Dead, The (1981)
Halloween II (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 2
Escape From New York
For Your Eyes Only
1980
Non-Nominees:Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back
Superman II (Donner cut)
Airplane!
Shining, The
Fame
Blues Brothers, The (1980)
CaddyShack
American Gigolo
Hopscotch
Friday the 13th (1980)
1979
Non-Nominees:Muppet Movie, The
Manhattan
Alien
Being There
Rocky II
Monty Python's Life of Brian
The Warriors
Jerk, The
Escape from Alcatraz
Mad Max
1978
Non-Nominees:Dawn of the Dead
Halloween (1978)
Animal House
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
Superman
Grease
1977
Non-Nominees:Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
3 Women
Spy Who Loved Me
Slap Shot
Suspiria
House
The Rescuers
Eraserhead
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1976
Non-Nominees:The Omen
Carrie (1976)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
1975
Non-Nominees:Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Rollerball (1975)
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The
1974
Non-Nominees:Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Man with the Golden Gun
1973
Non-Nominees:Serpico
Mean Streets
Live and Let Die
Robin Hood (Disney)
Enter The Dragon
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1972
Non-Nominees:Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Solaris
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1971
Non-Nominees:Duel
Harold and Maude
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Dirty Harry
Straw Dogs (1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Diamonds Are Forever
Play Misty for Me
1970
Non-Nominees:Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1969
Non-Nominees:True Grit (1969)
Wild Bunch, The (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1968
Non-Nominees:Bullitt
Night of the Living Dead
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rosemary's Baby
If....
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Barbarella
1967
Non-Nominees:Belle de Jour
Cool Hand Luke
You Only Live Twice
Jungle Book, The (1967)
Casino Royale
1966
Non-Nominees:The Battle of Algiers
Blow-Up
Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The
Seconds
Persona
Batman (Adam West)
1965
Non-Nominees:Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
For a Few Dollars More
Thunderball
1964
Non-Nominees:Marnie
Hard Day's Night
Goldfinger
Fistful of Dollars, A
1963
Non-Nominees:Great Escape, The
8 1/2
The Birds
Charade
From Russia With Love
Sword In The Stone (1963 Disney)
1962
Non-Nominees:Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
Dr. No
1961
Non-Nominees:Yojimbo
101 Dalmatians (animated)
1960
Non-Nominees:Psycho
Spartacus
Breathless
Oceans Eleven (1960)
1959
Non-Nominees:The 400 Blows
North By Northwest
Some Like It Hot
Sleeping Beauty (1959 Disney)
1958
Non-Nominees:Vertigo
Touch of Evil
Horror of Dracula
Blob, The (1958)
1957
Non-Nominees:Paths of Glory
A Face in the Crowd
The Seventh Seal
3:10 to Yuma (original)
1956
Non-Nominees:Searchers, The
A Man Escaped
Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
1955
Non-Nominees:Rebel Without a Cause
Lady And The Tramp (1955 Disney)
Seven Year Itch, The
1954
Non-Nominees:Seven Samurai
Rear Window
Godzilla (1954)
White Christmas
1953
Non-Nominees:Tokyo Story
Peter Pan (1953 Disney Animated)
1952
Non-Nominees:Singin' In The Rain
1951
Non-Nominees:Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
Strangers on a Train
Alice In Wonderland (1951 Disney)
1950
Non-Nominees:Harvey
Cinderella (1950 Disney)
1949
Non-Nominees:The Third Man
1948
Non-Nominees:Rope
Bicycle Thieves
1947
Non-Nominees:1946
Non-Nominees:Notorious (1946)
Gilda
1945
Non-Nominees:Brief Encounter
The Big Sleep
1944
Non-Nominees:1943
Non-Nominees:1942
Non-Nominees:Bambi (1942 Disney)
1941
Non-Nominees:Dumbo (1941 Disney)
1940
Non-Nominees:His Girl Friday
Pinocchio (1940 Disney)
Fantasia (1940 Disney)
1939
Non-Nominees:1938
Non-Nominees:The Lady Vanishes
1937
Non-Nominees:Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
1936
Non-Nominees:1935
Non-Nominees:The 39 Steps
The Bride of Frankenstein
1934
Non-Nominees:1933
Non-Nominees:Duck Soup (1933)
King Kong (1933)
1932
Non-Nominees:1931
Non-Nominees:City Lights (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein
1930
Non-Nominees:1929
Non-Nominees:1928
Non-Nominees:1927
Non-Nominees:Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The General
Metropolis