These are all of the films that fit these criteria:
* They were in the top 10 US domestic box office earners of their year, or in a 2-year span if they were released late in the year (using box office data from The Numbers)
* They won Best Picture at the Oscars (see this list)
* They won Best Motion Picture at the Golden Globes, for either drama or musical or comedy
* They have at least a 90% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes
They are ranked by year.
Note: The Golden Globe awards began in 1943 for drama and 1951 for musical or comedy.
A breakdown of the contenders:
** Films that won the Best Picture Oscar and…
These are all of the films that fit these criteria:
* They were in the top 10 US domestic box office earners of their year, or in a 2-year span if they were released late in the year (using box office data from The Numbers)
* They won Best Picture at the Oscars (see this list)
* They won Best Motion Picture at the Golden Globes, for either drama or musical or comedy
* They have at least a 90% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes
They are ranked by year.
Note: The Golden Globe awards began in 1943 for drama and 1951 for musical or comedy.
A breakdown of the contenders:
** Films that won the Best Picture Oscar and Best Motion Picture Golden Globe **
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Going My Way (1944, drama) | The Lost Weekend (1945, drama)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, drama) | Gentleman's Agreement (1947, drama)
All the King's Men (1949, drama) | An American in Paris (1951, musical or comedy)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952, drama) | On the Waterfront (1954, drama)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956, drama)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, drama) | Ben-Hur (1959, drama)
The Apartment (1960, musical or comedy) | Lawrence of Arabia (1962, drama)
Tom Jones (1963, musical or comedy) | My Fair Lady (1964, musical or comedy)
The Sound of Music (1965, musical or comedy) | A Man for All Seasons (1966, drama)
In the Heat of the Night (1967, drama) | Oliver! (1968, musical or comedy)
The French Connection (1971, drama) | The Godfather (1972, drama)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, drama) | Rocky (1976, drama)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, drama) | Ordinary People (1980, drama)
Terms of Endearment (1983, drama) | Amadeus (1984, drama)
Out of Africa (1985, drama) | Platoon (1986, drama)
The Last Emperor (1987, drama) | Rain Man (1988, drama)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989, musical or comedy) | Dances with Wolves (1990, drama)
Schindler's List (1993, drama) | Forrest Gump (1994, drama)
The English Patient (1996, drama) | Titanic (1997, drama)
Shakespeare in Love (1998, musical or comedy) | American Beauty (1999, drama)
Gladiator (2000, drama) | A Beautiful Mind (2001, drama)
Chicago (2002, musical or comedy)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, drama)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008, drama)
The Artist (2011, musical or comedy) | Argo (2012, drama)
12 Years a Slave (2013, drama) | Moonlight (2016, drama)
Green Book (2018, musical or comedy) | Nomadland (2020, drama)
Oppenheimer (2023, drama) | One Battle After Another (2025, musical or comedy)
** Above films that were also in the top 10 box office **
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Going My Way (1944, #1) | The Lost Weekend (1945, #4)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, #3) | Gentleman's Agreement (1947, #7)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952, #1) | On the Waterfront (1954, #9)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956, #2) | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, #1)
Ben-Hur (1959, #1) | The Apartment (1960, #5)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962, #2) | Tom Jones (1963, #4)
My Fair Lady (1964, #2) | The Sound of Music (1965, #1)
A Man for All Seasons (1966, #5) | Oliver! (1968, #6)
The French Connection (1971, #4) | The Godfather (1972, #1)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, #2) | Rocky (1976, #1)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, #2 1979-1980) | Ordinary People (1980, #10)
Terms of Endearment (1983, #7 1983-1984) | Platoon (1986, #3 1987)
Rain Man (1988, #3 1988-1989) | Driving Miss Daisy (1989, #9 1990)
Dances with Wolves (1990, #4 1990-1991) | Forrest Gump (1994, #1)
Titanic (1997, #1 1998) | Gladiator (2000, #3)
Chicago (2002, #8 2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, #2 2003-2004)
Oppenheimer (2023, #5)
** Above films that also have at least a 90% Rotten Tomatoes rating **
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The Lost Weekend (1945, 97%) | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, 98%)
On the Waterfront (1954, 99%) | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, 96%)
The Apartment (1960, 93%) | Lawrence of Arabia (1962, 93%)
My Fair Lady (1964, 94%) | Oliver! (1968, 91%)
The French Connection (1971, 97%) | The Godfather (1972, 97%)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, 93%) | Rocky (1976, 93%)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, 90%)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 94%)
Oppenheimer (2023, 93%)
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Status: Updated through 2026 Oscars
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Films That Won Both the Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor Oscars
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