Complete set of Academy Award winners for Best Picture, spanning from 1928 to 2023. The first six(6) Academy Awards took into account the current and previous year of films. Also to note, in 1929, there were no announcements of nominations, no certificates of nomination or honorable mention, and the winners were only revealed during the awards banquet on April 3, 1930. From 1928 through 1929 this award was known as "OUTSTANDING PICTURE", from 1930 through 1940 this award was known as "OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION", and from 1941 through 1943 this award was known as "OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE".