The Best Picture winners of the 1980s
The top 3 according to 48 votes from people: Out of Africa · Chariots of Fire · Platoon. (Updated May 3, 2026.)
The ten films released between 1980 and 1989 that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, from Ordinary People to Driving Miss Daisy.
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Top 10
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1
Out of Africa
Sydney Pollack, 1985. Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen in Kenya.
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2
Chariots of Fire
Hugh Hudson, 1981. Two British athletes at the 1924 Olympics and Vangelis' music.
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3
Platoon
Oliver Stone, 1986. The Vietnam War through a recruit's eyes.
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4
Amadeus
Miloš Forman, 1984. Mozart seen through a jealous Salieri; eight Oscars.
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5
Rain Man
Barry Levinson, 1988. Tom Cruise and his autistic brother, Dustin Hoffman.
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6
Ordinary People
Robert Redford, 1980. A family broken by a son's death; Redford's directing debut.
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7
Terms of Endearment
James L. Brooks, 1983. A mother and daughter over thirty years.
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8
Gandhi
Richard Attenborough, 1982. Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi; eight Oscars.
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9
The Last Emperor
Bernardo Bertolucci, 1987. Puyi, from the Forbidden City to communist China; nine Oscars from nine nominations.
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10
Driving Miss Daisy
Bruce Beresford, 1989. An elderly Jewish woman and her chauffeur in Atlanta over 25 years.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (6)
Memorias de África, la banda sonora de John Barry 🎶
Amadeus, la mejor de la década para mí.
Platoon, lo más crudo sobre Vietnam.
Paseando a Miss Daisy hoy no ganaría.
Gandhi con Ben Kingsley, impresionante.
El último emperador ganó nueve Óscar, todos los que tenía.