The Best Picture winners of the 1940s
The top 3 according to 34 votes from people: Rebecca · Mrs. Miniver · Casablanca. (Updated Mar 19, 2026.)
The ten films released between 1940 and 1949 that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, from Rebecca to All the King's Men.
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Top 10
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1
Rebecca
Alfred Hitchcock, 1940. Hitchcock's only Best Picture winner.
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2
Mrs. Miniver
William Wyler, 1942. An English family during the war.
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3
Casablanca
Michael Curtiz, 1942/1943. Rick, Ilsa and the Café Américain.
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4
The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder, 1945. An alcoholic writer over one weekend; also the Cannes Grand Prix.
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5
The Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler, 1946. Three veterans return home.
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6
Hamlet
Laurence Olivier, 1948. The first non-American film to win.
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7
All the King's Men
Robert Rossen, 1949. The rise of a populist politician.
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8
How Green Was My Valley
John Ford, 1941. A Welsh mining family; it beat Citizen Kane.
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9
Going My Way
Leo McCarey, 1944. Bing Crosby as Father O'Malley.
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10
Gentleman's Agreement
Elia Kazan, 1947. A journalist poses as Jewish to expose antisemitism.
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Comments (9)
Os Melhores Anos de Nossas Vidas é o mais emocionante dessa lista.
Como Era Verde o Meu Vale ganhou de Cidadão Kane... até hoje não engulo.
Hamlet do Laurence Olivier, lindo.
Casablanca é eterno.
Assisti todos no Telecine Cult, recomendo.
Rebecca é o único Oscar de melhor filme do Hitchcock, inacreditável.
Rosa de Esperança fez parte do esforço de guerra, curioso.
Farrapo Humano é muito à frente do seu tempo.
A Luz é para Todos, corajoso para 1947.