Top 10 Oscar winning movies

Oscar Award:-

                        Also known as the Academy Award . This award is for artist and  technical  merit in the film industry. This award is given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture  Arts and  Science   ( A M P A S )

                         The  purpose of this award is to recognize talent or excellence in cinematic  achievements assessed by the Academy`s  voting membership. The winners from the various categories  are awarded by a copy of Golden  statue 

                   The award was originally   presented by Gorge Stanely 

                    AMPAS  first presented in 16 May , 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas with an audience about 270 people. The cost of the guest ticket was $5

                         

                      The first best actor award was Emil Jannings for his work in the Last Commond & The Way of Ali Flesh

                                         

       

#10.        The Bridge On The Rive Kwai

                                                                   

Directed by: David Lean

produced by: sam spiegel

   cast          : William Holden , Alec Gvinnes

Releasing date : 1957

budget: $2.8 million 

box office :30.6 million 

Language : English  

#9:               Gladiator

Directed By: Ridley  Scot 

Produced By: Douglas Wick,David Franzoni , Bronko Lusting

      Cast;      Russel Crowe 

Releasing Date: May 1 2000

Duration: 155 m

Language: English

Budget:  $ 103 million 

Box office: 460 million

#8              No Country for Old Men  

Directed by: Joel Coen , Ethan Coen

Produced by: Scott Rodin

      Cast : Tommy Lee Jones , Javier Bardem

Releasing Date: November 4, 2007

Language: English 

Budget:  $ 25 Million

Box office: $ 171 Million

# 7:                    Casablanca 

Director By: Michael Curtiz

Produced By: Hal B Wallis

      Cast:   Humphrey Bogart ,Ingrid  Burgman

Releasing Date; Nov 26- 1942

Duration: 102 minutes 

Language: English

Budget: 1.039 million USD

Box office: $ 3.7 million 

#6:       The Departed 

Directed by:  Martin Scorsese

Produced by: Brad Pitt , Brad Grey

          Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio , Matt Damon

Releasing Date: September  26 2006

Duration: 151 m

Language: English

Budget: $90 million

Box office: $291.5 million



#5:      One Flew Over The Cuckoos`s Nest



Directed by: Milos Forman

Produced By:Soul Zaentz

    Cast: Jack Nicholson , Louise Fletcher

Releasing Date: Nov 19 , 1975

Duration: 133 m

Language: English

Budget: $ 3 million

Box office: $ 109 million






#4:              Schindler`s List





Directed by: Steven Spielberg


Produced by: Steven Spielberg , Gerald R. Molen

     Cast: Liam Neeson , Ben Kingsley


Releasing Date: Nov 30 , 1993

Duration: 195 m

Language: English

Budget: $22 million

Box office: $321.2 million






#3            The Silence of The Lambs

Directed By: Jonathan Demme

Produced By: Kenneth Utt , Edward Saxon

    Cast: Jodie Foster , Anthony Hopkins

Releasing Date: Jan 30 , 1991

Duration: 118 m

Language: English

Budget: $19 million

Box office: $271.1 million





#2:      The Lord of The Kings 
             The Return of the king
Directed By: Peter Jackson

Produced By: WingNut

         Cast:  Viggo Mortensen

Releasing Date: 10 December 2001

Duration: 558 m

Language: English

Budget: $281,000,000

Box office: $917,506,956







#1         The Godfather Part II

Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

Produced By: Francis Ford Coppola

        Cast:  Al Pacino , Diane Keaton

Releasing Date: December 12 , 1974

Duration:  200 m

Language:  English

Budget: $13 million

Box office: $47.5 million