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The 60 pages that link to Academy Award for Best Picture, each with the reason it gives.

• Academy AwardsBroader topic: It is the ceremony's most prominent award category.

• Academy Award for Best DirectorRelated: Best Director and Best Picture often align, but honor different achievements.

• Palme d’OrCompared with: It is a prominent film honor based on industry voting rather than a festival jury.

• Academy Honorary AwardCompared with: Best Picture is decided competitively within a defined category, unlike the Honorary Award.

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBroader topic: This top award concentrates the Academy’s influence over film prestige and public discussion.

• Cecil B. DeMilleRelated: The Greatest Show on Earth won this award during DeMille's late career.

• The GodfatherRelated: The film won the award for its release year, cementing its critical standing.

• Academy Award for Best International Feature FilmCompared with: Unlike international feature, it has no country-submission rule and can honor films from any nation.

• West Side StoryRelated: The 1961 adaptation won this award, extending the musical’s reach through cinema.

• William WylerRelated: Three Wyler-directed films won Best Picture, linking his direction to major studio prestige.

• Feature filmBroader topic: The award exemplifies the feature's status as cinema's premier prestige format.

• Irving ThalbergRelated: Several MGM films produced during Thalberg’s tenure won the award, reinforcing the studio’s prestige.

• Academy Award for Best CinematographyCompared with: Unlike Best Picture, this category recognizes a specific visual craft rather than a film’s overall production.

• Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureCompared with: Animated features can compete for Best Picture as well as this dedicated category.

• David O. SelznickRelated: Rebecca won the award, while Gone with the Wind was also a Best Picture winner.

• George StevensRelated: Giant won Best Picture, bringing industry recognition to Stevens’s expansive drama.

• James L. BrooksRelated: Terms of Endearment won Best Picture, a rare crossover triumph for a filmmaker rooted in television.

• The ApartmentRelated: The Apartment won the award at the 33rd Academy Awards.

• An American in ParisRelated: The film won the award for 1951, a rare honor for a musical.

• Bong Joon HoRelated: Parasite became the first non-English-language film to win the award.

• Burt LancasterRelated: As a producer, Lancaster shared the Best Picture win for Marty.

• Double IndemnityRelated: Double Indemnity received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, but won none.

• Golden BearCompared with: Unlike this industry-voted prize, the Golden Bear is selected by a festival jury.

• The French ConnectionRelated: The French Connection won the award at the 44th Academy Awards.

• Ben AffleckRelated: Argo won the award while Affleck directed and starred in it.

• Ben-Hur (1959 film)Broader topic: Ben-Hur received the 1959 award for Best Picture.

• Grand HotelRelated: Grand Hotel won the award for the 1931–32 film year, its only Oscar win.

• On the WaterfrontRelated: On the Waterfront won the award at the 27th Academy Awards.

• The DepartedRelated: The Departed won the award at the 79th Academy Awards.

• The Godfather Part IIRelated: The Godfather Part II became the first sequel to win this award.

• The Great ZiegfeldRelated: The Great Ziegfeld won the award at the 9th Academy Awards.

• Danny BoyleRelated: Slumdog Millionaire, produced by Boyle and Christian Colson, won in 2009.

• No Country for Old MenRelated: No Country for Old Men won the award at the 80th Academy Awards.

• Richard AttenboroughBroader topic: Attenborough won as a producer when Gandhi received the award.

• Robert WiseRelated: Wise shared the award as producer of West Side Story and The Sound of Music.

• The Deer HunterRelated: The Deer Hunter won this award at the 51st Academy Awards.

• Dinner at EightBroader topic: The 1933 film’s nomination places its ensemble drama within contemporary industry recognition.

• It Happened One NightRelated: It Happened One Night became the first film to win Best Picture alongside the other four major Oscars.

• Jean-Louis TrintignantCompared with: Amour reached the Best Picture race, while Trintignant’s awards recognition came from acting prizes.

• Jerry BruckheimerCompared with: Bruckheimer’s career is primarily associated with commercial reach rather than awards-centered prestige filmmaking.

• Michael DouglasNarrower topic: The award recognized Douglas's producing work on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

• A Beautiful Mind (2001 film)Broader topic: A Beautiful Mind won this award at the 74th Academy Awards.

• Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureCompared with: Best Picture can honor fiction or nonfiction, while this category specifically recognizes documentaries.

• Academy Awards eligibilityBroader topic: Best Picture has additional producer and theatrical-release requirements beyond general film eligibility.

• Brad PittRelated: Pitt shared the producer award for 12 Years a Slave, his first Best Picture win.

• Frances McDormandRelated: McDormand became a Best Picture-winning producer for Nomadland.

• Rachel McAdamsRelated: Spotlight won the award, placing McAdams within an acclaimed ensemble film.

• Song Kang-hoRelated: Parasite, featuring Song, became the first non-English-language film to win the award.

• Sydney PollackRelated: Out of Africa, produced by Pollack, won Best Picture as well as Best Director.

• Coen brothersRelated: The brothers won the award for No Country for Old Men.