Home›Hollywood and English-Language Studio Cinema›Award›Academy Award for Best PictureBrowse ByAcademy Award for Best PictureAward names the prize a specific media work actually won. Wikipedia notes Citizen Kane "was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories and it won for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Mankiewicz and Welles," its only competitive Oscar despite lasting acclaim. This dimension groups works that have won the same recognized prize.FactsAcademy Award for Best PictureSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1917 1Academy Award for Best PictureFilter Results89 entriesCollectionAll1920s and 1930s (9)1940s (10)1950s (10)1960s (10)1970s (10)1980s (8)1990s (11)2000s (10)2010s (6)2020s (5)CreatorAllAlfred Hitchcock (1)Anthony Minghella (2)Barry Levinson (1)Ben Affleck (1)Bernardo Bertolucci (1)Billy Wilder (2)Bruce Beresford (1)Carol Reed (1)Cecil B. 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WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Classical Hollywood cinema, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Classical Hollywood cinema, lead sectionthe era of "classical Hollywood cinema" is distinguished by a narrative and visual style which began to dominate the film medium in America by 1917.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.