This list has been updated to include the Best Picture winner of 2023.
Did you just finish reading Consequence’s ranking of every Best Picture winner in Oscars history, and realize that there were a lot of movies on that list that you maybe hadn’t seen before? We get that — there are over 90 past winners, after all, and unless you were born in the 1920s, most of them predate your time on this earth.
Fortunately, thanks to VOD and streaming services, nearly all of these films are available to watch in the comfort of your own home, whether it be Max leaning hard on its access to the Turner Classic Movies library or ad-supported Tubi hosting some black-and-white classics. This is one reason why winning the Best Picture Oscar matters: It secures a film’s lasting place in history, meaning that movie nerds for decades to come will look to preserve the winners for posterity. (The current restoration of inaugural winner Wings is especially lovely to behold, complete with sound design by legendary Star Wars effects artist Ben Burtt!)
Check out where to stream each winner below — we’ll endeavor to keep this list updated as time passes, and streaming services change.
Wings (1927)
Where to Stream: Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla
Sunrise (1927)*
Where to Stream: Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Tubi
*Winner of the “Unique and Artistic Picture” prize at the inaugural Academy Awards
The Broadway Melody (1929)
Where to Stream: Available on VOD
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Where to Stream: Available on VOD
Cimarron (1931)
Where to Stream: Available on VOD
Grand Hotel (1932)
Where to Stream: Available on VOD
Cavalcade (1933)
Where to Stream: Available on VOD
It Happened One Night (1934)
Where to Stream: Available on VOD
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