10 Most Exciting Oscar Best Picture Winners, Ranked

There are almost 100 Best Picture winners out there, thanks to the history of the Academy Awards going back almost a century. Some Best Picture winners feel a little dry, maybe compared to other movies, and perhaps because they could lean into Oscar bait territory. Or some just focus on being grounded dramas, oftentimes based on real-life stories, so the likes of The King’s Speech, Spotlight, and Out of Africa probably couldn’t be called exciting or thrilling in the traditional sense.