Cinema and Film Awards

The 1996 Academy Awards (for 1995 films) awarded Best Picture to 'Braveheart,' Mel Gibson's epic about William Wallace that won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Option A is correct.

The 1997 Academy Awards (for 1996 films) awarded Best Picture to 'The English Patient,' Anthony Minghella's romantic wartime drama that won nine Oscars including Best Picture. Option B is correct.

Titanic won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1997, directed by James Cameron. The film won 11 Oscars total including Best Director. L.A. Confidential and Good Will Hunting were also nominated but did not win Best Picture.

Shakespeare in Love won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998. The film unexpectedly beat Saving Private Ryan, which was heavily favored. Life is Beautiful won Best Foreign Language Film that year.

American Beauty won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1999. The film also won Best Director for Sam Mendes. The Sixth Sense was another highly nominated film that year but did not win Best Picture.

Gladiator won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2000. The film also won Best Actor for Russell Crowe. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won Best Foreign Language Film that year.

A Beautiful Mind won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. The film is about mathematician John Nash and directed by Ron Howard. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring would win Best Picture the following year.

Chicago won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2002. The musical was directed by Rob Marshall and based on the Broadway musical. The Pianist won Best Director and Best Actor that year but not Best Picture.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, honoring films released in 2003. It swept 11 awards, a record tied only by Titanic and Ben-Hur. Seabiscuit, Mystic River, and Lost in Translation were nominees but did not win.

Million Dollar Baby won Best Picture at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005, honoring 2004 films. Clint Eastwood's boxing drama about a determined female boxer and her trainer beat frontrunner The Aviator. Finding Neverland and Ray were also nominees.

Crash won Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006 for 2005 films in a surprise upset over heavily-favored Brokeback Mountain. The ensemble drama about racial tensions in Los Angeles beat the widely-predicted winner. Capote and Good Night and Good Luck were also nominees.

The Departed won Best Picture at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007, honoring 2006 films. Martin Scorsese's crime drama finally earned him the Best Director Oscar as well. Babel, Letters from Iwo Jima, and Little Miss Sunshine were nominees. Note: Option C has a typo ('Lilttle').

No Country for Old Men won Best Picture at the 80th Academy Awards in 2008, honoring 2007 films. The Coen Brothers' thriller based on Cormac McCarthy's novel also won Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. Juno, There Will Be Blood, and Michael Clayton were nominees. Note: Option D has a typo ('Micheal').

Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, honoring 2008 films. Danny Boyle's Mumbai-set drama swept 8 awards including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Benjamin Button, The Reader, and Milk were nominees. Note: Option B has a typo ('Millionare').