Audience
83.0
Critics
91.7
Award
96.6
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Historical films with an Oscar Best Picture nomination, including winners in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 8 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | O Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom | 2023 | 96.7 | 83.0 | 91.7 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 180 min | |
| 2 | AQ Edward Berger · Germany | 2022 | 94.5 | 79.8 | 81.6 | 93.0 | 🏆BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Drama, History, War | 148 min | |
| 3 | IS Walter Salles · Brazil; France | 2024 | 94.2 | 82.0 | 89.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 4 | KO Martin Scorsese · United States | 2023 | 94.1 | 76.6 | 91.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Crime, Drama, History | 206 min | |
| 5 | TZ Jonathan Glazer · United Kingdom; Poland; United States | 2023 | 94.1 | 74.4 | 93.0 | 89.6 | ◆CANNES 2023●OSCAR 2024 | Drama, History, War | 105 min | |
| 6 | H Chloé Zhao · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 94.1 | 79.8 | 86.1 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, History | 125 min | |
| 7 | TT Aaron Sorkin · United States | 2020 | 93.6 | 79.1 | 81.3 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2021●OSCAR 2021 | Drama, History, Thriller | 129 min | |
| 8 | M Bradley Cooper · United States | 2023 | 91.6 | 67.4 | 79.5 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2023●OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 129 min |
This collection contains 8 historical films with an Oscar Best Picture nomination, including winners during 2021–2026. The History label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre. Only Best Picture is covered; other award categories are outside this selection.
Oppenheimer leads this Total Score ranking with 96.7. Oppenheimer has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.0). The Zone of Interest has one of the highest known Critics scores (93.0). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Christopher Nolan · 2023 · 180 min
Audience 83.0 · Critics 91.7 · Total 96.7
Oscar 2024: Winner (Best Picture)
Edward Berger · 2022 · 148 min
Audience 79.8 · Critics 81.6 · Total 94.5
Oscar 2023: Nominee (Best Picture)
Walter Salles · 2024 · 137 min
Audience 82.0 · Critics 89.2 · Total 94.2
Oscar 2025: Nominee (Best Picture)
Total combines 40% audience ratings, 30% critic ratings and 30% original award points, with a bonus for recognition by additional institutions. Scores shown to one decimal place can be tied while their unrounded ranking differs. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.