Academy Awards - Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to artists working in the motion picture industry.
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![Green book [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/199799@2x.jpg)
Green book2019
Summary: When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they... more »- place hold (0)
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![Green book [Blu-ray]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/199798@2x.jpg)
Green book2019
Summary: When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they... more »- place hold (0)
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![Moonlight [Blu-ray]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/163014@2x.jpg)
Moonlight2017
Summary: A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.- place hold (0)
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![The shape of water [Blu-ray]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/182987@2x.jpg)
The shape of water2018
Summary: An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of... more »- place hold (1)
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![The shape of water [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/182988@2x.jpg)
The shape of water2018
Summary: An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of... more »- place hold (1)
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![Moonlight [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/163015@2x.jpg)
Moonlight2017
Summary: A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.- place hold (0)
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![Spotlight [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/146698@2x.jpg)
Spotlight2016
Summary: The riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the... more »- place hold (0)
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![Rebecca [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/100974@2x.jpg)
Rebecca2008
Summary: A vacationing young lady meets, falls in love with, and marries handsome and wealthy widower Maxim de Winter. He takes his new bride home to his estate, Manderley. But the new Mrs. de Winter finds... more »- place hold (0)
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![Crash [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/21101@2x.jpg)
Crash2005
Summary: A car accident brings together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. Crash takes a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America.- place hold (0)
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![How green was my valley [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/102882@2x.jpg)
How green was my valley2002
Summary: A man looks back on his life as a boy in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of his closely knit family while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.- place hold (0)
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![From here to eternity [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/109647@2x.jpg)
From here to eternity2001
Summary: At an Army base in 1941 Hawaii, the lives of enlisted men and officers are troubled by spiteful commanders, sadistic military police, and forbidden love. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.- place hold (0)
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![The sting [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/128699@2x.jpg)
The sting2012
Summary: A young con man teams up with a seasoned con man to win money from a criminal banker in 1930s Chicago.- place hold (0)
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![Terms of endearment [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/100978@2x.jpg)
Terms of endearment2009
Summary: Follows the rocky and passionate relationship between a mother and daughter from birth to death.- place hold (0)
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![Birdman [DVD] : or, (the unexpected virtue of ignorance)](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/126245@2x.jpg)
Birdman : or, (the unexpected virtue of ignorance)2015
Summary: A black comedy story of an actor famous for portraying an iconic superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.- place hold (0)
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![12 years a slave [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/102892@2x.jpg)
12 years a slave2014
Summary: Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all... more »- place hold (0)
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![Argo [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/69917@2x.jpg)
Argo2013
Summary: On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six... more »- place hold (0)
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![The artist [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/63337@2x.jpg)
The artist2012
Summary: In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the... more »- place hold (0)
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![The king's speech [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/54541@2x.jpg)
The king's speech2011
Summary: The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.- place hold (0)
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![The hurt locker [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/46910@2x.jpg)
The hurt locker2010
Summary: US Army Staff Sergeant Will James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the Bravo Company's bomb disposal unit stationed in Baghdad. James is the tech team leader. When he... more »- place hold (0)
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![Slumdog millionaire [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/40665@2x.jpg)
Slumdog millionaire2009
Summary: Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of "Who... more »- place hold (0)
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![No country for old men [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/31918@2x.jpg)
No country for old men2008
Summary: Llewelyn Moss is a Vietnam vet who could use a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies. He decides to examine the site. He finds a case filled... more »- place hold (0)
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![The departed [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/25624@2x.jpg)
The departed2007
Summary: In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief... more »- place hold (0)
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![Million dollar baby [DVD]](https://www.johnstonlibrary.com/wp_pac/full/images/noimage.gif)
Million dollar baby2005
Summary: Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing, the pair form a touching bond in the process.- place hold (0)
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![Lord of the rings, the return of the king [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/12474@2x.jpg)
Lord of the rings, the return of the king2004
Summary: Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.- place hold (0)
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![Chicago [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/9975@2x.jpg)
Chicago2003
Summary: At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share... more »- place hold (0)
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![A beautiful mind [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/82260@2x.jpg)
A beautiful mind2002
Summary: Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon... more »- place hold (0)
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![Gladiator [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/29199@2x.jpg)
Gladiator2003
Summary: The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.- place hold (0)
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![American beauty [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/3815@2x.jpg)
American beauty2000
Summary: An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell with it all" and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen... more »- place hold (0)
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![Shakespeare in love [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/4371@2x.jpg)
Shakespeare in love1998
Summary: When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!- place hold (0)
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![Titanic [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/29915@2x.jpg)
Titanic2005
Summary: The story of a passionate romance aboard the doomed ocean liner Titanic, framed by an account of a present-day salvager's efforts to investigate the ruins of the ship.- place hold (0)
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The English patient2004
Summary: Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, a complicated WWII saga told in flashback sequences. Best Picture, Best Director-Anthony Minghella, and Best Supporting Actress-Juliette Binoche. Includes exclusive bonus material and special packaging.- place hold (0)
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![Braveheart [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/3721@2x.jpg)
Braveheart2000
Summary: William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation.- place hold (0)
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![Forrest Gump [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/73265@2x.jpg)
Forrest Gump2006
Summary: Forrest Gump is not a "smart" man. But the young Alabaman with an IQ of 75 is a thoroughly decent man, who manages to become involved in every major event in American history. And he survives them... more »- place hold (0)
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Schindler's list2004
Summary: The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his... more »- place hold (0)
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![Unforgiven [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/29824@2x.jpg)
Unforgiven2007
Summary: Bill Munny is who is a retired, once ruthless killer-turned-hog farmer is flat broke. He is a widower with two young children to tend to and feels he has no choice but accept on last bounty hunter... more »- place hold (0)
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![The silence of the lambs [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/28571@2x.jpg)
The silence of the lambs2007
Summary: When FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned a case involving a monstrous serial killer, she seeks counsel from an imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, whose fascination with the... more »- place hold (0)
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![Dances with wolves [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/51626@2x.jpg)
Dances with wolves2004
Summary: Sent to protect a U.S. outpost on the desolate frontier, Lt. John Dunbar finds himself alone in the vast wilderness. Befriending the very people he's sent to protect the outpost from, the Sioux... more »- place hold (0)
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![Driving Miss Daisy [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/78884@2x.jpg)
Driving Miss Daisy1997
Summary: A joyous comedy about a head-strong southern lady and her ever-patient chauffeur.- place hold (0)
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![Rain man [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/21293@2x.jpg)
Rain man2004
Summary: A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar... more »- place hold (0)
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![Platoon [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/21973@2x.jpg)
Platoon2006
Summary: Bonus features include all new interviews with Oliver Stone, over 10 minutes of never-before-seen deleted footage, interviews with Vietnam veterans, commentaries, documentaries, special collector's booklet and much more!- place hold (0)
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