Oscars: Best Story

Winners and nominees by ceremony year, newest first.

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1957
The Brave One (1956)
GoodWatch score 56
WonThe Brave One1956
Nominated: The Eddy Duchin Story, The Proud and the Beautiful, Umberto D.
1956
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
GoodWatch score 72
WonLove Me or Leave Me1955
Nominated: The Sheep Has Five Legs, Rebel Without a Cause, Strategic Air Command, The Private War of Major Benson
1955
Broken Lance (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
WonBroken Lance1954
Nominated: Night People, Bread, Love and Dreams, Forbidden Games, There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
Roman Holiday (1953)
GoodWatch score 85
WonRoman Holiday1953
Nominated: The Captain's Paradise, Above and Beyond, Little Fugitive
1953
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
GoodWatch score 55
WonThe Greatest Show on Earth1952
Nominated: The Pride of St. Louis, My Son John, The Sniper, The Narrow Margin
1952
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
GoodWatch score 84
WonSeven Days to Noon1950
Nominated: Here Comes the Groom, Bullfighter and the Lady, The Frogmen, Teresa
1951
Panic in the Streets (1950)
GoodWatch score 84
WonPanic in the Streets1950
Nominated: Caged, The Gunfighter, When Willie Comes Marching Home, Bitter Rice, Mystery Street
1950
The Stratton Story (1949)
GoodWatch score 80
WonThe Stratton Story1949
Nominated: Sands of Iwo Jima, White Heat, It Happens Every Spring, Come to the Stable
1949
The Search (1948)
GoodWatch score 77
WonThe Search1948
Nominated: The Red Shoes, Red River, Louisiana Story, The Naked City
1948
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 85
WonMiracle on 34th Street1947
Nominated: Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman, Kiss of Death, It Happened on Fifth Avenue, A Cage of Nightingales
1947
Perfect Strangers (1945)
GoodWatch score 67
WonPerfect Strangers1945
Nominated: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, The Stranger, The Dark Mirror, To Each His Own
1946
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
GoodWatch score 55
WonThe House on 92nd Street1945
Nominated: A Song to Remember, The Affairs of Susan, A Medal for Benny, Objective, Burma!
1945
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76
WonGoing My Way1944
Nominated: None Shall Escape, Lifeboat, A Guy Named Joe, The Fighting Sullivans
1944
The Human Comedy (1943)
GoodWatch score 83
WonThe Human Comedy1943
Nominated: Shadow of a Doubt, The More the Merrier, Action in the North Atlantic, Destination Tokyo
1943
49th Parallel (1941)
GoodWatch score 80
Won49th Parallel1941
Nominated: Yankee Doodle Dandy, Holiday Inn, The Pride of the Yankees, The Talk of the Town
1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
WonHere Comes Mr. Jordan1941
Nominated: The Lady Eve, Ball of Fire, Meet John Doe, Night Train to Munich
1941
Arise, My Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 68
WonArise, My Love1940
Nominated: My Favorite Wife, The Westerner, Comrade X, Edison, the Man
1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 76
WonMr. Smith Goes to Washington1939
Nominated: Bachelor Mother, Love Affair, Young Mr. Lincoln, Ninotchka
1939
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79
WonBoys Town1938
Nominated: Mad About Music, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Blockade, Angels with Dirty Faces, Test Pilot
1938
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81
WonA Star Is Born1937
Nominated: In Old Chicago, One Hundred Men and a Girl, Black Legion, The Life of Emile Zola
1937
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
GoodWatch score 64
WonThe Story of Louis Pasteur1936
Nominated: Three Smart Girls, The Great Ziegfeld, Fury, San Francisco
1936
The Scoundrel (1935)
GoodWatch score 62
WonThe Scoundrel1935
Nominated: 'G' Men, The Gay Deception, Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
GoodWatch score 75
WonManhattan Melodrama1934
Nominated: The Richest Girl in the World, Hide-Out
1932
The Champ (1931)
GoodWatch score 84
WonThe Champ1931
Nominated: Lady and Gent, The Star Witness, What Price Hollywood?
1931
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
GoodWatch score 85
WonThe Dawn Patrol1930
Nominated: The Doorway to Hell, Laughter, Smart Money, The Public Enemy