For years in which I’ve seen every film nominated for Best Picture, they’re ranked from best to worst in its listing. Otherwise, films are listed in alphabetical order. Titles in bold are ones I’ve seen, and the ones in italics are personal favorites. Additionally, titles marked with an asterisk are the films that won Best Picture in their given year.

71st Academy Awards (1998):

1. Life Is Beautiful
2. The Thin Red Line
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Shakespeare in Love*
5. Elizabeth

72nd Academy Awards (1999):

1. American Beauty*
2. The Sixth Sense
3. The Green Mile
4. The Insider
5. The Cider House Rules

73rd Academy Awards (2000):

1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2. Gladiator*
3. Traffic
4. Erin Brockovich
5. Chocolat

74th Academy Awards (2001):

1. Moulin Rouge!
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3. In the Bedroom
4. A Beautiful Mind*
5. Gosford Park

75th Academy Awards (2002):

1. The Pianist
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. Chicago*
4. The Hours
5. Gangs of New York

76th Academy Awards (2003):

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
2. Lost in Translation
3. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
4. Mystic River
5. Seabiscuit

77th Academy Awards (2004):

1. The Aviator
2. Million Dollar Baby*
3. Finding Neverland
4. Sideways
5. Ray

78th Academy Awards (2005):

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck.
3. Capote
4. Munich
5. Crash*

79th Academy Awards (2006):

1. The Departed*
2. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Letters from Iwo Jima
4. The Queen
5. Babel

80th Academy Awards (2007):

1. No Country for Old Men*
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Atonement
4. Juno
5. Michael Clayton