What was the first fantasy or science fiction movie to win the Best Picture Oscar?

Answer 1

According the Internet Movie Database, as of 2010, Walt Disney Pictures has made more than 400 films. Walt Disney Productions has made more than 1000 films. Walt Disney himself won 22 Oscars personally. The following is necessarily a partial list.

1. Flowers and Trees (1932) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
2. Three Little Pigs (1933) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
3. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
4. Three Orphan Kittens (1935) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
5. The Country Cousin (1936) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
6. The Old Mill (1937) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) didn't actually win an Oscar. It was nominated for Best Score, but Walt Disney received a Specail Award which "recognized [Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs] as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field" He was presented with one statuette and seven miniature statuettes.
8. Ferdinand the Bull (1938) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
9. Ugly Duckling (1939) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
10. Pinocchio (1940) Best Score and Best Song ("When You Wish Upon a Star")
11. Fantasia (1940) did not actually win any Oscars, it wasn't even nominated, but its creators did receive some special awards: "For their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia" and "for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form."
12. Lend a Paw (1941) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
13. Dumbo (1941) - Best Score
14. Der Fuehrer's Face (1942) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
15. Song of the South (1946) - Best Song ("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah") and James Baskett received an honorary award for "his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world."
16. Seal Island (1948) - Best Short Subject, Two-reel
17. Beaver Valley (1950) - Best Short Subject, Two-reel
18. Nature's Half Acre (1951) - Best Short Subject, Two-reel
19. Water Birds (1952) - Best Short Subject, Two-reel
20. Bear Country (1953) - Best Short Subject, Two-reel
21. Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
22. The Alaskan Eskimo (1953) - Best Documentary, Short Subjects
23. The Living Desert (1953) - Best Documentary, Features
24. The Vanishing Prairie (1954) - Best Documentary, Features
25. Men Against the Arctic (1955) - Best Documentary, Short Subjects
26. Grand Canyon (1958) - Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
27. Mary Poppins (1964) - Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Visual Effectsm, Best Film Editing, Best Song ("Chim Chim Cher-ee") and Best Score.
28. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) - Best visual Effects
29. Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons
30. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing and Special Recognition
31. The Little Mermaid (1989) - Best Score and Best Song ("Under the Sea")
32. Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Best Score and Best Song ("Beauty and the Beast")
33. Aladdin (1992) - Best Score and Best Song ("A Whole New World")
34. The Lion King (1994) - Best Score and Best Song ("Can You Feel the Love Tonight")
35. Pocahontas (1995) - Best Score and Best Song ("Colors of the Wind")
36. Toy Story (1995) - Special Recognition
37. Tarzan (1999) - Best Song ("You'll Be In My Heart")
38. Monsters Inc (2001) - Best Song ("If I Didn't Have You")
39. Finding Nemo (2003) - Best Animated Feature
40. The Incredibles (2004) - Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing
41. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Best Makeup
42. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - Best Visual Effects
43. Ratatouille (2007) - Best Animated Feature
44. WALL-E (2008) - Best Animated Feature
45. Up (2009) - Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score
46. Toy Story 3 (2010) - Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("We Belong Together")
47. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design

Answer 2

Depending on your definition of the genre "Fantasy," the main winner of Oscars{R} would have to be _Lord of the Rings - Return of the King_. The two previous parts of this trilogy were nominated for Best Picture, but did not win.

Ditto for _Wizard of Oz_ and _A Midsummer's Night Dream_.

Films that SOME would consider fantasy that were nominated include _Field of Dreams_, as well as both versions of _Heaven Can Wait_.

Answer 3

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) was the first and only fantasy film to win an Oscar for Best Picture.

Answer 4

While the best is subjective, many people believe the best fantasy film was The Wizard of Oz. It has had decades to take hold and will forever remain a classic film.

Answer 5

LOTR: Return Of The King