Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in actor in a leading role category

Actors : Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson,
Directors : Kevin Macdonald,

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man.

Actors : Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

JFK, LBJ, Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75.

Actors : Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke,
Directors : Antoine Fuqua,

On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes beyond a full work day in training within the narcotics division of the LAPD with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.

Actors : Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush,
Directors : Gore Verbinski,

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Radha Mitchell, Johnny Depp, Julie Christie,
Directors : Marc Forster,

The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

Actors : Kagiso Kuypers, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Directors : Edward Zwick,

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Actors : Ben Whishaw, Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Amber Heard,
Directors : Tom Hooper,

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Anthony Minghella,

At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.

Actors : Jon Bernthal, Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney,
Directors : Reinaldo Marcus Green,

A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.

Actors : Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Tom Hanks, Helen Thomson,
Directors : Baz Luhrmann,

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Actors : Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei,
Directors : Todd Field,

A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.

Actors : Will Smith, Brian Howe, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton,
Directors : Gabriele Muccino,

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

Actors : Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Richard Farnsworth,
Directors : David Lynch,

An old man makes a long journey by lawn-mover tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

Actors : Robin de Jesus, Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp,
Directors : Lin-Manuel Miranda,

On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.

Actors : Frances Fisher, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Vadim Perelman,

An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her home's new owners.

Actors : William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.

Actors : John Savage, John Cazale, Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Michael Cimino,

An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Patti LuPone, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton, William Sadler,
Directors : Frank Darabont,

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.