Best Biography movies that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Thomas Kretschmann, Emilia Fox, Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay,
Directors : Roman Polanski,

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

Actors : Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Diego Luna,
Directors : Gus Van Sant,

The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.

Actors : Matthew McConaughey, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans.

Actors : Bob Odenkirk, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.

Actors : Bradley Cooper, Kyle Gallner, Sienna Miller, Cole Konis,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.

Actors : Allen Leech, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Directors : Morten Tyldum,

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.

Actors : Channing Tatum, Vanessa Redgrave, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo,
Directors : Bennett Miller,

U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.

Actors : Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Natalie Portman,
Directors : Pablo Larraín,

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.

Actors : Valerie Mahaffey, Laura Linney, Aaron Eckhart, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.

Actors : Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Tom Pelphrey, Lily Collins,
Directors : David Fincher,

1930's Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).

Actors : Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose, Paul Giamatti,

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, John C. Reilly, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Beckinsale,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.

Actors : Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix, Sophie Okonedo, Xolani Mali,
Directors : Terry George,

Paul Rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.

Actors : Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.

Actors : Gena Rowlands, Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve,

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.

Actors : Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon, Frank Langella, Michael Sheen,
Directors : Ron Howard,

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Actors : Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Eddie Redmayne, Sophie Perry,
Directors : James Marsh,

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

Actors : Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer,
Directors : Mel Gibson,

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Actors : Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Costner, Janelle Monáe,
Directors : Theodore Melfi,

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.