- 1952 - An American in Paris
- 1953 - With a Song in My Heart
- 1954 - No award
- 1955 - Carmen Jones
- 1956 - Guys and Dolls
- 1957 - The King and I
- 1958 - Les Girls
- 1959 - Gigi
- 1960 - Some Like It Hot; Porgy and Bess
- 1961 - The Apartment; Song Without End
- 1962 - A Majority of One; West Side Story
- 1963 - That Touch of Mink; The Music Man
- 1964 - Tom Jones
- 1965 - My Fair Lady
- 1966 - The Sound of Music
- 1967 - The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
- 1968 - The Graduate
- 1969 - Oliver
- 1970 - The Secret Of Santa Vittoria
- 1971 - M*A*S*H
- 1972 - Fiddler on the Roof
- 1973 - Cabaret
- 1974 - American Graffiti
- 1975 - The Longest Yard
- 1976 - The Sunshine Boys
- 1977 - A Star Is Born
- 1978 - The Goodbye Girl
- 1979 - Heaven Can Wait
- 1980 - Breaking Away
- 1981 - Coal Miner's Daughter
- 1982 - Arthur
- 1983 - Tootsie
- 1984 - Yentl
- 1985 - Romancing the Stone
- 1986 - Prizzi's Honor
- 1987 - Hannah and Her Sisters
- 1988 - Hope and Glory
- 1989 - Working Girl
- 1990 - Driving Miss Daisy
- 1991 - Green Card
- 1992 - Beauty and the Beast
- 1993 - The Player
- 1994 - Mrs. Doubtfire
- 1995 - The Lion King
- 1996 - Babe
- 1997 - Evita
- 1998 - As Good As It Gets
- 1999 - Shakespeare In Love
- 2000 - Toy Story 2
- 2001 - Almost Famous
- 2002 - Moulin Rouge
- 2003 - Chicago