10 Most Uplifting Oscar Best Picture Winners, Ranked

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who every year give out the Oscars nothing less than the most prestigious awards in the film industry sure do love serious films. Most of the movies that have been awarded the coveted Best Picture Oscar have been somber dramas which, if not downright depressing films, do tend to be deeply poignant and thought-provoking. On a few treasured occasions, though, the Academy has gone for something a lot more uplifting.