7 Low-Budget Films That Won An Oscar
By Radiocity Team
Published Mar 03, 2025
Moonlight
The brilliant indie film became the lowest-budget film to win the Best Picture Award in 2017. It was made in just $1,500,000.
Whiplash
Despite an incredibly small budget, Whiplash set high standards for an Oscar-winning Hollywood film. The Miles Teller film was made within $3,300,000.
Nomadland
Featuring Frances McDormand in the lead, Nomadland won Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars. It was made within a budget of $5,000,000.
Rocky
Sylvester Stallone was searching for funding after writing the film and was offered $360,000. He was eventually offered a $1 million budget.
Lost in Translation
With its comparatively tiny budget of $4,000,000, Sofia Coppola`s film saw massive success at the box office. It won the Best Original Screenplay in 2004.
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Slumdog Millionaire
Working on a crunched budget of $14,000,000, Slumdog Millionaire was a massive global success, and it was rewarded at the 2009 Academy Awards.
Anora
With just a tiny budget of $6 million, Anora pulled off what Hollywood blockbusters like Wicked did. It won the Best Picture Award at the Oscars 2025.
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