A Celebration of Best Picture Films Featuring Drug Use

Scene from Annie Hall

Do you like to party? Do you like prestige movies? Well, this article is the perfect crossroads for you. In honor of 4-20, a holiday based around freebasing, here is a look at the many films that have embraced debauchery and still managed to win the Academy's love. While we won't get into the drinks, we'll take a look at every drug-fueled film that has featured some sort of substance abuse and pay tribute to those Best Picture winners and nominees that made a difference while under the influence. So, I won't harsh your buzz for much longer. Just hit the jump to find get the full experience.

BEST PICTURE WINNERS

American Beauty (wins: 5, nominations: 3)

Drug/s of Preference:

- Cannabis

The Departed (wins: 4, nominations: 1)

Drug/s of Preference

-OxyContin

-Lorazepam

-Heroin

-Cocaine

Forrest Gump (wins: 6, nominations: 7)

Drug/s of Preference

-Heroin

-Cocaine

-Cannabis

-LSD

-Unidentified Pills

The Godfather (wins: 3, nominations: 8)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Cocaine

-Heroin

The Godfather Part II (wins: 6, nominations: 5)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Cocaine

-Heroin

Grand Hotel (wins: 1)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Absinthe

No Country for Old Men (wins: 4, nominations: 4)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Heroin

Platoon (wins: 4, nominations: 4)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Cannabis

-Opium

Annie Hall (wins: 4, nominations: 1)

Drug/s of Preference

-Cocaine

-Heroin

-Methadone

Birdman (wins: 4, nominations: 5)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Cannabis

The French Connection (wins: 5, nominations: 3)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Heroin

-Cocaine

BEST PICTURE NOMINEES

The Wolf of Wall Street (nominations: 5)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Cocaine

-Crack Cocaine

-Quaaludes

-Cannabis

-Morphine

-Xanax

A Clockwork Orange (nominations: 4)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Moloko Plus

-Moloko Vellocet

-Synthetic Mescaline

-Adrenochrome

Apocalypse Now (wins: 2, nominations: 6)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Marijuana

-LSD

-Opium

Ray (wins: 2, nominations: 4)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Heroin

-Cannabis

Little Miss Sunshine (wins: 2, nominations: 2)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Heroin

-Viagra

-Anoretics

The Fighter (wins: 2, nominations: 5)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Crack Cocaine

Black Swan (wins: 1, nominations: 4)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Ecstasy

Pulp Fiction (wins: 1, nominations: 6)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Cocaine

-Heroin

-Cannabis

Lenny (nominations: 6)

Drug/s of Preference

-Heroin

Babel (wins: 1, nominations: 6)

Drug/s of Preference

-MDMA

-Opium

Winter's Bone (nominations: 4)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Methamphetamine

-Cocaine

-Marijuana

Lost in Translation (wins: 1, nominations: 3)

Drug/s of Choice: 

-Marijuana

-Psychedelics

The Godfather Part III (nominations: 7)

Drug/s of Choice:

-Cocaine

-Heroin

Goodfellas (wins: 1, nominations: 5)

Drug/s of Preference:

-Cocaine

-Pills

The Social Network (wins: 3, nominations: 5)

Drug/s of Preference

-Cocaine

-Cannabis

Now go be productive with your day.