2010
An increasing number of films are released in 3D, following the success of Avatar.
Disney’s Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland both gross over $1 billion each, the first time two films from the same year have reached that figure.
2011
28 sequels are released, a record at the time.
Michael Hazanavicius’ The Artist is released, later winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor at the Oscars. The film becomes the first French-produced film to win Best Picture and the first silent film to win the award since 1927.
2012
Universal and Paramount both celebrate their centennial anniversaries, the first time that two major studios celebrate 100 years.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by Peter Jackson, is the first widely-released feature film in “High Frame Rate”, projecting 48 frames per second compared to the industry standard of 24 per second.
2013
The 85th Academy Awards is the first time that the phrase “The Oscars” is used as the ceremony’s official name during its broadcast and marketing.
Daniel Day Lewis becomes the first three-time Oscar winner for Best Actor for his performance in Steven Speilberg’s Lincoln.
2014
Steve McQueen becomes the first black British producer and director to win Best Picture & Best Director Academy Awards for 12 Years A Slave.
2015
Disney’s Star Wars revival, The Force Awakens, breaks numerous box-office records.
2016
NBCUniversal completes accquisition of DreamWorks Animation.
Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid is the first film to gross over $500 million outside of America.
2017
Film producer and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein is accused of sexual abuse allegations and expelled from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Damien Chazelle’s La La Land is mistakenly announced as Best Picture at the Oscas. The award eventually goes to Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight.
2018
The 90th Academy Awards is held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
88 year-old Christopher Plummer is the oldest Oscar-nominated performer in history for his role (replacing Kevin Spacey) in Ridley Scott’s All The Money In The World.
2019
Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame becomes the highest-grossing film of all time.
Streaming service Netflix achieve 15 Oscar nominations and announce plans to buy Grauman’s Chinese Theatre to host events and screen its output.
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