The Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production has also been known as "Best Artistic Quality of Production". It was only awarded during the first year of the Oscars, and may be considered as a redundant variation of Best Picture.

1927-1928

• Sunrise - Fox - William Fox
  • Chang - Paramount - Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
  • The Crowd - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Irving Thalberg