Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
The Informer

Nominated

Paul Muni
Paul Muni
Black Fury
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Mutiny on the Bounty
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
Mutiny on the Bounty
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Mutiny on the Bounty
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Dangerous

Nominated

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Alice Adams
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Private Worlds
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
Becky Sharp
Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner
Escape Me Never
Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon
The Dark Angel
Best Art Direction
Winner
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel
Richard Day

Nominated

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
Top Hat
Top Hat
Carroll Clark
Van Nest Polglase
Best Assistant Director
Winner
Paul Wing
Paul Wing
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Nominated

Sherry Shourds
Sherry Shourds
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman
David Copperfield
Eric Stacey
Eric Stacey
Les Misérables
Best Cinematography
Winner
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hal Mohr

Nominated

Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Gregg Toland
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
Ray June
The Crusades
The Crusades
Victor Milner
Best Dance Direction
Winner
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris
Dave Gould

Nominated

She
She
Benjamin Zemach
Top Hat
Top Hat
Hermes Pan
All the King's Horses
All the King's Horses
LeRoy Prinz
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
LeRoy Prinz
Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance
Bobby Connolly
King of Burlesque
King of Burlesque
Sammy Lee
Broadway Hostess
Broadway Hostess
Bobby Connolly
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
Busby Berkeley
Best Director
Winner
John Ford
John Ford
The Informer

Nominated

Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
Mutiny on the Bounty
Henry Hathaway
Henry Hathaway
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Captain Blood
Best Film Editing
Winner
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ralph Dawson

Nominated

David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Robert Kern
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Ellsworth Hoagland
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Barbara McLean
The Informer
The Informer
George Hively
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
Margaret Booth
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
Harry Warren
Al Dubin

Nominated

Roberta
Roberta
Jerome Kern
Dorothy Fields
Jimmy McHugh
Top Hat
Top Hat
Irving Berlin
Best Music, Score
Winner
The Informer
The Informer
Max Steiner

Nominated

Captain Blood
Captain Blood
Leo F. Forbstein
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
Nat W. Finston
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson
Irvin Talbot
Best Picture
Winner
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty

Nominated

Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
The Informer
The Informer
Alice Adams
Alice Adams
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
Top Hat
Top Hat
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Three Orphan Kittens
Three Orphan Kittens
Walt Disney

Nominated

The Calico Dragon
The Calico Dragon
Rudolf Ising
Hugh Harman
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Walt Disney
Best Short Subject, Comedy
Winner
How to Sleep
How to Sleep
Jack Chertok

Nominated

Oh, My Nerves
Oh, My Nerves
Jules White
Tit for Tat
Tit for Tat
Hal Roach
Best Short Subject, Novelty
Winner
Wings Over Everest
Wings Over Everest

Nominated

Camera Thrills
Camera Thrills
Audioscopiks
Audioscopiks
Pete Smith
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta
Douglas Shearer

Nominated

Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
Gilbert Kurland
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
Nathan Levinson
$1000 a Minute
$1000 a Minute
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel
Thomas T. Moulton
Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever
John P. Livadary
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much
Carl Dreher
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Franklin Hansen
Thanks a Million
Thanks a Million
Edmund H. Hansen
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur

Nominated

'G' Men
'G' Men
Darryl F. Zanuck
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
Don Hartman
Stephen Morehouse Avery
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936
Moss Hart
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
The Informer
The Informer
Dudley Nichols

Nominated

Captain Blood
Captain Blood
Casey Robinson
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Achmed Abdullah
John L. Balderston
Grover Jones
William Slavens McNutt
Waldemar Young
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
Jules Furthman
Talbot Jennings
Carey Wilson