Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Paul Muni
Paul Muni
The Story of Louis Pasteur

Nominated

William Powell
William Powell
My Man Godfrey
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Dodsworth
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
San Francisco
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
Come and Get It

Nominated

Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
The General Died at Dawn
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Romeo and Juliet
Mischa Auer
Mischa Auer
My Man Godfrey
Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
Pigskin Parade
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer
The Great Ziegfeld

Nominated

Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Romeo and Juliet
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
My Man Godfrey
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
Theodora Goes Wild
Gladys George
Gladys George
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
Anthony Adverse

Nominated

Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville
These Three
Alice Brady
Alice Brady
My Man Godfrey
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya
Dodsworth
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi
The Gorgeous Hussy
Best Art Direction
Winner
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
Richard Day

Nominated

The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld
Cedric Gibbons
Eddie Imazu
Edwin B. Willis
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Cedric Gibbons
Fredric Hope
Edwin B. Willis
Winterset
Winterset
Perry Ferguson
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
Anton Grot
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
William S. Darling
The Magnificent Brute
The Magnificent Brute
Albert S. D'Agostino
Jack Otterson
Best Assistant Director
Winner
Jack Sullivan
Jack Sullivan
The Charge of the Light Brigade

Nominated

Clem Beauchamp
Clem Beauchamp
The Last of the Mohicans
William H. Cannon
William H. Cannon
Anthony Adverse
Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman
San Francisco
Eric Stacey
Eric Stacey
The Garden of Allah
Best Cinematography
Winner
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
Tony Gaudio

Nominated

The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
Victor Milner
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy
George J. Folsey
Best Dance Direction
Winner
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld
Seymour Felix

Nominated

Dancing Pirate
Dancing Pirate
Russell Lewis
Swing Time
Swing Time
Hermes Pan
One in a Million
One in a Million
Jack Haskell
Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
Busby Berkeley
Born to Dance
Born to Dance
Dave Gould
Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel
Bobby Connolly
Best Director
Winner
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Nominated

W.S. Van Dyke
W.S. Van Dyke
San Francisco
Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava
My Man Godfrey
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Z. Leonard
The Great Ziegfeld
William Wyler
William Wyler
Dodsworth
Best Film Editing
Winner
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
Ralph Dawson

Nominated

Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
Otto Meyer
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Conrad A. Nervig
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld
William S. Gray
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
Barbara McLean
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
Edward Curtiss
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Swing Time
Swing Time
Jerome Kern
Dorothy Fields

Nominated

Sing, Baby, Sing
Sing, Baby, Sing
Richard A. Whiting
Walter Bullock
Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven
Arthur Johnston
Johnny Burke
Born to Dance
Born to Dance
Cole Porter
Suzy
Suzy
Walter Donaldson
Harold Adamson
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Louis Alter
Sidney D. Mitchell
Best Music, Score
Winner
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
Leo F. Forbstein

Nominated

The Garden of Allah
The Garden of Allah
Max Steiner
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
Boris Morros
Winterset
Winterset
Nathaniel Shilkret
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Leo F. Forbstein
Best Picture
Winner
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld

Nominated

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
San Francisco
San Francisco
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
The Country Cousin
The Country Cousin
Walt Disney

Nominated

The Old Mill Pond
The Old Mill Pond
Hugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
Max Fleischer
Best Short Subject, Color
Winner
Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty

Nominated

Popular Science
Popular Science
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Bored of Education
Bored of Education
Hal Roach

Nominated

Wanted -- A Master
Wanted -- A Master
Pete Smith
Moscow Moods
Moscow Moods
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
The Public Pays
The Public Pays

Nominated

Dummy Ache
Dummy Ache
Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
San Francisco
San Francisco
Douglas Shearer

Nominated

General Spanky
General Spanky
Elmer Raguse
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
John P. Livadary
That Girl from Paris
That Girl from Paris
John Aalberg
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
Edmund H. Hansen
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Nathan Levinson
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
Oscar Lagerstrom
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
Franklin Hansen
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
Homer G. Tasker
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Pierre Collings
Sheridan Gibney

Nominated

Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
Adele Comandini
San Francisco
San Francisco
Robert E. Hopkins
Fury
Fury
Norman Krasna
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld
William Anthony McGuire
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Pierre Collings
Sheridan Gibney

Nominated

Dodsworth
Dodsworth
Sidney Howard
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
Eric Hatch
Morrie Ryskind
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Robert Riskin
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man
Frances Goodrich
Albert Hackett