Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
The Private Life of Henry VIII

Nominated

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Berkeley Square
Paul Muni
Paul Muni
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Morning Glory

Nominated

Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard
Cavalcade
May Robson
May Robson
Lady for a Day
Best Art Direction
Winner
Cavalcade
Cavalcade
William S. Darling

Nominated

When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet
Cedric Gibbons
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
Best Assistant Director
Winner
Fred Fox
Fred Fox

Nominated

Al Alleborn
Al Alleborn
Arthur Jacobson
Arthur Jacobson
Percy Ikerd
Percy Ikerd
Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough
Ben Silvey
Ben Silvey
Edward Killy
Edward Killy
Frank Shaw
Frank Shaw
Orville O. Dull
Orville O. Dull
John Waters
John Waters
Sid Brod
Sid Brod
William J. Reiter
William J. Reiter
Best Cinematography
Winner
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Charles Lang

Nominated

Reunion in Vienna
Reunion in Vienna
George J. Folsey
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross
Karl Struss
Best Director
Winner
Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
Cavalcade

Nominated

Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Lady for a Day
George Cukor
George Cukor
Little Women
Best Picture
Winner
Cavalcade
Cavalcade

Nominated

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII
State Fair
State Fair
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong
42nd Street
42nd Street
Little Women
Little Women
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs
Walt Disney

Nominated

Building a Building
Building a Building
Walt Disney
The Merry Old Soul
The Merry Old Soul
Walter Lantz
Best Short Subject, Comedy
Winner
So This Is Harris!
So This Is Harris!
Lou Brock

Nominated

Mister Mugg
Mister Mugg
Warren Doane
A Preferred List
A Preferred List
Lou Brock
Best Short Subject, Novelty
Winner
Krakatoa
Krakatoa
Joe Rock

Nominated

Menu
Menu
Pete Smith
The Sea
The Sea
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Franklin Hansen

Nominated

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Nathan Levinson
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
Nathan Levinson
42nd Street
42nd Street
Nathan Levinson
Best Writing, Adaptation
Winner
Little Women
Little Women
Victor Heerman
Sarah Y. Mason

Nominated

State Fair
State Fair
Paul Green
Sonya Levien
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
Robert Riskin
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
One Way Passage
One Way Passage
Robert Lord

Nominated

Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress
Charles MacArthur
The Prizefighter and the Lady
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Frances Marion