| Outstanding Production |
Alice Adams (RKO Radio) |
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Broadway Melody of 1936 (MGM) |
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Captain Blood (Cosmopolitan; First National) |
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David Copperfield (MGM) |
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The Informer (RKO Radio) |
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Les Misérables (Twentieth Century; United Artists) |
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (Paramount) |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Warner Bros.) |
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Mutiny on the Bounty (MGM) |
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Naughty Marietta (MGM) |
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Ruggles of Red Gap (Paramount) |
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Top Hat (RKO Radio) |
| Best Actor |
Clark Gable, Mutiny on the Bounty |
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Charles Laughton, Mutiny on the Bounty |
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Victor McLaglen, The Informer |
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Paul Muni, Black Fury (Write-in candidate, not
an official nomination) |
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Franchot Tone, Mutiny on the Bounty |
| Best Actress |
Elisabeth Bergner, Escape Me Never |
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Claudette Colbert, Private Worlds |
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Bette Davis, Dangerous |
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Katharine Hepburn, Alice Adams |
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Miriam Hopkins, Becky Sharp |
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Merle Oberon, The Dark Angel |
| Directing |
Michael Curtiz, Captain Blood (Write-in candidate,
not an official nomination) |
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John Ford, The Informer |
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Henry Hathaway, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer |
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Frank Lloyd, Mutiny on the Bounty |
| Writing |
| Original Story |
Moss Hart, Broadway Melody of 1936 |
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Don Hartman and Stephen Avery, The Gay Deception |
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Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, The Scoundrel |
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Gregory Rogers, G-Men (Write-in candidate,
not an official nomination) |
| Screenplay |
Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston and Waldemar
Young, screenplay; Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings
and Carey Wilson, Mutiny on the Bounty |
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Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt, adaptation,
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer |
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Dudley Nichols, The Informer |
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Casey Robinson, Captain Blood (Write-in
candidate, not an official nomination) |
|
| Cinematography |
Ray June, Barbary Coast |
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Victor Milner, The Crusades |
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Hal Mohr, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Write-in
candidate, not an official nomination) |
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Gregg Toland, Les Misérables |
| Art Direction |
Carroll Clark and Van Nest Polglase, Top Hat |
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Richard Day, The Dark Angel |
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Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson, The Lives of a Bengal
Lancer |
| Sound Recording |
Columbia Studio Sound Dept., Love Me Forever |
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MGM Studio Sound Dept., Naughty Marietta |
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Paramount Studio Sound Dept., The Lives of a Bengal
Lancer |
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Republic Studio Sound Department, $1,000 a Minute |
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RKO Radio Studio Sound Dept., I Dream Too Much |
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Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept., Thanks
a Million |
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United Artists Studio Sound Dept., The Dark Angel |
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Universal Studio Sound Dept., The Bride of Frankenstein |
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Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Dept., Captain
Blood |
| Assistant Director |
Clem Beauchamp and Paul Wing, The Lives of a Bengal
Lancer |
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Joseph Newman, David Copperfield |
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Sherry Shourds, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Write-in
candidate, not an official nomination |
|
Eric Stacey, Les Misérables |
| Music |
| Song |
“Cheek to Cheek,” Top Hat, Irving Berlin,
music and Iyrics |
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“Lovely to Look At,” Roberta, Jerome Kern,
music; Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, Iyrics |
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“Lullaby of Broadway,” Gold Diggers of 1935,
Harry Warren, music; Al Dubin, Iyrics |
| Score |
MGM Studio Music Dept., Mutiny on the Bounty |
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Paramount Studio Music Dept., Peter Ibbetson |
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RKO Radio Studio Music Dept., The Informer |
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Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Dept.,
Captain Blood |
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| Film Editing |
Margaret Booth, Mutiny on the Bounty |
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Ralph Dawson, A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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George Hively, The Informer |
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Ellsworth Hoagland, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer |
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Robert J. Kern, David Copperfield |
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Barbara McLean, Les Misérables |
| Dance Direction |
Busby Berkeley, “Lullaby of Broadway” and “The Words
Are in My Heart,” Gold Diggers of 1935 |
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Bobby Connolly, “Latin From Manhattan,” Go Into Your
Dance and “Playboy From Paree,” Broadway Hostess |
|
Dave Gould, “I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling,”
Broadway Melody of 1936 and “Straw Hat,” Folies
Bergere |
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Sammy Lee, “Lovely Lady” and “Too Good to Be True,”
King of Burlesque |
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Hermes Pan, “Piccolino” and “Top Hat, White Tie and
Tails,” Top Hat |
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LeRoy Prinz, “It's the Animal in Me,” Big Broadcast
of 1936 and “Viennese Waltz,” All the King's Horses |
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Benjamin Zemach, “Hall of Kings,” She |
| Short Subjects |
| Cartoon |
The Calico Dragon (Happy Harmonies Series)
(Harman-Ising; MGM) |
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Three Orphan Kittens (Silly Symphony
Series) (Walt Disney Productions; United Artists) |
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Who Killed Cock Robin? (Silly Symphony
Series) (Walt Disney Productions; United Artists) |
| Comedy |
How to Sleep (Miniature Series)
(Jack Chertok, producer; MGM) |
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Oh, My Nerves (Broadway Comedies Series)
(Jules White, producer; Columbia) |
|
Tit for Tat (Laurel and Hardy Series)
(Hal Roach, producer; MGM) |
| Novelty |
Audioscopiks (Pete Smith, producer; MGM) |
|
Camera Thrills (Universal) |
|
Wings Over Mt. Everest (Gaumont British
and Skibo Productions; Educational) |
|
| Special Award |
To David Wark Griffith for his distinguished
creative achievements as director and producer and his
invaluable initiative and lasting contributions to the
progress of the motion picture arts |
