The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners
Held at the Sala D’Oro in the Biltmore Hotel on Tuesday, November 10, 1931,
honoring movies released from August 1, 1930 – July 31, 1931.
The 4th Academy Awards banquet held at the Sala D’Oro in the Biltmore Hotel.
Actor
- Lionel Barrymore in "A Free Soul"
- Jackie Cooper in "Skippy"
- Richard Dix in "Cimarron"
- Fredric March in "The Royal Family of Broadway"
- Adolphe Menjou in "The Front Page"
Actress
- Marlene Dietrich in "Morocco"
- Marie Dressler in "Min and Bill"
- Irene Dunne in "Cimarron"
- Ann Harding in "Holiday"
- Norma Shearer in "A Free Soul"
Art Direction
- "Cimarron" Max Rée
- "Just Imagine" Stephen Goosson, Ralph Hammeras
- "Morocco" Hans Dreier
- "Svengali" Anton Grot
- "Whoopee!" Richard Day
Cinematography
- "Cimarron" Edward Cronjager
- "Morocco" Lee Garmes
- "The Right to Love" Charles Lang
- "Svengali" Barney "Chick" McGill
- "Tabu" Floyd Crosby
Directing
- "Cimarron" Wesley Ruggles
- "A Free Soul" Clarence Brown
- "The Front Page" Lewis Milestone
- "Morocco" Josef Von Sternberg
- "Skippy" Norman Taurog
Outstanding Production
- "Cimarron" RKO Radio
- "East Lynne" Fox
- "The Front Page" The Caddo Company
- "Skippy" Paramount Publix
- "Trader Horn" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sound Recording
- Samuel Goldwyn - United Artists Studio Sound Department
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
- Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
- RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Writing (Adaptation)
- "Cimarron" Howard Estabrook
- "The Criminal Code" Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo, Jr.
- "Holiday" Horace Jackson
- "Little Caesar" Francis Faragoh, Robert N. Lee
- "Skippy" Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sam Mintz
Writing (Original Story)
- "The Dawn Patrol" John Monk Saunders
- "The Doorway to Hell" Rowland Brown
- "Laughter" Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, Douglas Doty, Donald Ogden Stewart
- "The Public Enemy" John Bright, Kubec Glasmon
- "Smart Money" Lucien Hubbard, Joseph Jackson
- Star indicates a win.
