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The 4th Academy Awards
| 1932
Sala D'Oro in the Biltmore Hotel
Tuesday, November 10, 1931
Honoring movies released from August 1, 1930 - July 31, 1931.
SHARE
Highlights
Best Directing
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Skippy
Norman Taurog
Best Actor and Actress
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Min and Bill / A Free Soul
Marie Dressler and Lionel Barrymore
Acting Winners
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Lionel Barrymore with his Best Actor Oscar for A Free Soul sits next to presenter Norma Shearer and Best Actress Marie Dressler
Memorable Moments
The 4th Academy Awards Banquet
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Held at the Sala D'Oro in the Biltmore Hotel.
Oscar Arrivals
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Guests arrive at the Academy Awards
Jackie Cooper
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With his mother at the Oscars
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor
Winner
Lionel Barrymore
A Free Soul
Nominees
Jackie Cooper
Skippy
Nominees
Richard Dix
Cimarron
Nominees
Fredric March
The Royal Family of Broadway
Nominees
Adolphe Menjou
The Front Page
Actress
Winner
Marie Dressler
Min and Bill
Nominees
Marlene Dietrich
Morocco
Nominees
Irene Dunne
Cimarron
Nominees
Ann Harding
Holiday
Nominees
Norma Shearer
A Free Soul
Art Direction
Winner
Cimarron
Cimarron
Nominees
Just Imagine
Stephen Goosson, Ralph Hammeras
Nominees
Morocco
Hans Dreier
Nominees
Svengali
Anton Grot
Nominees
Whoopee!
Richard Day
Cinematography
Winner
Tabu
Floyd Crosby
Nominees
Cimarron
Edward Cronjager
Nominees
Morocco
Lee Garmes
Nominees
The Right to Love
Charles Lang
Nominees
Svengali
Barney "Chick" McGill
Directing
Winner
Skippy
Norman Taurog
Nominees
Cimarron
Wesley Ruggles
Nominees
A Free Soul
Clarence Brown
Nominees
The Front Page
Lewis Milestone
Nominees
Morocco
Josef Von Sternberg
Outstanding Production
Winner
Cimarron
RKO Radio
Nominees
East Lynne
Fox
Nominees
The Front Page
The Caddo Company
Nominees
Skippy
Paramount Publix
Nominees
Trader Horn
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sound Recording
Winner
Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
Nominees
Samuel Goldwyn - United Artists Studio Sound Department
Nominees
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Nominees
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Writing (Adaptation)
Winner
Cimarron
Howard Estabrook
Nominees
The Criminal Code
Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo, Jr.
Nominees
Holiday
Horace Jackson
Nominees
Little Caesar
Francis Faragoh, Robert N. Lee
Nominees
Skippy
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sam Mintz
Writing (Original Story)
Winner
The Dawn Patrol
John Monk Saunders
Nominees
The Doorway to Hell
Rowland Brown
Nominees
Laughter
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, Douglas Doty, Donald Ogden Stewart
Nominees
The Public Enemy
John Bright, Kubec Glasmon
Nominees
Smart Money
Lucien Hubbard, Joseph Jackson
C
Cimarron
7 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Art Direction - Cimarron
- * Outstanding Production - RKO Radio
- * Writing (Adaptation) - Howard Estabrook
- Actor - Richard Dix
- Actress - Irene Dunne
- Cinematography - Edward Cronjager
- Directing - Wesley Ruggles
The Criminal Code
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Adaptation) - Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo, Jr.
D
The Dawn Patrol
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Writing (Original Story) - John Monk Saunders
The Doorway to Hell
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Original Story) - Rowland Brown
E
East Lynne
1 NOMINATION
- Outstanding Production - Fox
F
A Free Soul
3 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Actor - Lionel Barrymore
- Actress - Norma Shearer
- Directing - Clarence Brown
The Front Page
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor - Adolphe Menjou
- Directing - Lewis Milestone
- Outstanding Production - The Caddo Company
H
Holiday
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress - Ann Harding
- Writing (Adaptation) - Horace Jackson
J
Just Imagine
1 NOMINATION
- Art Direction - Stephen Goosson, Ralph Hammeras
L
Laughter
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Original Story) - Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, Douglas Doty, Donald Ogden Stewart
Little Caesar
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Adaptation) - Francis Faragoh, Robert N. Lee
M
Min and Bill
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Actress - Marie Dressler
Morocco
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actress - Marlene Dietrich
- Art Direction - Hans Dreier
- Cinematography - Lee Garmes
- Directing - Josef Von Sternberg
P
The Public Enemy
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Original Story) - John Bright, Kubec Glasmon
R
The Right to Love
1 NOMINATION
- Cinematography - Charles Lang
The Royal Family of Broadway
1 NOMINATION
- Actor - Fredric March
S
Skippy
4 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Directing - Norman Taurog
- Actor - Jackie Cooper
- Outstanding Production - Paramount Publix
- Writing (Adaptation) - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sam Mintz
Smart Money
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Original Story) - Lucien Hubbard, Joseph Jackson
Svengali
2 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Anton Grot
- Cinematography - Barney "Chick" McGill
T
Tabu
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Cinematography - Floyd Crosby
Trader Horn
1 NOMINATION
- Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
W
Whoopee!
1 NOMINATION
- Art Direction - Richard Day
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