The 3rd Oscars
42 nominations in 8 categories.
The night's big films
- 0 of 5
2 of 4- 2 of 4
- 1 of 4
- 1 of 3
- 0 of 3
Every category
Best Picture
- Universal
- Warner Bros.
- Cosmopolitan
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Paramount Famous Lasky
Best Director
Best Actor
NOTE: As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films. Though the final awards ballot listed both Disraeli and The Green Goddess in his nomination, the award was announced for only the Disraeli performance. It has never been established as to why this was, but it possibly could have been because the original report from the Acting Branch Board of Judges only listed the Disraeli performance in the results of the nominations voting, or it could have been because on some of the final ballots, the voters had indicated the Disraeli performance over the other.
- George Arliss · Benjamin Disraeli
- Ronald Colman · Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond; Michel
- Wallace Beery · 'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt
- Maurice Chevalier · Pierre Mirande; Count Alfred Renard
- George Arliss · Oxonian, the Rajah of Rukh
- Lawrence Tibbett · Yegor
Best Actress
NOTE: As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films. Though the final awards ballot listed both The Divorcee and Their Own Desire in her nomination, the award was announced for only the The Divorcee performance. It has never been established as to why this was, but it possibly could have been because the original report from the Acting Branch Board of Judges only listed The Divorcee performance in the results of the nominations voting, or it could have been because on some of the final ballots, the voters had indicated the The Divorcee performance over the other.
- Norma Shearer · Jerry
- Greta Garbo · Anna Christie; Madame Rita Cavallini
- Ruth Chatterton · Sarah Storm
- Nancy Carroll · Hallie Hobart
- Gloria Swanson · Marion Donnell
- Norma Shearer · Lucia 'Lally' Marlett
Best Adapted Screenplay
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Best Cinematography
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Best Production Design
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Best Sound
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- (United Artists Studio Sound Department, Oscar Lagerstrom, Sound Director)
- (RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Tribby, Sound Director)
- (Paramount Famous Lasky Studio Sound Department, Franklin Hansen, Sound Director)
- (First National Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director)