1938 ceremony · films of 1937
The 10th Oscars
118 nominations in 20 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
3 of 10
2 of 7
1 of 7- 2 of 6
1 of 6- 2 of 5
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
Announced as Outstanding Production
- Warner Bros.
- Selznick International Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- 20th Century-Fox
- Columbia
- Universal
RKO Radio- Columbia
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- Spencer Tracy · Manuel
- Fredric March · Norman Maine (Alfred Hinkel)
- Charles Boyer · Napoleon Bonaparte
- Robert Montgomery · Danny
- Paul Muni · Emile Zola
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Luise Rainer · O-Lan
- Janet Gaynor · Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester
- Greta Garbo · Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
- Barbara Stanwyck · Stella Dallas
- Irene Dunne · Lucy Warriner
Best Supporting Actor
- Joseph Schildkraut · Captain Alfred Dreyfus
- H. B. Warner · Chang
- Ralph Bellamy · Daniel Leeson
- Thomas Mitchell · Doctor Kersaint
- Roland Young · Cosmo Topper
Best Supporting Actress
- Alice Brady · Molly O'Leary
- Claire Trevor · Francie
- Dame May Whitty · Mrs. Bramson
- Andrea Leeds · Kaye Hamilton
- Anne Shirley · Laurel Dallas
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay)
Best Original Story
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Scoring)
- Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department (no composer credit)
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (no composer credit)
- Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
- Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
- Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department (Score by Alberto Colombo)
Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)- Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director (Score by Victor Schertzinger)
- Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)
- Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department (Score by Alfred Newman)
- Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
- Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director (Score by Alfred Newman)
- Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department (Score by Marvin Hatley)
Best Original Song
Announced as Music (Song)
- Waikiki Wedding · Sweet LeilaniMusic and Lyrics by Harry Owens
- Artist and Models · Whispers In The DarkMusic by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air · Remember MeMusic by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin
- Shall We Dance · They Can't Take That Away From MeMusic by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Vogues of 1938 · That Old FeelingMusic by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Lew Brown
Best Sound
- United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
- RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Best Animated Short
Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Paramount
- Charles Mintz, Producer
Best Live Action Short (Color)
- Pete Smith, Producer
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
Best Live Action Short (One-reel)
- Skibo Productions
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Pete Smith, Producer
Best Live Action Short (Two-reel)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- RKO Radio
- RKO Radio
Best Dance Direction
- Hermes Pan · Fun House
- Dave Gould · All God's Children Got Rhythm
- Sammy Lee · Swing Is Here to Stay
- Bobby Connolly · Too Marvelous for Words
- Harry Losee · Prince Igor Suite
- Busby Berkeley · The Finale
- LeRoy Prinz · Luau
Best Assistant Director
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Special Award
To W. Howard Greene for the color photography of A Star Is Born. (This Award was recommended by a committee of leading cinematographers after viewing all the color pictures made during the year.)
- Edgar Bergen
To Edgar Bergen for his outstanding comedy creation, \"Charlie McCarthy.\"
- Mack Sennett
To Mack Sennett, \"for his lasting contribution to the comedy technique of the screen, the basic principles of which are as important today as when they were first put into practice, the Academy presents a Special Award to that master of fun, discoverer of stars, sympathetic, kindly, understanding comedy genius - Mack Sennett.\"
- The Museum of Modern Art Film Library
To The Museum of Modern Art Film Library for its significant work in collecting films dating from 1895 to the present and for the first time making available to the public the means of studying the historical and aesthetic development of the motion picture as one of the major arts.