March 5, 1936 Biltmore Hotel Hosted by Frank Capra
OUTSTANDING PICTURE
“Alice Adams”
“Broadway Melody of 1936”
“Captain Blood”
“David Copperfield”
“The Informer”
“Les Misérables”
“The Lives of a Bengal Lancer”
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
“Mutiny on the Bounty”
“Naughty Marietta”
“Ruggles of Red Gap”
“Top Hat”
ACTOR
Clark Gable – “Mutiny on the Bounty”
Charles Laughton – “Mutiny on the Bounty”
Victor McLaglen – “The Informer”
Paul Muni – “Black Fury”
Franchot Tone – “Mutiny on the Bounty”
ACTRESS
Elisabeth Bergner – “Escape Me Never”
Claudette Colbert – “Private Worlds”
Bette Davis – “Dangerous”
Katharine Hepburn – “Alice Adams”
Miriam Hopkins – “Becky Sharp”
Merle Oberon – “The Dark Angel”
ART DIRECTION
“The Dark Angel” – Richard Day
“The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” – Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson
“Top Hat” – Carroll Clark and Van Nest Polglase
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Barbary Coast” – Ray June
“The Crusades” – Victor Milner
“Les Misérables” – Gregg Toland
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – Hal Mohr
DIRECTOR
Michael Curtiz – “Captain Blood”
John Ford – “The Informer”
Henry Hathaway – “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer”
Frank Lloyd – “Mutiny on the Bounty”
DANCE DIRECTOR
“All the King’s Horses” and “The Big Broadcast of 1936” – LeRoy Prinz
“Broadway Hostess” and “Go into Your Dance” – Bobby Connolly
“Broadway Melody of 1936” and “Folies Bergère de Paris” – Dave Gould
“Gold Diggers of 1935” – Busby Berkeley
“King of Burlesque” – Sammy Lee
“She” – Benjamin Zemach
“Top Hat” – Hermes Pan
FILM EDITING
“David Copperfield” – Robert J. Kern
“The Informer” – George Hively
“The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” – Ellsworth Hoagland
“Les Misérables” – Barbara McLean
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – Ralph Dawson
“Mutiny on the Bounty” – Margaret Booth
SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)
“The Calico Dragon” – Harman-Ising and MGM
“Three Orphan Kittens” – Walt Disney Productions and United Artists
“Who Killed Cock Robin?” – Walt Disney Productions and United Artists
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT (COMEDY)
“How to Sleep” – Jack Chertok and MGM
“Oh, My Nerves” – Jules White and Columbia
“Tit for Tat” – Hal Roach and MGM
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT (NOVELTY)
“Audioscopiks” – Pete Smith and MGM
“Camera Thrills” – Universal
“Wings Over Everest” – Gaumont British and Skibo Productions
SCORING
“Captain Blood” – Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department
“The Informer” – RKO Radio Studio Music Department
“Mutiny on the Bounty” – MGM Studio Music Department
“Peter Ibbetson” – Paramount Studio Music Department
SONG
“Lullaby of Broadway” from “Gold Diggers of 1935” – Harry Warren & Al Dubin
“Lovely to Look At” from “Roberta” – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
“Cheek to Cheek” from “Top Hat” – Irving Berlin
SOUND RECORDING
“$1,000 a Minute” – Republic Studio Sound Department
“Bride of Frankenstein” – Gilbert Kurland
“Captain Blood” – Nathan Levinson
“The Dark Angel” – Thomas T. Moulton
“I Dream Too Much” – Carl Dreher
“The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” – Franklin Hansen
“Love Me Forever” – John P. Livadary
“Naughty Marietta” – Douglas Shearer
“Thanks a Million” – E. H. Hansen
WRITING (ADAPTATION)
“Captain Blood” – Casey Robinson
“The Informer” – Dudley Nichols
“The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” – Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston, Waldemar Young, Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt
“Mutiny on the Bounty” – Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings and Carey Wilson
WRITING (ORIGINAL STORY)
“Broadway Melody of 1936” – Moss Hart
“The Gay Deception” – Don Hartman and Stephen Morehouse Avery
“G Men” – Gregory Rogers (pseudonym of Darryl F. Zanuck)
“The Scoundrel” – Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
“David Copperfield” – Joseph M. Newman
“Les Misérables” – Eric Stacey
“The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” – Clem Beauchamp and Paul Wing
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – Sherry Shourds
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
D. W. 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”
