Academy Award 1938 (march 10, 1938)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 10 of the event; awards assigned:

Best Motion Picture

for the movie the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Jack L. Warner

nominations for the movie :

Stage Door
Assigned to
Pandro S.berman

In Old Chicago
Assigned to
Kenneth Mcgowan, Darryl F. Zanuck

Dead End
Assigned to
Samuel Goldwyn, Merritt Hulbert

the good earth
Assigned to
Albert Lewin, Irving G.thalberg

Captains Courageous
Assigned to
Louis D. Lighton

one hundred men and a girl
Assigned to
Charles R.rogers, Joe Pasternak

a star is born
Assigned to
David O. Selznick

lost horizon
Assigned to
Frank Capra

the awful truth
Assigned to
Leo McCarey, Everett Riskin

Best Achievement in Directing

for the movie the awful truth
Assigned to
Leo McCarey

nominations for the movie :

Stage Door
Assigned to
Gregory La cava

the life of emile zola
Assigned to
William Dieterle

the good earth
Assigned to
Sidney A. Franklin

a star is born
Assigned to
William A. Wellman

Best Original Screenplay

for the movie a star is born
Assigned to
Robert Carson, William A. Wellman

nominations for the movie :

In Old Chicago
Assigned to
Niven Busch

the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg

one hundred men and a girl
Assigned to
Hanns Kräly

black legion
Assigned to
Robert Lord

Best Adapted Screenplay

for the movie the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg

nominations for the movie :

Stage Door
Assigned to
Anthony Veiller

Captains Courageous
Assigned to
Dale Vanevery, Marc Connelly, John Lee Mahin

a star is born
Assigned to
Dorothy Parker

the awful truth
Assigned to
Viña Delmar

Best Actor in a Leading Role

for the movie Captains Courageous
Assigned to
Spencer Tracy

nominations for the movie :

the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Paul Muni

a star is born
Assigned to
Fredric March

conquest
Assigned to
Charles Boyer

night must fall
Assigned to
Robert Montgomery

Best Actress in a Leading Role

for the movie the good earth
Assigned to
Luise Rainer

nominations for the movie :

a star is born
Assigned to
Janet Gaynor

the awful truth
Assigned to
Irene Dunne

Stella Dallas
Assigned to
Barbara Stanwyck

camille
Assigned to
Greta Garbo

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

for the movie the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Joseph Schildkraut

nominations for the movie :

lost horizon
Assigned to
H.b.warner

the awful truth
Assigned to
Ralph Bellamy

the hurricane
Assigned to
Thomas Mitchell

topper
Assigned to
Roland Young

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

for the movie In Old Chicago
Assigned to
Alice Brady

nominations for the movie :

Stage Door
Assigned to
Andrea Leeds

Dead End
Assigned to
Claire Trevor

night must fall
Assigned to
May Whitty

Stella Dallas
Assigned to
Anne Shirley

Best Cinematography

for the movie the good earth
Assigned to
Karl Freund

nominations for the movie :

Dead End
Assigned to
Gregg Toland

wings over honolulu
Assigned to
Joseph A. Valentine

Best Original Score

for the movie one hundred men and a girl
Assigned to
Charles Previn

nominations for the movie :

the prisoner of zenda
Assigned to
Alfred Newman

In Old Chicago
Assigned to
Louis Silvers

the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Max Steiner

lost horizon
Assigned to
Dimitri Tiomkin

the hurricane
Assigned to
Alfred Newman

something to sing about
Assigned to
C. Bakaleinikoff

portia on trial
Assigned to
Alberto Colombo

Way Out West
Assigned to
Marvin Hatley

Souls at Sea
Assigned to
Franke W.harling, Bernard Kaun, Milan Roder

make a wish
Assigned to
Hugo Riesenfeld

maytime
Assigned to
Herbert Stothart

Quality Street
Assigned to
Roy Webb

something to sing about
Assigned to
Victor Schertzinger

poster del film snow white and the seven dwarfs

snow white and the seven dwarfs
Assigned to
Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline, Paul J.(musicista) Smith

Best Editing

for the movie lost horizon
Assigned to
Gene Milford, Gene Havlick

nominations for the movie :

the good earth
Assigned to
Basil Wrangell

Captains Courageous

one hundred men and a girl
Assigned to
Bernard W. Burton

the awful truth
Assigned to
Al Clark

Best Production Design

for the movie lost horizon
Assigned to
Stephen Goosson

nominations for the movie :

Dead End
Assigned to
Richard Day

the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Anton Grot

conquest
Assigned to
Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning

Souls at Sea
Assigned to
Roland Anderson, Hans Dreier

vogues of 1938
Assigned to
Alexander Toluboff

Damsel in Distress
Assigned to
Carroll Clark

wee willie winkie
Assigned to
David Hall, William S. Darling

Every Day's a Holiday
Assigned to
Wiard Ihnen

poster del film Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Assigned to
John Victor mackay

you're a sweetheart
Assigned to
Jack Otterson

Best Sound

for the movie the hurricane
Assigned to
Thomas T.moulton

nominations for the movie :

In Old Chicago
Assigned to
Edmund H.hansen

the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Nathan Levinson

one hundred men and a girl
Assigned to
Homer G.tasker

lost horizon
Assigned to
John P.livadary

topper
Assigned to
Elmer R. Raguse

maytime
Assigned to
Douglas G.shearer

hitting a new high
Assigned to
John O.aalberg

the girl said no
Assigned to
A.e.kaye

wells fargo
Assigned to
Loren L.ryder

Best Assistant Director

for the movie In Old Chicago
Assigned to
Robert D. Webb

nominations for the movie :

the life of emile zola
Assigned to
Russ Sounders

a star is born
Assigned to
Eric G.stacey

lost horizon
Assigned to
C.c.coleman

Souls at Sea
Assigned to
Hal Walker

Best Dance Direction

for the movie Damsel in Distress
Assigned to
Hermes Pan

nominations for the movie :

a day at the races
Assigned to
Dave Gould

waikiki wedding
Assigned to
Leroy Prinz

varsity show
Assigned to
Busby Berkeley

Ready, Willing and Able
Assigned to
Bobby Connolly

Ali Baba Goes to Town
Assigned to
Sammy Lee

thin ice
Assigned to
Harry Losee

Best Original Song

for the movie waikiki wedding
Assigned to
Harry Owens

nominations for the movie :

vogues of 1938
Assigned to
Sammy Fain, Lew Brown

shall we dance
Assigned to
George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

artists and models
Assigned to
Friedrich Hollaender, Leo Robin

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Assigned to
Harry Warren, Al Dubin

Special Award

for the movie a star is born
Assigned to
W. Howard Greene

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Academy Award 1938 (march 10, 1938)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 10 of the event; awards assigned: