8th Academy Awards
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| Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 5, 1936 |
| Site | Biltmore Hotel |
| Host | Frank Capra |
The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Frank Capra.
[edit] Winners and nominees
Winners are highlighted in boldface.
[edit] Best Motion Picture Of The Year
- 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
[edit] Achievement in Directing
- Michael Curtiz - Captain Blood
- John Ford - The Informer
- Henry Hathaway - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
- Frank Lloyd - Mutiny on the Bounty
[edit] Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
- Clark Gable - Mutiny on the Bounty
- Charles Laughton - Mutiny on the Bounty
- Victor McLaglen - The Informer
- Franchot Tone - Mutiny on the Bounty
[edit] Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role
- 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
[edit] Best Writing, Adaptation
- Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston, Waldemar Young, Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings, and Carey Wilson - Mutiny on the Bounty
- Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
- Dudley Nichols - The Informer
[edit] Best Story
- Moss Hart - Broadway Melody of 1936
- Don Hartman and Stephen Avery - The Gay Deception
- Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur - The Scoundrel
[edit] Interior Decoration
- Carroll Clark and Van Nest Polglase - Top Hat
- Richard Day - The Dark Angel
- Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
[edit] Achievement In Cinematography
- Ray June - Barbary Coast
- Victor Milner - The Crusades
- Hal Mohr - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Gregg Toland - Les Misérables
Hal Mohr was a write-in candidate, and therefore isn't officially considered to have received a nomination, although he did receive the award.
[edit] Sound Recording
- Love Me Forever
- Naughty Marietta
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
- $1,000 a Minute
- I Dream Too Much
- Thanks a Million
- The Dark Angel
- The Bride of Frankenstein
- Captain Blood
[edit] Assistant Director
- Clem Beauchamp and Paul Wing - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
- Joseph Newman - David Copperfield
- Eric Stacey - Les Misérables
[edit] Short Subjects: Cartoons
- The Calico Dragon
- Three Orphan Kittens
- Who Killed Cock Robin?
[edit] Short Subjects: Comedy
- How to Sleep
- Oh, My Nerves
- Tit for Tat
[edit] Short Subjects: Novelty
- Audioscopiks
- Camera Thrills
- Wings Over Mt. Everest
[edit] Music: Best Song
- "Cheek to Cheek" - Top Hat
- "Lovely to Look At" - Roberta
- "Lullaby of Broadway" - Gold Diggers of 1935
[edit] Music: Best Score
[edit] Film Editing
- Margaret Booth - Mutiny on the Bounty
- Ralph Dawson - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- George Hively - The Informer
- Ellsworth Hoagland - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
- Robert J. Kern - David Copperfield
- Barbara McLean - Les Misérables
[edit] Dance Direction
- Busby Berkeley - Gold Diggers of 1935
- Bobby Connolly - Broadway Hostess
- Dave Gould - Broadway Melody of 1936 and Folies Bergere
- Sammy Lee - King of Burlesque
- Hermes Pan - Top Hat
- LeRoy Prinz - All the King's Horses and The Big Broadcast of 1936
- Benjamin Zemach - She
This award was only given out for three years (1935-1937).
