Awards & Winners

1928 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1928 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 1st Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

1st Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Story

Ben Hecht

Honored for : Underworld

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Hecht Underworld
Lajos Bíró The Last Command
Academy Award for Best Picture

Paramount Pictures

Honored for : Wings

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Nominee Nominated Work
United Artists The Racket
Howard Hughes The Racket
Lucien Hubbard Wings
Famous Players-Lasky Wings
Paramount Pictures Wings
Fox Film 7th Heaven
William Fox 7th Heaven
Academy Award for Best Unique and Artistic Picture

FOX

Honored for : Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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Nominee Nominated Work
FOX Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Paramount Pictures Chang
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Crowd
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Benjamin Glazer

Honored for : 7th Heaven

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Coldeway Glorious Betsy
Benjamin Glazer 7th Heaven
Alfred A. Cohn The Jazz Singer
Academy Award for Best Actress

Janet Gaynor

Honored for : Street Angel, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 7th Heaven
(Role: The Wife, Role: Angela, Role: Diane)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gloria Swanson Sadie Thompson
Louise Dresser A Ship Comes In
Janet Gaynor Street Angel","Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans","7th Heaven
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Karl Struss, Charles Rosher

Honored for : Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
(For this awards year, awards were presented in the name of the individual and could honor work on one or more films. Charles Rosher and Karl Struss were both honored for cinematography on this film. It is considered a single nomination for the film)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Rosher Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Karl Struss Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
George Barnes The Devil Dancer
George Barnes The Magic Flame
George Barnes Sadie Thompson
Academy Award for Best Actor

Emil Jannings

Honored for : The Last Command, The Way of All Flesh
(Role: General Dolgorucki [Grand Duke Sergius Alexander], Role: August Schilling)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Emil Jannings The Last Command","The Way of All Flesh
Richard Barthelmess The Patent Leather Kid","The Noose
Role: Patent Leather Kid","Role: Nickie Elkins
Academy Honorary Award

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Honored for : The Jazz Singer
Academy Honorary Award

Charlie Chaplin

Honored for : The Circus
(for acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus.)
Academy Award for Best Dramatic Picture Direction

Frank Borzage

Honored for : 7th Heaven

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Nominee Nominated Work
Frank Borzage 7th Heaven
Herbert Brenon Sorrell and Son
King Vidor The Crowd
Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects

Roy Pomeroy

Honored for : Wings

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ralph Hammeras
This nomination was not associated with any specific film title.
Roy Pomeroy Wings
Nugent Slaughter The Jazz Singer
Academy records indicate that Mr. Slaughter was most often mentioned in connection with The Jazz Singer
Academy Award for Best Title Writing

Joseph Farnham

Honored for : The Red Mill

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Farnham The Red Mill
George Marion Jr. The Magic Flame
Gerald Duffy The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Academy Award for Best Production Design

William Cameron Menzies

Honored for : The Dove, Tempest

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Nominee Nominated Work
William Cameron Menzies The Dove
William Cameron Menzies Tempest
Harry Oliver 7th Heaven
Rochus Gliese Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Academy Award for Best Director

Frank Borzage

Honored for : 7th Heaven

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ted Wilde Speedy
Herbert Brenon Sorrell and Son
Frank Borzage 7th Heaven
King Vidor The Crowd
Academy Award for Best Comedy Picture Direction

Lewis Milestone

Honored for : Two Arabian Knights

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ted Wilde Speedy
Lewis Milestone Two Arabian Knights