Awards & Winners

1935 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1935 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 8th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

8th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Story

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur

Honored for : The Scoundrel

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Hecht The Scoundrel
Charles MacArthur The Scoundrel
Moss Hart Broadway Melody of 1936
came in 3rd
Don Hartman The Gay Deception
Stephen Morehouse Avery The Gay Deception
Darryl F. Zanuck G Men
came in 2nd","THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Write-in candidate.
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Walt Disney

Honored for : Three Orphan Kittens

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walt Disney Three Orphan Kittens
Hugh Harman The Calico Dragon
came in 3rd
Rudolf Ising The Calico Dragon
came in 3rd
Walt Disney Who Killed Cock Robin?
came in 2nd
Academy Award for Best Assistant Director

Clem Beauchamp, Paul Wing

Honored for : The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Wing The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Clem Beauchamp The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Joseph M. Newman The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
came in 3rd
Eric G. Stacey Les Misérables
Sherry Shourds A Midsummer Night's Dream
came in 2nd","Write-in candidate.
Academy Award for Best Actress

Bette Davis

Honored for : Dangerous
(Role: Joyce Heath)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Merle Oberon The Dark Angel
Miriam Hopkins Becky Sharp
Katharine Hepburn Alice Adams
Claudette Colbert Private Worlds
Elisabeth Bergner Escape Me Never
came in 3rd
Bette Davis Dangerous
Academy Award for Best Actor

Victor McLaglen

Honored for : The Informer
(Role: Gypo Nolan)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Franchot Tone Mutiny on the Bounty
Role: Roger Byam
Charles Laughton Mutiny on the Bounty
Role: Captain Bligh - came in 3rd
Clark Gable Mutiny on the Bounty
Role: Fletcher Christian
Victor McLaglen The Informer
Role: Gypo Nolan
Paul Muni Black Fury
Write-in candidate.","Role: Joe Radek - came in 2nd
Academy Award for Best Dance Direction

Dave Gould

Honored for : Folies Bergère de Paris, Broadway Melody of 1936
(I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling number)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Benjamin Zemach She
\"Hall of Kings\" number
Hermes Pan Top Hat
\"Piccolino\" and \"Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails\" numbers","came in 2nd
Dave Gould Broadway Melody of 1936","Folies Bergère de Paris
\"I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling\" number","\"Straw Hat\" number
Bobby Connolly Broadway Hostess","Go Into Your Dance
\"Latin from Manhattan\" number","\"Playboy from Paree\" number
LeRoy Prinz The Big Broadcast of 1936","All the King's Horses
\"It's the Animal in Me\" number","\"Viennese Waltz\" number
Busby Berkeley Gold Diggers of 1935
\"Lullaby of Broadway\" and \"The Words Are In My Heart\" numbers","came in 3rd
Sammy Lee King of Burlesque
\"Lovely Lady\" and \"Too Good To Be True\" numbers
Academy Award for Best Picture

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Honored for : Mutiny on the Bounty

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Naughty Marietta
Hunt Stromberg Naughty Marietta
United Artists Les Misérables
Darryl F. Zanuck Les Misérables
Twentieth Century Pictures Les Misérables
Warner Bros. Entertainment A Midsummer Night's Dream
Henry Blanke A Midsummer Night's Dream
Paramount Pictures The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Louis D. Lighton The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Cliff Reid The Informer
came in 2nd
RKO Pictures The Informer
came in 2nd
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
David O. Selznick The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
Cosmopolitan Productions Captain Blood
came in 3rd
Harry Joe Brown Captain Blood
came in 3rd
Hal B. Wallis Captain Blood
came in 3rd
Gordon Hollingshead Captain Blood
came in 3rd
Warner Bros. Entertainment Captain Blood
came in 3rd
John W. Considine Jr. Broadway Melody of 1936
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Broadway Melody of 1936
Pandro S. Berman Alice Adams
RKO Pictures Alice Adams
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mutiny on the Bounty
Albert Lewin Mutiny on the Bounty
Irving Thalberg Mutiny on the Bounty
Pandro S. Berman Top Hat
RKO Pictures Top Hat
Paramount Pictures Ruggles of Red Gap
Arthur Hornblow, Jr. Ruggles of Red Gap
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Al Dubin, Harry Warren

Honored for : Lullaby of Broadway
(Gold Diggers of 1935)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Al Dubin Lullaby of Broadway
Gold Diggers of 1935
Harry Warren Lullaby of Broadway
Gold Diggers of 1935
Irving Berlin Cheek to Cheek
Top Hat","came in 2nd
Jimmy McHugh Lovely To Look At
Roberta","came in 2nd
Jerome Kern Lovely To Look At
Roberta","came in 2nd
Dorothy Fields Lovely To Look At
Roberta","came in 2nd
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Hal Mohr

Honored for : A Midsummer Night's Dream

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hal Mohr A Midsummer Night's Dream
Gregg Toland Les Misérables
Victor Milner The Crusades
Ray June Barbary Coast
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Ralph Dawson

Honored for : A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert James Kern The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
Margaret Booth Mutiny on the Bounty
came in 2nd
Ellsworth Hoagland The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Barbara McLean Les Misérables
George Hively The Informer
came in 3rd
Ralph Dawson A Midsummer Night's Dream
Academy Award for Best Director

John Ford

Honored for : The Informer

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Curtiz Captain Blood
came in 2nd","THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Write-in candidate.
Frank Lloyd Mutiny on the Bounty
Henry Hathaway The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
came in 3rd
John Ford The Informer
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Douglas Shearer

Honored for : Naughty Marietta
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nathan Levinson Flirtation Walk
Edmund H. Hansen The White Parade
Douglas Shearer Viva Villa!
Theodore Soderberg Imitation of Life
Douglas Shearer Naughty Marietta
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Thomas T. Moulton The Dark Angel
United Artists Studio Sound Department
Republic Pictures 1,000 Dollars a Minute
Republic Studio Sound Department
Carl Dreher I Dream Too Much
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Gilbert Kurland Bride of Frankenstein
Universal Studio Sound Department
Franklin Hansen The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
came in 3rd","Paramount Studio Sound Department
John P. Livadary Love Me Forever
Columbia Studio Sound Department
Nathan Levinson Captain Blood
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department","came in 2nd
Edmund H. Hansen Thanks a Million
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Max Steiner

Honored for : The Informer
(RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Score by Max Steiner)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Max Steiner The Informer
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Max Steiner
Nat W. Finston Mutiny on the Bounty
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department","Score by Herbert Stothart","came in 2nd
Irvin Talbot Peter Ibbetson
Paramount Studio Music Department","Score by Ernst Toch
Leo F. Forbstein Captain Blood
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department","Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold","came in 3rd","Write-in candidate.
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Comedy

Jack Chertok

Honored for : How to Sleep

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Chertok How to Sleep
Jules White Oh, My Nerves
came in 2nd
Hal Roach Tit for Tat
came in 3rd
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Gaumont British, Skibo Productions

Honored for : Wings Over Everest

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gaumont British Wings Over Everest
Skibo Productions Wings Over Everest
Pete Smith Audioscopiks
Universal Studios Camera Thrills
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Richard Day

Honored for : The Dark Angel

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Day The Dark Angel
Hans Dreier The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
came in 3rd
Roland Anderson The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
came in 3rd
Van Nest Polglase Top Hat
came in 2nd
Carroll Clark Top Hat
came in 2nd
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Dudley Nichols

Honored for : The Informer
(Mr. Nichols initially refused the award, but Academy records indicate that he was in possession of a statuette by 1949.)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Casey Robinson Captain Blood
Achmed Abdullah The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Waldemar Young The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
William Slavens McNutt The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
John L. Balderston The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Grover Jones The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Dudley Nichols The Informer
Mr. Nichols initially refused the award, but Academy records indicate that he was in possession of a statuette by 1949.
Jules Furthman Mutiny on the Bounty
Talbot Jennings Mutiny on the Bounty
Carey Wilson Mutiny on the Bounty
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)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

(for the development of anti-directional negative and positive development by means of jet turbulation, and the application of the method to all negative and print processing of the entire product of a major producing company. [Laboratory])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

William A. Mueller

(of Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department for his method of dubbing, in which the level of the dialogue automatically controls the level of the accompanying music and sound effects. [Sound])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Mole-Richardson

(for their development of the Solar-spot spot lamps. [Lighting])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

(for their automatic control system for cameras and sound recording machines and auxiliary stage equipment. [Stage Operations])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Electrical Research Products, Inc.

(for their study and development of equipment to analyze and measure flutter resulting from the travel of the film through the mechanisms used in the recording and reproduction of sound. [Sound])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Paramount Pictures

(for the design and construction of the Paramount transparency air turbine developing machine. [Laboratory])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Nathan Levinson

(for the method of intercutting variable density and variable area sound tracks to secure an increase in the effective volume range of sound recorded for motion pictures. [Sound])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Agfa-Gevaert

(For their development of the Agfa infra-red film.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Eastman Kodak

(For their development of the Eastman Pola-Screen.)