Academy Awards
Date	March 16, 1934
Site	The Ambassador Hotel
Preshow
Host	Will Rogers
Producer
Director
Duration

The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Will Rogers and Rogers also presented all of the awards. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ambassadors Cocoanut Grove circa the late 1950s. ... Will Rogers. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ambassadors Cocoanut Grove circa the late 1950s. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Will Rogers. ...

Winners and nominees

Winners are highlighted in boldface. ^[1]

Best Motion Picture Of The Year

• 42nd Street
• Cavalcade
• A Farewell to Arms
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
• Lady for a Day - Columbia
• Little Women
• The Private Life of Henry VIII
• She Done Him Wrong
• Smilin' Through
• State Fair

The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... 42nd Street is a 1933 musical movie, set on the famous Manhattan street of that name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Cavalcade is a historical view of English life from New Years Eve 1899 through 1933, from the point of view of of well-to-do Londoner residents Jane and Robert Marryot (played by Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook). ... A Farewell to Arms book cover A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. ... Paul Muni plays a prisoner working on the chain gang I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 movie in which Paul Muni stars as a wrongly accused escapee from a brutal chain gang. ... Lady for a Day is a 1933 film which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Little Women (1933) directed by George Cukor is based upon Louisa May Alcotts novel of the same name. ... The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... She Done Him Wrong is a movie that was released in 1933 about a bawdy nightclub singer named Lady Lou that was set in the 1890s. ... Smilin Through is a 1932 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... This article is about the movies and stage musical. ...

Achievement in Directing

• Frank Capra - Lady for a Day
• George Cukor - Little Women
• Frank Lloyd - Cavalcade

The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... Frank Capra Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films. ... Lady for a Day is a 1933 film which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... George Cukor George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ... Little Women (1933) directed by George Cukor is based upon Louisa May Alcotts novel of the same name. ... Frank Lloyd (born 2 February 1886 in Glasgow, UK, died 10 August 1960 in Santa Monica, California, United States) was a film director, scriptwriter and producer. ... Cavalcade is a historical view of English life from New Years Eve 1899 through 1933, from the point of view of of well-to-do Londoner residents Jane and Robert Marryot (played by Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook). ...

Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role

• Leslie Howard - Berkeley Square
• Charles Laughton - The Private Life of Henry VIII
• Paul Muni - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... See also Leslie Howard (Australian pianist) Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 – June 1, 1943) was a British film actor. ... Berkeley Square is the title of a 1933 film which tells the story of a young American who is transported back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meets his ancestors. ... Charles Laughton as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899 - December 15, 1962) was a British-born American stage and film actor of partial Irish Catholic extraction. ... The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 For the comedy writer and actor, see Paul Mooney Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards. ... Paul Muni plays a prisoner working on the chain gang I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 movie in which Paul Muni stars as a wrongly accused escapee from a brutal chain gang. ...

Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role

• Katharine Hepburn - Morning Glory
• May Robson - Lady for a Day
• Diana Wynyard - Cavalcade

^[2] The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic star of American film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Morning Glory is a pre-Code film (1933) which tells the story of an eager, but unstable, would-be actress whose good looks draw more attention than her acting. ... May Robson (April 19, 1858 - October 20, 1942) was an Australian-born actress and playwright. ... Lady for a Day is a 1933 film which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Diana Wynyard (January 16, 1906 – May 13, 1964) was a British actress. ... Cavalcade is a historical view of English life from New Years Eve 1899 through 1933, from the point of view of of well-to-do Londoner residents Jane and Robert Marryot (played by Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook). ...

Best Writing, Adaptation

• Paul Green and Sonya Levien - State Fair
• Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason - Little Women
• Robert Riskin - Lady for a Day

^[3] The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... Paul Green (17 March 1894 - 4 May 1981) American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. ... This article is about the movies and stage musical. ... Little Women (1933) directed by George Cukor is based upon Louisa May Alcotts novel of the same name. ... Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897–September 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra. ... Lady for a Day is a 1933 film which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ...

Best Story

• Robert Lord - One Way Passage
• Frances Marion - The Prizefighter and the Lady
• Charles MacArthur - Rasputin and the Empress

^[4] The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... Frances Marion Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: no content If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Charles MacArthur (November 5, 1895 _ April 21, 1956) was an American playwright and screenwriter, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. ...

Interior Decoration

• William S. Darling - Cavalcade
  • Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson - A Farewell to Arms
  • Cedric Gibbons - When Ladies Meet

^[5] The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... Cavalcade is a historical view of English life from New Years Eve 1899 through 1933, from the point of view of of well-to-do Londoner residents Jane and Robert Marryot (played by Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook). ... Hans Dreier (August 21, 1885 – October 24, 1966) was a film art director. ... A Farewell to Arms book cover A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. ... Cedric Gibbons in Dublin, Ireland, (23 March 1893 - 26 July 1960 was the art director at MGM studios. ...

Achievement In Cinematography

• Charles Bryant Lang, Jr. - A Farewell to Arms
• George J. Folsey - Reunion in Vienna
• Karl Struss - Sign of the Cross

The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... A Farewell to Arms book cover A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. ... George J. Folsey (1898-1988) was an American cinematographer. ...

Sound Recording

• 42nd Street - Harold C. Lewis
• A Farewell to Arms - Nathan Levinson
• Golddiggers of 1933 - Nathan Levinson
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Nathan Levinson

This is a list of films that have received an Oscar for best sound. ... 42nd Street is a 1933 musical movie, set on the famous Manhattan street of that name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... A Farewell to Arms book cover A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. ... Paul Muni plays a prisoner working on the chain gang I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 movie in which Paul Muni stars as a wrongly accused escapee from a brutal chain gang. ...

Assistant Director

(Seven winners.) In the first year only of this award it was not made in respect of any specific movie. ...

• Al Alleborn - Warner Brothers
• Charles Barton - Paramount
• Sid Brod - Paramount
• Charles Dorian - MGM
• Orville O. Dull - MGM
• Fred Fox - United Artists
• Gordon Hollingshead - Warner Brothers
• Percy Ikerd - 20th Century Fox
• Arthur Jacobson - Paramount
• Rick James - Universal
• Edward Killy - RKO
• Joseph A. McDonough - Universal
• William J. Reiter - Universal
• Frank Shaw - Warner Brothers
• Ben Silvey - United Artists
• Dewey Starkey - RKO
• William Tummel - 20th Century Fox
• John S. Waters - MGM

Short Subjects: Cartoons

• Building a Building - Walt Disney, United Artists
• The Merry Old Soul - Walter Lantz, Universal Studios
• The Three Little Pigs - Walt Disney, United Artists

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Short Subjects: Comedy

• Mister Mugg - Universal Studios
• Preferred List - RKO Pictures
• So This Is Harris - RKO Pictures

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Short Subjects: Novelty

• Krakatoa - Educational
• Menu - Pete Smith, MGM
• The Sea - Educational

^[6] This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. ...

Scientific or Technical Awards

Since 1931, an Academy Award for Scientific or Technical work in motion pictures has been given in three categories: Scientific or Technical Merit - a statuette Scientific and Engineering Achievement - a plaque Technical Achievement - a citation Categories: Academy Awards ...

Class II Awards

• Electrical Research Products, Inc.
  • For work in sound reproduction.
• RCA-Victor Company, Inc.
  • For work in sound reproduction.

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Class III Awards

• Fox Film Corporation, Fred Jackman and Warner Brothers Pictures, and Sidney Sanders and RKO Pictures.
  • For work in the technologies of cinematography and film projection.

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Notes and references

1. ↑ The sources consulted to compile and verify this list include:
   • "Academy Awards Database - AMPAS." oscars.org. 11 Mar. 2006 <http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1142073214663>.
   • "Academy Awards, USA: 1934." Internet Movie Database. 11 Mar. 2006 <http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1934>.
   • Mason, Wiley, and Damien Bona. Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards. Updated ed. New York: Ballantine, 1987.
2. ↑ There were no awards for "Best Supporting Actor" or "Best Supporting Actress" until the 1936 Academy Awards.
3. ↑ In this year, the award known now as "Adapted Screenplay" was known as "Best Writing, Adaptation" (see Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for more information).
4. ↑ In this year, the award known now as "Best Original Screenplay" was known as "Best Story" (see Academy Award for Best Story and Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for more information).
5. ↑ In this year, the award known now as "Best Art Direction" was known as "Best Interior Decoration" (see Academy Award for Best Art Direction for more information).
6. ↑ ^a b In this year, the award known now as "Best Live Action Short Film" was known as "Short Subjects" and was broken into two categories: Comedy and Novelty (see Academy Award for Live Action Short Film for more information).
7. ↑ Class II Scientific or Technical award winners receive a plaque.
8. ↑ Class III Scientific or Technical award winners receive a citation.