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Academy Awards
Date	March 4, 1937
Site	Biltmore Hotel
Preshow	N/A
Host	George Jessel
Producer	N/A
Director	N/A
Duration	N/A

The 9th Academy Awards were held on March 4, 1937 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by George Jessel. DVD cover scan from the movie The Great Ziegfeld, personal scan, claiming fair use (does not detract from original work, scanned from legal copy, image is of sufficiently low resolution). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California opened in 1923, at the time was the largest hotel west of Chicago and designed by architects Schultze and Weaver. ... George Jessel (April 3, 1898–May 23, 1981) was a U.S. actor, singer, songwriter, and movie producer. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California opened in 1923, at the time was the largest hotel west of Chicago and designed by architects Schultze and Weaver. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... George Jessel (April 3, 1898–May 23, 1981) was a U.S. actor, singer, songwriter, and movie producer. ...

Winners and nominees

Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Best Motion Picture Of The Year

• Anthony Adverse
• Dodsworth
• The Great Ziegfeld
• Libeled Lady
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
• Romeo and Juliet
• San Francisco
• The Story of Louis Pasteur
• A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)
• Three Smart Girls

The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. ... Dodsworth is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1936 films | Drama films | Musical films | Biographical films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actress Oscar (film) ... Libeled Lady is a 1936 comedy film. ... Mr. ... The 1936 movie adaptation of Shakespeares play, Romeo and Juliet was directed by George Cukor, with a screenplay written by Talbot Jennings. ... The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, a 1936 movie romance film between a gambling hall tycoon, played by Clark Gable, and a promising but poor singer. ... The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film. ... A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film directed by Jack Conway and Robert Z. Leonard (uncredited), adapted by W.P. Lipscomb and S.N. Behrman from Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities. ... Three Smart Girls is a 1936 musical comedy film. ...

Achievement in Directing

• Frank Capra - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
• Gregory La Cava - My Man Godfrey
• Robert Z. Leonard - The Great Ziegfeld
• W. S. Van Dyke - Dodsworth

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 (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films. ... Mr. ... Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 - March 1, 1952) was an American film director of the 1930s. ... My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film in which a socialite hires a derelict as her butler, only to fall in love with him, to his dismay. ... Robert Z. Leonard (October 7th 1889-August 27, 1968) was a American film director. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1936 films | Drama films | Musical films | Biographical films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actress Oscar (film) ... Woodbridge Woody Strong Van Dyke II (March 21, 1889 - February 5, 1943) was an American film director. ... Dodsworth is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929. ...

Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role

• Gary Cooper - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
• Walter Huston - Dodsworth
• Paul Muni - The Story of Louis Pasteur
• William Powell - My Man Godfrey
• Spencer Tracy - San Francisco

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. ... Gary Cooper and Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1950 Gary Cooper (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Oscar-winning American film actor of British heritage, whose career spanned from the 1920s up until the year of his death. ... Mr. ... Actor Walter Huston in The Shanghai Gesture Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor. ... Dodsworth is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund to a Jewish family in Lwow, Galicja, an ethnically Polish part of the then-Austro-Hungarian Empire... The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film. ... William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 - March 5, 1984) was an American actor, noted for his sophisticated, cynical roles. ... My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film in which a socialite hires a derelict as her butler, only to fall in love with him, to his dismay. ... Spencer Tracy (left) in 1960 Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, a 1936 movie romance film between a gambling hall tycoon, played by Clark Gable, and a promising but poor singer. ...

Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role

• Irene Dunne - Theodora Goes Wild
• Gladys George - Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
• Carole Lombard - My Man Godfrey
• Luise Rainer - The Great Ziegfeld
• Norma Shearer - Romeo and Juliet

The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 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. ... Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939) Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990), was born Irene Marie Dunn in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Theodora Goes Wild is a 1936 comedy film which tells the story of a small town, incensed by a risque novel, little knowing that it was written under a pseudonym by the daughter of the towns leading family. ... Gladys George (September 13, 1900 - December 8, 1954) was an American actress. ... Valiant Is the Word for Carrie is a 1936 film which tells the story of a woman who runs an orphanage, fighting for the children against tough odds. ... Carole Lombard Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. ... My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film in which a socialite hires a derelict as her butler, only to fall in love with him, to his dismay. ... Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Luise Rainer (born January 12, 1910 in either Düsseldorf, Germany or Vienna, Austria) is a two-time Academy Award-winning film actress. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1936 films | Drama films | Musical films | Biographical films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actress Oscar (film) ... Norma Shearer in a gown by Adrian. ... The 1936 movie adaptation of Shakespeares play, Romeo and Juliet was directed by George Cukor, with a screenplay written by Talbot Jennings. ...

Best Performance by An Actor In a Supporting Role

• Mischa Auer - My Man Godfrey
• Walter Brennan - Come and Get It
• Stuart Erwin - Pigskin Parade
• Basil Rathbone - Romeo and Juliet
• Akim Tamiroff - The General Died at Dawn

The Academy Award for Best Supporting 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. ... Mischa Auer (17 November 1905 in St. ... My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film in which a socialite hires a derelict as her butler, only to fall in love with him, to his dismay. ... Walter Brennan Walter Brennan, (b. ... Come and Get It is a 1936 film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. ... Stuart Erwin (14 February 1903, Squaw Valley, California - 21 December 1967, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor. ... Pigskin Parade is a 1936 musical comedy film which tells the story of husband and wife college football coaches who convince a backwoods player to play for their team so they can go to the big Bowl Game. ... Basil Rathbone. ... The 1936 movie adaptation of Shakespeares play, Romeo and Juliet was directed by George Cukor, with a screenplay written by Talbot Jennings. ... Akim Tamiroff (October 29, 1899, Baku, Azerbaijan - September 17, 1972, Palm Springs, California) was an American actor. ... The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film which tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. ...

Best Performance by An Actress In a Supporting Role

• Beulah Bondi - The Gorgeous Hussy
• Alice Brady - My Man Godfrey
• Bonita Granville - These Three
• Maria Ouspenskaya - Dodsworth
• Gale Sondergaard - Anthony Adverse

The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 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. ... Beulah Bondi (May 3, 1888 – January 11, 1981) was an Oscar-nominated American actress, born Beulah Bondy in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Gorgeous Hussy is a 1936 film with Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, James Stewart, Beulah Bondi, and Lionel Barrymore. ... Alice Brady (November 2, 1892–October 28, 1939) was an American actress in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. ... My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film in which a socialite hires a derelict as her butler, only to fall in love with him, to his dismay. ... Bonita Granville (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American film actress, and later in life a successful television producer. ... These Three is a 1936 film with Bonita Granville. ... Maria Ouspenskaya (July 29, 1876 - December 3, 1949) was a Russian born actress who achieved success as an stage actress as a young woman in Russia, and as an elderly woman in Hollywood films. ... Dodsworth is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929. ... Gale Sondergaard (February 15, 1899 - August 13, 1985) was a US film actress. ... Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. ...

Best Writing, Screenplay

• Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney - The Story of Louis Pasteur
• Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett - After the Thin Man
• Eric Hatch and Morris Ryskind - My Man Godfrey
• Sidney Howard - Dodsworth
• Robert Riskin - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film. ... Albert Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter. ... Albert Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter. ... After the Thin Man was the 1936 sequel to the film The Thin Man. ... Morris Ryskind (* 20 October 1895 in New York City, New York, USA - 24 August 1985 in Washington) was a significant U.S. dramatist. ... My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film in which a socialite hires a derelict as her butler, only to fall in love with him, to his dismay. ... Sidney Coe Howard, born June 26, 1891 in Oakland, California, United States – died August 23, 1939 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, was a playwright and screenwriter who became the first person to win both a Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award. ... Dodsworth is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929. ... Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897–September 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra. ... Mr. ...

Best Writing, Original Story

• Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney - The Story of Louis Pasteur
• Adele Comandini - Three Smart Girls
• Robert Hopkins - San Francisco
• Norman Krasna - Fury
• William Anthony McGuire - The Great Ziegfeld

The Academy Award for Best Story was the Academy Award that was the predecessor to the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay which was introduced in 1940. ... The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film. ... Three Smart Girls is a 1936 musical comedy film. ... The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, a 1936 movie romance film between a gambling hall tycoon, played by Clark Gable, and a promising but poor singer. ... Norman Krasna (born November 7, 1909–November 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and film director. ... 2005 DVD cover Fury is a 1936 film noir film which tells the story of a decent man who descends into ruthlessness when the woman he loves moves to the other side of the country to make enough money for them to be married. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1936 films | Drama films | Musical films | Biographical films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actress Oscar (film) ...

Art Decoration

• Albert S. D'Agostino and Jack Otterson - The Magnificent Brute
• William S. Darling - Lloyds of London
• Richard Day - Dodsworth
• Perry Ferguson - Winterset
• Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope, and Edwin B. Willis - Romeo and Juliet
• Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu, and Edwin B. Willis - The Great Ziegfeld

The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... Lloyds of London is a 1936 black and white film. ... Dodsworth is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929. ... Cedric Gibbons in Dublin, Ireland, (23 March 1893 - 26 July 1960 was the art director at MGM studios. ... Edwin B. Willis (b. ... The 1936 movie adaptation of Shakespeares play, Romeo and Juliet was directed by George Cukor, with a screenplay written by Talbot Jennings. ... Cedric Gibbons in Dublin, Ireland, (23 March 1893 - 26 July 1960 was the art director at MGM studios. ... Edwin B. Willis (b. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1936 films | Drama films | Musical films | Biographical films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actress Oscar (film) ...

Achievement In Cinematography

• George Folsey - The Gorgeous Hussy
• Gaetano Gaudio - Anthony Adverse
• Victor Milner - The General Died at Dawn

The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... The Gorgeous Hussy is a 1936 film with Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, James Stewart, Beulah Bondi, and Lionel Barrymore. ... Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. ... The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film which tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. ...

Sound Recording

• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
• General Spanky
• San Francisco
• The Texas Rangers
• That Girl From Paris
• Banjo on My Knee
• Dodsworth
• Three Smart Girls
• The Charde of the Light Brigade

The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ... Mr. ... General Spanky is a 1936 motion picture produced by Hal Roach. ... The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, a 1936 movie romance film between a gambling hall tycoon, played by Clark Gable, and a promising but poor singer. ... Dodsworth is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929. ... Three Smart Girls is a 1936 musical comedy film. ...

Assistant Director

• Clem Beauchamp - The Last of the Mohicans
• William Cannon - Anthony Adverse
• Joseph Newman - San Francisco
• Eric G. Stacey - Garden of Allah
• Jack Sullivan - The Charde of the Light Brigade

In the first year only of this award it was not made in respect of any specific movie. ... Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. ... The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, a 1936 movie romance film between a gambling hall tycoon, played by Clark Gable, and a promising but poor singer. ... Jack Sullivan served as director and associate director for Dark Shadows. ...

Short Subjects: Cartoons

• The Country Cousin
• Old Mill Pond
• Sinbad the Sailor

This class was known as Short Subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as Short Subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. ... Sinbad the Sailor was a 1935 animated short film produced by the well-known Ub Iwerks of Disney Studios fame. ...

Short Subjects: One-Reel

• Bored of Education
• Moscow Moods
• Wanted, A Master

This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. ... Bored of Education is a one-reel comedy short film; part of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. ...

Short Subjects: Two-Reel

• Double or Nothing
• Dummy Ache
• The Public Pays

This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. ...

Short Subjects: Color

• Give Me Liberty
• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
• Popular Science J-6-2

This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. ...

Music: Best Song

• "Did I Remember" - Suzy
• "I've Got You Under My Skin" - Born to Dance
• "A Melody From the Sky" - Trail of the Lonesome Pine
• "Pennies From Heaven" - Pennies From Heaven
• "The Way You Look Tonight" - Swing Time
• "When Did You Leave Heaven" - Sing, Baby Sing

The Academy Award for Best Song 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 songwriters and composers. ... Ive Got You Under My Skin is a song by Cole Porter. ... Eleanor Powell, dances in the Swingin the Jinx finale of Born to Dance. ... The Way You Look Tonight featured in the film Swing Time, winning the Oscar for Best Song in 1936. ... This article is about the film. ...

Music: Best Score

• The General Died at Dawn
• Winterset
• The Garden of Allah
• Anthony Adverse
• The Charde of the Light Brigade

From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film which tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. ... Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. ...

Film Editing

• Edward Curtiss - Come and Get It
• Ralph Dawson - Anthony Adverse
• William S. Gray - The Great Ziegfeld
• Barbara McLean - Lloyds of London
• Otto Meyer - Theodora Goes Wild
• Conrad A. Nervig - A Tale of Two Cities

The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... Come and Get It is a 1936 film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. ... Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1936 films | Drama films | Musical films | Biographical films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actress Oscar (film) ... Lloyds of London is a 1936 black and white film. ... Theodora Goes Wild is a 1936 comedy film which tells the story of a small town, incensed by a risque novel, little knowing that it was written under a pseudonym by the daughter of the towns leading family. ... A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film directed by Jack Conway and Robert Z. Leonard (uncredited), adapted by W.P. Lipscomb and S.N. Behrman from Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities. ...

Dance Direction

• Busby Berkeley - Gold Diggers of 1937
• Bobby Connolly - Cain and Mabel
• Seymour Felix - The Great Ziegfeld
• Dave Gould - Born to Dance
• Jack Haskell - One in a Million
• Russell Lewis - Dancing Pirate
• Hermes Pan - Swing Time

This award was only given out for three years (1935-1937). The Academy Awards for Best Dance Direction (1935-1937 only) 1935 Dave Gould - Broadway Melody of 1936 (Ive Got a Feeling Youre Fooling) and Folies Bergere (Straw Hat) Busby Berkeley - Gold Diggers of 1935 (Lullaby of Broadway) and (Words Are in My Heart) Bobby Connolly - Broadway Hostess (Playboy... Kaleidoscopic Choreography from Footlight Parade, 1933 Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895–March 14, 1976), born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles, California, was a highly influential Hollywood movie director and musical choreographer. ... An obscure comedy feature, notable for featuring Clark Gable amongst its performers. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1936 films | Drama films | Musical films | Biographical films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actress Oscar (film) ... Eleanor Powell, dances in the Swingin the Jinx finale of Born to Dance. ... Fred Astaire and Hermes Pan working out a dance routine Hermes Pan (December 10, 1909 – September 19, 1990) was an American dancer and choreographer. ... This article is about the film. ...

Special Award

• The March of Time
• W. Howard Greene
• Harold Rosson