1935
The 7th Academy Awards | 1935
Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel
Wednesday, February 27, 1935
Honoring movies released in 1934
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Cinematography
Winner
Cleopatra
Victor Milner
Nominees
The Affairs of Cellini
Charles Rosher
Operator 13
George Folsey
Directing
Winner
It Happened One Night
Frank Capra
Nominees
One Night of Love
Victor Schertzinger
The Thin Man
W. S. Van Dyke
Film Editing
Winner
Eskimo
Conrad Nervig
Nominees
One Night of Love
Gene Milford
Cleopatra
Anne Bauchens
Actor
Winner
Clark Gable
It Happened One Night
Nominees
Frank Morgan
The Affairs of Cellini
William Powell
The Thin Man
Actress
Winner
Claudette Colbert
It Happened One Night
Nominees
Grace Moore
One Night of Love
Norma Shearer
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Bette Davis
Of Human Bondage
Art Direction
Winner
The Merry Widow
Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope
Nominees
The Affairs of Cellini
Richard Day
The Gay Divorcee
Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark
Writing (Adaptation)
Winner
It Happened One Night
Robert Riskin
Nominees
The Thin Man
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Viva Villa!
Ben Hecht
Writing (Original Story)
Winner
Manhattan Melodrama
Arthur Caesar
Nominees
Hide-Out
Mauri Grashin
The Richest Girl in the World
Norman Krasna
Outstanding Production
Winner
It Happened One Night
Columbia
Nominees
The Thin Man
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Viva Villa!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The White Parade
Jesse L. Lasky (production company)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cleopatra
Paramount
Flirtation Walk
First National
The Gay Divorcee
RKO Radio
Here Comes the Navy
Warner Bros.
The House of Rothschild
20th Century
Imitation of Life
Universal
One Night of Love
Columbia
Sound Recording
Winner
One Night of Love
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Nominees
Imitation of Life
Universal Studio Sound Department, Theodore Soderberg, Sound Director
Viva Villa!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
The White Parade
Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
The Affairs of Cellini
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Cleopatra
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Flirtation Walk
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
The Gay Divorcee
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher, Sound Director
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Tortoise and the Hare
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Holiday Land
Charles Mintz, Producer
Jolly Little Elves
Walter Lantz, Producer
Short Subject (Comedy)
Winner
La Cucaracha
Kenneth Macgowan, Producer
Nominees
Men in Black
Jules White, Producer
What, No Men!
Warner Bros.
Short Subject (Novelty)
Winner
City of Wax
Stacy Woodard and Horace Woodard, Producers
Nominees
Bosom Friends
Skibo Productions
Strikes and Spares
Pete Smith, Producer
Assistant Director
Winner
Viva Villa!
John Waters
Nominees
Cleopatra
Cullen Tate
Imitation of Life
Scott Beal
Music (Scoring)
Winner
One Night of Love
Columbia Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (Thematic Music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn)
Nominees
The Gay Divorcee
RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein)
The Lost Patrol
RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
Music (Song)
Winner
The Gay Divorcee
The Continental in "The Gay Divorcee" Music by Con Conrad; Lyrics by Herb Magidson
Nominees
Flying Down to Rio
Carioca in "Flying Down to Rio" Music by Vincent Youmans; Lyrics by Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn
She Loves Me Not
Love In Bloom in "She Loves Me Not" Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin
A
The Affairs of Cellini
4 NominationsCinematography - Charles Rosher
Actor - Frank Morgan in "The Affairs of Cellini"
Art Direction - Richard Day
Sound Recording - United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
B
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
2 NominationsOutstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Actress - Norma Shearer in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street"
Bosom Friends
1 NominationShort Subject (Novelty) - Skibo Productions
C
City of Wax
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Novelty) - Stacy Woodard and Horace Woodard, Producers
Cleopatra
5 Nominations, 1 WinFilm Editing - Anne Bauchens
Assistant Director - Cullen Tate
Outstanding Production - Paramount
Sound Recording - Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
* Cinematography - Victor Milner
E
Eskimo
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Film Editing - Conrad Nervig
F
Flirtation Walk
2 NominationsOutstanding Production - First National
Sound Recording - Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Flying Down to Rio
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Carioca in "Flying Down to Rio" Music by Vincent Youmans; Lyrics by Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn
G
The Gay Divorcee
5 Nominations, 1 WinOutstanding Production - RKO Radio
Music (Scoring) - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein)
Sound Recording - RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher, Sound Director
Art Direction - Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark
* Music (Song) - The Continental in "The Gay Divorcee" Music by Con Conrad; Lyrics by Herb Magidson
H
Here Comes the Navy
1 NominationOutstanding Production - Warner Bros.
Hide-Out
1 NominationWriting (Original Story) - Mauri Grashin
Holiday Land
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Charles Mintz, Producer
The House of Rothschild
1 NominationOutstanding Production - 20th Century
I
Imitation of Life
3 NominationsAssistant Director - Scott Beal
Outstanding Production - Universal
Sound Recording - Universal Studio Sound Department, Theodore Soderberg, Sound Director
It Happened One Night
5 Wins, 5 Nominations* Actor - Clark Gable in "It Happened One Night"
* Actress - Claudette Colbert in "It Happened One Night"
* Outstanding Production - Columbia
* Directing - Frank Capra
* Writing (Adaptation) - Robert Riskin
J
Jolly Little Elves
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walter Lantz, Producer
L
La Cucaracha
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Comedy) - Kenneth Macgowan, Producer
The Lost Patrol
1 NominationMusic (Scoring) - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
M
Manhattan Melodrama
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Writing (Original Story) - Arthur Caesar
Men in Black
1 NominationShort Subject (Comedy) - Jules White, Producer
The Merry Widow
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Art Direction - Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope
O
Of Human Bondage
1 NominationActress - Bette Davis in "Of Human Bondage"
One Night of Love
6 Nominations, 2 WinsOutstanding Production - Columbia
Film Editing - Gene Milford
Actress - Grace Moore in "One Night of Love"
Directing - Victor Schertzinger
* Music (Scoring) - Columbia Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (Thematic Music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn)
* Sound Recording - Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Operator 13
1 NominationCinematography - George Folsey
R
The Richest Girl in the World
1 NominationWriting (Original Story) - Norman Krasna
S
She Loves Me Not
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Love In Bloom in "She Loves Me Not" Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Strikes and Spares
1 NominationShort Subject (Novelty) - Pete Smith, Producer
T
The Thin Man
4 NominationsWriting (Adaptation) - Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directing - W. S. Van Dyke
Actor - William Powell in "The Thin Man"
The Tortoise and the Hare
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
V
Viva Villa!
4 Nominations, 1 WinWriting (Adaptation) - Ben Hecht
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sound Recording - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
* Assistant Director - John Waters
W
What, No Men!
1 NominationShort Subject (Comedy) - Warner Bros.
The White Parade
2 NominationsSound Recording - Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Outstanding Production - Jesse L. Lasky (production company)