1934
The 6th Academy Awards | 1934
Fiesta Room of the Ambassador Hotel
Friday, March 16, 1934
Honoring movies released from August 1, 1932 - December 31, 1933.
Highlights
- Sound Recording
A Farewell to ArmsFranklin Hansen - Best Actor
The Private Life of Henry VIIICharles Laughton arriving with wife Elsa Lanchester - Cinematography
A Farewell to ArmsCharles Bryant Lang, Jr.
Memorable Moments
Franklin Hansen, Will Rogers, and Frank LloydAt the 6th Academy Awards ceremony
Frank CapraBest Directing nominee for Lady for a Day
Frank LloydBest Directing winner for Cavalcade
Winners & Nominees
Cinematography
Winner
A Farewell to Arms
Charles Bryant Lang, Jr.
Nominees
Reunion in Vienna
George J. Folsey
The Sign of the Cross
Karl Struss
Directing
Winner
Cavalcade
Frank Lloyd
Nominees
Lady for a Day
Frank Capra
Little Women
George Cukor
Actor
Winner
Charles Laughton
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Nominees
Leslie Howard
Berkeley Square
Paul Muni
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Actress
Winner
Katharine Hepburn
Morning Glory
Nominees
May Robson
Lady for a Day
Diana Wynyard
Cavalcade
Art Direction
Winner
Cavalcade
William S. Darling
Nominees
A Farewell to Arms
Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
When Ladies Meet
Cedric Gibbons
Writing (Adaptation)
Winner
Little Women
Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
Nominees
Lady for a Day
Robert Riskin
State Fair
Paul Green, Sonya Levien
Writing (Original Story)
Winner
One Way Passage
Robert Lord
Nominees
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Frances Marion
Rasputin and the Empress
Charles MacArthur
Outstanding Production
Winner
Cavalcade
Fox
Nominees
A Farewell to Arms
Paramount
42nd Street
Warner Bros.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Warner Bros.
Lady for a Day
Columbia
Little Women
RKO Radio
The Private Life of Henry VIII
London Films
She Done Him Wrong
Paramount
Smilin' Through
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
State Fair
Fox
Sound Recording
Winner
A Farewell to Arms
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Nominees
42nd Street
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Gold Diggers of 1933
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Three Little Pigs
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Building a Building
Walt Disney, Producer
The Merry Old Soul
Walter Lantz, Producer
Short Subject (Comedy)
Winner
So This Is Harris
Louis Brock, Producer
Nominees
Mister Mugg
Warren Doane, Producer
A Preferred List
Louis Brock, Producer
Short Subject (Novelty)
Winner
Krakatoa
Joe Rock, Producer
Nominees
Menu
Pete Smith, Producer
The Sea
Educational
Assistant Director
Winner
Charles Barton (Paramount)
Dewey Starkey (RKO Radio)
Fred Fox (United Artists)
Scott Beal (Universal)
Gordon Hollingshead (Warner Bros.)
William Tummel (Fox)
Charles Dorian (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Nominees
Sidney S. Brod (Paramount)
Arthur Jacobson (Paramount)
Eddie Killey (RKO Radio)
Benjamin Silvey (United Artists)
Joe McDonough (Universal)
W. J. Reiter (Universal)
Al Alborn (Warner Bros.)
Percy Ikerd (Fox)
Frank X. Shaw (Warner Bros.)
Bunny Dull (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
John S. Waters (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
0-9
42nd Street
2 NominationsOutstanding Production - Warner Bros.
Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
B
Berkeley Square
1 NominationActor - Leslie Howard in "Berkeley Square"
Building a Building
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
C
Cavalcade
4 Nominations, 3 WinsActress - Diana Wynyard in "Cavalcade"
* Outstanding Production - Fox
* Directing - Frank Lloyd
* Art Direction - William S. Darling
F
A Farewell to Arms
4 Nominations, 2 Wins* Cinematography - Charles Bryant Lang, Jr.
* Sound Recording - Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Art Direction - Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
Outstanding Production - Paramount
G
Gold Diggers of 1933
1 NominationSound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
I
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
3 NominationsActor - Paul Muni in "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"
Outstanding Production - Warner Bros.
Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
K
Krakatoa
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Novelty) - Joe Rock, Producer
L
Lady for a Day
4 NominationsOutstanding Production - Columbia
Directing - Frank Capra
Actress - May Robson in "Lady for a Day"
Writing (Adaptation) - Robert Riskin
Little Women
3 Nominations, 1 WinDirecting - George Cukor
Outstanding Production - RKO Radio
* Writing (Adaptation) - Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
M
Menu
1 NominationShort Subject (Novelty) - Pete Smith, Producer
The Merry Old Soul
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walter Lantz, Producer
Mister Mugg
1 NominationShort Subject (Comedy) - Warren Doane, Producer
Morning Glory
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Actress - Katharine Hepburn in "Morning Glory"
O
One Way Passage
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Writing (Original Story) - Robert Lord
P
A Preferred List
1 NominationShort Subject (Comedy) - Louis Brock, Producer
The Private Life of Henry VIII
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Actor - Charles Laughton in "The Private Life of Henry VIII"
Outstanding Production - London Films
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1 NominationWriting (Original Story) - Frances Marion
R
Rasputin and the Empress
1 NominationWriting (Original Story) - Charles MacArthur
Reunion in Vienna
1 NominationCinematography - George J. Folsey
S
The Sea
1 NominationShort Subject (Novelty) - Educational
She Done Him Wrong
1 NominationOutstanding Production - Paramount
The Sign of the Cross
1 NominationCinematography - Karl Struss
Smilin' Through
1 NominationOutstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
So This Is Harris
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Comedy) - Louis Brock, Producer
State Fair
2 NominationsOutstanding Production - Fox
Writing (Adaptation) - Paul Green, Sonya Levien
T
The Three Little Pigs
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
W
When Ladies Meet
1 NominationArt Direction - Cedric Gibbons