1931
The 3rd Academy Awards | 1931
Fiesta Room of the Ambassador Hotel
Wednesday, November 5, 1930
honoring movies released from August 1, 1929 July 31, 1930.
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Cinematography
Winner
With Byrd at the South Pole
Joseph T. Rucker, Willard Van Der Veer
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Arthur Edeson)
Anna Christie
(William Daniels)
Hell's Angels
(Gaetano Gaudio), (Harry Perry)
The Love Parade
(Victor Milner)
Directing
Winner
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lewis Milestone
Nominees
Hallelujah
King Vidor
Anna Christie
Clarence Brown
Romance
Clarence Brown
The Divorcee
Robert Leonard
The Love Parade
Ernst Lubitsch
Actor
Winner
George Arliss
Disraeli
Nominees
George Arliss
The Green Goddess
Wallace Beery
The Big House
Maurice Chevalier
The Big Pond
Maurice Chevalier
The Love Parade
Ronald Colman
Bulldog Drummond
Ronald Colman
Condemned
Lawrence Tibbett
The Rogue Song
Actress
Winner
Norma Shearer
The Divorcee
Nominees
Norma Shearer
Their Own Desire
Gloria Swanson
The Trespasser
Nancy Carroll
The Devil's Holiday
Ruth Chatterton
Sarah and Son
Greta Garbo
Anna Christie
Greta Garbo
Romance
Art Direction
Winner
King of Jazz
Herman Rosse
Nominees
Bulldog Drummond
(William Cameron Menzies)
The Love Parade
(Hans Dreier)
Sally
(Jack Okey)
The Vagabond King
(Hans Dreier)
Writing
Winner
The Big House
Frances Marion
Nominees
Street of Chance
(Howard Estabrook)
All Quiet on the Western Front
(George Abbott), (Maxwell Anderson), (Del Andrews)
Disraeli
(Julian Josephson)
The Divorcee
(John Meehan)
Outstanding Production
Winner
All Quiet on the Western Front
Universal
Nominees
The Big House
Cosmopolitan
Disraeli
Warner Bros.
The Divorcee
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Love Parade
Paramount Famous Lasky
Sound Recording
Winner
The Big House
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Nominees
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
(RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Tribby, Sound Director)
The Love Parade
(Paramount Famous Lasky Studio Sound Department, Franklin Hansen, Sound Director)
Raffles
(United Artists Studio Sound Department, Oscar Lagerstrom, Sound Director)
Song of the Flame
(First National Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director)
A
All Quiet on the Western Front
4 Nominations, 2 WinsCinematography - (Arthur Edeson)
Writing - (George Abbott), (Maxwell Anderson), (Del Andrews)
* Directing - Lewis Milestone
* Outstanding Production - Universal
Anna Christie
3 NominationsCinematography - (William Daniels)
Directing - Clarence Brown
Actress - Greta Garbo in "Anna Christie"
B
The Big House
4 Nominations, 2 WinsOutstanding Production - Cosmopolitan
Actor - Wallace Beery in "The Big House"
* Writing - Frances Marion
* Sound Recording - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
The Big Pond
1 NominationActor - Maurice Chevalier in "The Big Pond"
Bulldog Drummond
2 NominationsArt Direction - (William Cameron Menzies)
Actor - Ronald Colman in "Bulldog Drummond"
C
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1 NominationSound Recording - (RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Tribby, Sound Director)
Condemned
1 NominationActor - Ronald Colman in "Condemned"
D
The Devil's Holiday
1 NominationActress - Nancy Carroll in "The Devil's Holiday"
Disraeli
3 Nominations, 1 WinWriting - (Julian Josephson)
Outstanding Production - Warner Bros.
* Actor - George Arliss in "Disraeli"
The Divorcee
4 Nominations, 1 WinWriting - (John Meehan)
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directing - Robert Leonard
* Actress - Norma Shearer in "The Divorcee"
G
The Green Goddess
1 NominationActor - George Arliss in "The Green Goddess"
H
Hallelujah
1 NominationDirecting - King Vidor
Hell's Angels
1 NominationCinematography - (Gaetano Gaudio), (Harry Perry)
K
King of Jazz
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Art Direction - Herman Rosse
L
The Love Parade
6 NominationsArt Direction - (Hans Dreier)
Sound Recording - (Paramount Famous Lasky Studio Sound Department, Franklin Hansen, Sound Director)
Cinematography - (Victor Milner)
Directing - Ernst Lubitsch
Actor - Maurice Chevalier in "The Love Parade"
Outstanding Production - Paramount Famous Lasky
R
Raffles
1 NominationSound Recording - (United Artists Studio Sound Department, Oscar Lagerstrom, Sound Director)
The Rogue Song
1 NominationActor - Lawrence Tibbett in "The Rogue Song"
Romance
2 NominationsDirecting - Clarence Brown
Actress - Greta Garbo in "Romance"
S
Sally
1 NominationArt Direction - (Jack Okey)
Sarah and Son
1 NominationActress - Ruth Chatterton in "Sarah and Son"
Song of the Flame
1 NominationSound Recording - (First National Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director)
Street of Chance
1 NominationWriting - (Howard Estabrook)
T
Their Own Desire
1 NominationActress - Norma Shearer in "Their Own Desire"
The Trespasser
1 NominationActress - Gloria Swanson in "The Trespasser"
V
The Vagabond King
1 NominationArt Direction - (Hans Dreier)
W
With Byrd at the South Pole
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Cinematography - Joseph T. Rucker, Willard Van Der Veer