1937
The 9th Academy Awards | 1937
Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel
Thursday, March 4, 1937
Honoring movies released in 1936
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Walter Brennan
Come and Get It
Nominees
Mischa Auer
My Man Godfrey
Stuart Erwin
Pigskin Parade
Basil Rathbone
Romeo and Juliet
Akim Tamiroff
The General Died at Dawn
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Gale Sondergaard
Anthony Adverse
Nominees
Beulah Bondi
The Gorgeous Hussy
Alice Brady
My Man Godfrey
Bonita Granville
These Three
Maria Ouspenskaya
Dodsworth
Cinematography
Winner
Anthony Adverse
Gaetano Gaudio
Nominees
The General Died at Dawn
Victor Milner
The Gorgeous Hussy
George Folsey
Directing
Winner
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Frank Capra
Nominees
My Man Godfrey
Gregory La Cava
San Francisco
W. S. Van Dyke
Dodsworth
William Wyler
The Great Ziegfeld
Robert Z. Leonard
Film Editing
Winner
Anthony Adverse
Ralph Dawson
Nominees
Come and Get It
Edward Curtiss
The Great Ziegfeld
William S. Gray
Lloyds of London
Barbara McLean
A Tale of Two Cities
Conrad A. Nervig
Theodora Goes Wild
Otto Meyer
Actor
Winner
Paul Muni
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Nominees
Gary Cooper
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Walter Huston
Dodsworth
William Powell
My Man Godfrey
Spencer Tracy
San Francisco
Actress
Winner
Luise Rainer
The Great Ziegfeld
Nominees
Carole Lombard
My Man Godfrey
Norma Shearer
Romeo and Juliet
Irene Dunne
Theodora Goes Wild
Gladys George
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Art Direction
Winner
Dodsworth
Richard Day
Nominees
Anthony Adverse
Anton Grot
The Great Ziegfeld
Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu, Edwin B. Willis
Lloyds of London
William S. Darling
The Magnificent Brute
Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Otterson
Romeo and Juliet
Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope, Edwin B. Willis
Winterset
Perry Ferguson
Writing (Original Story)
Winner
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney
Nominees
Fury
Norman Krasna
The Great Ziegfeld
William Anthony McGuire
San Francisco
Robert Hopkins
Three Smart Girls
Adele Comandini
Special Award
Winner
The Garden of Allah
Special Award
Outstanding Production
Winner
The Great Ziegfeld
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nominees
Anthony Adverse
Warner Bros.
Dodsworth
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Libeled Lady
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Columbia
Romeo and Juliet
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
San Francisco
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Cosmopolitan
A Tale of Two Cities
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Three Smart Girls
Universal
Sound Recording
Winner
San Francisco
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Nominees
The Texas Rangers
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
That Girl from Paris
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, J. O. Aalberg, Sound Director
Three Smart Girls
Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
Banjo on My Knee
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Dodsworth
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
General Spanky
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Country Cousin
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Sinbad the Sailor
Paramount
Old Mill Pond
Harman-Ising
Assistant Director
Winner
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Jack Sullivan
Nominees
The Garden of Allah
Eric G. Stacey
The Last of the Mohicans
Clem Beauchamp
San Francisco
Joseph Newman
Anthony Adverse
William Cannon
Music (Scoring)
Winner
Anthony Adverse
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
Nominees
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
The Garden of Allah
Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
The General Died at Dawn
Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by Werner Janssen)
Winterset
RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Nathaniel Shilkret, head of department (Score by Nathaniel Shilkret)
Music (Song)
Winner
Swing Time
The Way You Look Tonight in "Swing Time" Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Nominees
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
A Melody From The Sky in "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" Music by Louis Alter; Lyrics by Sidney Mitchell
Pennies from Heaven
Pennies From Heaven in "Pennies from Heaven" Music by Arthur Johnston; Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Sing, Baby, Sing
When Did You Leave Heaven in "Sing, Baby, Sing" Music by Richard A. Whiting; Lyrics by Walter Bullock
Suzy
Did I Remember in "Suzy" Music by Walter Donaldson; Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Born to Dance
I've Got You Under My Skin in "Born to Dance" Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Dance Direction
Winner
The Great Ziegfeld
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" from "The Great Ziegfeld"
Nominees
Gold Diggers of 1937
"Love and War" from "Gold Diggers of 1937"
Cain and Mabel
"1000 Love Songs" from "Cain and Mabel"
Born to Dance
"Swingin' the Jinx" from "Born to Dance"
One in a Million
"Skating Ensemble" from "One in a Million"
Dancing Pirate
"The Finale" from "Dancing Pirate"
Swing Time
"Bojangles of Harlem" from "Swing Time"
Writing (Screenplay)
Winner
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney
Nominees
After the Thin Man
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Dodsworth
Sidney Howard
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Robert Riskin
My Man Godfrey
Eric Hatch, Morris Ryskind
Short Subject (Color)
Winner
Give Me Liberty
Warner Bros.
Nominees
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Lewis Lewyn, Producer
Popular Science J-6-2
Paramount
Short Subject (One-reel)
Winner
Bored of Education
Hal Roach, Producer
Nominees
Moscow Moods
Paramount
Wanted, a Master
Pete Smith, Producer
Short Subject (Two-reel)
Winner
The Public Pays
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nominees
Double or Nothing
Warner Bros.
Dummy Ache
RKO Radio
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After the Thin Man
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay) - Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Anthony Adverse
7 Nominations, 4 WinsArt Direction - Anton Grot
Outstanding Production - Warner Bros.
Assistant Director - William Cannon
* Cinematography - Gaetano Gaudio
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Gale Sondergaard in "Anthony Adverse"
* Film Editing - Ralph Dawson
* Music (Scoring) - Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
B
Banjo on My Knee
1 NominationSound Recording - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Bored of Education
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (One-reel) - Hal Roach, Producer
Born to Dance
2 NominationsDance Direction - "Swingin' the Jinx" from "Born to Dance"
Music (Song) - I've Got You Under My Skin in "Born to Dance" Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
C
Cain and Mabel
1 NominationDance Direction - "1000 Love Songs" from "Cain and Mabel"
The Charge of the Light Brigade
3 Nominations, 1 Win* Assistant Director - Jack Sullivan
Music (Scoring) - Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Come and Get It
2 Nominations, 1 WinFilm Editing - Edward Curtiss
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Walter Brennan in "Come and Get It"
The Country Cousin
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
D
Dancing Pirate
1 NominationDance Direction - "The Finale" from "Dancing Pirate"
Dodsworth
7 Nominations, 1 WinActress in a Supporting Role - Maria Ouspenskaya in "Dodsworth"
Outstanding Production - Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Writing (Screenplay) - Sidney Howard
Sound Recording - United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Actor - Walter Huston in "Dodsworth"
Directing - William Wyler
* Art Direction - Richard Day
Double or Nothing
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Warner Bros.
Dummy Ache
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - RKO Radio
F
Fury
1 NominationWriting (Original Story) - Norman Krasna
G
The Garden of Allah
3 Nominations, 1 WinAssistant Director - Eric G. Stacey
Music (Scoring) - Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
* Special Award - Special Award
The General Died at Dawn
3 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Akim Tamiroff in "The General Died at Dawn"
Music (Scoring) - Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by Werner Janssen)
Cinematography - Victor Milner
General Spanky
1 NominationSound Recording - Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Give Me Liberty
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Color) - Warner Bros.
Gold Diggers of 1937
1 NominationDance Direction - "Love and War" from "Gold Diggers of 1937"
The Gorgeous Hussy
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Beulah Bondi in "The Gorgeous Hussy"
Cinematography - George Folsey
The Great Ziegfeld
7 Nominations, 3 Wins* Dance Direction - "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" from "The Great Ziegfeld"
* Actress - Luise Rainer in "The Great Ziegfeld"
* Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Art Direction - Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu, Edwin B. Willis
Directing - Robert Z. Leonard
Writing (Original Story) - William Anthony McGuire
Film Editing - William S. Gray
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1 NominationShort Subject (Color) - Lewis Lewyn, Producer
The Last of the Mohicans
1 NominationAssistant Director - Clem Beauchamp
Libeled Lady
1 NominationOutstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Lloyds of London
2 NominationsFilm Editing - Barbara McLean
Art Direction - William S. Darling
M
The Magnificent Brute
1 NominationArt Direction - Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Otterson
Moscow Moods
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Paramount
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
5 Nominations, 1 WinOutstanding Production - Columbia
Sound Recording - Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Actor - Gary Cooper in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"
Writing (Screenplay) - Robert Riskin
* Directing - Frank Capra
My Man Godfrey
6 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Alice Brady in "My Man Godfrey"
Actress - Carole Lombard in "My Man Godfrey"
Writing (Screenplay) - Eric Hatch, Morris Ryskind
Directing - Gregory La Cava
Actor in a Supporting Role - Mischa Auer in "My Man Godfrey"
Actor - William Powell in "My Man Godfrey"
O
Old Mill Pond
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Harman-Ising
One in a Million
1 NominationDance Direction - "Skating Ensemble" from "One in a Million"
P
Pennies from Heaven
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Pennies From Heaven in "Pennies from Heaven" Music by Arthur Johnston; Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Pigskin Parade
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Stuart Erwin in "Pigskin Parade"
Popular Science J-6-2
1 NominationShort Subject (Color) - Paramount
The Public Pays
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Two-reel) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
R
Romeo and Juliet
4 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Basil Rathbone in "Romeo and Juliet"
Art Direction - Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope, Edwin B. Willis
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Actress - Norma Shearer in "Romeo and Juliet"
S
San Francisco
6 Nominations, 1 WinAssistant Director - Joseph Newman
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Writing (Original Story) - Robert Hopkins
Actor - Spencer Tracy in "San Francisco"
Directing - W. S. Van Dyke
* Sound Recording - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Sinbad the Sailor
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Paramount
Sing, Baby, Sing
1 NominationMusic (Song) - When Did You Leave Heaven in "Sing, Baby, Sing" Music by Richard A. Whiting; Lyrics by Walter Bullock
The Story of Louis Pasteur
4 Nominations, 3 WinsOutstanding Production - Cosmopolitan
* Actor - Paul Muni in "The Story of Louis Pasteur"
* Writing (Original Story) - Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney
* Writing (Screenplay) - Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney
Suzy
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Did I Remember in "Suzy" Music by Walter Donaldson; Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Swing Time
2 Nominations, 1 WinDance Direction - "Bojangles of Harlem" from "Swing Time"
* Music (Song) - The Way You Look Tonight in "Swing Time" Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
T
A Tale of Two Cities
2 NominationsFilm Editing - Conrad A. Nervig
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Texas Rangers
1 NominationSound Recording - Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
That Girl from Paris
1 NominationSound Recording - RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, J. O. Aalberg, Sound Director
Theodora Goes Wild
2 NominationsActress - Irene Dunne in "Theodora Goes Wild"
Film Editing - Otto Meyer
These Three
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Bonita Granville in "These Three"
Three Smart Girls
3 NominationsWriting (Original Story) - Adele Comandini
Outstanding Production - Universal
Sound Recording - Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1 NominationMusic (Song) - A Melody From The Sky in "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" Music by Louis Alter; Lyrics by Sidney Mitchell
V
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1 NominationActress - Gladys George in "Valiant Is the Word for Carrie"
W
Wanted, a Master
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Pete Smith, Producer
Winterset
2 NominationsArt Direction - Perry Ferguson
Music (Scoring) - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Nathaniel Shilkret, head of department (Score by Nathaniel Shilkret)