1938
The 10th Academy Awards | 1938
Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel
Thursday, March 10, 1938
Honoring movies released in 1937
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Joseph Schildkraut
The Life of Emile Zola
Nominees
Ralph Bellamy
The Awful Truth
Thomas Mitchell
The Hurricane
H. B. Warner
Lost Horizon
Roland Young
Topper
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Alice Brady
In Old Chicago
Nominees
Claire Trevor
Dead End
Dame May Whitty
Night Must Fall
Andrea Leeds
Stage Door
Anne Shirley
Stella Dallas
Cinematography
Winner
The Good Earth
Karl Freund
Nominees
Dead End
Gregg Toland
Wings over Honolulu
Joseph Valentine
Directing
Winner
The Awful Truth
Leo McCarey
Nominees
Stage Door
Gregory La Cava
A Star Is Born
William Wellman
The Good Earth
Sidney Franklin
The Life of Emile Zola
William Dieterle
Film Editing
Winner
Lost Horizon
Gene Havlick, Gene Milford
Nominees
The Awful Truth
Al Clark
Captains Courageous
Elmo Veron
The Good Earth
Basil Wrangell
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Bernard W. Burton
Actor
Winner
Spencer Tracy
Captains Courageous
Nominees
Robert Montgomery
Night Must Fall
Paul Muni
The Life of Emile Zola
Charles Boyer
Conquest
Fredric March
A Star Is Born
Actress
Winner
Luise Rainer
The Good Earth
Nominees
Irene Dunne
The Awful Truth
Greta Garbo
Camille
Janet Gaynor
A Star Is Born
Barbara Stanwyck
Stella Dallas
Art Direction
Winner
Lost Horizon
Stephen Goosson
Nominees
Conquest
Cedric Gibbons, William Horning
A Damsel in Distress
Carroll Clark
Dead End
Richard Day
Every Day's a Holiday
Wiard Ihnen
The Life of Emile Zola
Anton Grot
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
John Victor Mackay
The Prisoner of Zenda
Lyle Wheeler
Souls at Sea
Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Alexander Toluboff
Wee Willie Winkie
William S. Darling, David Hall
You're a Sweetheart
Jack Otterson
Writing (Original Story)
Winner
A Star Is Born
William A. Wellman, Robert Carson
Nominees
Black Legion
Robert Lord
In Old Chicago
Niven Busch
The Life of Emile Zola
Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Hans Kraly
Special Award
Winner
A Star Is Born
Special Award
Outstanding Production
Winner
The Life of Emile Zola
Warner Bros.
Nominees
Lost Horizon
Columbia
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Universal
Stage Door
RKO Radio
A Star Is Born
Selznick International Pictures
The Awful Truth
Columbia
Captains Courageous
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dead End
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
The Good Earth
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
In Old Chicago
20th Century-Fox
Sound Recording
Winner
The Hurricane
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Nominees
The Girl Said No
Grand National Studio Sound Department, A. E. Kaye, Sound Director
Hitting a New High
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
In Old Chicago
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
The Life of Emile Zola
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Lost Horizon
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Maytime
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
Topper
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Wells Fargo
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Old Mill
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Educated Fish
Paramount
The Little Match Girl
Charles Mintz, Producer
Assistant Director
Winner
In Old Chicago
Robert Webb
Nominees
Lost Horizon
C. C. Coleman, Jr.
Souls at Sea
Hal Walker
A Star Is Born
Eric Stacey
The Life of Emile Zola
Russ Saunders
Music (Scoring)
Winner
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department (no composer credit)
Nominees
Quality Street
RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb, musical director (Score by Roy Webb)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)
Something to Sing About
Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director (Score by Victor Schertzinger)
Souls at Sea
Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)
Way Out West
Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department (Score by Marvin Hatley)
The Hurricane
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department (Score by Alfred Newman)
In Old Chicago
20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (no composer credit)
The Life of Emile Zola
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
Lost Horizon
Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
Make a Wish
Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
Maytime
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
Portia on Trial
Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department (Score by Alberto Colombo)
The Prisoner of Zenda
Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director (Score by Alfred Newman)
Music (Song)
Winner
Waikiki Wedding
Sweet Leilani in "Waikiki Wedding" Music and Lyrics by Harry Owens
Nominees
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Remember Me in "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
That Old Feeling in "Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Lew Brown
Shall We Dance
They Can't Take That Away From Me in "Shall We Dance" Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Artists and Models
Whispers In The Dark in "Artists and Models" Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Dance Direction
Winner
A Damsel in Distress
"Fun House" from "A Damsel in Distress"
Nominees
Varsity Show
"The Finale" from "Varsity Show"
Ready, Willing and Able
"Too Marvelous for Words" from "Ready, Willing and Able"
A Day at the Races
"All God's Children Got Rhythm" from "A Day at the Races"
Ali Baba Goes to Town
"Swing Is Here to Stay" from "Ali Baba Goes to Town"
Thin Ice
"Prince Igor Suite" from "Thin Ice"
Waikiki Wedding
"Luau" from "Waikiki Wedding"
Writing (Screenplay)
Winner
The Life of Emile Zola
Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
Nominees
Captains Courageous
John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every
Stage Door
Morris Ryskind, Anthony Veiller
A Star Is Born
Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
The Awful Truth
Vina Delmar
Short Subject (Color)
Winner
Penny Wisdom
Pete Smith, Producer
Nominees
The Man without a Country
Warner Bros.
Popular Science J-7-1
Paramount
Short Subject (One-reel)
Winner
The Private Life of the Gannets
Skibo Productions
Nominees
A Night at the Movies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Romance of Radium
Pete Smith, Producer
Short Subject (Two-reel)
Winner
Torture Money
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nominees
Deep South
RKO Radio
Should Wives Work?
RKO Radio
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Darryl F. Zanuck
A
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1 NominationDance Direction - "Swing Is Here to Stay" from "Ali Baba Goes to Town"
Artists and Models
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Whispers In The Dark in "Artists and Models" Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
The Awful Truth
6 Nominations, 1 WinFilm Editing - Al Clark
Outstanding Production - Columbia
Actress - Irene Dunne in "The Awful Truth"
Actor in a Supporting Role - Ralph Bellamy in "The Awful Truth"
Writing (Screenplay) - Vina Delmar
* Directing - Leo McCarey
B
Black Legion
1 NominationWriting (Original Story) - Robert Lord
C
Camille
1 NominationActress - Greta Garbo in "Camille"
Captains Courageous
4 Nominations, 1 WinFilm Editing - Elmo Veron
Writing (Screenplay) - John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* Actor - Spencer Tracy in "Captains Courageous"
Conquest
2 NominationsArt Direction - Cedric Gibbons, William Horning
Actor - Charles Boyer in "Conquest"
D
A Damsel in Distress
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Dance Direction - "Fun House" from "A Damsel in Distress"
Art Direction - Carroll Clark
A Day at the Races
1 NominationDance Direction - "All God's Children Got Rhythm" from "A Day at the Races"
Dead End
4 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Claire Trevor in "Dead End"
Cinematography - Gregg Toland
Art Direction - Richard Day
Outstanding Production - Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Deep South
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - RKO Radio
E
Educated Fish
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Paramount
Every Day's a Holiday
1 NominationArt Direction - Wiard Ihnen
G
The Girl Said No
1 NominationSound Recording - Grand National Studio Sound Department, A. E. Kaye, Sound Director
The Good Earth
5 Nominations, 2 WinsFilm Editing - Basil Wrangell
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directing - Sidney Franklin
* Cinematography - Karl Freund
* Actress - Luise Rainer in "The Good Earth"
H
Hitting a New High
1 NominationSound Recording - RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
The Hurricane
3 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Scoring) - Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department (Score by Alfred Newman)
Actor in a Supporting Role - Thomas Mitchell in "The Hurricane"
* Sound Recording - United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
I
In Old Chicago
6 Nominations, 2 WinsOutstanding Production - 20th Century-Fox
Music (Scoring) - 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (no composer credit)
Sound Recording - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Writing (Original Story) - Niven Busch
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Alice Brady in "In Old Chicago"
* Assistant Director - Robert Webb
L
The Life of Emile Zola
10 Nominations, 3 WinsArt Direction - Anton Grot
Writing (Original Story) - Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
Actor - Paul Muni in "The Life of Emile Zola"
Assistant Director - Russ Saunders
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
Directing - William Dieterle
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Joseph Schildkraut in "The Life of Emile Zola"
* Writing (Screenplay) - Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
* Outstanding Production - Warner Bros.
The Little Match Girl
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Charles Mintz, Producer
Lost Horizon
7 Nominations, 2 WinsAssistant Director - C. C. Coleman, Jr.
Outstanding Production - Columbia
Music (Scoring) - Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
Sound Recording - Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Actor in a Supporting Role - H. B. Warner in "Lost Horizon"
* Film Editing - Gene Havlick, Gene Milford
* Art Direction - Stephen Goosson
M
Make a Wish
1 NominationMusic (Scoring) - Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
The Man without a Country
1 NominationShort Subject (Color) - Warner Bros.
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1 NominationArt Direction - John Victor Mackay
Maytime
2 NominationsMusic (Scoring) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
Sound Recording - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Remember Me in "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin
N
A Night at the Movies
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Night Must Fall
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Dame May Whitty in "Night Must Fall"
Actor - Robert Montgomery in "Night Must Fall"
O
The Old Mill
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
One Hundred Men and a Girl
5 Nominations, 1 WinFilm Editing - Bernard W. Burton
Writing (Original Story) - Hans Kraly
Outstanding Production - Universal
Sound Recording - Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
* Music (Scoring) - Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department (no composer credit)
P
Penny Wisdom
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Color) - Pete Smith, Producer
Popular Science J-7-1
1 NominationShort Subject (Color) - Paramount
Portia on Trial
1 NominationMusic (Scoring) - Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department (Score by Alberto Colombo)
The Prisoner of Zenda
2 NominationsArt Direction - Lyle Wheeler
Music (Scoring) - Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director (Score by Alfred Newman)
The Private Life of the Gannets
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (One-reel) - Skibo Productions
Q
Quality Street
1 NominationMusic (Scoring) - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb, musical director (Score by Roy Webb)
R
Ready, Willing and Able
1 NominationDance Direction - "Too Marvelous for Words" from "Ready, Willing and Able"
Romance of Radium
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Pete Smith, Producer
S
Shall We Dance
1 NominationMusic (Song) - They Can't Take That Away From Me in "Shall We Dance" Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Should Wives Work?
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - RKO Radio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1 NominationMusic (Scoring) - Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)
Something to Sing About
1 NominationMusic (Scoring) - Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director (Score by Victor Schertzinger)
Souls at Sea
3 NominationsAssistant Director - Hal Walker
Art Direction - Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
Music (Scoring) - Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)
Stage Door
4 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Andrea Leeds in "Stage Door"
Directing - Gregory La Cava
Writing (Screenplay) - Morris Ryskind, Anthony Veiller
Outstanding Production - RKO Radio
A Star Is Born
8 Nominations, 2 WinsWriting (Screenplay) - Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
Assistant Director - Eric Stacey
Actor - Fredric March in "A Star Is Born"
Actress - Janet Gaynor in "A Star Is Born"
Outstanding Production - Selznick International Pictures
Directing - William Wellman
* Special Award - Special Award
* Writing (Original Story) - William A. Wellman, Robert Carson
Stella Dallas
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Anne Shirley in "Stella Dallas"
Actress - Barbara Stanwyck in "Stella Dallas"
T
Thin Ice
1 NominationDance Direction - "Prince Igor Suite" from "Thin Ice"
Topper
2 NominationsSound Recording - Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Actor in a Supporting Role - Roland Young in "Topper"
Torture Money
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Two-reel) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
V
Varsity Show
1 NominationDance Direction - "The Finale" from "Varsity Show"
W
Waikiki Wedding
2 Nominations, 1 WinDance Direction - "Luau" from "Waikiki Wedding"
* Music (Song) - Sweet Leilani in "Waikiki Wedding" Music and Lyrics by Harry Owens
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
2 NominationsArt Direction - Alexander Toluboff
Music (Song) - That Old Feeling in "Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Lew Brown
Way Out West
1 NominationMusic (Scoring) - Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department (Score by Marvin Hatley)
Wee Willie Winkie
1 NominationArt Direction - William S. Darling, David Hall
Wells Fargo
1 NominationSound Recording - Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Wings over Honolulu
1 NominationCinematography - Joseph Valentine
Y
You're a Sweetheart
1 NominationArt Direction - Jack Otterson