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1934

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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
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A Farewell to Arms

Franklin Hansen

Best Actor
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The Private Life of Henry VIII

Charles Laughton arriving with wife Elsa Lanchester

Cinematography
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A Farewell to Arms

Charles Bryant Lang, Jr.

Memorable Moments
Franklin Hansen, Will Rogers, and Frank Lloyd
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At the 6th Academy Awards ceremony

Frank Capra
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Best Directing nominee for Lady for a Day

Frank Lloyd
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Best Directing winner for Cavalcade

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor
Winner
Charles Laughton
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Nominees
Leslie Howard
Berkeley Square
Nominees
Paul Muni
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Actress
Winner
Katharine Hepburn
Morning Glory
Nominees
May Robson
Lady for a Day
Nominees
Diana Wynyard
Cavalcade
Art Direction
Winner
Cavalcade
William S. Darling
Nominees
A Farewell to Arms
Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
Nominees
When Ladies Meet
Cedric Gibbons
Assistant Director
Winner
William Tummel (Fox)
Winner
Charles Dorian (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Winner
Charles Barton (Paramount)
Winner
Dewey Starkey (RKO Radio)
Winner
Fred Fox (United Artists)
Winner
Scott Beal (Universal)
Winner
Gordon Hollingshead (Warner Bros.)
Nominees
Percy Ikerd (Fox)
Nominees
Bunny Dull (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Nominees
John S. Waters (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Nominees
Sidney S. Brod (Paramount)
Nominees
Arthur Jacobson (Paramount)
Nominees
Eddie Killey (RKO Radio)
Nominees
Benjamin Silvey (United Artists)
Nominees
Joe McDonough (Universal)
Nominees
W. J. Reiter (Universal)
Nominees
Al Alborn (Warner Bros.)
Nominees
Frank X. Shaw (Warner Bros.)
Cinematography
Winner
A Farewell to Arms
Charles Bryant Lang, Jr.
Nominees
Reunion in Vienna
George J. Folsey
Nominees
The Sign of the Cross
Karl Struss
Directing
Winner
Cavalcade
Frank Lloyd
Nominees
Lady for a Day
Frank Capra
Nominees
Little Women
George Cukor
Outstanding Production
Winner
Cavalcade
Fox
Nominees
A Farewell to Arms
Paramount
Nominees
42nd Street
Warner Bros.
Nominees
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Warner Bros.
Nominees
Lady for a Day
Columbia
Nominees
Little Women
RKO Radio
Nominees
The Private Life of Henry VIII
London Films
Nominees
She Done Him Wrong
Paramount
Nominees
Smilin' Through
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nominees
State Fair
Fox
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Three Little Pigs
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Building a Building
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
The Merry Old Soul
Walter Lantz, Producer
Short Subject (Comedy)
Winner
So This Is Harris
Louis Brock, Producer
Nominees
Mister Mugg
Warren Doane, Producer
Nominees
A Preferred List
Louis Brock, Producer
Short Subject (Novelty)
Winner
Krakatoa
Joe Rock, Producer
Nominees
Menu
Pete Smith, Producer
Nominees
The Sea
Educational
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
Nominees
Gold Diggers of 1933
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Nominees
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Writing (Adaptation)
Winner
Little Women
Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
Nominees
Lady for a Day
Robert Riskin
Nominees
State Fair
Paul Green, Sonya Levien
Writing (Original Story)
Winner
One Way Passage
Robert Lord
Nominees
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Frances Marion
Nominees
Rasputin and the Empress
Charles MacArthur

0-9

42nd Street
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Outstanding Production - Warner Bros.
  • Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director

B

Berkeley Square
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor - Leslie Howard
Building a Building
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer

C

Cavalcade
4 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Art Direction - William S. Darling
  • * Directing - Frank Lloyd
  • * Outstanding Production - Fox
  • Actress - Diana Wynyard

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 NOMINATION
  • Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director

I

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor - Paul Muni
  • 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 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress - May Robson
  • Directing - Frank Capra
  • Outstanding Production - Columbia
  • Writing (Adaptation) - Robert Riskin
Little Women
3 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Writing (Adaptation) - Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
  • Directing - George Cukor
  • Outstanding Production - RKO Radio

M

Menu
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Novelty) - Pete Smith, Producer
The Merry Old Soul
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walter Lantz, Producer
Mister Mugg
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Comedy) - Warren Doane, Producer
Morning Glory
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Actress - Katharine Hepburn

O

One Way Passage
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Writing (Original Story) - Robert Lord

P

A Preferred List
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Comedy) - Louis Brock, Producer
The Private Life of Henry VIII
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actor - Charles Laughton
  • Outstanding Production - London Films
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Original Story) - Frances Marion

R

Rasputin and the Empress
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Original Story) - Charles MacArthur
Reunion in Vienna
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography - George J. Folsey

S

The Sea
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Novelty) - Educational
She Done Him Wrong
1 NOMINATION
  • Outstanding Production - Paramount
The Sign of the Cross
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography - Karl Struss
Smilin' Through
1 NOMINATION
  • Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
So This Is Harris
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Subject (Comedy) - Louis Brock, Producer
State Fair
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Outstanding 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 NOMINATION
  • Art Direction - Cedric Gibbons
No Films Found