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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
          
      Memorable Moments
          
      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
