Academy Awards 1938
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The 1938 Academy Awards took place on March 10, 1938 at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles . It was the 10th Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films from 1937.
Statistics (films with more than one nomination are listed) N = nomination; S = victory |
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Movie | N | S. |
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The life of Emile Zola | 10 | 3 |
In the shackles of Shangri-La | 7th | 2 |
A star is rising | 7th | 1 |
In Old Chicago | 6th | 2 |
The terrible truth | 6th | 1 |
The good earth | 5 | 2 |
100 men and a girl | 5 | 1 |
Manuel | 4th | 1 |
dead end | 4th | 0 |
Stage entrance | 4th | 0 |
... then came the hurricane | 3 | 1 |
Shipwreck of souls | 3 | 0 |
A young lady in need | 2 | 1 |
Waikiki Wedding | 2 | 1 |
May time | 2 | 0 |
Topper - The blonde ghost | 2 | 0 |
Night Must Fall | 2 | 0 |
For you, Madame ... | 2 | 0 |
Maria Walewska | 2 | 0 |
Stella Dallas | 2 | 0 |
The prisoner of Zenda | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Winners and nominees
Best movie
The Life of Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola) - Warner Bros.
- 100 men and a girl (One Hundred Men and a Girl) - Universal
- Manuel (Captain Courageous) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon) - Columbia
- The Good Earth (The Good Earth) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth) - Columbia
- Dead End (Dead End) - Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- A Star Is Born (A Star is Born) - Selznick International Pictures
- In Old Chicago - 20th Century Fox
- Stage Door (Stage Door) - RKO Radio
Best Actor
Spencer Tracy - Manuel (Captain Courageous)
- Charles Boyer - Maria Walewska (Conquest)
- Fredric March - A Star Is Born (A Star is Born)
- Robert Montgomery - Night Must Fall
- Paul Muni - The Life of Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
Best supporting actor
Joseph Schildkraut - Das Leben des Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- Ralph Bellamy - The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- Thomas Mitchell - ... then came the hurricane (The Hurricane)
- HB Warner - In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- Roland Young - Topper - The blonde ghost (Topper)
Best main actress
Luise Rainer - The Good Earth (The Good Earth)
- Irene Dunne - The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- Greta Garbo - The Lady of the Camellias (Camille)
- Janet Gaynor - A Star Is Born (A Star is Born)
- Barbara Stanwyck - Stella Dallas
The best supporting actress
- Andrea Leeds - Stage Door (Stage Door)
- Anne Shirley - Stella Dallas
- Claire Trevor - Dead End (Dead End)
- Dame May Whitty - Night Must Fall
Best director
Leo McCarey - The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- William Dieterle - Das Leben des Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- Sidney Franklin - The Good Earth (The Good Earth)
- Gregory La Cava - Stage Door (Stage Door)
- William A. Wellman - A Star Is Born (A Star is Born)
Best assistant director
Robert D. Webb - In Old Chicago
- Charles C. Coleman - In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- Russ Saunders - Das Leben des Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- Eric Stacey - A Star Is Born (A Star is Born)
- Hal Walker - Souls at Sea (Souls at Sea)
Best original story
William A. Wellman , Robert Carson - A Star Is Born (A Star is Born)
- Niven Bush - In Old Chicago
- Heinz Herald , Géza Herczeg - Das Leben des Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- Hans Kraly - 100 Men and a Girl
- Robert Lord - Secret Society Black Legion (Black Legion)
Best adapted script
Norman Reilly Raine , Heinz Herald , Géza Herczeg - Das Leben des Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- Viña Delmar - The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- John Lee Mahin , Marc Connelly , Dale Van Every - Manuel (Captain Courageous)
- Dorothy Parker , Alan Campbell , Robert Carson - A Star Is Born (A Star is Born)
- Morrie Ryskind , Anthony Veiller - Stage Door (Stage Door)
Best camera
Karl Freund - The Good Earth (The Good Earth)
- Gregg Toland - Dead End (Dead End)
- Joseph Valentine - Wings Over Honolulu
Best production design
Stephen Goosson - In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- Carroll Clark - A damsel in distress (A Damsel in Distress)
- William S. Darling , David S. Hall - Recruit Willie Winkie (Wee Willie Winkie)
- Richard Day - Dead End (Dead End)
- Hans Dreier , Roland Anderson - Shipwreck of Souls (Souls At Sea)
- Cedric Gibbons , William Horning - Maria Walewska (Conquest)
- Anton Grot - The Life of Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- Wiard you - Every Day's a Holiday
- John Victor Mackay - Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
- Jack Otterson - You're a Sweetheart
- Alexander Toluboff - For you, Madame ... (Vogues of 1938)
- Lyle R. Wheeler - The Prisoner of Zenda (The Prisoner of Zenda)
Best tone
Thomas T. Moulton ( United Artists SSD) - ... then came the hurricane (The Hurricane)
- John Aalberg ( RKO Radio SSD) - Hitting a New High
- Edmund H. Hansen ( Fox SSD ) - In Old Chicago
- AE Kaye ( Grand National SSD ) - The Girl Said No.
- Nathan Levinson ( Warner Bros. SSD) - Das Leben des Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- John Livadary ( Columbia SSD ) - In the Shackles of Shangri-La (The Lost Horizon)
- Elmer Raguse ( Hal Roach SSD) - Topper - The blonde ghost (Topper)
- Loren L. Ryder ( Paramount SSD ) - Frisco-Express (Wells Fargo)
- Douglas Shearer ( MGM SSD ) - Maytime (Maytime)
- Homer G. Tasker ( Universal SSD ) - 100 men and a girl (100 Men and a Girl)
Best cut
Gene Havlick , Gene Milford - In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- Bernard W. Burton - 100 men and a girl (100 Men and a Girl)
- Al Clark - The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- Elmo Veron - Manuel (Captain Courageous)
- Basil Wrangell - The Good Earth (The Good Earth)
Best film score
Charles Previn ( Universal Studio Music Department ) - 100 men and a girl (100 Men and a Girl)
- Constantin Bakaleinikoff ( Grand National Studio Music Department ) - Music in Fists (Something to Sing About)
- Alberto Colombo ( Republic Studio Music Department ) - Portia on Trial
- Nat W. Finston ( MGM Studio Music Department ) - Maytime (Maytime)
- Leo F. Forbstein ( Warner Bros. Studio Music Department) - Das Leben des Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- Leigh Harline ( Walt Disney Studio Music Department ) - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
- Marvin Hatley ( Roach Studio Music Department ) - Two Rode To Texas (Way Out West)
- Boris Morros ( Paramount Studio Music Department ) - Souls at Sea (Souls at Sea)
- Alfred Newman ( Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department) - ... then came the hurricane (The Hurricane)
- Alfred Newman ( Selznick International Pictures Music Department ) - Der Gefangene von Zenda (The Prisoner of Zenda)
- Hugo Riesenfeld ( RKO Radio ) - Make a Wish
- Louis Silvers ( 20th Century Fox Studio Music Department) - In Old Chicago
- Morris Stoloff ( Columbia Studio Music Department ) - In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- Roy Webb ( RKO Radio Studio Music Department) - Quality Street
Best song
Sweet Leilani ( Harry Owens ) - Waikiki Wedding
- Remember me? (Music: Harry Warren , Text: Al Dubin ) - Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
- That Old Feeling (Music: Sammy Fain , Text: Lew Brown ) - For you, Madame ... ( Vogues of 1938 )
- They Can't Take That Away from Me (Music: George Gershwin , Text: Ira Gershwin ) - Tanz mit mir (Shall We Dance)
- Whispers in the Dark (Music: Frederick Hollander , Text: Leo Robin ) - Künstlerball ( Artists and Models )
Best short film - cartoon
The Old Mill (The Old Mill) - Producer: Walt Disney
- Educated Fish - Paramount
- The Little Match Girl - Producer: Charles Mintz
Best short film - color
Penny Wisdom - Producer: Pete Smith
Best short film - a film role
The Private Life of the Gannets - Skibo Productions
- A Night at the Movies - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Romance of Radium - Producer: Pete Smith
Best short film - two film roles
Torture Money - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Best dance director
Hermes Pan - A damsel in distress (A Damsel in Distress)
- Busby Berkeley - Varsity Show
- Bobby Connolly - Ready, Willing and Able
- Dave Gould - The Marx Brothers: A Day at the Races
- Sammy Lee - Ali Baba Goes to Town
- Harry Losee - Thin Ice
- LeRoy Prince - Waikiki Wedding
Special awards
Honorary Oscar | Mack Sennett |
Edgar Bergen | |
The Museum of Modern Art Film Library | |
W. Howard Greene for his color shots in A Star Rises | |
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Darryl F. Zanuck |
Academy Award of Merit | Agfa Ansco Corporation for Agfa Supreme and Agfa Ultra Speed pan motion picture negatives |
Science and Development Award | Walt Disney Productions, LTD. for the design and application to production of the Multi-Plane Camera |
Eastman Kodak Company for two fine-grain duplicating film stocks | |
Farciot Edouart and Paramount Pictures , Inc. for the development of the Paramount dual screen transparency camera setup | |
Douglas Shearer and MGM SSD for a method of varying the scanning width of variable density sound tracks (squeeze tracks) for the purpose of obtaining an increased amount of noise reduction | |
Technical Merit Award | John Arnold and MGM Studio Camera Department for their improvement of the semi-automatic follow focus device and its application to all of the cameras used by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio |
John Livadary , Director of Sound Recording for Columbia Pictures Corporation for the application of the bi-planar light valve to motion picture sound recording | |
Thomas T. Moulton and United Artists SSD for the application to motion picture sound recording of volume indicators which have peak reading response and linear decibel scales | |
RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc. for the introduction of the modulated high-frequency method of determining optimum photographic processing conditions for variable width sound tracks | |
Joseph E. Robbins and Paramount Pictures Inc. for an exceptional application of acoustic principles to the sound proofing of gasoline generators and water pumps | |
Douglas Shearer and MGM SSD for the design of the film drive mechanism as incorporated in the ERPI 1010 reproducer |
Web links
- Academy Awards 1938 in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The 10th Academy Awards | 1938. In: Oscars.org. (English).