Events[]
Honoring movies released in 1936, it was held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by George Jessel. For the frist time, the awards for Best Supprting Actor and Best Supporting Actress have been awarded. My Man Godfrey became the first film ever to earn all 4 acting noms (but it didnt win anything). The Live Action Short shave now been divided into reel categories. 2 Honorary Oscars were given: One for W. Howard Greene and Harold Rossen for cinematography work on The Garden Of Allah and one for The March Of Time newsreel for innovating the newsreel and keeping in touch to motion pictures while a Scientific and Technical Award was given to Douglas Shearer and the MGM Sound Department for the development of a practical two-way horn system and a biased Class A push-pull recording system.
Winners Synopsis[]
Bored Of Education won Best One Reel Live Action Short
The Public Pays won Best Two Reel Live Action Short
The Country Cousin won Best Animated Short
Give Me Liberty won Best Colored Live Action Short
Dodsworth won Best Art Direction
The Carge Of The Light Brigade won Best Assistant Director
San Francisco won Best Sound Recording
Swing Time won Best Original Song (The Way You Look Tonight)
Come And Get It won Best Supporting Actor
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town won Best Director
The Story Of Louis Pasteur won 3 Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Story, and Best Screenplay
Anthony Adverse won 4 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing
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The Great Ziegfeld won 3 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Dance Direction