Academy Awards 1934

Best Picture

WINNER:
Cavalcade: (Fox)

NOMINEES:
42nd Street: (Warner Bros.)
A Farewell to Arms: (Paramount)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang: (Warner Bros.)
Lady for a Day: (Columbia)
Little Women: (RKO Radio)
The Private Life of Henry VIII.: (London Films)
She Done Him Wrong: (Paramount)
Smilin' Through: (M-G-M)
State Fair: (Fox)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER:
The Private Life of Henry VIII.: Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton was not present at the awards ceremony. Fellow nominee Leslie Howard accepted the award on his behalf.

NOMINEES:
Berkeley Square: Leslie Howard
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang: Paul Muni

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER:
Morning Glory: Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony.

NOMINEES:
Lady for a Day: May Robson
Cavalcade: Diana Wynyard

Best Director

WINNER
Cavalcade: Frank Lloyd

NOMINEES:
Lady for a Day: Frank Capra
Little Women: George Cukor

Best Assistant Director

WINNERS:
Charles Barton (Paramount)
Scott R. Beal (Universal)
Charles Dorian (M-G-M)
Fred Fox (UA)
Gordon Hollingshead (Warner Bros.)
Dewey Starkey (RKO Radio)
William Tummel (Fox)

NOMINEES:
Al Alleborn (Warner Bros.)
Sid Brod (Paramount)
Orville O. Dull (M-G-M)
Percy Ikerd (Fox)
Arthur Jacobson (Paramount)
Edward Killy (RKO Radio)
Joseph A. McDonough (Universal)
William J. Reiter (Universal)
Frank Shaw (Warner Bros.)
Ben Silvey (UA)
John Waters (M-G-M)

Best Writing, Original Story

WINNER:
One Way Passage: Robert Lord

NOMINEES:
The Prizefighter and the Lady: Frances Marion
Rasputin and the Empress: Charles MacArthur

Best Writing, Adaptation

WINNER:
Little Women: Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason

NOMINEES:
Lady for a Day: Robert Riskin
State Fair: Paul Green, Sonya Levien

Best Cinematography

WINNER:
A Farewell to Arms: Charles Lang

NOMINEES:
Reunion in Vienna: George J. Folsey
The Sign of the Cross: Karl Struss

Best Art Direction

WINNER:
Cavalcade: William S. Darling

NOMINEES:
A Farewell to Arms: Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
When Ladies Meet: Cedric Gibbons

Best Sound, Recording

WINNER:
A Farewell to Arms: Franklin Hansen (sound director) (Paramount Studio Sound Department)

NOMINEES:
42nd Street: Nathan Levinson (sound director) (Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department)
Gold Diggers of 1933: Nathan Levinson (sound director) (Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang: Nathan Levinson (sound director) (Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department)

Best Short Subject, Comedy

WINNER:
So This Is Harris!: Lou Brock

NOMINEES:
Mister Mugg: Warren Doane
A Preferred List: Lou Brock

Best Short Subject, Novelty

WINNER:
Krakatoa: Joe Rock

NOMINEES:
Menu: Pete Smith
Morze: (Educational)

Best Short Subject, Cartoons

WINNER:
Three Little Pigs: Walt Disney

NOMINEES:
Building a Building: Walt Disney
The Merry Old Soul: Walter Lantz

Academy Award of Merit

WINNER:

Not awarded.

Scientific and Engineering Award

WINNERS:
(Electrical Research Products Inc.)
For their wide range recording and reproducing system.
(RCA Victor Co. Inc.)
For their high-fidelity recording and reproducing system.

Technical Achievement Award

WINNER:
Fred Jackman, Sidney Saunders (RKO Studios Inc.) (Fox Film Corp., Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.)
For their development and effective use of the translucent cellulose screen in composite photography.

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