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1937 (10th Annual Awards)
Nominations by Film

Listed below are the films nominated for Academy Awards in 1937. Beneath each film are the categories for which the film was nominated. TheWinner marker&origin=noms-by-film symbol appears next to those categories it ultimately won. Click on the name of a film, person, song or dance number in the list to display more information about that film, person, song or dance number. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations by film for that year.

Ali Baba Goes to Town, 20th Century-Fox.

Dance Direction. Sammy Lee for the “Swing Is Here to Stay” number.

Artists and Models, Paramount.

Music (Song). “Whispers in the Dark”. Music by Frederick Hollander; lyrics by Leo Robin.

The Awful Truth, Columbia.

Outstanding Production.
Best Actress. Irene Dunne.
Actor in a Supporting Role. Ralph Bellamy.
Winner markerDirecting. Leo McCarey.
Film Editing. Al Clark.
Writing (Screenplay). Vina Delmar.

Black Legion, Warner Bros.

Writing (Original Story). Robert Lord.

Camille, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Actress. Greta Garbo.

Captains Courageous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Outstanding Production.
Winner markerBest Actor. Spencer Tracy.
Film Editing. Elmo Vernon.
Writing (Screenplay). John Lee Mahin, Marc Connolly and Dale Van Every.

Conquest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Actor. Charles Boyer.
Art Direction. Cedric Gibbons and William Horning.

A Damsel in Distress, RKO Radio.

Art Direction. Carroll Clark.
Winner markerDance Direction. Hermes Pan for the “Fun House” number.

A Day at the Races, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Dance Direction. Dave Gould for the “All God’s Children Got Rhythm” number.

Dead End, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists.

Outstanding Production.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Claire Trevor.
Art Direction. Richard Day.
Cinematography. Gregg Toland.

Deep South, RKO Radio. [Radio Musical Comedies Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel).

Educated Fish, Paramount. [Color Classics Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons).

Every Day’s a Holiday, Major Productions; Paramount.

Art Direction. Wiard Ihnen.

The Girl Said No, Grand National.

Sound Recording. Grand National Studio Sound Department, A. E. Kaye, Sound Director.

The Good Earth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Outstanding Production.
Winner markerBest Actress. Luise Rainer.
Directing. Sidney Franklin.
Winner markerCinematography. Karl Freund.
Film Editing. Basil Wrangell.

Hitting a New High, RKO Radio.

Sound Recording. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.

The Hurricane, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Thomas Mitchell.
Music (Scoring). Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department. (Score by Alfred Newman)
Winner markerSound Recording. United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director.

In Old Chicago, 20th Century-Fox.

Outstanding Production.
Winner markerActress in a Supporting Role. Alice Brady.
Winner markerAssistant Director. Robert Webb.
Music (Scoring). 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department. (No composer credit)
Sound Recording. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director.
Writing (Original Story). Niven Busch.

The Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros.

Winner markerOutstanding Production.
Best Actor. Paul Muni.
Winner markerActor in a Supporting Role. Joseph Schildkraut.
Directing. William Dieterle.
Art Direction. Anton Grot.
Assistant Director. Russ Saunders.
Music (Scoring). Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department. (Score by Max Steiner)
Sound Recording. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director.
Writing (Original Story). Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg.
Winner markerWriting (Screenplay). Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg.

The Little Match Girl, Charles Mintz; Columbia.

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Charles Mintz, Producer.

Lost Horizon, Columbia.

Outstanding Production.
Actor in a Supporting Role. H. B. Warner.
Winner markerArt Direction. Stephen Goosson.
Assistant Director. C. C. Coleman, Jr.
Winner markerFilm Editing. Gene Havlick and Gene Milford.
Music (Scoring). Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department. (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
Sound Recording. Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director.

Make a Wish, Principal Productions; RKO Radio.

Music (Scoring). Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director. (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)

The Man Without a Country, Warner Bros. [Broadway Brevities Series]

Short Subjects (Color).

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, Republic.

Art Direction. John Victor Mackay.

Maytime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Music (Scoring). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department. (Score by Herbert Stothart)
Sound Recording. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director.

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air, Warner Bros.-First National.

Music (Song). “Remember Me”. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Al Dubin.

A Night at the Movies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Robert Benchley Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel).

Night Must Fall, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Actor. Robert Montgomery.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Dame May Whitty.

The Old Mill, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio.

Winner markerShort Subjects (Cartoons). Walt Disney, Producer.

One Hundred Men and a Girl, Universal.

Outstanding Production.
Film Editing. Bernard W. Burton.
Winner markerMusic (Scoring). Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department. (No composer credit)
Sound Recording. Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director.
Writing (Original Story). Hans Kraly.

Penny Wisdom, Pete Smith; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialties Series]

Winner markerShort Subjects (Color). Pete Smith, Producer.

Popular Science J-7-1, Paramount. [Popular Science Series]

Short Subjects (Color).

Portia on Trial, Republic.

Music (Scoring). Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department. (Score by Alberto Colombo)

The Prisoner of Zenda, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.

Art Direction. Lyle Wheeler.
Music (Scoring). Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director. (Score by Alfred Newman)

The Private Life of the Gannets, Skibo Productions; Educational. (UK)

Winner markerShort Subjects (One-reel).

Quality Street, RKO Radio.

Music (Scoring). RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb, musical director. (Score by Roy Webb)

Ready, Willing and Able, Warner Bros.

Dance Direction. Bobby Connolly for the “Too Marvelous for Words” number.

Romance of Radium, Pete Smith; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialties Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Pete Smith, Producer.

Shall We Dance, RKO Radio.

Music (Song). “They Can’t Take That away from Me”. Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

Should Wives Work?, RKO Radio. [Leon Errol Comedies Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel).

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio.

Music (Scoring). Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department. (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)

Something to Sing About, Grand National.

Music (Scoring). Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director. (Score by Victor Schertzinger)

Souls at Sea, Paramount.

Art Direction. Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson.
Assistant Director. Hal Walker.
Music (Scoring). Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department. (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)

Stage Door, RKO Radio.

Outstanding Production.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Andrea Leeds.
Directing. Gregory La Cava.
Writing (Screenplay). Morris Ryskind and Anthony Veiller.

A Star Is Born, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.

Outstanding Production.
Best Actor. Fredric March.
Best Actress. Janet Gaynor.
Directing. William Wellman.
Assistant Director. Eric Stacey.
Winner markerWriting (Original Story). William A. Wellman and Robert Carson.
Writing (Screenplay). Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson.

Stella Dallas, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists.

Best Actress. Barbara Stanwyck.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Anne Shirley.

Thin Ice, 20th Century-Fox.

Dance Direction. Harry Losee for the “Prince Igor Suite” number.

Topper, Hal Roach; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Roland Young.
Sound Recording. Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director.

Torture Money, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Crime Doesn’t Pay Series]

Winner markerShort Subjects (Two-reel).

Varsity Show, Warner Bros.

Dance Direction. Busby Berkeley for the “The Finale” number.

Waikiki Wedding, Paramount.

Dance Direction. LeRoy Prinz for the “Luau” number.
Winner markerMusic (Song). “Sweet Leilani”. Music and lyrics by Harry Owens.

Walter Wanger’s Vogues of 1938, Walter Wanger; United Artists.

Art Direction. Alexander Toluboff.
Music (Song). “That Old Feeling”. Music by Sammy Fain; lyrics by Lew Brown.

Way Out West, Hal Roach; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Music (Scoring). Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department. (Score by Marvin Hatley)

Wee Willie Winkie, 20th Century-Fox.

Art Direction. William S. Darling and David Hall.

Wells Fargo, Paramount.

Sound Recording. Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director.

Wings over Honolulu, Universal.

Cinematography. Joseph Valentine.

You’re a Sweetheart, Universal.

Art Direction. Jack Otterson.