Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


1931-32 (5th Annual Awards)
Winners Only

Listed below are the Academy Award winners for the year 1931-32 (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the winners from that year.

Outstanding Production

Winner markerGrand Hotel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Actor

Winner markerWallace Beery in The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Winner markerFredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Paramount Publix.

Best Actress

Winner markerHelen Hayes in The Sin of Madelon Claudet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Directing

Winner markerBad Girl, Fox. Frank Borzage.

Art Direction

Winner markerTransatlantic, Fox. Gordon Wiles.

Cinematography

Winner markerShanghai Express, Paramount Publix. Lee Garmes.

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

Winner markerFlowers and Trees, Walt Disney Productions; United Artists. [Silly Symphony Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

(Comedy)

Winner markerThe Music Box, Hal Roach; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Laurel & Hardy Series] Hal Roach, Producer.

(Novelty)

Winner markerWrestling Swordfish, Mack Sennett; Educational. [Cannibals of the Deep Series] Mack Sennett, Producer.

Sound Recording

Winner markerParamount Publix Studio Sound Department

Writing

(Adaptation)

Winner markerBad Girl, Fox. Edwin Burke.

(Original Story)

Winner markerThe Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Frances Marion.

Special Award

Winner markerTo Walt Disney for the creation of Mickey Mouse. [ [Statuette]]

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

Winner markerTo Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. for its color cartoon process.

(Class III)

Winner markerTo Eastman Kodak Company for its Type II-B Sensitometer.