Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


1936 (09th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview

Shown below is an overview of the 1936 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)

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The 1936 Preliminaries

1936 (9th) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

1936 (9th) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 1936 to December 31, 1936

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 1936 Ceremony

Thursday, March 4, 1937
8:00 PM

The Biltmore Bowl of the
Biltmore Hotel,
Los Angeles


Nominations & Winners
Winners Only
Nominations by Film
Nomination Statistics by Film

See Also:
    Nominations & Winners by Category
    Winners Only by Category

The 1936 Winners

1936 (9th) Best Picture Poster: “The Great Ziegfeld”

1936 (9th) Best Picture Home Page Background: “The Great Ziegfeld”


Best Picture:
The Great Ziegfeld
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

1936 (9th) Best Actor: Paul Muni   1936 (9th) Best Actor Volpe Sketch: Paul Muni Best Actor:
Paul Muni
as Louis Pasteur
in the film
The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936 (9th) Best Actress: Luise Rainer   1936 (9th) Best Actress Volpe Sketch: Luise Rainer Best Actress:
Luise Rainer
as Anna Held
in the film
The Great Ziegfeld

1936 (1st) Best Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan Best Supporting Actor:
Walter Brennan
as Swan Bostrom
in the film
Come and Get It

1936 (1st) Best Supporting Actress: Gale Sondergaard Best Supporting Actress:
Gale Sondergaard
as Faith Paleologus
in the film
Anthony Adverse

1936 (3rd) Best Song: “The Way You Look Tonight” Best Song:
The Way You Look Tonight
from the film
Swing Time

Music by Jerome Kern;
lyrics by Dorothy Fields

Best Song Lyrics