1937 ceremony · films of 1936
The 9th Oscars
105 nominations in 20 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
- 4 of 7
3 of 7
1 of 7- 1 of 6
0 of 6
1 of 5
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
Announced as Outstanding Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Warner Bros.
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Columbia
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cosmopolitan
- Universal
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- Paul Muni · Louis Pasteur
- Walter Huston · Sam Dodsworth
- Gary Cooper · Longfellow Deeds
- William Powell · Godfrey Parks
- Spencer Tracy · Father Tim Mullen
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Luise Rainer · Anna Held
- Carole Lombard · Irene Bullock
- Norma Shearer · Juliet
- Irene Dunne · Theodora Lynn
- Gladys George · Carrie Snyder
Best Supporting Actor
- Walter Brennan · Swan Bostrom
- Mischa Auer · Carlo
- Stuart Erwin · Amos Dodd
- Basil Rathbone · Tybalt
- Akim Tamiroff · General Yang
Best Supporting Actress
- Gale Sondergaard · Faith Paleologue
- Maria Ouspenskaya · Baroness von Obersdorf
- Alice Brady · Angelica Bullock
- Beulah Bondi · Rachel Jackson
- Bonita Granville · Mary Tilford
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay)
Best Original Story
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Scoring)
- Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
- Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
- Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
- Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by Werner Janssen)
- RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Nathaniel Shilkret, head of department (Score by Nathaniel Shilkret)
Best Original Song
Announced as Music (Song)
Swing Time · The Way You Look TonightMusic by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields- Born to Dance · I've Got You Under My SkinMusic and Lyrics by Cole Porter
- Pennies from Heaven · Pennies From HeavenMusic by Arthur Johnston; Lyrics by Johnny Burke
- Sing, Baby, Sing · When Did You Leave HeavenMusic by Richard A. Whiting; Lyrics by Walter Bullock
- Suzy · Did I RememberMusic by Walter Donaldson; Lyrics by Harold Adamson
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine · A Melody From The SkyMusic by Louis Alter; Lyrics by Sidney Mitchell
Best Sound
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
- Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
- Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
Best Animated Short
Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)
- Walt Disney, Producer
Best Live Action Short (Color)
- Warner Bros.
- Paramount
Best Live Action Short (One-reel)
- Hal Roach, Producer
- Paramount
- Pete Smith, Producer
Best Live Action Short (Two-reel)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Warner Bros.
- RKO Radio
Best Dance Direction
- Seymour Felix · A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
- Dave Gould · Swingin' the Jinx
- Bobby Connolly · 1000 Love Songs
- Russell Lewis · The Finale
- Busby Berkeley · Love and War
- Jack Haskell · Skating Ensemble
- Hermes Pan · Bojangles of Harlem
Best Assistant Director
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Special Award
To W. Howard Greene and Harold Rosson for the color cinematography of the Selznick International Production, The Garden of Allah.
- The March of Time
To The March of Time for its significance to motion pictures and for having revolutionized one of the most important branches of the industry - the newsreel.