10th Annual Academy Awards Nominations (1938)

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  • Date of Ceremony: Thursday, March 10, 1938
  • For films released in: 1937
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Here is a complete list of nominations for the 10th Annual Academy Awards.

And the nominees are:

Outstanding Production

  • The Awful Truth
    Columbia
  • Captains Courageous
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Dead End
    Samuel Goldwyn Productions
  • The Good Earth
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • In Old Chicago
    20th Century-Fox
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Warner Bros.
  • Lost Horizon
    Columbia
  • One Hundred Men and a Girl
    Universal
  • Stage Door
    RKO Radio
  • A Star Is Born
    Selznick International Pictures

Best Directing

  • The Awful Truth
    Leo McCarey
  • The Good Earth
    Sidney Franklin
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    William Dieterle
  • Stage Door
    Gregory La Cava
  • A Star Is Born
    William Wellman

Best Actor

  • Captains Courageous
    Spencer Tracy
  • Conquest
    Charles Boyer
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Paul Muni
  • Night Must Fall
    Robert Montgomery
  • A Star Is Born
    Fredric March

Best Actress

  • The Awful Truth
    Irene Dunne
  • Camille
    Greta Garbo
  • The Good Earth
    Luise Rainer
  • A Star Is Born
    Janet Gaynor
  • Stella Dallas
    Barbara Stanwyck

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • The Awful Truth
    Ralph Bellamy
  • The Hurricane
    Thomas Mitchell
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Joseph Schildkraut
  • Lost Horizon
    H.B. Warner
  • Topper
    Roland Young

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Dead End
    Claire Trevor
  • In Old Chicago
    Alice Brady
  • Night Must Fall
    Dame May Whitty
  • Stage Door
    Andrea Leeds
  • Stella Dallas
    Anne Shirley

Best Art Direction

  • Conquest
    Cedric Gibbons and William Horning
  • A Damsel in Distress
    Carroll Clark
  • Dead End
    Richard Day
  • Every Day's a Holiday
    Wiard Ihnen
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Anton Grot
  • Lost Horizon
    Stephen Goosson
  • Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
    John Victor Mackay
  • The Prisoner of Zenda
    Lyle Wheeler
  • Souls at Sea
    Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson
  • Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
    Alexander Toluboff
  • Wee Willie Winkie
    William S. Darling and David Hall
  • You're a Sweetheart
    Jack Otterson

Best Assistant Director

  • In Old Chicago
    Robert Webb
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Russ Saunders
  • Lost Horizon
    C.C. Coleman Jr.
  • Souls at Sea
    Hal Walker
  • A Star Is Born
    Eric Stacey

Best Cinematography

  • Dead End
    Gregg Toland
  • The Good Earth
    Karl Freund
  • Wings over Honolulu
    Joseph Valentine

Best Dance Direction

  • Ali Baba Goes to Town
    Sammy Lee ["Swing Is Here to Stay" number]
  • A Damsel in Distress
    Hermes Pan ["Fun House" number]
  • A Day at the Races
    Dave Gould ["All God's Children Got Rhythm" number]
  • Ready, Willing and Able
    Bobby Connolly ["Too Marvelous for Words" number]
  • Thin Ice
    Harry Losee ["Prince Igor Suite" number]
  • Varsity Show
    Busby Berkeley ["The Finale" number]
  • Waikiki Wedding
    LeRoy Prinz ["Luau" number]

Best Film Editing

  • The Awful Truth
    Al Clark
  • Captains Courageous
    Elmo Veron
  • The Good Earth
    Basil Wrangell
  • Lost Horizon
    Gene Havlick and Gene Milford
  • One Hundred Men and a Girl
    Bernard W. Burton

Best Music (Scoring)

  • The Hurricane
    Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman [head of department] and Alfred Newman [Score by]
  • In Old Chicago
    20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department and Louis Silvers [head of department]
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein [head of department] and Max Steiner [Score by]
  • Lost Horizon
    Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff [head of department] and Dimitri Tiomkin [Score by]
  • Make a Wish
    Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld [Musical Director] and Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld [Score by]
  • Maytime
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston [head of department] and Herbert Stothart [Score by]
  • One Hundred Men and a Girl
    Universal Studio Music Department and Charles Previn [head of department]
  • Portia on Trial
    Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo [head of department] and Alberto Colombo [Score by]
  • The Prisoner of Zenda
    Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman [Musical Director] and Alfred Newman [Score by]
  • Quality Street
    RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb [Musical Director] and Roy Webb [Score by]
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline [head of department], Frank Churchill [Score by], Leigh Harline [Score by] and Paul J. Smith [Score by]
  • Something to Sing About
    Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff [Musical Director] and Victor Schertzinger [Score by]
  • Souls at Sea
    Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros [head of department], W. Franke Harling [Score by] and Milan Roder [Score by]
  • Way Out West
    Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley [head of department] and Marvin Hatley [Score by]

Best Music (Song)

  • Artists and Models "Whispers in the Dark"
    Frederick Hollander [Music by] and Leo Robin [Lyrics by]
  • Mr. Dodd Takes the Air "Remember Me"
    Harry Warren [Music by] and Al Dubin [Lyrics by]
  • Shall We Dance "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
    George Gershwin [Music by] and Ira Gershwin [Lyrics by]
  • Waikiki Wedding "Sweet Leilani"
    Harry Owens [Music and Lyrics by]
  • Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 "That Old Feeling"
    Sammy Fain [Music by] and Lew Brown [Lyrics by]

Best Short Subject (Cartoon)

  • Educated Fish
    Paramount
  • The Little Match Girl
    Charles Mintz
  • The Old Mill
    Walt Disney

Best Short Subject (Color)

  • The Man without a Country
    Warner Bros.
  • Penny Wisdom
    Pete Smith
  • Popular Science J-7-1
    Paramount

Best Short Subject (One-reel)

  • A Night at the Movies
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • The Private Life of the Gannets
    Skibo Productions
  • Romance of Radium
    Pete Smith

Best Short Subject (Two-reel)

  • Deep South
    RKO Radio
  • Should Wives Work?
    RKO Radio
  • Torture Money
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Best Sound Recording

  • The Girl Said No "Grand National Studio Sound Department"
    A.E. Kaye [Sound Director]
  • Hitting a New High
    RKO Radio Studio Sound Department and John Aalberg [Sound Director]
  • The Hurricane
    United Artists Studio Sound Department and Thomas T. Moulton [Sound Director]
  • In Old Chicago
    20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department and E.H. Hansen [Sound Director]
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department and Nathan Levinson [Sound Director]
  • Lost Horizon
    Columbia Studio Sound Department and John Livadary [Sound Director]
  • Maytime
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department and Douglas Shearer [Sound Director]
  • One Hundred Men and a Girl
    Universal Studio Sound Department and Homer G. Tasker [Sound Director]
  • Topper
    Hal Roach Studio Sound Department and Elmer A. Raguse [Sound Director]
  • Wells Fargo
    Paramount Studio Sound Department and Loren L. Ryder [Sound Director]

Best Writing (Screenplay)

  • The Awful Truth
    Vina Delmar
  • Captains Courageous
    John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly and Dale Van Every
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg
  • Stage Door
    Morris Ryskind and Anthony Veiller
  • A Star Is Born
    Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson

Best Writing (Original Story)

  • Black Legion
    Robert Lord
  • In Old Chicago
    Niven Busch
  • The Life of Emile Zola
    Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg
  • One Hundred Men and a Girl
    Hans Kraly
  • A Star Is Born
    William A. Wellman and Robert Carson
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