Best of 1933
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- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxRufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.BEST PICTURE
Nominees:
Sons of the Desert
Gold Diggers of 1933
King Kong
42nd Street
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Invisible Man
Queen Christina
She Done Him Wrong
Cavalcade - DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxRufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.BEST DIRECTOR - Leo McCarey
Nominees:
Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack - King Kong
Alexander Korda - The Private Life of Henry VIII
William A. Seiter - Sons of the Desert
Frank Lloyd - Cavalcade - DirectorAlexander KordaStarsCharles LaughtonRobert DonatFranklin DyallKing Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.BEST ACTOR - Charles Laughton
Nominees:
Groucho Marx - Duck Soup
Oliver Hardy - Sons of the Desert
Stan Laurel - Sons of the Desert
Claude Rains - The Invisible Man
Warner Baxter - 42nd Street - DirectorLowell ShermanStarsMae WestCary GrantOwen MooreIn the Gay Nineties, a seductive nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome temperance league member.BEST ACTRESS
Mae West - She Done Him Wrong
Greta Garbo - Queen Christina
Katharine Hepburn - Morning Glory
Diana Wynyard - Cavalcade
Ruby Keeler - 42nd Street - DirectorAlexander KordaStarsCharles LaughtonRobert DonatFranklin DyallKing Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Robert Donat
Nominees:
Chico Marx - Duck Soup
Harpo Marx - Duck Soup
Dick Powell - 42nd Street
Cary Grant - She Done Him Wrong
Herbert Mundin - Cavalcade - DirectorAlexander KordaStarsCharles LaughtonRobert DonatFranklin DyallKing Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Binnie Barnes
Nominees:
Fay Wray - King Kong
Elsa Lanchester - The Private Life of Henry VIII
Margaret Dumont - Duck Soup
Merle Oberon - The Private Life of Henry VIII
Una Merkel - 42nd Street - DirectorAlexander KordaStarsCharles LaughtonRobert DonatFranklin DyallKing Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.BEST CASTING
Nominees:
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Cavalcade
Duck Soup - DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxRufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Nominees:
King Kong
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Nought for Conduct (Zéro de conduite) - DirectorLowell ShermanStarsMae WestCary GrantOwen MooreIn the Gay Nineties, a seductive nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome temperance league member.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
She Done Him Wrong
Sons of the Desert
Cavalcade
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Morning Glory - DirectorFrank LloydStarsDiana WynyardClive BrookUna O'ConnorA portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933.BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Nominees:
The Invisible Man
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Sons of the Desert
King Kong - DirectorJames WhaleStarsClaude RainsGloria StuartWilliam HarriganA scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.BEST EDITING
Nominees:
King Kong
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Cavalcade - DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nominees:
The Invisible Man
Cavalcade
King Kong
The Private Life of Henry VIII - DirectorFrank LloydStarsDiana WynyardClive BrookUna O'ConnorA portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nominees:
Gold Diggers of 1933
42nd Street
Queen Christina
King Kong
She Done Him Wrong - DirectorFrank LloydStarsDiana WynyardClive BrookUna O'ConnorA portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cavalcade
She Done Him Wrong
Queen Christina
The Private Life of Henry VIII
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933 - DirectorFrank LloydStarsDiana WynyardClive BrookUna O'ConnorA portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933.BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Nominees:
The Private Life of Henry VIII
King Kong
Gold Diggers of 1933
Queen Christina
She Done Him Wrong - DirectorJames WhaleStarsClaude RainsGloria StuartWilliam HarriganA scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Nominees:
King Kong
Sons of the Desert - DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.BEST SCORE
Nominees:
Gold Diggers of 1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Queen Christina
Sons of the Desert - DirectorFrank LloydStarsDiana WynyardClive BrookUna O'ConnorA portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933.BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Cavalcade
She Done Him Wrong - DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.BEST SONG - "We're in the Money"
Nominees:
Gold Diggers of 1933 - "Pettin' in the Park"
Gold Diggers of 1933 - "Remember My Forgotten Man"
42nd Street - "Forty-second Street"
She Done Him Wrong - "A Guy What Takes His Time"
She Done Him Wrong - "I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone" - DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Nominees:
42nd Street - DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.BEST SOUND
Nominees:
King Kong
42nd Street
The Invisible Man
Sons of the Desert - DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.BEST SOUND EDITING
Nominees:
The Invisible Man
Sons of the Desert
Cavalcade
Gold Diggers of 1933 - DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.BEST STUNTS
Nominees:
The Invisible Man
Sons of the Desert