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. They were hosted by Irvin S. Cobb. As of this ceremony, the

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). Frank Capra's influential

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'' became the first of three films to date to "sweep" the top five awards:

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, and Best Screenplay. This feat would later be matched by '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' in 1975 and '' The Silence of the Lambs'' in

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. It also was the first romantic comedy to win Best Picture, and the first film to win two acting Oscars. The categories of Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and

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were first introduced this year. This was the first of only two years in which

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''. This was the last time that all Best Actor nominees were first time acting nominees, and the last time until the 43rd Academy Awards where either lead acting category was entirely first-time nominees. Six-year-old Shirley Temple received the first Juvenile Award, making her the youngest Oscar recipient. Clark Gable was the first Best Actor winner born in the 20th century (1901).

Awards

Nominees were announced on February 5, 1935. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Select "1934" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".

Academy Juvenile Award

* Shirley Temple

Multiple nominations and awards

The following eleven films received multiple nominations: * 6 nominations: ''

One Night of Love ''One Night of Love'' is a 1934 American Columbia Pictures romantic musical film set in the opera world, starring Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati. The film was directed by Victor Schertzinger and adapted from the story ''Don't Fall in Love'', by ...

'' * 5 nominations: '' Cleopatra'', ''

The Gay Divorcee ''The Gay Divorcee'' is a 1934 American musical film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, and Erik Rhodes. The screenplay was written by ...

'' and ''

'' * 4 nominations: ''

The Affairs of Cellini ''The Affairs of Cellini'' is a 1934 comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Frank Morgan, Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Fay Wray, and Louis Calhern. It is set in Florence. The film was adapted by Bess Meredyth from the play ''Th ...

'', ''

The Thin Man ''The Thin Man'' (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of ''Redbook''. It appeared in book form the following month. A film series followed, featuring the main cha ...

'' and ''

Viva Villa! ''Viva Villa!'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Jack Conway and starring Wallace Beery as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht, adapted from the 1933 book '' Viva Villa!'' by Edgecumb Pinchon a ...

'' * 3 nominations: '' Imitation of Life'' * 2 nominations: ''

The Barretts of Wimpole Street ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' is a 1930 play by the Dutch/English dramatist Rudolf Besier, based on the romance between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her father's unwillingness to allow them to marry. The play gave actress Kat ...

'', '' Flirtation Walk'' and ''

The White Parade ''The White Parade'' is a 1934 film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Loretta Young and John Boles. It was written by Rian James, Jesse Lasky Jr., Sonya Levien and Ernest Pascal, from the novel by Rian James. Dedicated to "the memory of ...

'' The following two films received multiple awards: * 5 awards: ''

'' * 2 awards: ''

References

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Awards

Academy Juvenile Award

Multiple nominations and awards

See also

References