4th Annual Academy Awards Nominations (1931)
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- Date of Ceremony: Tuesday, November 10, 1931
- For films released in: 1930-1931
Here is a complete list of nominations for the 4th Annual Academy Awards.
And the nominees are:
Outstanding Production
- Cimarron
RKO Radio - East Lynne
Fox - The Front Page
The Caddo Company - Skippy
Paramount Publix - Trader Horn
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Best Directing
- Cimarron
Wesley Ruggles - A Free Soul
Clarence Brown - The Front Page
Lewis Milestone - Morocco
Josef Von Sternberg - Skippy
Norman Taurog
Best Actor
- Cimarron
Richard Dix - A Free Soul
Lionel Barrymore - The Front Page
Adolphe Menjou - The Royal Family of Broadway
Fredric March - Skippy
Jackie Cooper
Best Actress
- Cimarron
Irene Dunne - A Free Soul
Norma Shearer - Holiday
Ann Harding - Min and Bill
Marie Dressler - Morocco
Marlene Dietrich
Best Art Direction
- Cimarron
Max Rée - Just Imagine
Stephen Goosson and Ralph Hammeras - Morocco
Hans Dreier - Svengali
Anton Grot - Whoopee!
Richard Day
Best Cinematography
- Cimarron
Edward Cronjager - Morocco
Lee Garmes - The Right to Love
Charles B. Lang Jr. - Svengali
Barney "Chick" McGill - Tabu
Floyd Crosby
Best Sound Recording
- Samuel Goldwyn - United Artists Studio Sound Department
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
- Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
- RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Best Writing (Adaptation)
- Cimarron
Howard Estabrook - The Criminal Code
Seton I. Miller and Fred Niblo Jr. - Holiday
Horace Jackson - Little Caesar
Francis Faragoh and Robert N. Lee - Skippy
Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Sam Mintz
Best Writing (Original Story)
- The Dawn Patrol
John Monk Saunders - The Doorway to Hell
Rowland Brown - Laughter
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, Douglas Doty and Donald Ogden Stewart - The Public Enemy
John Bright and Kubec Glasmon - Smart Money
Lucien Hubbard and Joseph Jackson