1932-33 (6th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1932-33. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.

Outstanding Production

Cavalcade, Fox.

A Farewell to Arms, Paramount. [came in 2nd]

42nd Street, Warner Bros.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Warner Bros.

Lady for a Day, Columbia.

Little Women, RKO Radio. [came in 3rd]

The Private Life of Henry VIII, London Films; United Artists. (UK)

She Done Him Wrong, Paramount.

Smilin’ Through, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

State Fair, Fox.

Best Actor

Leslie Howard in Berkeley Square, Jesse L. Lasky; Fox. [came in 3rd]

Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII, London Films; United Artists. (UK)

Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Warner Bros. [came in 2nd]

Best Actress

Katharine Hepburn in Morning Glory, RKO Radio.

May Robson in Lady for a Day, Columbia. [came in 2nd]

Diana Wynyard in Cavalcade, Fox. [came in 3rd]

Directing

Cavalcade, Fox. Frank Lloyd.

Lady for a Day, Columbia. Frank Capra. [came in 2nd]

Little Women, RKO Radio. George Cukor. [came in 3rd]

Art Direction

Cavalcade, Fox. William S. Darling.

A Farewell to Arms, Paramount. Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson. [came in 2nd]

When Ladies Meet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cedric Gibbons. [came in 3rd]

Assistant Director

Percy Ikerd (Fox)

William Tummel (Fox)

Charles Dorian (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Bunny Dull (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

John S. Waters (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Charles Barton (Paramount)

Sidney S. Brod (Paramount)

Arthur Jacobson (Paramount)

Eddie Killey (RKO Radio)

Dewey Starkey (RKO Radio)

Fred Fox (United Artists)

Benjamin Silvey (United Artists)

Scott Beal (Universal)

Joe McDonough (Universal)

W. J. Reiter (Universal)

Al Alborn (Warner Bros.)

Gordon Hollingshead (Warner Bros.)

Frank X. Shaw (Warner Bros.)

Cinematography

A Farewell to Arms, Paramount. Charles Bryant Lang, Jr.

Reunion in Vienna, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George J. Folsey. [came in 2nd]

The Sign of the Cross, Paramount Publix. Karl Struss. [came in 3rd]

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

Building a Building, Walt Disney Productions; United Artists. [Mickey Mouse Series] Walt Disney, Producer. [came in 2nd]

The Merry Old Soul, Walter Lantz Productions; Universal. [Oswald the Rabbit Series] Walter Lantz, Producer. [came in 3rd]

The Three Little Pigs, Walt Disney Productions; United Artists. [Silly Symphony Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

(Comedy)

Mister Mugg, Warren Doane; Universal. [Comedies Series] Warren Doane, Producer. [came in 3rd]

A Preferred List, Louis Brock; RKO Radio. [Headliner Series #5] Louis Brock, Producer. [came in 2nd]

So This Is Harris, Louis Brock; RKO Radio. [Special Series] Louis Brock, Producer.

(Novelty)

Krakatoa, Joe Rock; Educational. [Three-reel Special Series] Joe Rock, Producer.

Menu, Pete Smith; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Oddities Series] Pete Smith, Producer. [tied for 2nd]

The Sea, Educational. (Poland) [Battle for Life Series] [tied for 2nd]

Sound Recording

A Farewell to Arms, Paramount. Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director.

42nd Street, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director.

Gold Diggers of 1933, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director. [came in 3rd]

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director. [came in 2nd]

Writing

(Adaptation)

Lady for a Day, Columbia. Robert Riskin. [came in 2nd]

Little Women, RKO Radio. Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason.

State Fair, Fox. Paul Green and Sonya Levien. [came in 3rd]

(Original Story)

One Way Passage, Warner Bros. Robert Lord.

The Prizefighter and the Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Frances Marion. [came in 2nd]

Rasputin and the Empress, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Charles MacArthur. [came in 3rd]

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

To Electrical Research Products, Inc. for their wide range recording and reproducing system.

To RCA-Victor Company, Inc. for their high-fidelity recording and reproducing system.

(Class III)

To Fox Film Corporation, Fred Jackman and Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., and Sidney Sanders of RKO Studios, Inc. for their development and effective use of the translucent cellulose screen in composite photography.