Academy Awards, USA: 1932

Oscar

Date:	18 November (banquet)
Host:	Conrad Nagel
Location:	Fiesta Room, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Notes:	The awards are given for films released between 1 August 1931 and 31 July 1932.

Best Picture


Winner:
	Grand Hotel (1932) - M-G-M
Other Nominees:
	Arrowsmith (1931) - Samuel Goldwyn Bad Girl (1931) - Fox Five Star Final (1931) - First National One Hour with You (1932) - Paramount Publix Shanghai Express (1932) - Paramount Publix The Champ (1931/I) - M-G-M The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - Paramount Publix

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winners:
	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) - Fredric March The Champ (1931/I) - Wallace Beery
Other Nominees:
	The Guardsman (1931) - Alfred Lunt

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) - Helen Hayes (I)
Other Nominees:
	Emma (1932) - Marie Dressler The Guardsman (1931) - Lynn Fontanne

Best Director


Winner:
	Bad Girl (1931) - Frank Borzage
Other Nominees:
	Shanghai Express (1932) - Josef von Sternberg The Champ (1931/I) - King Vidor

Best Writing, Original Story


Winner:
	The Champ (1931/I) - Frances Marion
Other Nominees:
	Lady and Gent (1932) - Grover Jones (I); William Slavens McNutt The Star Witness (1931) - Lucien Hubbard What Price Hollywood? (1932) - Adela Rogers St. Johns; Jane Murfin

Best Writing, Adaptation


Winner:
	Bad Girl (1931) - Edwin J. Burke
Other Nominees:
	Arrowsmith (1931) - Sidney Howard (I) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) - Percy Heath (I); Samuel Hoffenstein

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Shanghai Express (1932) - Lee Garmes
Other Nominees:
	Arrowsmith (1931) - Ray June Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) - Karl Struss

Best Art Direction


Winner:
	Transatlantic (1931) - Gordon Wiles (I)
Other Nominees:
	Arrowsmith (1931) - Richard Day (I) À nous la liberté (1931) - Lazare Meerson

Best Sound, Recording


Winner:
	Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
Other Nominees:
	M-G-M Studio Sound Department RKO Radio Studio Sound Department Walt Disney Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department

Best Short Subject, Comedy


Winner:
	The Music Box (1932) - Hal Roach (I)
Other Nominees:
	Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931) - RKO Radio Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) - RKO Radio - The film was originally announced as a nominee, but before the final voting, it was disqualified and replaced by Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931). The Loud Mouth (1932) - Mack Sennett

Best Short Subject, Novelty


Winner:
	Wrestling Swordfish (1931) - Mack Sennett
Other Nominees:
	Screen Souvenirs (1932) - Paramount Publix Swing High (1932) - M-G-M

Best Short Subject, Cartoons


Winner:
	Flowers and Trees (1932) - Walt Disney
Other Nominees:
	It's Got Me Again! (1932) - Leon Schlesinger Mickey's Orphans (1931) - Walt Disney


Awarded to:
	Walt Disney - For the creation of Mickey Mouse.


Winner:
	Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. - For its color cartoon process.


Winner:
	Eastman Kodak Co. - For its Type II-B sensitometer.