1933 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

25 films were recognised at the 1933 Academy Awards, across 11 categories. 10 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Champ, with 2 awards, ahead of Bad Girl with 2. The categories below run from Best Picture, Writing (Original Story) and Actor to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Picture

Grand Hotel(1932)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Winner
Arrowsmith(1931)
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Smiling Lieutenant(1931)
Paramount Publix

Writing (Original Story)

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

Actor

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1931)
Fredric March
Winner
The Champ(1931)
Wallace Beery
Winner
The Guardsman(1931)
Alfred Lunt

Actress

The Sin of Madelon Claudet(1931)
Helen Hayes
Winner
Emma(1932)
Marie Dressler
The Guardsman(1931)
Lynn Fontanne

Cinematography

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

Directing

Bad Girl(1931)
Frank Borzage
Winner
Shanghai Express(1932)
Josef Von Sternberg
The Champ(1931)
King Vidor

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Flowers and Trees(1932)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
It's Got Me Again!(1932)
Leon Schlesinger, Producer
Mickey's Orphans(1931)
Walt Disney, Producer

Short Subject (Comedy)

The Music Box(1932)
Hal Roach, Producer
Winner
Scratch-As-Catch-Can(1931)
RKO Radio
The Loud Mouth(1932)
Mack Sennett, Producer

Short Subject (Novelty)

Wrestling Swordfish(1931)
Mack Sennett, Producer
Winner
Screen Souvenirs(1932)
Paramount Publix
Swing High(1932)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Writing (Adaptation)

Bad Girl(1931)
Edwin Burke
Winner
Arrowsmith(1931)
Sidney Howard
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1931)
Percy Heath, Samuel Hoffenstein

Art Direction

Transatlantic(1931)
Winner
Arrowsmith(1931)
Richard Day

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