1934 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

28 films were recognised at the 1934 Academy Awards, across 12 categories. 9 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Cavalcade, with 3 awards, ahead of A Farewell to Arms with 2. The categories below run from Best Picture, Sound Recording 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

Cavalcade(1933)
Fox
Winner
42nd Street(1933)
Warner Bros.
A Farewell to Arms(1932)
Paramount
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)
Warner Bros.
Lady for a Day(1933)
Columbia
Little Women(1933)
RKO Radio
She Done Him Wrong(1933)
Paramount
Smilin' Through(1932)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
State Fair(1933)
Fox
The Private Life of Henry VIII(1933)
London Films

Sound Recording

A Farewell to Arms(1932)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Winner
42nd Street(1933)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director