1935 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

32 films were recognised at the 1935 Academy Awards, across 16 categories. 11 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was It Happened One Night, with 5 awards, ahead of One Night of Love with 2. The categories below run from Best Picture, Sound Recording and Actress 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

It Happened One Night(1934)
Columbia
Winner
Cleopatra(1934)
Paramount
Flirtation Walk(1934)
First National
Here Comes the Navy(1934)
Warner Bros.
Imitation of Life(1934)
Universal
One Night of Love(1934)
Columbia
The Barretts of Wimpole Street(1934)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Gay Divorcee(1934)
RKO Radio
The House of Rothschild(1934)
20th Century
The Thin Man(1934)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The White Parade(1934)
Jesse L. Lasky (production company)
Viva Villa!(1934)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Sound Recording

One Night of Love(1934)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Winner
Cleopatra(1934)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Flirtation Walk(1934)
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Imitation of Life(1934)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Theodore Soderberg, Sound Director
The Affairs of Cellini(1934)
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
The Gay Divorcee(1934)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher, Sound Director
The White Parade(1934)
Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Viva Villa!(1934)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director

Actress

It Happened One Night(1934)
Claudette Colbert
Winner
Of Human Bondage(1934)
Bette Davis
One Night of Love(1934)
Grace Moore
The Barretts of Wimpole Street(1934)
Norma Shearer

Actor

It Happened One Night(1934)
Clark Gable
Winner
The Affairs of Cellini(1934)
Frank Morgan
The Thin Man(1934)
William Powell

Art Direction

The Merry Widow(1934)
Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope
Winner
The Affairs of Cellini(1934)
Richard Day
The Gay Divorcee(1934)
Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark

Assistant Director

Viva Villa!(1934)
John Waters
Winner
Cleopatra(1934)
Cullen Tate
Imitation of Life(1934)
Scott Beal

Cinematography

Cleopatra(1934)
Victor Milner
Winner
Operator 13(1934)
George Folsey
The Affairs of Cellini(1934)
Charles Rosher

Directing

It Happened One Night(1934)
Frank Capra
Winner
One Night of Love(1934)
Victor Schertzinger
The Thin Man(1934)
W. S. Van Dyke

Film Editing

Eskimo(1933)
Conrad Nervig
Winner
Cleopatra(1934)
Anne Bauchens
One Night of Love(1934)
Gene Milford

Music (Scoring)

One Night of Love(1934)
Columbia Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (Thematic Music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn)
Winner
The Gay Divorcee(1934)
RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein)
The Lost Patrol(1934)
RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)

Music (Song)

The Gay Divorcee(1934)
The Continental in "The Gay Divorcee" Music by Con Conrad; Lyrics by Herb Magidson
Winner
Flying Down to Rio(1933)
Carioca in "Flying Down to Rio" Music by Vincent Youmans; Lyrics by Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn
She Loves Me Not(1934)
Love In Bloom in "She Loves Me Not" Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin