1937 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

52 films were recognised at the 1937 Academy Awards, across 21 categories. 14 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Anthony Adverse, with 4 awards, ahead of The Great Ziegfeld with 3. The categories below run from Best Picture, Sound Recording and Art Direction 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

The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Winner
A Tale of Two Cities(1935)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Anthony Adverse(1936)
Warner Bros.
Dodsworth(1936)
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Libeled Lady(1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)
Columbia
Romeo and Juliet(1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
San Francisco(1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Story of Louis Pasteur(1936)
Cosmopolitan
Three Smart Girls(1936)
Universal

Sound Recording

San Francisco(1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Winner
Banjo on My Knee(1936)
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Dodsworth(1936)
United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
General Spanky(1936)
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
That Girl from Paris(1936)
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, J. O. Aalberg, Sound Director
The Charge of the Light Brigade(1936)
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
The Texas Rangers(1936)
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
Three Smart Girls(1936)
Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director

Art Direction

Dodsworth(1936)
Richard Day
Winner
Anthony Adverse(1936)
Anton Grot
Lloyd's of London(1936)
William S. Darling
Romeo and Juliet(1936)
Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope, Edwin B. Willis
The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu, Edwin B. Willis
The Magnificent Brute(1936)
Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Otterson
Winterset(1936)
Perry Ferguson

Dance Direction

The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" from "The Great Ziegfeld"
Winner
Born to Dance(1936)
"Swingin' the Jinx" from "Born to Dance"
Cain and Mabel(1936)
"1000 Love Songs" from "Cain and Mabel"
Dancing Pirate(1936)
"The Finale" from "Dancing Pirate"
Gold Diggers of 1937(1936)
"Love and War" from "Gold Diggers of 1937"
One in a Million(1937)
"Skating Ensemble" from "One in a Million"
Swing Time(1936)
"Bojangles of Harlem" from "Swing Time"

Film Editing

Anthony Adverse(1936)
Ralph Dawson
Winner
A Tale of Two Cities(1935)
Conrad A. Nervig
Come and Get It(1936)
Edward Curtiss
Lloyd's of London(1936)
Barbara McLean
The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
William S. Gray
Theodora Goes Wild(1936)
Otto Meyer

Music (Song)

Swing Time(1936)
The Way You Look Tonight in "Swing Time" Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Winner
Born to Dance(1936)
I've Got You Under My Skin in "Born to Dance" Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Pennies from Heaven(1936)
Pennies From Heaven in "Pennies from Heaven" Music by Arthur Johnston; Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Sing, Baby, Sing(1936)
When Did You Leave Heaven in "Sing, Baby, Sing" Music by Richard A. Whiting; Lyrics by Walter Bullock
Suzy(1936)
Did I Remember in "Suzy" Music by Walter Donaldson; Lyrics by Harold Adamson
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine(1936)
A Melody From The Sky in "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" Music by Louis Alter; Lyrics by Sidney Mitchell

Actor

The Story of Louis Pasteur(1936)
Paul Muni
Winner
Dodsworth(1936)
Walter Huston
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)
Gary Cooper
My Man Godfrey(1936)
William Powell
San Francisco(1936)
Spencer Tracy

Actor in a Supporting Role

Come and Get It(1936)
Walter Brennan
Winner
My Man Godfrey(1936)
Mischa Auer
Pigskin Parade(1936)
Stuart Erwin
Romeo and Juliet(1936)
Basil Rathbone
The General Died at Dawn(1936)
Akim Tamiroff

Actress

The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
Luise Rainer
Winner
My Man Godfrey(1936)
Carole Lombard
Romeo and Juliet(1936)
Norma Shearer
Theodora Goes Wild(1936)
Irene Dunne
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie(1936)
Gladys George

Actress in a Supporting Role

Anthony Adverse(1936)
Gale Sondergaard
Winner
Dodsworth(1936)
Maria Ouspenskaya
My Man Godfrey(1936)
Alice Brady
The Gorgeous Hussy(1936)
Beulah Bondi
These Three(1936)
Bonita Granville

Assistant Director

The Charge of the Light Brigade(1936)
Jack Sullivan
Winner
Anthony Adverse(1936)
William Cannon
San Francisco(1936)
Joseph Newman
The Garden of Allah(1936)
Eric G. Stacey
The Last of the Mohicans(1936)
Clem Beauchamp

Directing

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)
Frank Capra
Winner
Dodsworth(1936)
William Wyler
My Man Godfrey(1936)
Gregory La Cava
San Francisco(1936)
W. S. Van Dyke
The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
Robert Z. Leonard

Music (Scoring)

Anthony Adverse(1936)
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
Winner
The Charge of the Light Brigade(1936)
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
The Garden of Allah(1936)
Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
The General Died at Dawn(1936)
Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by Werner Janssen)
Winterset(1936)
RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Nathaniel Shilkret, head of department (Score by Nathaniel Shilkret)