1938 Oscars — Best Picture

The Life of Emile Zola won Best Picture at the 1938 Oscars. All 10 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were A Star Is Born, Captains Courageous, Dead End, In Old Chicago, Lost Horizon, One Hundred Men and a Girl, Stage Door, The Awful Truth and The Good Earth. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1937 and 1939 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

The Life of Emile Zola(1937)
Warner Bros.
Winner
A Star Is Born(1937)
Selznick International Pictures
Captains Courageous(1937)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dead End(1937)
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
In Old Chicago(1938)
20th Century-Fox
Lost Horizon(1937)
Columbia
One Hundred Men and a Girl(1937)
Universal
Stage Door(1937)
RKO Radio
The Awful Truth(1937)
Columbia
The Good Earth(1937)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer