8th Academy Awards nominees and winners

This is a complete list of nominees and winners of the 8th Academy Awards. They were given out on March 5, 1936.

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

* "Alice Adams"
* "Broadway Melody of 1936"
* "Captain Blood"
* "David Copperfield"
* "The Informer"
* "Les Misérables"
* "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"
* "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
* "Mutiny on the Bounty"
* "Naughty Marietta"
* "Ruggles of Red Gap"
* "Top Hat"

Achievement In Direction

* Michael Curtiz - "Captain Blood" (write-in candidate)
* John Ford - "The Informer"
* Henry Hathaway - "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"
* Frank Lloyd - "Mutiny on the Bounty"

=Best Assistant Director=

* Clem Beauchamp and Paul Wing - "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"
* Joseph Newman (assistant director) - "David Copperfield"
* Sherry Shourds - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (write-in candidate)
* Eric Stacey - "Les Misérables

=Best Performance By An Actor=

* Clark Gable - "Mutiny on the Bounty"
* Charles Laughton - "Mutiny on the Bounty"
* Victor McLaglen - "The Informer"
* Paul Muni - "Black Fury" (write-in candidate)
* Franchot Tone - "Mutiny on the Bounty"

=Best Performance By An Actress=

* Elizabeth Bergner - "Escape Me Never"
* Claudette Colbert - "Private Worlds"
* Bette Davis - "Dangerous"
* Katharine Hepburn - "Alice Adams"
* Miriam Hopkins - "Becky Sharp"
* Merle Oberon - "The Dark Angel"

=Best Writing, Original=

* Moss Hart - "Broadway Melody of 1936"
* Don Hartman and Stephen Avery - "The Gay Deception"
* Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur - "The Scoundrel"
* Gregory Rogers - "G-Men" (write-in candidate)

=Best Writing, Adaptation=

* Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston and Waldemar Young, screenplay; Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings, and Carey Wilson - "Mutiny on the Bounty"
* Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt - "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"
* Dudley Nichols - "The Informer"
* Casey Robinson - "Captain Blood" (write-in candidate)

=Achievement In Cinematography=

* Ray June - "Barbary Coast"
* Victor Milner - "The Crusades"
* Hal Mohr - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (write-in candidate)
* Gregg Toland - "Les Misérables"

=Achievement In Art Direction=

* Carroll Clark and Van Nest Polglase - "Top Hat"
* Richard Day - "The Dark Angel"
* Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson - "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"

=Best Film Editing=

* Margaret Booth - "Mutiny on the Bounty"
* Ralph Dawson - "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
* George Hively - "The Informer"
* Ellsworth Hoagland - "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"
* Robert J. Kern - "David Copperfield"
* Barbara McLean - "Les Misérables"

=Achievement in Sound, Recording=

* Columbia Studio Sound Department - "Love Me Forever"
* MGM Studio Sound Department - "Naughty Marietta"
* Paramount Studio Sound Department - "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"
* Republic Studio Sound Department - "$1,000 a Minute"
* RKO Radio Studio Sound Department - "I Dream Too Much"
* Twentieth Century Fox Studio Sound Department - "Thanks a Million"
* United Artists Studio Sound Department - "The Dark Angel"
* Universal Studio Sound Department - "The Bride of Frankenstein"
* Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department - "Captain Blood"

Best Music, Original Song

* Irving Berlin (music and lyrics) - "Top Hat"
** "Cheek to Cheek"
* Jerome Kern (music), Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh (lyrics) - "Roberta"
** "Lovely to Look At"
* Harry Warren (music), Al Dublin (lyrics) - "Gold Diggers of 1935"
** "Lullaby of Broadway"

=Best Music, Original Score=

* MGM Studio Music Department - "Mutiny on the Bounty"
* Paramount Studio Music Department - "Peter Ibbetson"
* RKO Radio Music Department - "The Informer"
* Warner Bros Music Department - "Captain Blood"

=Best Dance Direction=

* Busby Berkeley, “Lullaby of Broadway” and “The Words Are in My Heart,” "Gold Diggers of 1935"
* Bobby Connolly, “Latin From Manhattan” - "Go Into Your Dance"
* Bobby Connolly, “Playboy From Paree” - "Broadway Hostess"
* "'Dave Gould, “I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling” - "Broadway Melody of 1936"
* "'Dave Gould, “Straw Hat” - "Folies Bergere"
* Sammy Lee, “Lovely Lady” and “Too Good to Be True” - "King of Burlesque"
* Hermes Pan, “Piccolino” and “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails” - "Top Hat"
* LeRoy Prinz, “It's the Animal in Me ” - "Big Broadcast of 1936"
* LeRoy Prinz, “Viennese Waltz” - All the King's Horses"
* Benjamin Zemach, “Hall of Kings” - "She"

=Best Short Subject, Cartoons=

* MGM - "The Calico Dragon"
* Walt Disney - "The Orphan Kitties"
* Walt Disney - "Who Killed Cock Robin?"

=Best Short Subject, Comedy=

* Jack Chertok - "How to Sleep"
* Jules White - "Oh, My Nerves"
* Hal Roach - "Tit for Tat"

=Best Short Subject, Novelty=

* MGM - "Audioscopiks"
* Universal - "Camera Thrills"
* Skibo Productions - "Wings Over Mt. Everest"

External links

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