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All Quiet on the Western Front poster
Best PictureAll Quiet on the Western Front

3rd Academy Awards

The 1929/30 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1929/30
Nominations 42
Categories Decided All 8
Top Winner All Quiet on the Western Front
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to All Quiet on the Western Front. The winning leader is All Quiet on the Western Front with 2 wins. The most nominated title is The Love Parade with 5 nominations. 8 winners named across 8 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. All Quiet on the Western Front 2 wins4 nominations
  2. The Big House 2 wins4 nominations
  3. The Divorcee 1 win4 nominations
  4. Disraeli 1 win3 nominations
  5. King of Jazz 1 win1 nomination

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

The 1929/30 ceremony centers on All Quiet on the Western Front. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 22 nominees in all.

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The winner in every category. Open the full ballot to see every nominee.

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8 categories42 records8 winners

1 winner5 records

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Winner

The Divorcee

Credit: Norma Shearer

Jerry

NOTE: As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films. Though the final awards ballot listed both The Divorcee and Their Own Desire in her nomination, the award was announced for only the The Divorcee performance. It has never been established as to why this was, but it possibly could have been because the original report from the Acting Branch Board of Judges only listed The Divorcee performance in the results of the nominations voting, or it could have been because on some of the final ballots, the voters had indicated the The Divorcee performance over the other.

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1 winner6 records

5 more nominees in the full ballot

Winner

Disraeli

Credit: George Arliss

Benjamin Disraeli

NOTE: As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films. Though the final awards ballot listed both Disraeli and The Green Goddess in his nomination, the award was announced for only the Disraeli performance. It has never been established as to why this was, but it possibly could have been because the original report from the Acting Branch Board of Judges only listed the Disraeli performance in the results of the nominations voting, or it could have been because on some of the final ballots, the voters had indicated the Disraeli performance over the other.

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1 winner5 records

4 more nominees in the full ballot

1 winner5 records

4 more nominees in the full ballot

1 winner5 records

4 more nominees in the full ballot

1 winner5 records

4 more nominees in the full ballot

Ceremony Highlights

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Actress ART DIRECTION Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY Best Director SOUND RECORDING WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

Sortable ledger

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