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Best Picture

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3rd Dossier

The 1929/30 file for 3rd Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1929/30
Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front
Winner Record 8/8
Top Winner All Quiet on the Western Front
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Annual Thesis

The 1929/30 ceremony centers on All Quiet on the Western Front.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 22 major-field records feeding into the full 8/8 ceremony ledger below.

4major races 22major-field records 4/4winners recorded
Full Ballot Winner Circle All Ceremonies Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress

Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to All Quiet on the Western Front. The winning leader is All Quiet on the Western Front with 2 wins.

All Quiet on the Western Front 2 wins | 4 nominations
The Big House 2 wins | 4 nominations
The Divorcee 1 win | 4 nominations
Disraeli 1 win | 3 nominations
King of Jazz 1 win | 1 nomination
Winner Record 8/8

Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 5 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

42Nominations
8Wins
8Categories
1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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Complete Ceremony Ledger

Fast view shows every category and winner first, with nominee groups linked to the full ballot when you need the deep ledger.

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8 categories 42 records 8 winners Nominees summarized for speed

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 5 records

4 nominees summarized Open Full Category Ballot

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 5 records

4 nominees summarized Open Full Category Ballot

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 6 records

5 nominees summarized Open Full Category Ballot
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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Category

Best Actor

1 winner / 6 records

5 nominees summarized Open Full Category 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.

Film History Person History

1 winner / 5 records

4 nominees summarized Open Full Category Ballot

Category

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1 winner / 5 records

4 nominees summarized Open Full Category Ballot

Category

ART DIRECTION

1 winner / 5 records

4 nominees summarized Open Full Category Ballot

Category

SOUND RECORDING

1 winner / 5 records

4 nominees summarized Open Full Category Ballot

Ceremony Highlights

Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.

Categories in this ceremony

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

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