Winner 
3rd Academy Awards
The 1929/30 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.
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
- All Quiet on the Western Front 2 wins4 nominations
- The Big House 2 wins4 nominations
- The Divorcee 1 win4 nominations
- Disraeli 1 win3 nominations
- 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.
- Clarence Brown Anna Christie and Romance
- King Vidor Hallelujah
- Robert Leonard The Divorcee
- Ernst Lubitsch The Love Parade
- Ronald Colman Bulldog Drummond and Condemned
- Wallace Beery The Big House
- Maurice Chevalier The Big Pond and The Love Parade
- George Arliss The Green Goddess
- Lawrence Tibbett The Rogue Song
- Greta Garbo Anna Christie and Romance
- Ruth Chatterton Sarah and Son
- Nancy Carroll The Devil's Holiday
- Gloria Swanson The Trespasser
- Norma Shearer Their Own Desire
Complete Ceremony Ledger
Every winner and nominee in every category, with film, person and review links.
8 categories42 records8 winners
1 winner5 records
Disraeli
Credit: Warner Bros.
The Big House
Credit: Cosmopolitan
The Divorcee
Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1 winner5 records
Anna ChristieRomance
Credit: Clarence Brown
Hallelujah
Credit: King Vidor
The Divorcee
Credit: Robert Leonard
The Love Parade
Credit: Ernst Lubitsch
1 winner6 records
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.
Their Own Desire
Credit: Norma Shearer
Lucia 'Lally' Marlett
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.
1 winner6 records
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.
The Green Goddess
Credit: George Arliss
Oxonian, the Rajah of Rukh
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.
1 winner5 records
The Big House
Credit: Frances Marion
All Quiet on the Western Front
Credit: George AbbottMaxwell AndersonDel Andrews
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Disraeli
Credit: Julian Josephson
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Street of Chance
Credit: Howard Estabrook
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
The Divorcee
Credit: John Meehan
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
1 winner5 records
All Quiet on the Western Front
Credit: Arthur Edeson
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Anna Christie
Credit: William Daniels
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Hell's Angels
Credit: Gaetano GaudioHarry Perry
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
The Love Parade
Credit: Victor Milner
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
1 winner5 records
King of Jazz
Credit: Herman Rosse
Bulldog Drummond
Credit: William Cameron Menzies
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Sally
Credit: Jack Okey
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
The Love Parade
Credit: Hans Dreier
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
The Vagabond King
Credit: Hans Dreier
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
1 winner5 records
Raffles
Credit: United ArtistsOscar Lagerstrom
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Song of the Flame
Credit: First NationalGeorge Groves
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Credit: RKO RadioJohn Tribby
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
The Love Parade
Credit: Paramount Famous LaskyFranklin Hansen
NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Ceremony Highlights
Categories in this ceremony
Winner Circle
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lewis Milestone
Norma Shearer
George Arliss
The Big House
Joseph T. Rucker, Willard Van Der Veer
Herman Rosse
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Sortable ledger
Every nomination from this ceremony as a sortable table, for research that needs the raw record beside the posters and winners above.