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Cimarron poster
Best PictureCimarron

4th Academy Awards

The 1930/31 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1930/31
Nominations 50
Categories Decided All 12
Top Winner Cimarron

Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Cimarron. The winning leader is Cimarron with 3 wins. The most nominated title is Cimarron with 7 nominations. 15 winners named across 12 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. Cimarron 3 wins7 nominations
  2. Skippy 1 win4 nominations
  3. A Free Soul 1 win3 nominations
  4. Min and Bill 1 win1 nomination
  5. Tabu 1 win1 nomination

The major races

The 1930/31 ceremony centers on Cimarron. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 20 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

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

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9 categories50 records15 winners

Winner Circle

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Sortable ledger

Every nomination from this ceremony as a sortable table, for research that needs the raw record beside the posters and winners above.