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Oscar Ledger Year Dossier

4th Dossier

The 1930/31 file for 4th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1930/31
Best Picture Cimarron
Winner Record 15/12
Top Winner Cimarron
All Ceremonies Full Ballot Open Full Ledger

Annual Thesis

The 1930/31 ceremony centers on Cimarron.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 20 major-field records feeding into the full 15/12 ceremony ledger below.

4major races 20major-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 Cimarron. The winning leader is Cimarron with 3 wins.

Cimarron 3 wins | 7 nominations
Skippy 1 wins | 4 nominations
A Free Soul 1 wins | 3 nominations
Min and Bill 1 wins | 1 nominations
Tabu 1 wins | 1 nominations
Winner Record 15/12

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.

50Nominations
15Wins
12Categories
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

Full ballot mode is showing every winner, nominee, film, person, and review link for this ceremony.

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9 categories 50 records 15 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actor

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Category

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1 winner / 5 records

Category

ART DIRECTION

1 winner / 5 records

Category

SOUND RECORDING

1 winner / 4 records

Nominee

RKO Radio

Credit: RKO Radio

NOTE: This nomination was not associated with any specific film title.

1 winner / 5 records

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 SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class I) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SOUND RECORDING WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Story)

Winner Circle

A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.

SOUND RECORDING Winner

Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department

Paramount Publix

Research Mode

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