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Grand Hotel poster
Best PictureGrand Hotel

5th Academy Awards

The 1931/32 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1931/32
Nominations 47
Categories Decided All 15
Top Winner The Champ
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Grand Hotel. The winning leader is The Champ with 2 wins. The most nominated title is The Champ with 4 nominations. 16 winners named across 15 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. The Champ 2 wins4 nominations
  2. Bad Girl 2 wins3 nominations
  3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1 win3 nominations
  4. Shanghai Express 1 win3 nominations
  5. Flowers and Trees 1 win1 nomination

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

Grand Hotel took Picture; The Champ controlled the board. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 17 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

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

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12 categories47 records16 winners

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Winner

The Champ

Credit: Wallace Beery

Champ

NOTE: A tie. Mr. Beery had one vote less than Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and rules at the time stated that if any achievement came within three votes of the First Award, it would be considered a tie.

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1 winner3 records

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1 winner4 records

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Ceremony Highlights

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Actress ART DIRECTION Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY Best Director SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT SUBJECT (Comedy) SHORT SUBJECT (Novelty) SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL AWARD WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Story)

Sortable ledger

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