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Grand Hotel poster
Best Picture

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5th Dossier

The 1931/32 file for 5th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1931/32
Best Picture Grand Hotel
Winner Record 16/15
Top Winner The Champ
All Ceremonies Full Ballot Open Full Ledger

Annual Thesis

Grand Hotel took Picture; The Champ controlled the board.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 17 major-field records feeding into the full 16/15 ceremony ledger below.

4major races 17major-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 Grand Hotel. The winning leader is The Champ with 2 wins.

The Champ 2 wins | 4 nominations
Bad Girl 2 wins | 3 nominations
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1 win | 3 nominations
Shanghai Express 1 win | 3 nominations
Flowers and Trees 1 win | 1 nomination
Winner Record 16/15

Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 8 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

47Nominations
16Wins
15Categories
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

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12 categories 47 records 16 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 8 records

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 3 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 3 records

Category

Best Actor

2 winners / 3 records

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.

Film History Person History

1 winner / 3 records

Category

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1 winner / 3 records

Category

ART DIRECTION

1 winner / 3 records

1 winner / 3 records

1 winner / 4 records

Nominee

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Credit: RKO Radio

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Originally announced as one of the nominees in this category, but before the final voting was done, this film was disqualified and was replaced by another RKO Radio short, Scratch-As-Catch-Can. No documentation has been found as to why this film was disqualified.

Film History Company History

1 winner / 3 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 / 4 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 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)

Winner Circle

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

SOUND RECORDING Winner
SOUND RECORDING

Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department

Paramount Publix

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