4th Academy Awards
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| 4th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 10, 1931 |
| Site | Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California |
| Host | Lawrence Grant |
The 4th Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened in 1930/1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The award winners were as follows:
[edit] Awards
For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 4th Academy Awards nominees and winners
[edit] Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Cimarron (1931)
[edit] Best Actor
- Lionel Barrymore as Stephen Ashe in A Free Soul (1931)
[edit] Best Actress
- Marie Dressler as Min Divot in Min and Bill (1930)
[edit] Best Art Direction
- Max Ree for Cimarron (1931)
[edit] Best Cinematography
- Floyd Crosby for Tabu (1931)
[edit] Best Director
- Norman Taurog for Skippy (1931)
[edit] Outstanding Production
- RKO Radio Pictures for Cimarron (1931)
[edit] Best Sound Recording
- Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
NOTE: This award was not associated with any specific film title.
[edit] Best Writing (Adaptation)
- Howard Estabrook for Cimarron (1931)
[edit] Best Writing (Original Story)
- John Monk Saunders for The Dawn Patrol (1930)
[edit] Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class I)
- Electrical Research Products, Inc.
- RCA-Photophone, Inc.
- RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
for noise reduction recording equipment
- DuPont Film Manufacturing Corp.
- Eastman Kodak Company
for super-sensitive panchromatic film
[edit] Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class II)
- Fox Film Corp. for effective use of synchro-projection composite photography
[edit] Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class III)
- Electrical Research Products, Inc. for moving coil microphone transmitters
- RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. for reflex type microphone concentrators
- RCA-Photophone, Inc. for ribbon microphone transmitters
