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:

Contents 1 Awards 1.1 Best Motion Picture of the Year 1.2 Best Actor 1.3 Best Actress 1.4 Best Art Direction 1.5 Best Cinematography 1.6 Best Director 1.7 Outstanding Production 1.8 Best Sound Recording 1.9 Best Writing (Adaptation) 1.10 Best Writing (Original Story) 1.11 Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class I) 1.12 Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class II) 1.13 Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class III)

[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

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Academy Award of Merit: Current Awards	Best Picture • Best Leading Actor • Best Leading Actress • Best Supporting Actor • Best Supporting Actress Best Animated Feature • Best Art Direction • Best Cinematography • Best Costume Design • Best Director Best Documentary Feature • Best Documentary Short Subject • Best Film Editing • Best Foreign Language Film • Best Makeup • Best Original Score • Best Original Song • Best Animated Short Film • Best Live Action Short Film • Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Sound Editing Best Sound Editing • Best Visual Effects • Best Adapted Screenplay • Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award of Merit: Retired Awards	Best Assistant Director • Best Dance Direction • Best Director of a Comedy Picture • Best Short Film - Live Action - 2 Reels • Best Short Film - Novelty • Best Original Story • Best Title Writing • Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production
Special Awards: Current Awards	Academy Honorary Award • Academy Special Achievement Award • Academy Award, Scientific or Technical
Special Awards: Retired Awards	Academy Juvenile Award
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