Academy Award 1929 (may 16, 1929)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 1 of the event; awards assigned:

Migliore film

for the movie Wings
Assigned to
Lucien Hubbard

nominations for the movie :

the last command
Assigned to
B.p.schulberg, J.g.bachmann

the way of all flesh
Assigned to
Jesse L.lasky, Adolph Zukor

the racket
Assigned to
Howard Hughes

seventh heaven
Assigned to
William Fox

Best director for brilliant film

for the movie two arabian knights
Assigned to
Lewis Milestone

nominations for the movie :

the circus

speedy
Assigned to
Ted Wilde

Best director for drama

for the movie seventh heaven
Assigned to
Frank Borzage

nominations for the movie :

sorrell and son
Assigned to
Herbert Brenon

the crowd
Assigned to
King Vidor

Best original screenplay

for the movie underworld
Assigned to
Ben Hecht

nominations for the movie :

the last command
Assigned to
Lajos Biro

the patent leather kid [filmTV]
Assigned to
Rupert Hughes

Best non-original screenplay

for the movie seventh heaven
Assigned to
Benjamin Glazer

nominations for the movie :

the jazz singer
Assigned to
Alfred Cohn

glorious betsy
Assigned to
Anthony Coldeway

best actor

for the movie the last command
Assigned to
Emil Jannings

for the movie the way of all flesh
Assigned to
Emil Jannings

nominations for the movie :

the circus

the noose
Assigned to
Richard Barthelmess

the patent leather kid [filmTV]
Assigned to
Richard Barthelmess

best actress

for the movie seventh heaven
Assigned to
Janet Gaynor

poster del film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

for the movie Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Assigned to
Janet Gaynor

for the movie street angel
Assigned to
Janet Gaynor

nominations for the movie :

a ship comes in
Assigned to
Louise Dresser

Sadie Thompson
Assigned to
Gloria Swanson

best photography

for the movie Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Assigned to
Charles Rosher, Karl Struss

nominations for the movie :

Sadie Thompson
Assigned to
George Barnes

The Devil Dancer
Assigned to
George Barnes

Tiefland [corto]

my best girl
Assigned to
Charles Rosher

tempest
Assigned to
Charles Rosher

drums of love
Assigned to
Karl Struss

Best production design

for the movie tempest
Assigned to
William Cameron Menzies

for the movie the dove
Assigned to
William Cameron Menzies

nominations for the movie :

seventh heaven
Assigned to
Harry Oliver

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Assigned to
Rochus Gliese

best mechanical construction

for the movie Wings
Assigned to
Roy Pomeroy

nominations for the movie :

the jazz singer
Assigned to
Nugent Slaughter

the private life of helen of troy
Assigned to
Ralph Hammeras

better design of the opening credits

for the movie telling the world
Assigned to
Joseph Farnham

for the movie Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Assigned to
Joseph Farnham

for the movie the fair co-ed
Assigned to
Joseph Farnham

nominations for the movie :

the private life of helen of troy
Assigned to
Gerald C. duffy

Oh Kay!
Assigned to
Geo.jr.marion

Special Award

for the movie the circus

for the movie the jazz singer

for the movie Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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Academy Award 1929 (may 16, 1929)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 1 of the event; awards assigned: