Each year the Academy publishes a booklet for its members called the Reminder List of Eligible Releases. Listed below are the films that were eligible for Academy Award consideration according to the rules of 1938. The symbol appears next to those films which ultimately received an Academy Award nomination.
Click on the name of one of those films to display more information about it. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the Reminder List for that year.
Adventure in Sahara, Columbia.
Adventures of Chico, Woodward Bros.
The Adventures of Marco Polo, Goldwyn, U.A.
The Adventures of Robin Hood, Warners.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Selznick, U.A.
The Affairs of Annabel, RKO.
The Affairs of Mauppassant, Goldberg Bros.
African Holiday, H. C. Pearson.
Air Devils, Universal.
Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 20th-Fox.
Algiers, Wanger, U.A.
Always Goodbye, 20th-Fox.
Always in Trouble, 20th-Fox.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, Warners.
Angels with Dirty Faces, Warners.
Annabel Takes a Tour, RKO.
The Arkansas Traveler, Paramount.
Army Girl, Republic.
Arsene Lupin Returns, M-G-M.
Arson Racket Squad, Republic.
Artists and Models Abroad, Paramount.
Bar 20 Justice, Paramount.
The Barefoot Boy, Monogram.
The Baroness and the Butler, 20th-Fox.
The Battle of Broadway, 20th-Fox.
Beethoven, World Pictures Corp.
The Beloved Brat, Warners.
The Big Broadcast of 1938, Paramount.
Billy the Kid Returns, Republic.
The Black Bandit, Universal.
The Black Doll, Universal.
Blind Alibi, RKO.
Block-Heads, Roach, M-G-M.
Blockade, Wanger, U.A.
Blond Cheat, RKO.
Blondes at Work, Warners.
Blondie, Columbia.
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife, Paramount.
Booloo, Paramount.
Border G-Man, RKO.
Border Wolves, Universal.
Born to Be Wild, Republic.
Boy Meets Girl, Warners.
Boys Town, M-G-M.
Breaking the Ice, Breen, RKO.
Bringing Up Baby, RKO.
Broadway Musketeers, Warners.
Brother Rat, Warners.
The Buccaneer, Paramount.
Bulldog Drummond in Africa, Paramount.
Bulldog Drummond’s Peril, Paramount.
California Frontier, Columbia.
Call of the Rockies, Columbia.
Call of the Yukon, Republic.
Call the Mesquiteers, Republic.
Campus Confessions, Paramount.
The Cantor’s Son, Syndicate Pictures Exchange.
Carefree, RKO.
Cassidy of Bar 20, Paramount.
Change of Heart, 20th-Fox.
The Charm of La Boheme, World Pictures Corp.
The Chaser, M-G-M.
A Christmas Carol, M-G-M.
Cipher Bureau, Fine Arts, G.N.
The Citadel, M-G-M.
City Girl, 20th-Fox.
City Streets, Columbia.
Club de Femmes, Bernstein Meyer.
Cocoanut Grove, Paramount.
Code of the Rangers, Monogram.
College Swing, Paramount.
Colorado Kid, Republic.
Come On, Leathernecks, Republic.
Come On, Rangers, Republic.
Comet over Broadway, Warners.
Condemned Women, RKO.
Convicted, Columbia.
Cossack, Golotha Amkino.
Country Bride, Amkino.
The Cowboy and the Lady, Goldwyn, U.A.
Cowboy from Brooklyn, Warners.
The Crime of Doctor Hallet, Universal.
Crime Ring, RKO.
Crime School, Warners.
Crime Takes a Holiday, Columbia.
The Crowd Roars, M-G-M.
Danger on the Air, Universal.
Dangerous Secrets, Grand National.
Dangerous to Know, Paramount.
Dare Devil Drivers, Warners.
Dawn over Ireland, Will Alexander Co.
Dawn Patrol, Warners.
The Defense of Volochayevsk, Amkino.
Desert Patrol, Republic.
A Desperate Adventure, Republic.
The Devil’s Party, Universal.
The Divorce of Lady X, Korda, U.A.
Doctor Rhythm, Paramount.
Don Quixote, World Pictures Corp.
Double Danger, RKO.
Down in Arkansas, Republic.
Down on the Farm, 20th-Fox.
Dramatic School, M-G-M.
Drums, Korda, U.A.
The Duke of West Point, Small, U.A.
Durango Valley Raiders, Republic.
Dybbuk, Cinema Arts Co.
En Glad Gutt, Danubia.
Everybody Sing, M-G-M.
Exposed, Universal.
Extortion, Columbia.
Fast Company, M-G-M.
Female Fugitive, Monogram.
The Feud Maker, Republic.
The First Hundred Years, M-G-M.
Fit for a King, Loew, RKO.
Five of a Kind, 20th-Fox.
Flight into Nowhere, Columbia.
Flight to Fame, Columbia.
Flirting with Fate, Loew, M-G-M.
Fools for Scandal, Warners.
Forbidden Valley, Universal.
Four Daughters, Warners.
Four Men and a Prayer, 20th-Fox.
Four’s a Crowd, Warners.
Freshman Year, Universal.
Frontier Scout, Grand National.
Frontier Town, Grand National.
The Frontiersman, Paramount.
Fugitives for a Night, RKO.
Gaiety Girls, Korda.
Gang Bullets, Monogram.
Gangs of New York, Republic.
Gangster’s Boy, Monogram.
Garden of the Moon, Warners.
Gateway, 20th-Fox.
The Girl Downstairs, M-G-M.
Girl of the Golden West, M-G-M.
Girls on Probation, Warners.
Girls’ School, Columbia.
Give Me a Sailor, Paramount.
The Gladiator, Columbia.
Glamorous Night, Republic.
Go Chase Yourself, RKO.
Going Places, Warners.
Gold Is Where You Find It, Warners.
Gold Mine in the Sky, Republic.
Golddiggers in Paris, Warners.
The Goldwyn Follies, Goldwyn, U.A.
Goodbye Broadway, Universal.
Grand Illusion, World Pictures Corp.
The Great Waltz, M-G-M.
Gun Law, RKO.
Gun Packer, Monogram.
Gunsmoke Trail, Conn, Monogram.
Happy Landing, 20th-Fox.
Hard to Get, Warners.
Having Wonderful Time, RKO.
Hawaii Calls, Breen, RKO.
He Loved an Actress, Grand National.
Heart of Arizona, Paramount.
Heart of the North, Warners.
Held for Ransom, Grand National.
Her Jungle Love, Paramount.
Heroes of the Alamo, Columbia.
Heroes of the Hills, Republic.
The Higgins Family, Republic.
High Command, Grand National.
Highway Patrol, Columbia.
His Exciting Night, Universal.
Hold That Co-Ed, 20th-Fox.
Hold That Kiss, M-G-M.
Holiday, Columbia.
Hollywood Hotel, Warners.
Hollywood Stadium Mystery, Republic.
Hunted Men, Paramount.
I Am a Criminal, Monogram.
I Am the Law, Columbia.
I’ll Give a Million, 20th-Fox.
I’m from the City, RKO.
I Married a Spy, Grand National.
I Met My Love Again, Wanger, U.A.
I Stand Accused, Republic.
If I Were King, Paramount.
If War Comes Tomorrow, Amkino.
Illegal Traffic, Paramount.
In Early Arizona, Columbia.
In Old Mexico, Paramount.
In the Far East, Amkino.
The Inspector General, Garrison Film.
Intermezzo, Mattson.
International Crime, Grand National.
International Settlement, 20th-Fox.
Invisible Enemy, Republic.
Island in the Sky, 20th-Fox.
Jezebel, Warners.
John Ericcson, Mattson.
Josette, 20th-Fox.
Joy of Living, RKO.
Judge Hardy’s Children, M-G-M.
The Jury’s Secret, Universal.
Just Around the Corner, 20th-Fox.
Juvenile Court, Columbia.
Karl Frederik, Fred Renard.
Keep Smiling, 20th-Fox.
Kentucky, 20th-Fox.
Kentucky Moonshine, 20th-Fox.
Kidnapped, 20th-Fox.
King of Alcatraz, Paramount.
King of the Newsboys, Republic.
King of the Sierras, Grand National.
Klart Till Drabning, Mattson.
Ladies in Distress, Republic.
The Lady in the Morgue, Universal.
The Lady Objects, Columbia.
Land of Fighting Men, Monogram.
The Last Express, Universal.
Law of the Plains, Columbia.
Law of the Texan, Columbia.
Law of the Underworld, RKO.
The Law West of Tombstone, RKO.
Lawless Valley, RKO.
Lenin in October, Amkino.
Letter of Introduction, Universal.
The Lie of Nina Petrovna, Lenauer Films.
Life Returns, Grand National.
Lilia, Mattson.
Listen, Darling, M-G-M.
The Little Adventuress, Columbia.
Little Miss Broadway, 20th-Fox.
Little Miss Roughneck, Columbia.
Little Miss Thoroughbred, Warners.
Little Orphan Annie, Paramount.
Little Tough Guy, Universal.
Little Tough Guys in Society, Universal.
The Lone Wolf in Paris, Columbia.
Lonely White Sails, Amkino.
Lord Jeff, M-G-M.
Love Finds Andy Hardy, M-G-M.
Love Honor and Behave, Warners.
Love Is a Headache, M-G-M.
Love on a Budget, 20th-Fox.
Lucretia Borgia, Gallic Films, Inc.
Mad About Music, Universal.
The Mad Miss Manton, RKO.
Maid’s Night Out, RKO.
Making the Headlines, Columbia.
Mama Runs Wild, Republic.
Man from Music Mountain, Republic.
Man’s Country, Monogram.
A Man to Remember, RKO.
Mannequin, M-G-M.
Marie Antoinette, M-G-M.
Marines Are Here, Monogram.
Mayerling, Pax Film Co.
Meet the Girls, 20th-Fox.
Men Are Such Fools, Warners.
Men with Wings, Paramount.
Merrily We Live, Roach, M-G-M.
Mexicali Kid, Monogram.
Midnight Intruder, Universal.
The Missing Guest, Universal.
Mr. Boggs Steps Out, Grand National.
Mr. Chump, Warners.
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off, RKO.
Mr. Moto’s Gamble, 20th-Fox.
Mr. Wong, Detective, Monogram.
Moonlight Sonata, Malmark Co.
Mother Carey’s Chickens, RKO.
My Bill, Warners.
My Lucky Star, 20th-Fox.
My Old Kentucky Home, Monogram.
Mysterious Mr. Moto, 20th-Fox.
The Mysterious Rider, Paramount.
The Mystery House, Warners.
Nancy Drew, Detective, Warners.
Newsboys’ Home, Universal.
Next Time I Marry, RKO.
The Night Hawk, Republic.
No Time to Marry, Columbia.
Numbered Women, Monogram.
Nurse from Brooklyn, Universal.
Of Human Hearts, M-G-M.
The Old Barn Dance, Republic.
Old Titians Still Are Here, Mattson.
On the Great White Trail, Grand National.
One Wild Night, 20th-Fox.
Orphans of the Street, Republic.
Out West with the Hardys, M-G-M.
Outlaws of Sonora, Republic.
Outside of Paradise, Republic.
Outside the Law, Columbia.
Overland Express, Columbia.
Overland Stage Raiders, Republic.
Pagliacci, Lee, G.B.
Painted Desert, RKO.
The Painted Trail, Monogram.
Pals of the Saddle, Republic.
Panamint’s Bad Man, 20th-Fox.
Paradise for Three, M-G-M.
Paroled to Die, Republic.
Passport Husband, 20th-Fox.
Pearls of the Crown, Lenauer Films.
Peck’s Bad Boy with the Circus, RKO.
Penitentiary, Columbia.
Penrod and His Twin Brother, Warners.
Penrod’s Double Trouble, Warners.
Personal Secretary, Universal.
Peter the First, Amkino.
Phantom Gold, Columbia.
Phantom Ranger, Conn, Monogram.
Pioneer Trail, Columbia.
Port of Missing Girls, Monogram.
Port of Seven Seas, M-G-M.
Prairie Moon, Republic.
Pride of the Navy, Republic.
Pride of the West, Paramount.
Prison Break, Universal.
Prison Farm, Paramount.
Prison Nurse, Republic.
Professor Beware, Paramount.
Professor Mamlock, Amkino.
Pugachev, Amkino.
Purple Vigilantes, Republic.
Pygmalion, M-G-M.
Racket Busters, Warners.
Radio City Revels, RKO.
The Rage of Paris, Universal.
Rascals, 20th-Fox.
Rawhide, 20th-Fox.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 20th-Fox.
Reckless Living, Universal.
Reformatory, Columbia.
The Renegade Ranger, RKO.
Return of Maxim, Amkino.
The Return of Scarlet Pimpernel, Korda, U.A.
Rhythm of the Saddle, Republic.
Rich Man, Poor Girl, M-G-M.
Ride a Crooked Mile, Paramount.
Riders of the Black Hills, Republic.
Road Demon, 20th-Fox.
The Road to Reno, Universal.
Rollin’ Plains, Grand National.
Rolling Caravans, Columbia.
Romance in the Dark, Paramount.
Romance of the Limberlost, Monogram.
Romance on the Run, Republic.
Room Service, RKO.
Rose of the Rio Grande, Monogram.
Safety in Numbers, 20th-Fox.
Sailing Along, G.B., U.A.
The Saint in New York, RKO.
Saleslady, Monogram.
Sally, Irene and Mary, 20th-Fox.
Santa Fe Stampede, Republic.
Say It in French, Paramount.
Scandal Street, Paramount.
Secrets of a Nurse, Universal.
Secrets of an Actress, Warners.
Service De Luxe, Universal.
Shadows over Shanghai, Grand National.
Sharpshooters, 20th-Fox.
Shining Hour, M-G-M.
Shopworn Angel, M-G-M.
Sing You Sinners, Paramount.
Singing Blacksmith, New Star Film.
Sinners in Paradise, Universal.
The Sisters, Warners.
Six Shootin’ Sheriff, Grand National.
Sixty-Five - Sixty-Six - Ochaeg, Svens Film.
The Ski Chase, World Pictures Corp.
Sky Giant, RKO.
A Slight Case of Murder, Warners.
Smashing the Rackets, RKO.
Smashing the Spy Ring, Columbia.
Song of the Buckaroo, Monogram.
Sons of the Legion, Paramount.
South of Arizona, Columbia.
South Riding, United Artists.
Spawn of the North, Paramount.
Speed to Burn, 20th-Fox.
Spring Madness, M-G-M.
The Spy Ring, Universal.
Squadron of Honor, Columbia.
Stablemates, M-G-M.
Stagecoach Days, Columbia.
Starlight over Texas, Monogram.
Start Cheering, Columbia.
State Police, Universal.
Stolen Heaven, Paramount.
The Storm, Universal.
Storm in a Teacup, United Artists.
Storm over Bengal, Republic.
Straight, Place and Show, 20th-Fox.
Strange Faces, Universal.
The Stranger from Arizona, Columbia.
Submarine Patrol, 20th-Fox.
Suez, 20th-Fox.
Sun over Sweden, Mattson.
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, Monogram.
Sweethearts, M-G-M.
Swing It, Sailor, Grand National.
Swing, Sister, Swing, Universal.
Swing That Cheer, Universal.
Swiss Miss, Roach, M-G-M.
Tarnished Angel, RKO.
Tenth Avenue Kid, Republic.
Terror of Tiny Town, Principal, Col.
Test Pilot, M-G-M.
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts, Grand National.
Texans, Paramount.
Thanks for the Memory, Paramount.
That Certain Age, Universal.
There Goes My Heart, Roach, U.A.
There’s Always a Woman, Columbia.
There’s That Woman Again, Columbia.
This Marriage Business, RKO.
Three Blind Mice, 20th-Fox.
Three Comrades, M-G-M.
Three Loves Has Nancy, M-G-M.
The Three Spinsters, Danubia Films.
Thrill of a Lifetime, Paramount.
Thunder in the Desert, Republic.
Time Out for Murder, 20th-Fox.
Tip-Off Girls, Paramount.
Too Hot to Handle, M-G-M.
To the Victor, G.B., 20th-Fox.
Tom Sawyer, Detective, Paramount.
Torchy Blane in Panama, Warners.
Torchy Gets Her Man, Warners.
Touchdown, Army, Paramount.
Tough Kid, Monogram.
The Toy Wife, M-G-M.
A Trip to Paris, 20th-Fox.
Tropic Holiday, Paramount.
Two Gun Justice, Monogram.
Under the Big Top, Monogram.
Under Western Stars, Republic.
Up the River, 20th-Fox.
The Utah Trail, Grand National.
Vacation from Love, M-G-M.
Valley of the Giants, Warners.
Vivacious Lady, RKO.
Walking Down Broadway, 20th-Fox.
Wanted by the Police, Monogram.
We’re Going to Be Rich, 20th-Fox.
West of Cheyenne, Columbia.
West of Santa Fe, Columbia.
West of the Rainbow’s End, Conn, Monogram.
Western Jamboree, Republic.
When G-Men Step In, Columbia.
When Were You Born, Warners.
Where the Buffalo Roam, Monogram.
Where the West Begins, Conn, Monogram.
Where There’s a Will, G.B., 20th-Fox.
The Whirlwind Horseman, Grand National.
White Banners, Warners.
White Trail, Grand National.
Who Killed Gail Preston, Columbia.
Wide Open Faces, Columbia.
Wild Horse Rodeo, Republic.
Wild Horse Trail, Monogram.
Wives Under Suspicion, Universal.
Woman Against Woman, M-G-M.
Women Are Like That, Warners.
A Yank at Oxford, M-G-M.
Yellow Colt, Danubia Films.
Yellow Jack, M-G-M.
You and Me, Paramount.
You Can’t Take It with You, Columbia.
Young Doctor Kildare, M-G-M.
Young Fugitives, Universal.
The Young in Heart, Selznick, U.A.
Young Pushkin, Amkino.
Youth Takes a Fling, Universal.
Zamboanga, Grand National.