1938 (11th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1938 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1938 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1938 to December 31, 1938 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1938 Ceremony
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Thursday, February 23, 1939 8:30 PM The Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1938 Winners
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Best Picture: You Can’t Take It with You Columbia Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Spencer Tracy as Father Edward Flanagan in the film Boys Town |
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Best Actress: Bette Davis as Julie Marsden in the film Jezebel |
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Best Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan as Peter Goodwin in the film Kentucky |
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Best Supporting Actress: Fay Bainter as Aunt Belle in the film Jezebel |
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Best Song: Thanks for the Memory from the film The Big Broadcast of 1938 Music by Ralph Rainger; lyrics by Leo Robin Best Song Lyrics |