1937 (10th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1937 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 1937 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1937 to December 31, 1937 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1937 Ceremony
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Thursday, March 10, 1938 8:15 PM The Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles (postponed from March 3rd due to a major rain and flood affecting the Los Angeles area) Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1937 Winners
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Best Picture: The Life of Emile Zola Warner Bros. Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Spencer Tracy as Manuel Fidello in the film Captains Courageous |
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Best Actress: Luise Rainer as O-Lan in the film The Good Earth |
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Best Supporting Actor: Joseph Schildkraut as Captain Alfred Dreyfus in the film The Life of Emile Zola |
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Best Supporting Actress: Alice Brady as Molly O’Leary in the film In Old Chicago |
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Best Song: Sweet Leilani from the film Waikiki Wedding Music and lyrics by Harry Owens Best Song Lyrics |