4th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards 1931 took place on November 10, 1931 in Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. They were the 4th Annual Academy Awards. Prizes were awarded films from the period between 1 August 1930 and 31 July 1931.
Presentation
Winners and nominees
Best Picture
Pioneers of the Wild West ( Cimarron ) - RKO Radio
Best Actor
Lionel Barrymore - The courage to happiness (A Free Soul )
Best Actress
Marie Dressler - The resident parent (Min and Bill )
Best Director
Norman Taurog - Skippy
Best Original Story
John Monk Saunders - Start in the Twilight ( The Dawn Patrol )
Best Adapted Screenplay
Howard Estabrook - pioneers of the Wild West ( Cimarron )
Best Camera
Floyd Crosby - Tabu (Tabu: A Story of the South Seas )
Best Art
Max Ree - pioneers of the Wild West ( Cimarron )
Best Sound
Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department - Overall Performance