| Wikipedia: 4th Academy Awards |
| 4th Academy Awards | ||||
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| Date | November 10, 1931 | |||
| Site | Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, California |
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| Host | Lawrence Grant | |||
| Nominees and winners | ||||
| Best Picture | Cimarron | |||
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The 4th Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened in 1930/1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The award winners were as follows:
Awards
For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 4th Academy Awards nominees and winners
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Cimarron (1931)
Best Actor
- Lionel Barrymore as Stephen Ashe in A Free Soul (1931)
Best Actress
- Marie Dressler as Min Divot in Min and Bill (1930)
Best Art Direction
- Max Ree for Cimarron (1931)
Best Cinematography
- Floyd Crosby for Tabu (1931)
Best Director
- Norman Taurog for Skippy (1931)
Outstanding Production
- RKO Radio Pictures for Cimarron (1931)
Best Sound Recording
- Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
NOTE: This award was not associated with any specific film title.
Best Writing (Adaptation)
- Howard Estabrook for Cimarron (1931)
Best Writing (Original Story)
- John Monk Saunders for The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class I)
- Electrical Research Products, Inc.
- RCA-Photophone, Inc.
- RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
for noise reduction recording equipment
- DuPont Film Manufacturing Corp.
- Eastman Kodak Company
for super-sensitive panchromatic film
Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class II)
- Fox Film Corp. for effective use of synchro-projection composite photography
Best Scientific or Technical Award (Class III)
- Electrical Research Products, Inc. for moving coil microphone transmitters
- RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. for reflex type microphone concentrators
- RCA-Photophone, Inc. for ribbon microphone transmitters
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