The 1936 Best Actor nominees were: Gary Cooper for "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"; Walter Huston for "Dodsworth"; Paul Muni for "The Story of Louis Pasteur"; William Powell for "My Man Godfrey"; and Spencer Tracy for "San Francisco." The Oscar went to Muni.
The 1936 Best Actor nominees were: Gary Cooper for "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"; Walter Huston for "Dodsworth"; Paul Muni for "The Story of Louis Pasteur"; William Powell for "My Man Godfrey"; and Spencer Tracy for "San Francisco." The Oscar went to Muni.
Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1936.
James Stewart for The Philadelphia Story.James Stewart, for the movie "The Philadelphia Story." The film also starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.The Academy Award for Best Actor of 1940 went to James Stewart for his performance in "The Philadelphia Story."
Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1936.
No screenplay of any of the numerous films of Romeo and Juliet (1936, 1955, 1968, 1996, 2013, 2014) was even nominated for an Oscar. The 1955 film was nominated for a BAFTA award for its screenplay. And the 1968 film won two Oscars for costume and cinematography, but not for screenplay.
San Francisco won the Oscar for Sound in 1936.
Dodsworth won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1936.
The Story of Louis Pasteur won the Oscar for Writing in 1936.
IF you 1936's The Garden of Allah starring Greta Garbo, it was nominated for Score and Best Assistant Director. At it won an honorary award for its color cinematography- because they haven't introduced the Best Cinematography (color) category.
Anthony Adverse won the Oscar for Film Editing in 1936.
Anthony Adverse won the Oscar for Music - Scoring - in 1936.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town won the Oscar for Directing in 1936.