The 8th Academy Awards


 The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 4th, 1937, at the Biltmore Hotel. "The Great Ziegfeld" won for Best Picture and Best Director went to Frank Capra for "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" beating William Wyler for "Dodsworth", Robert Z. Leonard for "The Great Ziegfeld", Gregory La Cava for "My Man Godfrey", and W.S. Van Dyke for "San Francisco". Gary Cooper was up for "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", Walter Huston for "Dodsworth", William Powell for "My Man Godfrey", and Spencer Tracy for "San Francisco" but Paul Muni won for "The Story of Louis Pasteur".

Irene Dunne was nominated for "Theodora Goes Wild", Gladys George for "Valiant is the Word for Carrie", Carole Lombard for "My Man Godfrey", and Norma Shearer for "Romeo and Juliet" but the winner was Austrian actress Luise Rainer for "The Great Ziegfeld".
This year marked the beginning of the Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories.
Walter Brennan won for his supporting performance in "Come and Get It" over fellow nominees, Mischa Auer for "My Man Godfrey", Stuart Erwin "Pigskin Parade", Basil Rathbone for "Romeo and Juliet", and Akim Tamiroff for "The General Died at Dawn".
Gale Sondergaard won Best Supporting Actress for "Anthony Adverse" beating out Beulah Bondi for "The Gorgeous Hussey", Alice Brady for "My Man Godfrey", Bonita Granville for "These Three", Maria Ouspenskaya for "Dodsworth.
Left to Right: Walter Brennan, Gale Sondergaard, George Jessell.

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