The Fourth Academy Awards were presented on November 10, 1931 for films released in 1930 and 1931. The awards were the first awards to have multiple wins for a single picture. Cimerron (often listed as one of the worst Best Pictures—still called Best Production at this point) was also the first Western to win Best Picture until Dances with Wolves.
Outstanding Production:
WINNER: Cimarron
East Lynne
The Front Page
Skippy
Trader Horn
Best Director:
Lewis Milestone—The Front Page
Wesley Ruggles—Cimarron
Josef von Sternberg—Morocco
WINNER: Norman Taurog—Skippy
Best Actor:
WINNER: Lionel Barrymore—A Free Soul
Jackie Cooper—Skippy
Richard Dix—Cimarron
Frederic March—The Royal Family of Broadway
Adolphe Menjou—The Front Page
Best Actress:
Marlene Dietrich—Morocco
WINNER: Marie Dressler—Min and Bill
Irene Dunne—Cimarron
Ann Harding—Holiday
Norma Shearer—A Free Soul
Best Story:
WINNER: The Dawn Patrol
The Doorway to Hell
Laughter
The Public Enemy
Smart Money
Best Adapted Screenplay:
WINNER: Cimarron
The Criminal Code
Holiday
Little Caesar
Skippy
Best Sound Recording:
MGM Studio Sound Department
WINNER: Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Samuel Goldwyn-United Artists Studio Sound Department
Best Art Direction:
WINNER: Cimarron
Just Imagine
Morocco
Svengali
Whoopee!
Best Cinematography:
Cimarron
Morocco
The Right to Love
WINNER: Tabu
Svengali
Preceded By:
The 3rd Academy Award Nominations
Followed By:
The 5th Academy Award Nominations
