Every year, starting in 2020, I do my own personal film awards that I call the Golden Hourglass Awards. Recently, I discovered an account, Cláudio Alves, that put together lists of eligible films for every year in Academy Awards history and it got me thinking about how a 1929 version of the Golden Hourglass Awards would have looked.
This list will be part of an ongoing personal project where I go through every Academy Awards and make two lists: The first, a retrospective ballot based off actual eligible films and using official categories for that ceremony. The second will be a retrospective of the Golden Hourglasses that I choose each year, without taking into consideration Academy eligibility or how the…
Every year, starting in 2020, I do my own personal film awards that I call the Golden Hourglass Awards. Recently, I discovered an account, Cláudio Alves, that put together lists of eligible films for every year in Academy Awards history and it got me thinking about how a 1929 version of the Golden Hourglass Awards would have looked.
This list will be part of an ongoing personal project where I go through every Academy Awards and make two lists: The first, a retrospective ballot based off actual eligible films and using official categories for that ceremony. The second will be a retrospective of the Golden Hourglasses that I choose each year, without taking into consideration Academy eligibility or how the Academy defines the release of each film.
This is my retrospective ballot for the Golden Hourglass Awards, using my own personal categories, and using the eligibility period of 1934. Any film that received a wide release in this time is considered eligible.
Partner to the Retrospective Ballot: Seventh Academy Awards List
Categories:
Best Picture:
Imitation of Life***Winner***
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Count of Monto Cristo
The Gay Divorcee
The Goddess
It Happened One Night
The Phantom of the Monastery
The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Scarlet Empress
The Thin Man
Best Director:
John M. Stahl - Imitation of Life***Winner***
Cecil B. DeMille - Cleopatra
Fernando de Fuentes - The Phantom of the Monastery
Rowland V. Lee - The Count of Monte Cristo
Josef von Sternberg - The Scarlet Empress
Best Actor:
Robert Donat - The Count of Monte Cristo ***Winner***
Enrique del Campo - The Phantom of the Monastery
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - The Rise of Catherine the Great
William Powell - The Thin Man
Warren William - The Case of the Howling Dog
Best Actress:
Ruan Lingyu - The Goddess ***Winner***
Elisabeth Bergner - The Rise of Catherine the Great
Bette Davis - Of Human Bondage
Marlene Dietrich - The Scarlet Empress
Norma Shearer - The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Best Supporting Actor:
Charles Laughton - The Barretts of Wimpole Street ***Winner***
Wallace Beery - Treasure Island
O. P. Heggie - The Count of Monte Cristo
Sam Jaffe - The Scarlet Empress
Erik Rhodes - The Gay Divorcee
Best Supporting Actress:
Louise Beavers - Imitation of Life ***Winner***
Frances Dee - Of Human Bondage
Maureen O'Sullivan - The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Fredi Washington - Imitation of Life
Fay Wray - Viva Villa!
Best Casting:
The Thin Man ***Winner***
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Count of Monte Cristo
Imitation of Life
The Scarlet Empress
Best Original Screenplay:
The Rise of Catherine the Great ***Winner***
Born to be Bad
Crime Without Passion
The Goddess
The Phantom of the Monastery
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Imitation of Life ***Winner***
The Count of Monte Cristo
It Happened One Night
Of Human Bondage
The Thin Man
Best Animated Short
The Stolen Heart ***Winner***
Hell's Fire
Poor Cinderella
Sock-a-Bye Baby
Two-Gun Mickey
Best Live-Action Short
King for a Day ***Winner***
Babes in the Goods
The Camera Speaks
The Live Ghost
The Spectacle Maker
Best Documentary Short
Granton Trawler***Winner***
City of Wax
Death Day
The Seahorse
The Song of Ceylon
Best Original Score
The Gay Divorcee ***Winner***
Bright Eyes
The Count of Monte Cristo
Dames
Flirtation Walk
Best Original Song
The Continental - The Gay Divorcee ***Winner***
Mr. and Mrs. is the Name - Flirtation Walk
Lets K-nock K-nees - The Gay Divorcee
On the Good Ship Lollipop - Bright Eyes
Storm Cloud Cantata - The Man Who Knew Too Much
Best Sound:
The Gay Divorcee ***Winner***
Dames
Imitation of Life
The Lost Patrol
Tarzan and His Mate
Best Art Direction:
The Scarlet Empress ***Winner***
Cleopatra
The Gay Divorcee
The Phantom of the Monastery
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Best Cinematography
Imitation of Life ***Winner***
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Goddess
The Phantom of the Monastery
The Scarlet Empress
Best Makeup
The Gay Divorcee ***Winner***
Anne of Green Gables
Of Human Bondage
The Merry Widow
The Scarlet Empress
Best Costume Design:
The Rise of Catherine the Great ***Winner***
Cleopatra
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Gay Divorcee
The Scarlet Empress
Best Film Editing:
The Goddess ***Winner***
The Gay Divorcee
Imitation of Life
The Scarlet Empress
Viva Villa!
Best Visual Effects:
The Lost Patrol ***Winner***
Babes in Toyland
The Gay Divorcee
Gold
Viva Villa!
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Films with multiple nominations:
11: The Gay Divorcee
10: The Scarlet Empress
9: The Count of Monte Cristo, Imitation of Life
6: The Rise of Catherine the Great, The Phantom of the Monastery
5: The Barretts of Wimpole Street, The Goddess
4: The Thin Man, Of Human Bondage
3: Viva Villa!, Cleopatra
2: It Happened One Night, Bright Eyes, The Lost Patrol, Dames, Flirtation Walk
Films with multiple wins:
5: Imitation of Life
4: The Gay Divorcee
3: The Goddess