Honoring the films released in 1936, the 9th Academy Awards Ceremony was held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on March 4, 1937. The ceremony was hosted by George Jessel.
This year, the Academy Award for Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress were introduced. It also marks the first year that the awards for directing and acting were fixed at five nominees per category.
(Winners in bold. Sorted Alphabetically: Best Picture Nominees, Features, Shorts)
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Highlights
Best Picture: The Great Ziegfeld
Most Awards: Anthony Adverse (4)
Most Nominations: Anthony Adverse, Dodsworth, and The Great Ziegfeld (7)
Honorary Academy Awards
W. Howard Greene and Harold Rosson
The March of Time
Resources
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