While going through Letterbox, I found this account, Cláudio Alves that has put together a list of films eligible for Oscars throughout the entire history of the Academy Awards. And I was incredibly impressed and thrilled to find such lists.
And such lists got me thinking: I've often ranted about how the Oscars get it wrong, every year, and have always done so. So how would I have done it? If I had been presented with these ballots every year, how would I have voted every time? In contrast, not taking into consideration Academy eligibility rules, which are often confusing and contradictory, what films would have stood out to me each year? So, this list was born.
This list will…
While going through Letterbox, I found this account, Cláudio Alves that has put together a list of films eligible for Oscars throughout the entire history of the Academy Awards. And I was incredibly impressed and thrilled to find such lists.
And such lists got me thinking: I've often ranted about how the Oscars get it wrong, every year, and have always done so. So how would I have done it? If I had been presented with these ballots every year, how would I have voted every time? In contrast, not taking into consideration Academy eligibility rules, which are often confusing and contradictory, what films would have stood out to me each year? So, this list was born.
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 my own personal awards 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 Fifth Academy Awards.
Special note here, the list of eligible Oscar nominees does not include short films so, I'm using the release date to give myself as best an idea of what to pick from as I can, so what I choose may not completely accurately reflect what was eligible at the time since eligibility for shorts is weird a lot of the times. But it's the best I can do.
Partner to the Retrospective Golden Hourglass Awards: 1933 List
Nominees taken from: boxd.it/dArIk
Categories:
Outstanding Picture:
Five Star Final ***Winner***
The Champ
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Frankenstein
Grand Hotel
Scarface
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Tarzan the Ape Man
Best Director:
James Whale - Frankenstein ***Winner***
Edmund Goulding - Grand Hotel
Mervyn LeRoy - Five Star Final
Best Actor:
Edward G. Robinson - Five Star Final ***Winner***
Wallace Beery - The Champ
Paul Muni - Scarface
Best Actress:
Helen Hayes - The Sin of Madelon Claudet ***Winner***
Joan Crawford - Grand Hotel
Marian Marsh - Five Star Final
Best Original Story:
The Champ ***Winner***
Mata Hari
Palmy Days
Best Adaptation:
Five Star Final ***Winner***
Frankenstein
Grand Hotel
Best Art Direction:
Grand Hotel ***Winner***
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Frankenstein
Best Cinematography:
Tarzan the Ape Man ***Winner***
Bad Girl
Shanghai Express
Best Short Subject, Cartoon:
Flowers and Trees ***Winner***
Mickey's Orphans
Spooks
Best Live Action Short Subject, Comedy:
Strictly Unreliable ***Winner***
Choo-Choo
The Music Box
Best Live Action Short Subject, Novelty:
Autumn Fire ***Winner***
A Bronx Morning
Swing High
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Films with multiple nominations:
5. Five Star Final, Grand Hotel
4: Frankenstein
3: The Champ
2: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Scarface, The Sin of Madelon Claudet, Tarzan the Ape Man
Films with multiple wins
3: Five Star Final
