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 1938. Any film that received a wide release in this time is considered eligible.
Categories:
Best Picture:
Bringing Up Baby ***Winner***
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Angels with Dirty Faces
Boys Town
The Citadel
Holiday
Jezebel
Marie Antoinette
Test Pilot
You Can't Take it With You
Best Director:
Michael Curtiz and William Keighley - The Adventures of Robin Hood ***Winner***
Michael Curtiz - Angels with Dirty Faces
Howard Hawks - Bringing Up Baby
King Vidor - The Citadel
William Wyler - Jezebel
Best Actor:
James Cagney - Angels with Dirty Faces ***Winner***
Charles Boyer - Algiers
Robert Donat - The Citadel
Cary Grant - Bringing Up Baby
Spencer Tracy - Boys Town
Best Actress:
Katharine Hepburn - Bringing Up Baby ***Winner***
Bette Davis - Jezebel
Ginger Rogers - Vivacious Lady
Norma Shearer - Marie Antoinette
Sylvia Sidney - You and Me
Best Supporting Actor:
Pat O'Brien - Angels with Dirty Faces ***Winner***
Lew Ayres - Holiday
John Barrymore - Marie Antoinette
Henry Kolker - Holiday
Mickey Rooney - Boys Town
Best Supporting Actress:
Fay Bainter - Jezebel ***Winner***
Hedy Lamarr - Algiers
Doris Nolan - Holiday
May Robson - Bringing Up Baby
Ann Sheridan - Angels with Dirty Faces
Best Casting:
Bringing Up Baby ***Winner***
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Angels with Dirty Faces
You Can't Take It With You
Best Original Screenplay:
Angels with Dirty Faces ***Winner***
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Boys' Town
Carefree
Test Pilot
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Bringing Up Baby ***Winner***
The Citadel
Holiday
Jezebel
You Can't Take It With You
Best Animated Short
Porky in Wackyland ***Winner***
Brave Little Tailor
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Ferdinand the Bull
An Optical Poem
Best Live Action Short:
Swingtime in the Movies ***Winner***
The Face Behind the Mask
Healthy, Wealthy, and Dumb
Hollywood Handicap
The Little Ranger
Best Documentary Short:
Breakdowns of 1938 ***Winner***
Another Romance of Celluloid
The Farm
Inside Nazi Germany
Paris on Parade
Best Original Score
The Adventures of Robin Hood ***Winner***
Carefree
Listen, Darling
Little Miss Broadway
Marie Antoinette
Best Original Song
Jeepers Creepers - Going Places ***Winner***
Change Partners - Carefree
On the Bumpy Road to Love - Listen, Darling
Swing Me an Old Fashioned Song - Little Miss Broadway
We Should Be Together - Little Miss Broadway
Best Sound:
Alexander's Ragtime Band ***Winner***
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Carefree
The Cowboy and the Lady
Test Pilot
Best Art Direction:
Marie Antoinette ***Winner***
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Algiers
If I Were King
Best Cinematography
Angels with Dirty Faces ***Winner***
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Citadel
Test Pilot
You Can't Take It With You
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Jezebel ***Winner***
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Alexander's Ragtime Band
If I Were King
Marie Antoinette
Best Costume Design:
Marie Antoinette ***Winner***
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Adventures of Robin Hood
If I Were King
Jezebel
Best Film Editing:
Bringing Up Baby ***Winner***
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Angels with Dirty Faces
Test Pilot
You Can't Take It With You
Best Visual Effects:
Test Pilot ***Winner***
A Christmas Carol
The Dawn Patrol
In Old Chicago
Suez
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Films with multiple nominations:
11: The Adventures of Robin Hood
9: Angels with Dirty Faces
8: Bringing Up Baby
7: Jezebel, Test Pilot
6: Carefree, Marie Antoinette
5: Holiday, The Citadel, You Can't Take It With You
4: Boys Town
3: Little Miss Broadway,If I Were King, Algiers, Alexanders' Ragtime Band
2: Listen Darling, Test Pilot, The Adventures of Marco Polo
Films with multiple wins:
5: Bringing Up Baby
4: Angels with Dirty Faces
2: Jezebel, Marie Antoinette