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The Movies of 1936: My Take on Oscar's Ballot
= My Favorite Nominee   /   = Oscar's Winner, if Different  

Best Picture
Anthony Adverse -
Dodsworth -
The Great Ziegfeld -
Libeled Lady -
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town -
Romeo and Juliet -
San Francisco -
The Story of Louis Pasteur -
A Tale of Two Cities -
Three Smart Girls -

Best Director
Frank Capra, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town -
Gregory La Cava, My Man Godfrey -
Robert Z. Leonard, The Great Ziegfeld -
W.S. Van Dyke, San Francisco -
William Wyler, Dodsworth -

Best Actress
Irene Dunne, Theodora Goes Wild -
Gladys George, Valiant Is the Word for Carrie -
Carole Lombard, My Man Godfrey -
Luise Rainer, The Great Ziegfeld -
Norma Shearer, Romeo and Juliet -

Best Actor
Gary Cooper, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town -
Walter Huston, Dodsworth -
Paul Muni, The Story of Louis Pasteur -
William Powell, My Man Godfrey -
Spencer Tracy, San Francisco -

Best Supporting Actress
Beulah Bondi, The Gorgeous Hussy -
Alice Brady, My Man Godfrey -
Bonita Granville, These Three -
Maria Ouspenskaya, Dodsworth -
Gale Sondergaard, Anthony Adverse -

Best Supporting Actor
Mischa Auer, My Man Godfrey -
Walter Brennan, Come and Get It -
Stuart Erwin, Pigskin Parade -
Basil Rathbone, Romeo and Juliet -
Akim Tamiroff, The General Died at Dawn -