Oscar Nominations and Winners (1936)
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 Actor in a Leading Role
- 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 Actor in a Supporting Role
- 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)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 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 Actress in a Supporting Role
- Beulah Bondi (The Gorgeous Hussy)
- Alice Brady (My Man Godfrey)
- Bonita Granville (These Three)
- Maria Ouspenskaya (Dodsworth)
- Gale Sondergaard (Anthony Adverse)
Best Original Story
- Fury (Norman Krasna)
- The Great Ziegfeld (William Anthony McGuire)
- San Francisco (Robert Hopkins)
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney)
- Three Smart Girls (Adele Comandini)
Best Screenplay
- After the Thin Man (Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett)
- Dodsworth (Sidney Howard)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Robert Riskin)
- My Man Godfrey (Eric Hatch and Morris Ryskind)
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney)
Art Direction
- Anthony Adverse
- Dodsworth
- The Great Ziegfeld
- Lloyds of London
- The Magnificent Brute
- Romeo and Juliet
- Winterset
Cinematography
- Anthony Adverse
- The General Died at Dawn
- The Gorgeous Hussy
Assistant Director
- Anthony Adverse
- The Charge of the Light Brigade
- The Garden of Allah
- The Last of the Mohicans
- San Francisco
Film Editing
- Anthony Adverse
- Come and Get It
- The Great Ziegfeld
- Lloyds of London
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Theodora Goes Wild
Score
- Anthony Adverse
- The Charge of the Light Brigade
- The Garden of Allah
- The General Died at Dawn
- Winterset
Original Song
- "Did I Remember" (Suzy) Music by Walter Donaldson. Lyrics by Harold Adamson.
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Born to Dance) Music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
- "A Melody From the Sky" (Trail of the Lonesome Pine) Music by Louis Alter. Lyrics by Sidney Mitchell.
- "Pennies From Heaven" (Pennies From Heaven) Music by Arthur Johnston. Lyrics by Johnny Burke.
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Swing Time) Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields.
- "When Did You Leave Heaven" (Sing, Baby Sing) Music by Richard A. Whiting. Lyrics by Walter Bullock.
Dance Direction
- Busby Berkeley, "Love and War" (Gold Diggers of 1937)
- Bobby Connolly, "1,000 Love Songs" (Cain and Mabel)
- Seymour Felix, "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (The Great Ziegfeld)
- Dave Gould, "Swingin' the Jinx" (Born to Dance)
- Jack Haskell, "Skating Ensemble" (One in a Million)
- Russell Lewis, "The Finale" (Dancing Pirate)
- Hermes Pan, "Bojangles of Harlem" (Swing Time)
Animated Short Film (Cartoons)
- The Country Cousin
- Old Mill Pond
- Sinbad the Sailor
Live Action Short Film - One Reel
- Bored of Education
- Moscow Moods
- Wanted, A Master
Live Action Short Film - Two Reels - Black and White
- Double or Nothing
- Dummy Ache
- The Public Pays
Live Action Short Film - Two Reels - Color
- Give Me Liberty
- La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
- Popular Science J-6-2
Sound
- Banjo on My Knee
- The Charge of the Light Brigade
- Dodsworth
- General Spanky
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
- San Francisco
- The Texas Rangers
- That Girl From Paris
- Three Smart Girls