The 8th Academy Awards
Host: Frank Capra
Air Date: March 5, 1936
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Outstanding Production
Best Actor
- Victor Mc Laglen - The Informer (winner)
- Clark Gable - Mutiny on the Bounty
- Charles Laughton - Mutiny on the Bounty
- Paul Muni - Black Fury (write-in, not officially nominated)
- Franchot Tone - Mutiny on the Bounty
Best Actress
Best Director
- John Ford - The Informer (winner)
- Michael Curtiz - Captain Blood (write-in, not officially nominated)
- Henry Hathaway - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
- Frank Lloyd - Mutiny on the Bounty
Best Original Story
Best Adaptation
Best Live Action Short Subject (comedy)
- How to Sleep (winner)
- Oh My Nerves
- Tit for Tat
Best Live Action Short Subject (novelty)
- Wings Over Everest (winner)
- Audioscopiks
- Camera Thrills
Best Short Subject (cartoon)
Best Scoring
Best Song
- "Lullaby of Broadway" - Gold Diggers of 1935 (winner)
- "Cheek to Cheek" - Top Hat
- "Lovely to Look At" - Roberta
Best Sound Recording
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Dance Direction
- Broadway Melody Of 136 (winner) and Folies Bergere De Paris (winner) (tie)
- All the King's Men and The Big Broadcast Of 1936
- Broadway Hostess and Go Into Your Dance
- Gold Diggers of 1935
- King Of Burlesque
- She
- Top Hat
Best Assistant Director
- Clem Beauchamp and Paul Wing - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (winners)
- Joseph M Newman - David Copperfield (1935)
- Eric Stacey - Les Miserables 1935'''
- Sherry Shourds - A Midsummer Nights Dream 1935'' (write-in, not officially nominated)
