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Oscars 1932 Winners & Nominees

The 4th Academy Awards (1932) took place on November 10, 1931. Cimarron won Outstanding Production and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 8 categories is below.

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Outstanding Production
Cimarron
Headline winners

Oscars 1932: The Winners

Cimarron won Outstanding Production against 1 other nominee.

Cimarron (1931) movie poster Outstanding Production

Outstanding Production

Cimarron

1931 · Drama, Western

3 wins from 7 nominations at the 4th Academy Awards (1932)

  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Writing (Adaptation)

In 1889, lawyer Yancey Cravat and his wife Sabra leave behind their established city life to venture into the Oklahoma frontier. Yancey’s departure leaves Sabra in charge of the newspaper, forcing her to face the challenges of settling a new territory. Over four decades, she contends with the harsh realities of the land and the evolving dynamics of her marriage, as their relationship is tested by ambition, circumstance, and the constant struggle for survival in a rapidly changing landscape.

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Full results

All 8 Oscars 1932 Categories: Winners & Nominees

8 categories and 13 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

Oscars 1932 Best Writing (Original Story)

Official name: Writing (Original Story)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1932 Best Art Direction

Official name: Art Direction

1 nominee

Oscars 1932 Best Cinematography

Official name: Cinematography

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1932 Winners

Drama led with 10 nominations across 3 films and won 3. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  2. Western 3 wins · 7 nominations · 43%
  3. Comedy 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  4. Fantasy 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  5. Romance 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Crime 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
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Oscars 1932: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 4th Academy Awards (1932), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Production at the 4th Academy Awards (1932)?

Cimarron (1931) won Outstanding Production. The other nominee was The Front Page.

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Which film won the most awards at the 4th Academy Awards (1932)?

Cimarron (1931) won the most: 3 awards from 7 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 4th Academy Awards (1932)?

Cimarron (1931) led with 7 nominations and won 3 of them.

When was the 4th Academy Awards (1932)?

The 4th Academy Awards (1932) took place on November 10, 1931. The database has 8 categories and 13 nominations for it.