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Oscars 1935 Winners & Nominees

The 7th Academy Awards (1935) took place on February 27, 1935. It Happened One Night won Outstanding Production and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 9 categories is below.

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Outstanding Production
It Happened One Night
Headline winners

Oscars 1935: The Winners

It Happened One Night won Outstanding Production against 2 other nominees. Frank Capra (Best Director), Clark Gable (Best Actor) and Claudette Colbert (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

It Happened One Night (1934) movie poster Outstanding Production

Outstanding Production

It Happened One Night

1934 · Comedy, Romance · $17K worldwide

5 wins from 5 nominations at the 7th Academy Awards (1935)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Director
  • Best Writing (Adaptation)

A spirited heiress elopes with a man she barely knows, much to the dismay of her wealthy father who promptly takes her away on his yacht. She escapes and encounters a cynical reporter who agrees to help her return to her new husband in exchange for a story. During their journey, they face various misadventures and unexpected challenges, leading the reporter to develop feelings for the spirited young woman.

About It Happened One Night
Scoreboard

Oscars 1935: Which Films Won the Most

It Happened One Night won 5 awards from 5 nominations. 2 films won at least once, while The Thin Man went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. It Happened One Night (1934) movie poster
    It Happened One Night 5 / 5
    1934 · Comedy, Romance · 5 wins from 5 nominations
  2. The Gay Divorcee (1934) movie poster
    The Gay Divorcee 1 / 5
    1934 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  3. The Thin Man (1934) movie poster
    The Thin Man 0 / 4
    1934 · Mystery, Comedy · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  4. Flying Down to Rio (1933) movie poster
    Flying Down to Rio 0 / 1
    1933 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 9 Oscars 1935 Categories: Winners & Nominees

9 categories and 15 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.

9 categories · 15 nominations

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Oscars 1935 Best Art Direction

Official name: Art Direction

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1935 Best Music (Scoring)

Official name: Music (Scoring)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1935 Best Sound Recording

Official name: Sound Recording

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1935 Winners

Comedy led with 15 nominations across 4 films and won 6. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Comedy 6 wins · 15 nominations · 40%
  2. Romance 6 wins · 11 nominations · 55%
  3. Musical 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  4. Mystery 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  5. Crime 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
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Oscars 1935: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 7th Academy Awards (1935), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Production at the 7th Academy Awards (1935)?

It Happened One Night (1934) won Outstanding Production. The other nominees were The Gay Divorcee and The Thin Man.

About It Happened One Night

Which film won the most awards at the 7th Academy Awards (1935)?

It Happened One Night (1934) won the most: 5 awards from 5 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 7th Academy Awards (1935)?

It Happened One Night (1934) and The Gay Divorcee (1934) led with 5 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 7th Academy Awards (1935)?

Best Director: Frank Capra for It Happened One Night. Best Actor: Clark Gable for It Happened One Night. Best Actress: Claudette Colbert for It Happened One Night.

When was the 7th Academy Awards (1935)?

The 7th Academy Awards (1935) took place on February 27, 1935. The database has 9 categories and 15 nominations for it.