10th Academy Awards (1938)
Oscars 1938 Winners & Nominees
The 10th Academy Awards (1938) took place on March 10, 1938. A Star Is Born won the most, 2 of its 8 nominations. Winners include Leo McCarey (Best Director), Spencer Tracy (Best Actor) and A Star Is Born (Best Writing (Original Story)). Every winner and nominee in all 11 categories is below.
- categories
- 11
- nominations
- 19
- films nominated
- 4
- winners
- 4
- Held on
Headline winners
Oscars 1938: The Winners
The 10th Academy Awards (1938) winners: Leo McCarey (Best Director), Spencer Tracy (Best Actor) and A Star Is Born (Best Writing (Original Story)), and 1 more category below.
Scoreboard
Oscars 1938: Which Films Won the Most
A Star Is Born won 2 awards from 8 nominations. 3 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.
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A Star Is Born 2 / 81937 · Drama · 2 wins from 8 nominations -
The Awful Truth 1 / 61937 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations -
Captains Courageous 1 / 41937 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations -
1938 · Fantasy, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results
All 11 Oscars 1938 Categories: Winners & Nominees
11 categories and 19 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.
11 categories · 19 nominations
Oscars 1938 Outstanding Production
No winner is recorded for this category.
Oscars 1938 Best Director
Official name: Directing
Oscars 1938 Best Actor
Official name: Actor
Oscars 1938 Best Actress
Official name: Actress
No winner is recorded for this category.
Oscars 1938 Best Supporting Actor
Official name: Actor in a Supporting Role
No winner is recorded for this category.
Oscars 1938 Best Writing (Original Story)
Official name: Writing (Original Story)
Oscars 1938 Best Writing (Screenplay)
Official name: Writing (Screenplay)
No winner is recorded for this category.
Oscars 1938 Best Assistant Director
Official name: Assistant Director
No winner is recorded for this category.
Oscars 1938 Best Film Editing
Official name: Film Editing
No winner is recorded for this category.
Oscars 1938 Best Music (Scoring)
Official name: Music (Scoring)
No winner is recorded for this category.
Oscars 1938 Special Award
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Movie marathon
The Oscars 1938 Outstanding Production Marathon
All 3 Outstanding Production nominees at the 10th Academy Awards (1938), back to back: 5 hours 18 minutes.
Total running time
5h 18m 5 hours 18 minutes All 3 films
- Longest
- Captains Courageous 1h 57m
- Shortest
- The Awful Truth 1h 30m
- The Awful Truth 1h 30m1937 · Comedy, Romance
- Captains Courageous 1h 57m1937 · Adventure, Drama
- A Star Is Born 1h 51m1937 · Drama
By genre
The Genres Behind the Oscars 1938 Winners
Drama led with 12 nominations across 2 films and won 3. A film with several genres counts for each one.
Earlier years
Previous Oscars Ceremonies
The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.
- 9th Academy Awards (1937)
· 8 categories · 11 nominations
Outstanding Production: The Great Ziegfeld
- 8th Academy Awards (1936)
· 11 categories · 28 nominations
Outstanding Production: Mutiny on the Bounty
- 7th Academy Awards (1935)
· 9 categories · 15 nominations
Outstanding Production: It Happened One Night
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FAQ
Oscars 1938: Questions & Answers
The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 10th Academy Awards (1938), answered from the results on this page.
Who won at the 10th Academy Awards (1938)?
The winners include Leo McCarey (Best Director), Spencer Tracy (Best Actor), A Star Is Born (Best Writing (Original Story)) and A Star Is Born (Special Award).
Which film won the most awards at the 10th Academy Awards (1938)?
A Star Is Born (1937) won the most: 2 awards from 8 nominations.
Which film had the most nominations at the 10th Academy Awards (1938)?
A Star Is Born (1937) led with 8 nominations and won 2 of them.
Who won the acting and directing awards at the 10th Academy Awards (1938)?
Best Director: Leo McCarey for The Awful Truth. Best Actor: Spencer Tracy for Captains Courageous.
When was the 10th Academy Awards (1938)?
The 10th Academy Awards (1938) took place on March 10, 1938. The database has 11 categories and 19 nominations for it.