Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
1929/30 film yearAcademy Awards archive
The Big House Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Big House has 4 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.
Ceremony calendar year: 3rd Academy Awards (1930) — Academy source (opens in a new tab)
Wins recorded in the archive
All 4 award records
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| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1929/30 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientWallace Beery 'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1929/30 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientCosmopolitan | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1929/30 | Sound Recording Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director | Win recorded |
| Film year1929/30 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientFrances Marion | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Big House with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Picture 1929/30 film year · Ceremony 3
- All Quiet on the Western Front★ WinnerUniversal
- The Big House This filmNomineeCosmopolitan
- DisraeliNomineeWarner Bros.
- The DivorceeNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- The Love ParadeNomineeParamount Famous Lasky
Compare this film year
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1929/30 film yearExplore year
This film in 1929/30
- Award records
- 4
- Recorded wins
- 2
- Films represented
- 26
No film in this year has more recorded wins.
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