Academy Awards archive
Shanghai Express Oscar Nominations & Wins
Shanghai Express has 3 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 3 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1931/32 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientLee Garmes | Win recorded |
| Film year1931/32 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientJosef Von Sternberg | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1931/32 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientParamount Publix | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Shanghai Express 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.
Cinematography 1931/32 film year · Ceremony 5
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Shanghai Express This film★ Winner
Best Director 1931/32 film year · Ceremony 5
- ★ Winner
- Nominee
- Shanghai Express This filmNominee
Best Picture 1931/32 film year · Ceremony 5
- ArrowsmithNomineeSamuel Goldwyn Productions
- Bad GirlNomineeFox
- The ChampNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Five Star FinalNomineeFirst National
- Grand Hotel★ WinnerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- One Hour with YouNomineeParamount Publix
- Shanghai Express This filmNomineeParamount Publix
- The Smiling LieutenantNomineeParamount Publix
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