Academy Awards archive
The Awful Truth Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Awful Truth has 6 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 6 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 year1937 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientRalph Bellamy Daniel Leeson | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1937 | Best Actress Credited nominee / recipientIrene Dunne Lucy Warriner | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1937 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientLeo McCarey | Win recorded |
| Film year1937 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientAl Clark | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1937 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientColumbia | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1937 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientVina Delmar | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Life of Emile Zola Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg |
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Best Supporting Actor 1937 film year · Ceremony 10
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Best Actress 1937 film year · Ceremony 10
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Best Director 1937 film year · Ceremony 10
- The Awful Truth This film★ Winner
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Film Editing 1937 film year · Ceremony 10
- The Awful Truth This filmNominee
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- Lost Horizon★ WinnerGene Havlick, Gene Milford
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Best Picture 1937 film year · Ceremony 10
- The Awful Truth This filmNomineeColumbia
- Captains CourageousNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Dead EndNomineeSamuel Goldwyn Productions
- The Good EarthNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- In Old ChicagoNominee20th Century-Fox
- The Life of Emile Zola★ WinnerWarner Bros.
- Lost HorizonNomineeColumbia
- One Hundred Men and a GirlNomineeUniversal
- Stage DoorNomineeRKO Radio
- A Star Is BornNomineeSelznick International Pictures
Adapted Screenplay 1937 film year · Ceremony 10
- The Awful Truth This filmNominee
- Captains CourageousNomineeJohn Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every
- The Life of Emile Zola★ WinnerNorman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
- Stage DoorNomineeMorris Ryskind, Anthony Veiller
- A Star Is BornNomineeDorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
About these award records
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