Father Flanagan
1938 film yearAcademy Awards archive
Boys Town Oscar Nominations & Wins
Boys Town has 5 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin
1938 film yearAll 5 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 year1938 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientSpencer Tracy Father Flanagan | Win recorded |
| Film year1938 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientNorman Taurog | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1938 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1938 | Writing (Original Story) Credited nominee / recipientDore Schary, Eleanore Griffin | Win recorded |
| Film year1938 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientJohn Meehan, Dore Schary | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryPygmalion Screenplay and Dialogue by George Bernard Shaw; Adaptation by W. P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Boys Town 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 Actor 1938 film year · Ceremony 11
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Best Director 1938 film year · Ceremony 11
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- Boys Town This filmNominee
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Best Picture 1938 film year · Ceremony 11
- The Adventures of Robin HoodNomineeWarner Bros.-First National
- Alexander's Ragtime BandNominee20th Century-Fox
- Boys Town This filmNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- The CitadelNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Four DaughtersNomineeWarner Bros.-First National
- Grand IllusionNomineeRealization D'Art Cinematographique
- JezebelNomineeWarner Bros.
- PygmalionNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Test PilotNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- You Can't Take It with You★ WinnerColumbia
Writing (Original Story) 1938 film year · Ceremony 11
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- Boys Town This film★ WinnerDore Schary, Eleanore Griffin
- Mad about MusicNomineeMarcella Burke, Frederick Kohner
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Adapted Screenplay 1938 film year · Ceremony 11
- Boys Town This filmNomineeJohn Meehan, Dore Schary
- The CitadelNomineeIan Dalrymple, Frank Wead, Elizabeth Hill
- Four DaughtersNomineeJulius J. Epstein, Lenore Coffee
- Pygmalion★ WinnerScreenplay and Dialogue by George Bernard Shaw; Adaptation by W. P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple
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