1932/33 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 44 Academy Award records for the 1932/33 film year, covering 28 films and including 12 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ CavalcadeFox
10 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- Cavalcade
3 wins from 4 award records
- A Farewell to Arms
2 wins from 4 award records
- Little Women
1 win from 3 award records
- The Private Life of Henry VIII
1 win from 2 award records
- Krakatoa
1 win from 1 award record
- Morning Glory
1 win from 1 award record
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ The Private Life of Henry VIII — Henry VIII
- ★ Morning Glory — Eva Lovelace
- ★ Krakatoa
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 44 of 44 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Cavalcade IMDB — Fox
- A Farewell to Arms IMDB — Paramount
Source context
came in 2nd
- 42nd Street IMDB — Warner Bros.
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang IMDB — Warner Bros.
- Lady for a Day IMDB — Columbia
- Little Women IMDB — RKO Radio
Source context
came in 3rd
- The Private Life of Henry VIII IMDB — London Films
- She Done Him Wrong IMDB — Paramount
- Smilin' Through IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- State Fair IMDB — Fox
Best Actor
- ★ The Private Life of Henry VIII IMDB — Charles LaughtonHenry VIII
- Berkeley Square IMDB — Leslie HowardPeter Standish
Source context
came in 3rd
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang IMDB — Paul MuniJames Allen
Source context
came in 2nd
Best Actress
- ★ Morning Glory IMDB — Katharine HepburnEva Lovelace
- Lady for a Day IMDB — May RobsonApple Annie
Source context
came in 2nd
- Cavalcade IMDB — Diana WynyardJane Marryot
Source context
came in 3rd
Art Direction
- ★ Cavalcade IMDB — William S. Darling
- A Farewell to Arms IMDB — Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
Source context
came in 2nd
- When Ladies Meet IMDB — Cedric Gibbons
Source context
came in 3rd
Cinematography
- ★ A Farewell to Arms IMDB — Charles Bryant Lang, Jr.
- Reunion in Vienna IMDB — George J. Folsey
Source context
came in 2nd
- The Sign of the Cross IMDB — Karl Struss
Source context
came in 3rd
Best Director
- ★ Cavalcade IMDB — Frank Lloyd
- Lady for a Day IMDB — Frank Capra
Source context
came in 2nd
- Little Women IMDB — George Cukor
Source context
came in 3rd
Animated Short Film
- ★ The Three Little Pigs IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
- Building a Building IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
Source context
came in 2nd
- The Merry Old Soul IMDB — Walter Lantz, Producer
Source context
came in 3rd
Short Subject (Comedy)
- ★ So This Is Harris IMDB — Louis Brock, Producer
- Mister Mugg IMDB — Warren Doane, Producer
Source context
came in 3rd
- A Preferred List IMDB — Louis Brock, Producer
Source context
came in 2nd
Short Subject (Novelty)
Sound Recording
- ★ A Farewell to Arms IMDB — Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
- 42nd Street IMDB — Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- Gold Diggers of 1933 IMDB — Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Source context
came in 3rd
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang IMDB — Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Source context
came in 2nd
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ Little Women IMDB — Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
- Lady for a Day IMDB — Robert Riskin
Source context
came in 2nd
- State Fair IMDB — Paul Green, Sonya Levien
Source context
came in 3rd
Writing (Original Story)
- ★ One Way Passage IMDB — Robert Lord
- The Prizefighter and the Lady IMDB — Frances Marion
Source context
came in 2nd
- Rasputin and the Empress IMDB — Charles MacArthur
Source context
came in 3rd
Nominated films and other recorded entries
28 films represented in the 1932/33 archive selection.
- 42nd Street
- A Farewell to Arms
- A Preferred List
- Berkeley Square
- Building a Building
- Cavalcade
- Gold Diggers of 1933
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
- Krakatoa
- Lady for a Day
- Little Women
- Menu
- Mister Mugg
- Morning Glory
- One Way Passage
- Rasputin and the Empress
- Reunion in Vienna
- She Done Him Wrong
- Smilin' Through
- So This Is Harris
- State Fair
- The Merry Old Soul
- The Private Life of Henry VIII
- The Prizefighter and the Lady
- The Sea
- The Sign of the Cross
- The Three Little Pigs
- When Ladies Meet
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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