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Outstanding Production Prior to the Awards for 1951, no producer(s) named with nominations
 CAVALCADE (Won 3 Awards) Fox. [Winfield Sheehan, studio head]
 A FAREWELL TO ARMS Paramount. [Adolph Zukor, studio head] [came in 2nd]
42ND STREET Warner Bros. Produced by [Darryl F. Zanuck]
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG Warner Bros. [Produced by Hal B. Wallis]
LADY FOR A DAY Columbia. [Produced by Frank Capra]
LITTLE WOMEN RKO Radio. [Produced by Merian C. Cooper, with Kenneth MacGowan] [came in 3rd]
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII London Films (British) (UA). [Produced by Alexander Korda]
SHE DONE HIM WRONG Paramount. [Produced by William LeBaron]
SMILIN' THRU MGM. [Produced by Irving Thalberg]
STATE FAIR Fox. [Winfield Sheehan, studio head]
Actor
Leslie Howard in BERKELEY SQUARE [came in 3rd]
Charles Laughton in THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII
Paul Muni in I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG [came in 2nd]
Actress
Katharine Hepburn in MORNING GLORY
May Robson in LADY FOR A DAY [came in 2nd]
Diana Wynyard in CAVALCADE [came in 3rd]
Directing
Frank Capra LADY FOR A DAY [came in 2nd]
George Cukor LITTLE WOMEN [came in 3rd]
Frank Lloyd CAVALCADE
Writing (Original Story)
Robert Lord ONE WAY PASSAGE
Frances Marion THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND THE LADY [came in 2nd]
Charles MacArthur RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS [came in 3rd]
Writing (Adaptation)
Robert Riskin LADY FOR A DAY [came in 2nd]
Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason LITTLE WOMEN
Paul Green, Sonya Levien STATE FAIR [came in 3rd]
Art Direction
William S. Darling - CAVALCADE
Hans Dreier & Roland Anderson - A FAREWELL TO ARMS [came in 2nd]
Cedric Gibbons - WHEN LADIES MEET [came in 3rd]
Cinematography
Charles B. Lang A FAREWELL TO ARMS
George Folsey REUNION IN VIENNA [came in 2nd]
Karl Struss THE SIGN OF THE CROSS [came in 3rd]
Assistant Director
Multiple Awards given this year only. Titles of films were not specified.
Charles Barton (Paramount)
Scott Beal (Universal)
Charles Dorian (M-G-M)
Fred Fox (UA)
Gordon Hollingshead (Warner Bros.)
Dewey Starkey (RKO Radio)
William Tummel (Fox)
Percy Ikerd (Fox)
Bunny Dull (M-G-M)
John S. Waters (M-G-M)
Sidney S. Brod (Paramount)
Arthur Jacobson (Paramount)
Eddie Killey (RKO Radio)
Benjamin Silvey (UA)
Joe McDonough (Universal)
W. J. Reiter (Universal)
Al Alborn (Warner Bros.)
Frank X. Shaw (Warner Bros.)
Short Subjects (Cartoons)
Walt Disney Producer BUILDING A BUILDING [came in 2nd]
Walter Lantz Producer THE MERRY OLD SOUL [came in 3rd]
Walt Disney Producer THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
Short Subjects (Novelty)
KRAKATOA
MENU Pete Smith Producer [tied for 2nd]
THE SEA Educational (Battle for Life) [tied for 2nd]
Short Subjects (Comedy)
MISTER MUGG [came in 3rd]
PREFERRED LIST Louis Brock (RKO) Producer [came in 2nd]
SO THIS IS HARRIS! Louis Brock (RKO) Producer
Sound Recording
A FAREWELL TO ARMS - Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
42ND STREET - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director [came in 3rd]
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director [came in 2nd]
Scientific Or Technical
Class I (Statuette):
No award given for 1933.
Class II (Certificate):
 Electrical Research Products Inc. - For their wide range recording and reproducing system.
RCA-Victor Company Inc. - For their high-fidelity recording and reproducing system.
Class III (Honorable Mention):
Fox Film Corporation, Fred Jackman (Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.), Sidney Sanders (RKO Studios Inc.) - For their development and effective use of the translucent cellulose screen in composite photography.
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| FIRSTS
· Walt Disney, his head bandaged from a polo injury, got a rousing ovation after winning Best Short for The Three Little Pigs. His acceptance speech referred to the statuette as "Oscar," the first time the industry's pet name for the award was publicly acknowledged.
· Lady for a Day became the first movie from Columbia Pictures to be nominated for Best Picture.
RULE CHANGES
· From 1934 on, the nominating selection and the Awards ceremony would be in accordance with the calendar year.
· "Assistant Director" added.
· Only films shot in America eligible for Interior Decoration Award.
SINS OF OMISSION
Pictures: Dinner at Eight, King Kong, Duck Soup
UNMENTIONABLES
· Several months before the Awards ceremony, a score of Academy members resigned in protest. The studios had called for a 50 percent pay cut in the aftermath of FDR's "bank holiday," a desperate measure to steady the economy. The writers were the first to walk, forming their own union, the Screen Writers Guild. They were followed by some of the biggest stars in the industry, who founded the Screen Actors Guild.
· Humorist Will Rogers, who hosted the Awards ceremony, played fast and loose at the podium as he handed out the Awards. When it came to the Best Director category, Rogers opened the envelope and exclaimed, "Well, well, well, what do you know. I've watched this young man for a long time. Saw him come up from the bottom, and I mean the bottom. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Come up and get it, Frank!" Frank Capra, his dream finally realized, sprang up from his seat and rushed toward the stage. A spotlight played over the house and Capra jubilantly waved his arms, shouting "Over here, I'm over here!" The light finally settled on the real winner, Frank Lloyd, who strode imperiously to the stage. Capra stood frozen in the middle of the room until someone shouted, "Down in front!" He crawled back to his seat in what he later referred to as "the longest, most shattering walk in my life." Future hosts learned an invaluable lesson from Capra's nightmare: No more announcements on a first-name basis.
· When King Kong star Fay Wray was first told by RKO execs that she would be playing opposite the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood, she thought they meant Clark Gable.
· Charles Laughton's obesity was the result of a glandular condition. His wife, Elsa Lanchester (The Bride of Frankenstein), insisted that she had no idea he was homosexual until he confessed years later. Self-loathing about everything except his talent, he referred to his face as looking like "the backside of an elephant."
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