1936 Academy Awards – Original Story Winner and Nominees

The Scoundrel

Ben Hecht

A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a “restless” spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a month on Earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed.

Broadway Melody of 1936

Moss Hart

G’ Men

Darryl F. Zanuck

The Gay Deception

Don Hartman