Academy Awards

1931 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerSkippyNorman TaurogSkippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.Amazon1931 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesA Free SoulClarence BrownAmazonCimarronWesley RugglesAmazonMoroccoJosef von SternbergAmazonThe Front PageLewis MilestoneAmazon

1932 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerBad GirlFrank BorzageA man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.Amazon1932 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesShanghai ExpressJosef von SternbergAmazonThe ChampKing VidorAmazon

1934 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerCavalcadeFrank LloydThe triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridges, from 1899 to 1933 are portrayed.Amazon1934 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesLady for a DayFrank CapraAmazonLittle WomenGeorge CukorAmazon

1935 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerIt Happened One NightFrank CapraA spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story.Amazon1935 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesOne Night of LoveVictor SchertzingerAmazonThe Thin ManW.S. Van DykeAmazon

1936 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerThe InformerJohn FordIn 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.Amazon1936 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesCaptain BloodMichael CurtizAmazonMutiny on the BountyFrank LloydAmazonThe Lives of a Bengal LancerHenry HathawayAmazon

1937 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerMr. Deeds Goes to TownFrank CapraA simple, small town man inherits a massive fortune, making him the target for scammers and publicity-seekers. Overwhelmed by the turn his life has taken, and awoken to another use for his new-found fortune, he makes a momentous decision.Amazon1937 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesDodsworthWilliam WylerAmazonMy Man GodfreyGregory La CavaAmazonSan FranciscoW.S. Van DykeAmazonThe Great ZiegfeldRobert Z. LeonardAmazon

1938 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerThe Awful TruthLeo McCareyUnfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.Amazon1938 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesA Star Is BornWilliam A. WellmanAmazonStage DoorGregory La CavaAmazonThe Good EarthSidney FranklinAmazonThe Life of Emile ZolaWilliam DieterleAmazon

1939 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerYou Can't Take It with YouFrank CapraA man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.Amazon1939 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesAngels with Dirty FacesMichael CurtizAmazonBoys TownNorman TaurogAmazonFour DaughtersMichael CurtizAmazonThe CitadelKing VidorAmazon

1940 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerGone with the WindVictor FlemingA manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.Amazon1940 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesGoodbye, Mr. ChipsSam WoodAmazonMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFrank CapraAmazonStagecoachJohn FordAmazonWuthering HeightsWilliam WylerAmazon

1941 Academy Awards - Directing WinnerThe Grapes of WrathJohn FordA poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.Amazon1941 Academy Awards - Directing NomineesKitty FoyleSam WoodAmazonRebeccaAlfred HitchcockAmazonThe LetterWilliam WylerAmazonThe Philadelphia StoryGeorge CukorAmazon