6th Academy Awards

The6th Academy Awardswere held on March 16, 1934, to honor films released between August 1, 1932, and December 31, 1933, atThe Ambassador Hotelin Los Angeles, California. They were hosted byWill Rogers,who also presented the awards.

6th Academy Awards
Date	March 16, 1934
Site	The Ambassador Hotel
Hosted by	Will Rogers
Highlights
Best Picture	Cavalcade
Most awards	Cavalcade(3)
Most nominations	Cavalcade,A Farewell to ArmsandLady for a Day(4)

When Rogers presentedBest Director,he opened the envelope and simply announced, "Come up and get it, Frank!"Frank Capra,certain he was the winner, ran to the podium to collect the Oscar, only to discover Rogers had meantFrank Lloyd,who had won forCavalcade.Rogers then called the third nominee,George Cukor,to join the two Franks on stage.After this, he summoned two of the Best Actress nominees—Diana WynyardandMay Robson—to the stage. Although they both thought they won in a tie, Rogers thanked them for their performances before announcing the actual winner:Katharine Hepburn.

A change in the eligibility rules resulted in the longest time frame for which films could be nominated: the seventeen months from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. After this, the eligibility period would coincide with the calendar year.

This was the last time that no film had more than four nominations, as well as the only year in Academy history in which no film other than the Best Picture nominees received multiple nominations.Cavalcadebecame the fourth film to win Best Picture without a writing nomination, and the last untilHamlet(1948) at the21st Academy Awards.

Walt Disneybecame the first person to win consecutive Academy Awards, winning Best Short Subject, Cartoon forTheThree Little Pigsafter having won the same awardthe previous yearforFlowers and Trees.

This was the first time in the Academy's history that both of the major acting nominees were absent from the big night.

Winners and nominees

Winfield Sheehan,Best Picture winner (producer)

Frank Lloyd,Best Director winner

Charles Laughton,Best Actor winner

Katharine Hepburn,Best Actress winner

Victor Heerman,Best Adaptation co-winner

Sarah Y. Mason,Best Adaptation co-winner

Charles Lang,Best Cinematography winner

Joe Rock,Best Live Action Short Subject, Novelty winner

Walt Disney,Best Short Subject, Cartoon winner

Charles Dorian,Best Assistant Director co-winner

Nominees were announced on February 26, 1934. Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface.

Outstanding Production Cavalcade–Winfield SheehanforFox Film Co.‡ 42nd Street–Darryl F. ZanuckforWarner Bros. A Farewell to Arms–Adolph ZukorforParamount Publix I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang–Hal B. Wallisfor Warner Bros. Lady for a Day–Frank CapraforColumbia Little Women–Merian C. CooperandKenneth MacgowanforRKO Pictures The Private Life of Henry VIII–Alexander KordaforLondon Films She Done Him Wrong–William LeBaronfor Paramount Publix Smilin' Through–Irving ThalbergforMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer State Fair– Winfield Sheehan for Fox Film Co.	Best Director Frank Lloyd–Cavalcade‡ Frank Capra–Lady for a Day George Cukor–Little Women
Best Actor Charles Laughton–The Private Life of Henry VIIIasHenry VIII‡ Leslie Howard–Berkeley Squareas Peter Standish Paul Muni–I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gangas James Allen	Best Actress Katharine Hepburn–Morning Gloryas Eva Lovelace‡ May Robson–Lady for a Dayas Apple Annie Diana Wynyard–Cavalcadeas Jane Marryot
Best Original Story One Way Passage–Robert Lord‡ The Prizefighter and the Lady–Frances Marion Rasputin and the Empress–Charles MacArthur	Best Adaptation Little Women–Victor HeermanandSarah Y. Mason,based onthe novelbyLouisa May Alcott‡ Lady for a Day–Robert Riskin,based on the story "Madame la Gimp" byDamon Runyon State Fair–Paul GreenandSonya Levien,based onthe novelbyPhil Strong
Best Art Direction Cavalcade–William S. Darling A Farewell to Arms–Hans DreierandRoland Anderson When Ladies Meet–Cedric Gibbons	Best Cinematography A Farewell to Arms–Charles Lang‡ Reunion in Vienna–George J. Folsey Sign of the Cross–Karl Struss
Best Live Action Short Subject, Comedy So This Is Harris!–Louis BrockandRKO Pictures‡ Mister Mugg– Warren Doane andUniversal Studios A Preferred List– Louis Brock and RKO Pictures	Best Live Action Short Subject, Novelty Krakatoa–Joe RockandEducational Pictures‡ Menu–Pete SmithandMGM The Sea– Educational Pictures
Best Short Subject, Cartoon TheThree Little Pigs–Walt DisneyandUnited Artists‡ Building a Building– Walt Disney and United Artists The Merry Old Soul–Walter LantzandUniversal Studios	Best Sound Recording A Farewell to Arms–Franklin Hansen‡ 42nd Street–Nathan Levinson Gold Diggers of 1933– Nathan Levinson I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang– Nathan Levinson
Best Assistant Director Charles Barton–Paramount‡ Scott Beal–Universal‡ Charles Dorian–MGM‡ Fred Fox–United Artists‡ Gordon Hollingshead–Warner Bros.‡ Dewey Starkey–RKO‡ William Tummel–20th Century Fox‡ Al Alleborn– Warner Bros. Sid Brod– Paramount Orville O. Dull– MGM Percy Ikerd– 20th Century Fox Arthur Jacobson– Paramount Edward Killy– RKO Joseph A. McDonough– Universal William J. Reiter– Universal Frank X. Shaw– Warner Bros. Ben Silvey– United Artists John S. Waters– MGM

Multiple nominations and awards

Films with multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
4	Cavalcade
	A Farewell to Arms
	Lady for a Day
3	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
	Little Women
2	42nd Street
	The Private Life of Henry VIII
	State Fair

Films with multiple wins

Wins	Film
3	Cavalcade
2	A Farewell to Arms

Scientific or Technical Awards

Class II Awards

• Electrical Research Products, Inc.(ERPI)
  • For work in sound reproduction.
• RCA Victor Company, Inc.
  • For work in sound reproduction.

Class III Awards

• Fox Film Corporation,Fred Jackman andWarner BrothersPictures, and Sidney Sanders andRKO Radio Pictures.
  • For work in the technologies of cinematography and film projection.

See also

• 1932 in film
• 1933 in film