Academy Awards, USA: 1929

Oscar

Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production
  Winner:

• Sunrise (1927) - Fox
  

  Other Nominees:

• Chang (1927) - Paramount Famous Lasky
  
• Crowd, The (1928) - M-G-M
  

Best Picture, Production
  Winner:

• Wings (1927) - Lucien Hubbard
  

  Other Nominees:

• Last Command, The (1928) - J.G. Bachmann, B.P. Schulberg
  
• Racket, The (1928) - Howard Hughes
  
• Seventh Heaven (1927) - William Fox
  
• Way of All Flesh, The (1928) - Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky
  

Best Actor
  Winner:

• Last Command, The (1928) - Emil Jannings
  
• Way of All Flesh, The (1928) - Emil Jannings
  

  Other Nominees:

• Circus, The (1928) - Charles Chaplin
  
• Noose, The (1928) - Richard Barthelmess
  
• Patent Leather Kid, The (1927) - Richard Barthelmess
  

Best Actress
  Winner:

• Seventh Heaven (1927) - Janet Gaynor
  

  Other Nominees:

• Sadie Thompson (1928) - Gloria Swanson
  
• Ship Comes In, A (1927) - Louise Dresser
  
• Street Angel (1928) - Janet Gaynor
  
• Sunrise (1927) - Janet Gaynor
  

Best Director, Dramatic Picture
  Winner:

• Seventh Heaven (1927) - Frank Borzage
  

  Other Nominees:

• Crowd, The (1928) - King Vidor
  
• Sorrell and Son (1927) - Herbert Brenon
  

Best Director, Comedy Picture
  Winner:

• Two Arabian Knights (1927) - Lewis Milestone
  

  Other Nominees:

• Circus, The (1928) - Charles Chaplin
  
• Speedy (1928) - Ted Wilde
  

Best Writing, Original Story
  Winner:

• Underworld (1927) - Ben Hecht
  

  Other Nominees:

• Last Command, The (1928) - Lajos Biró
  
• Patent Leather Kid, The (1927) - Rupert Hughes
  

Best Writing, Title Writing
  Winner:

• Telling the World (1928) - Joseph Farnham
  

  Other Nominees:

• Fair Co-Ed, The (1927) - Joseph Farnham
  
• Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) - Joseph Farnham
  
• Oh Kay! (1928) - George Marion Jr.
  
• Private Life of Helen of Troy, The (1927) - Gerald C. Duffy
  

Best Writing, Adaptation
  Winner:

• Seventh Heaven (1927) - Benjamin Glazer
  

  Other Nominees:

• Glorious Betsy (1928) - Anthony Coldeway
  
• Jazz Singer, The (1927) - Alfred A. Cohn
  

Best Cinematography
  Winner:

• Sunrise (1927) - Charles Rosher, Karl Struss
  

  Other Nominees:

• Devil Dancer, The (1927) - George Barnes
  
• Drums of Love (1928) - Karl Struss
  
• Magic Flame, The (1927) - George Barnes
  
• My Best Girl (1927) - Charles Rosher
  
• Sadie Thompson (1928) - George Barnes
  
• Tempest (1928) - Charles Rosher
  

Best Art Direction
  Winner:

• Dove, The (1927) - William Cameron Menzies
  
• Tempest (1928) - William Cameron Menzies
  

  Other Nominees:

• Seventh Heaven (1927) - Harry Oliver
  
• Sunrise (1927) - Rochus Gliese
  

Best Effects, Engineering Effects
  Winner:

• Wings (1927) - Roy Pomeroy
  

  Other Nominees:

• Jazz Singer, The (1927) - Nugent Slaughter
  
• Private Life of Helen of Troy, The (1927) - Ralph Hammeras
  

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Honorary Award

  Winner:

• Circus, The (1928) - Charles Chaplin
  - For versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus.
  
• Jazz Singer, The (1927) - Warner Bros.
  - For producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry.
  

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