- Best PictureBeaten by David O. Selznick, Selznick International and United Artists for Rebecca
- Actor in a Leading RoleBeaten by James Stewart for The Philadelphia Story
- Writing (Original)Beaten by Preston Sturges for The Great McGinty
- Directing (Comedy)Beaten by Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights
- Actor in a Leading RoleBeaten by Emil Jannings for The Last Command
- Writing (Original)Beaten by Ben Hecht for Romance of the Underworld
