The fourth Academy Awards ceremony was held November 10, 1931, and Cimarron became the first western to win Best Picture, a distinction it would hold until 1990. It also received a then-record seven nominations and won three.
It took home Outstanding Production, Best Adaption (based on the novel by Edna Ferber), and Best Art Direction.
Jackie Cooper was nine years old when he was nominated for Best Actor for his role in Skippy. He remains the only Best Actor nominee under the age of eighteen.
Lionel Barrymore won Best Actor for his role in A Free Soul. He had previously been nominated for Best Director at the 2nd Academy Awards for Madame X.
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