The 8th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on March 05, 1936 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 1935. The ceremony was presented by Frank Capra.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 1936 was Mutiny on the Bounty with 8 nominations and The film that won the most awards was The Informer, winning 4 of the 6 nominations.
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Winners and Nominees in All Categories
To below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1936 Academy Awards.
Best Picture
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1936?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1936 was Mutiny on the Bounty
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1936?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1936 was John Ford, for the film The Informer
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1936?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1936 was Victor McLaglen, for the movie The Informer
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1936?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1936 was Bette Davis, for the movie Dangerous
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Music (Score)
Best Sound
Best Animated Short Film
Best Dance Direction (Choreography)
Best Assistant Director
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | 8 | 1 | |
| The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | 7 | 1 | |
| The Informer | 6 | 4 | |
| Captain Blood | 5 | 0 | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 4 | 2 | |
| Les misérables | 4 | 0 | |
| Top Hat | 4 | 0 | |
| David Copperfield | 3 | 0 | |
| The Dark Angel | 2 | 1 | |
| Broadway Melody of 1936 | 2 | 1 | |
| Naughty Marietta | 2 | 1 | |
| Alice Adams | 2 | 0 | |
| Gold Diggers of 1935 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Scoundrel | 1 | 1 | |
| Dangerous | 1 | 1 | |
| She | 1 | 0 | |
| Folies Bergère de Paris | 1 | 0 | |
| Roberta | 1 | 0 | |
| The Bride of Frankenstein | 1 | 0 | |
| Peter Ibbetson | 1 | 0 | |
| 'G' Men | 1 | 0 | |
| Becky Sharp | 1 | 0 | |
| Private Worlds | 1 | 0 | |
| Escape me never | 1 | 0 | |
| Ruggles of Red Gap | 1 | 0 |