Beste produksie | Beste regisseur |
- The Life of Emile Zola
- The Awful Truth
- Captains Courageous
- Dead End
- The Good Earth
- In Old Chicago
- Lost Horizon
- One Hundred Men and a Girl
- Stage Door
- A Star Is Born
| - Leo McCarey – The Awful Truth
- William Dieterle – The Life of Emile Zola
- Sidney Franklin – The Good Earth
- Gregory La Cava – Stage Door
- William Wellman – A Star Is Born
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Beste akteur | Beste aktrise |
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Beste manlike byspeler | Beste vroulike byspeler |
- Joseph Schildkraut – The Life of Emile Zola
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Beste storie | Beste draaiboekverwerking |
- A Star Is Born – William A. Wellman en Robert Carson
- In Old Chicago – Niven Busch
- The Life of Emile Zola – Heinz Herald en Geza Herczeg
- One Hundred Men and a Girl – Hans Kraly
- Black Legion – Robert Lord
| - The Life of Emile Zola – Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, Norman Reilly Raine
- Stage Door – Morris Ryskind en Anthony Veiller
- A Star Is Born – Alan Campbell, Robert Carson en Dorothy Parker
- The Awful Truth – Viña Delmar
- Captains Courageous – John Lee Mahin, Marc Connolly en Dale Van Every
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Beste lewende-aksie-kortprent, een spoel | Beste lewende-aksie-kortprent, twee spoele |
- The Private Life of the Gannets – Skibo Productions en Educational Pictures
- A Night at the Movies – MGM
- Romance of Radium – Pete Smith en MGM
| - Torture Money – MGM
- Deep South – RKO Radio
- Should Wives Work? – RKO Radio
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Beste lewende-aksie-kortprent, kleur | Beste animasiekortprent |
- Penny Wisdom – Pete Smith en MGM
- The Man Without a Country – Warner Bros.
- Popular Science – Paramount
| - The Old Mill – Walt Disney Productions en RKO Radio
- Educated Fish – Paramount
- The Little Match Girl – Charles Mintz en Columbia
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Beste oorspronklike musiek | Beste oorspronklike liedjie |
- One Hundred Men and a Girl – Universal Studios-musiekafdeling
- Lost Horizon – Columbia Studios-musiekafdeling
- The Hurricane – Goldwyn Studio-musiekafdeling
- Something to Sing About – Grand National Studio-musiekafdeling
- Way Out West – Hal Roach Studios-musiekafdeling
- Maytime – MGM Studios-musiekafdeling
- Souls at Sea – Paramount Studio-musiekafdeling
- Make a Wish – Principal Productions
- Portia on Trial – Republic Studios-musiekafdeling
- Quality Street – RKO Radio Studio-musiekafdeling
- The Prisoner of Zenda – Selznick International Pictures-musiekafdeling
- In Old Chicago – Twentieth Century Fox-musiekafdeling
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Walt Disney Studio-musiekafdeling
- The Life of Emile Zola – Warner Bros.-musiekafdeling
| - "Sweet Leilani" uit Waikiki Wedding – Musiek en liriek deur Harry Owens
- "Remember Me" uit Mr. Dodd Takes the Air – Musiekdeur Harry Warren; liriek deur Al Dubin
- "That Old Feeling" uit Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 – Musiek deur Sammy Fain; liriek deur Lew Brown
- "They Can't Take That Away From Me" uit Shall We Dance – Musiek deur George Gershwin; liriek deur Ira Gershwin
- "Whispers in the Dark" uit Artists and Models – Musiek deur Frederick Hollander; liriek deur Leo Robin
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Beste kunsredigering | Beste kinematografie |
- Lost Horizon – Stephen Goosson
- A Damsel in Distress – Carroll Clark
- Wee Willie Winkie – William S. Darling en David S. Hall
- Dead End – Richard Day
- Souls at Sea – Hans Dreier en Roland Anderson
- Conquest – Cedric Gibbons en William Horning
- The Life of Emile Zola – Anton Grot
- Every Day's a Holiday – Wiard Ihnen
- Manhattan Merry-Go-Round – John Victor Mackay
- You're a Sweetheart – Jack Otterson
- Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 – Alexander Toluboff
- The Prisoner of Zenda – Lyle Wheeler
| - The Good Earth – Karl Freund
- Dead End – Gregg Toland
- Wings Over Honolulu – Joseph Valentine
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Beste klank | Beste redigering |
- The Hurricane – Thomas Moulton, United Artists-klankafdeling
- Lost Horizon – John Livadary, Columbia Pictures-klankafdeling
- The Girl Said No – A.E. Kaye, Grand National Pictures-klankafdeling
- Topper – Elmer A. Raguse, Hal Roach Studios-klankafdeling
- Maytime – Douglas Shearer, MGM-klankafdeling
- Wells Fargo – Loren L. Ryder, Paramount Studio-klankafdeling
- Hitting a New High – John Aalberg, RKO Pictures-klankafdeling
- In Old Chicago – E.H. Hansen, 20th Century Fox-klankafdeling
- One Hundred Men and a Girl – Homer G. Tasker, Universal Studios-klankafdeling
- The Life of Emile Zola – Nathan Levinson, Warner Bros.-klankafdeling
| - Lost Horizon – Gene Havlick en Gene Milford
- One Hundred Men and a Girl – Bernard W. Burton
- The Awful Truth – Al Clark
- Captains Courageous – Elmo Vernon
- The Good Earth – Basil Wrangell
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Beste assistent-regisseur | Beste dansafrigting |
- In Old Chicago – Robert D. Webb
- Lost Horizon – C.C. Coleman jr.
- The Life of Emile Zola – Russ Saunders
- A Star Is Born – Eric G. Stacey
- Souls at Sea – Hal Walker
| - A Damsel in Distress – Hermes Pan
- Varsity Show – Busby Berkeley
- Ready, Willing and Able – Bobby Connolly
- A Day at the Races – Dave Gould
- Ali Baba Goes to Town – Sammy Lee
- Waikiki Wedding – LeRoy Prinz
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