Best of 1936
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1. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick
Votes: 26,442
BEST PICTURE
My Man Godfrey
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Our Relations
Sabotage
Swing Time
The Great Ziegfeld
The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
Secret Agent
Pennies from Heaven
2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,209
BEST DIRECTOR
Frank Capra - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Gregory La Cava - My Man Godfrey
Alfred Hitchcock - Sabotage
Harry Lachman - Our Relations
Yasujirô Ozu - The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
Robert Z. Leonard - The Great Ziegfeld
3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,209
BEST ACTOR
Gary Cooper - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
William Powell - My Man Godfrey
Oliver Hardy - Our Relations
Stan Laurel - Our Relations
William Powell - The Great Ziegfeld
Fred Astaire - Swing Time
4. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick
Votes: 26,442
BEST ACTRESS
Carole Lombard - My Man Godfrey
Chôko Iida - The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
Jean Arthur - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Ginger Rogers - Swing Time
Sylvia Sidney - Sabotage
5. Secret Agent (1936)
Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller
After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Peter Lorre
Votes: 9,040
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Peter Lorre - Secret Agent
James Finlayson - Our Relations
Eugene Pallette - My Man Godfrey
Frank Morgan - The Great Ziegfeld
Robert Young - Secret Agent
Mischa Auer - My Man Godfrey
6. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,989
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Luise Rainer - The Great Ziegfeld
Alice Brady - My Man Godfrey
Gail Patrick - My Man Godfrey
Myrna Loy - The Great Ziegfeld
Edith Fellows - Pennies From Heaven
7. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick
Votes: 26,442
BEST CASTING
My Man Godfrey
The Great Ziegfeld
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Our Relations
Sabotage
Secret Agent
8. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,989
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Great Ziegfeld
Swing Time
9. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,209
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
My Man Godfrey
Our Relations
The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
Secret Agent
Sabotage
10. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick
Votes: 26,442
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
My Man Godfrey
The Great Ziegfeld
Swing Time
Our Relations
Sabotage
11. Sabotage (1936)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Thriller
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder
Votes: 18,727
BEST EDITING
Sabotage
Secret Agent
Our Relations
The Great Ziegfeld
Swing Time
My Man Godfrey
12. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,989
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Great Ziegfeld
Secret Agent
The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
My Man Godfrey
Sabotage
Swing Time
13. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,989
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Great Ziegfeld
Our Relations
Swing Time
Secret Agent
My Man Godfrey
Sabotage
14. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,989
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Great Ziegfeld
My Man Godfrey
Swing Time
Pennies from Heaven
The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
Our Relations
15. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,989
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
The Great Ziegfeld
My Man Godfrey
Our Relations
Pennies from Heaven
Swing Time
The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
16. Our Relations (1936)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Family
Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Alan Hale, Sidney Toler
Votes: 3,452
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Our Relations
Secret Agent
Sabotage
My Man Godfrey
17. Sabotage (1936)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Thriller
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder
Votes: 18,727
BEST SCORE
Sabotage
Swing Time
My Man Godfrey
Pennies from Heaven
The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
Our Relations
18. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,989
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
The Great Ziegfeld
19. Swing Time (1936)
Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Votes: 14,583
BEST SONG
Swing Time - "The Way You Look Tonight"
Pennies from Heaven - "Pennies from Heaven"
Swing Time - "Never Gonna Dance"
Pennies from Heaven - "Skeleton in the Closet"
20. Swing Time (1936)
Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Votes: 14,583
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Swing Time
The Great Ziegfeld
21. Secret Agent (1936)
Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller
After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Peter Lorre
Votes: 9,040
BEST SOUND
Secret Agent
Sabotage
The Great Ziegfeld
Swing Time
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Our Relations
22. Secret Agent (1936)
Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller
After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Peter Lorre
Votes: 9,040
BEST SOUND EDITING
Secret Agent
Sabotage
Our Relations
23. Our Relations (1936)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Family
Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Alan Hale, Sidney Toler
Votes: 3,452
BEST STUNTS
Our Relations
Sabotage
24. The Only Son (1936)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chôko Iida, Shin'ichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Votes: 4,038
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Only Son (Hitori musuko)
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