1927-28 (1st Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1927-28. The
symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.
Outstanding Picture
The Racket, The Caddo Company; Paramount Famous Lasky.7th Heaven, Fox.Wings, Paramount Famous Lasky.NOTE: For the 1927-28 (1st) through the 1950 (23rd) Awards, the “Best Picture” (AKA “Outstanding Picture” or “Outstanding Production”) award was given to the production company or studio that produced the winning film. For the 1951 Awards through the present, the award goes to the producers credited on the film.
Best Actor
Emil Jannings in The Last Command, Paramount Famous Lasky, and in The Way of All Flesh, Paramount Famous Lasky.Best Actress
Directing
(Comedy Picture)
(Dramatic Picture)
NOTE: The Directing award did not distinguish between comedy and dramatic pictures after 1927-28.
Art Direction
William Cameron Menzies, The Dove, Joseph M. Schenck Productions; United Artists; and Tempest, Art Cinema; United Artists.Cinematography
George Barnes, The Devil Dancer, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists; The Magic Flame, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists; and Sadie Thompson, Gloria Swanson Productions; United Artists.Engineering Effects
Nugent Slaughter. [Though no specific titles were indicated during the presentation or in the official results from the Central Board of Judges for the Engineering Effects honorable mentions given to Mr. Hammeras and Mr. Slaughter, Academy records indicate that Mr. Slaughter was most often mentioned in connection with The Jazz Singer.]NOTE: The Engineering Effects award was not given after 1927-28.
Unique and Artistic Picture
Chang, Paramount Famous Lasky.The Crowd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Sunrise, Fox.NOTE: The Unique and Artistic Picture award was not given after 1927-28.
Writing
(Adaptation)
(Original Story)
(Title Writing)
NOTE: The Writing (Title Writing) award was not given after 1927-28.
Special Award
To Warner Bros. for producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry. [Statuette]To Charles Chaplin for acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus. [Statuette]