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Oscars 1931 winners and nominees

The 1931 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)
GoodWatch score 70
Trader Horn
Trader Horn (1931)
GoodWatch score 75
East Lynne
East Lynne (1931)
GoodWatch score 70
Skippy
Skippy (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Directing

Skippy
Skippy (1931)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
A Free Soul
A Free Soul (1931)
GoodWatch score 61
The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)
GoodWatch score 70
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53
Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75

Actress in a Leading Role

Min and Bill
Min and Bill (1930)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
A Free Soul
A Free Soul (1931)
GoodWatch score 61
Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53
Holiday
Holiday (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

Actor in a Leading Role

A Free Soul
A Free Soul (1931)
GoodWatch score 61
Won
Skippy
Skippy (1931)
GoodWatch score 62
The Royal Family of Broadway
The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)
GoodWatch score 53
The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)
GoodWatch score 70
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

Writing (Original Screenplay)

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
GoodWatch score 60
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (1931)
GoodWatch score 82
Laughter
Laughter (1930)
GoodWatch score 57
Smart Money
Smart Money (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
The Criminal Code
The Criminal Code (1931)
GoodWatch score 60
Skippy
Skippy (1931)
GoodWatch score 62
Holiday
Holiday (1930)
GoodWatch score 62
Little Caesar
Little Caesar (1931)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Story

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (1931)
GoodWatch score 82
Smart Money
Smart Money (1931)
GoodWatch score 60
The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
GoodWatch score 60
Laughter
Laughter (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

Production Design

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
Whoopee!
Whoopee! (1930)
GoodWatch score 82
Just Imagine
Just Imagine (1930)
GoodWatch score 53
Svengali
Svengali (1931)
GoodWatch score 75
Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75

Cinematography

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
The Right to Love
The Right to Love (1930)
GoodWatch score 56
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53
Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75
Svengali
Svengali (1931)
GoodWatch score 75