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Oscars 1936 winners and nominees

The 1936 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 86
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
GoodWatch score 79
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)
GoodWatch score 81
The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 79
Alice Adams
Alice Adams (1935)
GoodWatch score 78
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 82
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Assistant Director

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 82
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)
GoodWatch score 81
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

Directing

The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Dance Direction

Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 62
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Broadway Hostess
Broadway Hostess (1935)
GoodWatch score 56
Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
GoodWatch score 44
All the King's Horses
All the King's Horses (1935)
GoodWatch score 60
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
She
She (1935)
GoodWatch score 60
Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 86
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 54
King of Burlesque
King of Burlesque (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Actress in a Leading Role

Dangerous
Dangerous (1935)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Alice Adams
Alice Adams (1935)
GoodWatch score 78
Private Worlds
Private Worlds (1935)
GoodWatch score 42
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)
GoodWatch score 81
Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp (1935)
GoodWatch score 43
Escape Me Never
Escape Me Never (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

Actor in a Leading Role

The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Black Fury
Black Fury (1935)
GoodWatch score 70
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

Outstanding Production

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Alice Adams
Alice Adams (1935)
GoodWatch score 78
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
GoodWatch score 79
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 79
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60
Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 86
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 82
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86
The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Short Subject, Novelty

Wings Over Everest
Wings Over Everest (1934)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Camera Thrills
Camera Thrills (1935)
GoodWatch score 63
Audioscopiks
Audioscopiks (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Sound Recording

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
Thanks a Million
Thanks a Million (1935)
GoodWatch score 82
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much (1935)
GoodWatch score 46
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Story

The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel (1935)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception (1935)
GoodWatch score 56
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

Short Subject (Cartoon)

The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
GoodWatch score 66
Three Orphan Kittens
Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
GoodWatch score 73
The Calico Dragon
The Calico Dragon (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

Production Design

The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 86
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84

Sound

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
GoodWatch score 88
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much (1935)
GoodWatch score 46
Thanks a Million
Thanks a Million (1935)
GoodWatch score 82
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)
GoodWatch score 81
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute (1935)
GoodWatch score 59
Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

Cinematography

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)
GoodWatch score 81
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast (1935)
GoodWatch score 76
The Crusades
The Crusades (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

Short Film (Animated)

Three Orphan Kittens
Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
The Calico Dragon
The Calico Dragon (1935)
GoodWatch score 56
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
GoodWatch score 74
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy

How to Sleep
How to Sleep (1935)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Oh, My Nerves
Oh, My Nerves (1935)
GoodWatch score 57
Tit for Tat
Tit for Tat (1935)
GoodWatch score 77

Film Editing

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
GoodWatch score 81
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83
The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 82
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)
GoodWatch score 81