8th Academy Awards last year that write-in votes were allowed at the Oscars. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" became the only film to win a write-in Oscar, taking Best Cinematography. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The following thirteen films received multiple nominations: The following two films received multiple awards: 8th Academy Awards The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Frank Capra. This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called "Oscars". The category of Best Dance Direction was introduced this year. The DGA
87th Academy Awards the year before, Emmanuel Lubezki became the fourth person to win two consecutive Best Cinematography awards. John Toll was the last one who accomplished this feat for his work on 1994's "Legends of the Fall" and 1995's "Braveheart". Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The Academy held its 6th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 8, 2014, during which the following awards were presented: The following 17 films received multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards: The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.