1931 in film Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Most Nominations: "Cimarron" (RKO Pictures) - 7 Major Awards Most Awards: "Cimarron" - 3 (Best Picture; Best Adaptation and Best Art Direction) "Cimarron" was the first Western to win Best Picture, and would remain the only one to do so for 59 years (until "Dances with Wolves" won in 1991). It received a then-record seven nominations, and was the first film to win more than two awards. The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932, at a ceremony held at The Ambassador
Academy Award for Best Picture did contain some color sequences). No Best Picture winner has been lost, though a few such as "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Lawrence of Arabia" exist only in a form altered from their original, award-winning release form. This has usually been due to editing for reissue (and subsequently partly restored by archivists). Other winners and nominees, such as "Tom Jones" and "Star Wars," are widely available only in subsequently altered versions. "The Broadway Melody" originally had some sequences photographed in two-color Technicolor. This footage survives only in black and white. The 1928 film "The Patriot" is the only