Nušić returned to Serbia a broken man, devastated by the loss of his only son. He was appointed to be the first head of the Ministry of Education's art department, serving alongside the writers Borisav Stanković and Stanislav Vinaver. He also became the first post-war director of the theatre in Skopje. He remained at this post until 1923. Afterwards, he was appointed head of the Sarajevo National Theatre. In Sarajevo, Nušić wrote "Ramazanske noći" ("Nights of Ramadan") under the pseudonym Halil Delibašić. He returned to Belgrade in 1927. In Vienna, he acted in the film "Paramount Review" in 1930. Nušić became a member of the Serbian Royal Academy in 1933. Following "The Bereaved Family"'s 1935 premiere in Sofia, he received a medal from the Bulgarian state. He was also awarded Order of Saint Sava, Order of the White Eagle and Order of Prince Danilo I. Nušić died in Belgrade on 19 January 1938.