Hosted by Will Rogers Most awards Cavalcade (3) Other ceremonies 1932, 1935 Site Ambassador Hotel | Best Picture Cavalcade Date 16 March 1934 Host Will Rogers | |
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Most nominations Cavalcade, A Farewell to Arms and Lady for a Day (4) Location Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934, at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Will Rogers and Rogers also presented all of the awards.
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Will Rogers presented the Academy Award for Best Director, and when he opened the envelope he simply announced, "Come up and get it, Frank!" Frank Capra, certain he was the winner, ran to the podium to collect the Oscar, only to discover Rogers had meant Frank Lloyd, who won for Cavalcade, instead. Possibly to downplay Rogers' gaffe, he then called third nominee George Cukor to join the two Franks on stage.
This was the last time that the Oscars' eligibility period was spread over two different calendar years, creating the longest time frame for which films could be nominated: the year and a half from August 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933.
This was the last time that no film had more than four nominations. Cavalcade became the fourth film to win Best Picture without a writing nomination, and the last until Hamlet at the 21st Academy Awards.
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.