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The 11th Academy Awards - 1938

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The eleventh Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, February 23, 1939 at the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel. There was no official host.

The 1938 Academy Award Winners

Picture: You Can't Take It With You
Actor: Spencer Tracy (Boys Town)
Actress: Bette Davis (Jezebel)
Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan (Kentucky)
Supporting Actress: Fay Bainter (Jezebel)
Director: Frank Capra (You Can't Take It With You)
Adapted Screenplay: Ian Dalrymple, Cecil Lewis, and W. P. Lipscomb (Pygmalion)
Original Screenplay: Eleanore Griffin and Dore Schary (Boys Town)
Song: "Thanks for the Memory" (Big Broadcast of 1938)
Score: Alexander's Ragtime Band / The Adventures of Robin Hood
Cinematography: The Great Waltz
Interior Decoration: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Film Editing: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sound: The Cowboy and the Lady
Short Films: Ferdinand the Bull (Cartoons) / That Mothers Might Live (One-Reel) / Declaration of Independence (Two-Reel)

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