Academy Awards®<BR>
Awards for 1927 - 1928<BR>
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<A NAME="Pic"><B>Production</B><BR>
 J.G. Bachmann - Producer,  B.P. Schulberg - Producer, THE LAST COMMAND</I><BR>
 Howard Hughes - Producer, THE RACKET</I><BR>
 Adolph Zukor - Producer,  Jesse L. Lasky - Producer, THE WAY OF ALL FLESH</I><BR>
* Lucien Hubbard - Producer, WINGS</I><BR>
 William Fox - Producer, SEVENTH HEAVEN</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Actor"><B>Actor</B><BR>
* Emil Jannings, THE LAST COMMAND</I>, THE WAY OF ALL FLESH</I><BR>
 Sir Charles Chaplin, THE CIRCUS</I><BR>
 Richard Barthelmess, THE NOOSE, THE PATENT LEATHER KID</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Actress"><B>Actress</B><BR>
* Janet Gaynor, SEVENTH HEAVEN, STREET ANGEL, SUNRISE</I><BR>
 Louise Dresser, A SHIP COMES IN</I><BR>
 Gloria Swanson, SADIE THOMPSON</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Dir"><B>Comedy Direction</B><BR>
This award was discontinued after 1927.<BR>
 Sir Charles Chaplin, THE CIRCUS</I><BR>
* Lewis Milestone, TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS</I><BR>
 Ted Wilde, SPEEDY</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Dir"><B>Director</B><BR>
* Frank Borzage, SEVENTH HEAVEN</I><BR>
 Herbert Brenon, SORRELL AND SON</I><BR>
 King Vidor, THE CROWD</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Screen"><B>Title Writing</B><BR>
This award was discontinued after 1927.<BR>
 Gerald Duffy, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY</I><BR>
 Joseph Farnham, THE FAIR CO-ED</I><BR>
 George Marion, Jr., OH KAY!<BR>
 Joseph Farnham, LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH</I><BR>
* Joseph Farnham, TELLING THE WORLD</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Screen"><B>Writing - Original Story</B><BR>
 Lajos Biro, THE LAST COMMAND</I><BR>
 Rupert Hughes, THE PATENT LEATHER KID</I><BR>
* Ben Hecht, UNDERWORLD</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Screen"><B>Writing - Adaptation</B><BR>
 Anthony Coldeway, GLORIOUS BETSY</I><BR>
 Alfred Cohn, THE JAZZ SINGER</I><BR>
* Benjamin Glazer, SEVENTH HEAVEN</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Art"><B>Interior Decoration</B><BR>
* William Cameron Menzies - Art Direction, TEMPEST, 
THE DOVE</I><BR>
 Harry Oliver - Art Direction, SEVENTH HEAVEN</I><BR>
 Rochus Gliese - Art Direction, SUNRISE</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Pic"><B>Artistic Quality of Production</B><BR>
This award was discontinued after 1927.<BR>
 Paramount, CHANG</I><BR>
 MGM, THE CROWD</I><BR>
* Fox, SUNRISE</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Cinemat"><B>Cinematography</B><BR>
 George Barnes, THE DEVIL DANCER</I><BR>
 Karl Struss, DRUMS OF LOVE</I><BR>
 George Barnes, MAGIC FLAME</I><BR>
 Charles Rosher, MY BEST GIRL</I><BR>
 George Barnes, SADIE THOMPSON</I><BR>
* Charles Rosher,  Karl Struss, SUNRISE</I><BR>
 Charles Rosher, TEMPEST</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Fx"><B>Engineering Effects</B><BR>
This award was discontinued after 1927.<BR>
 Nugent Slaughter - Engineering Effects, THE JAZZ SINGER</I><BR>
 Ralph Hammeras - Engineering Effects, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY</I><BR>
* Roy Pomeroy - Engineering Effects, WINGS</I><BR>
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<A NAME="Other"><B>Honorary and Other Awards</B><BR>
* Warner Bros., THE JAZZ SINGER</I><BR>
For producing THE JAZZ SINGER, the outstanding pioneer talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry. Winner presented a Statuette.<BR>
* Sir Charles Chaplin, THE CIRCUS</I><BR>
For versatility and genius in writing, acting in, directing and producing THE CIRCUS. Winner presented a Statuette.<BR>
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