• The 3rd Academy Awards were held on November 5, 1930.
• The venue for the ceremony was the Fiesta Room at the Ambassador Hotel.
• Conrad Nagel, a popular actor of the time, served as the host.
• Films released between August 1, 1929, and July 31, 1930, were eligible for awards.

Noteworthy Moments:

• All Quiet on the Western Front won Best Picture and Best Director, a film based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
• Norma Shearer won Best Actress for her role in The Divorcee, a pre-Code drama.
• Lewis Milestone, who directed All Quiet on the Western Front, was the first to win the Directing Award twice.
• The Love Parade earned six nominations but didn’t win any awards.
• Greta Garbo was eventually nominated four times but never received the Academy Award.

Trivia:

1. There were two ceremonies in 1930; the 2nd Academy Awards took place earlier in the same year.
2. This was the first ceremony where the awards were officially dubbed “Oscars.”
3. All Quiet on the Western Front was one of the first films to win both Best Picture and Best Director.
4. Conrad Nagel was also one of the 36 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences co-founders.
5. This was the last ceremony to include two-year spans in the eligibility period for nominations.
6. Take our 1930 Quiz!