1936 Oscars
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The 1936 Oscars were the 8th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best films of 1935 in categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, and acting achievements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1936 Oscars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10212270 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1936 Oscars Context triple: [1935 Oscars, followedBy, 1936 Oscars]
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A.
16th Academy Awards
The 16th Academy Awards was the 1944 ceremony honoring the best films of 1943, where "Casablanca" won Best Picture.
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B.
1935 Oscars
The 1935 Oscars were the 7th Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best films released in 1934, including the historic sweep by "It Happened One Night."
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C.
13th Academy Awards
The 13th Academy Awards was the 1941 ceremony honoring the best films of 1940, notable for recognizing works such as "Rebecca" and performances like Ginger Rogers' in "Kitty Foyle."
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D.
17th Academy Awards
The 17th Academy Awards was the 1945 ceremony honoring the best films of 1944, notable for recognizing classics produced during World War II.
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E.
20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards was the 1948 ceremony honoring the best films of 1947, notable for milestones such as the introduction of the Honorary Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1936 Oscars Target entity description: The 1936 Oscars were the 8th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best films of 1935 in categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, and acting achievements.
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A.
16th Academy Awards
The 16th Academy Awards was the 1944 ceremony honoring the best films of 1943, where "Casablanca" won Best Picture.
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B.
1935 Oscars
The 1935 Oscars were the 7th Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best films released in 1934, including the historic sweep by "It Happened One Night."
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C.
13th Academy Awards
The 13th Academy Awards was the 1941 ceremony honoring the best films of 1940, notable for recognizing works such as "Rebecca" and performances like Ginger Rogers' in "Kitty Foyle."
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D.
17th Academy Awards
The 17th Academy Awards was the 1945 ceremony honoring the best films of 1944, notable for recognizing classics produced during World War II.
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E.
20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards was the 1948 ceremony honoring the best films of 1947, notable for milestones such as the introduction of the Honorary Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| bestActorFilm | The Informer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActorWinner | Victor McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressFilm | Dangerous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressWinner | Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestArtDirectionWinner | The Dark Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestCinematographyWinner | A Midsummer Night’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDanceDirectionWinner | Broadway Melody of 1936 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorFilm | The Informer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorWinner | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestFilmEditingWinner | A Midsummer Night’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalScoreComposer | Max Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalScoreWinner | The Informer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPictureProducer | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPictureWinner | Mutiny on the Bounty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestScreenplayWinner | The Informer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestScreenplayWriter | Dudley Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestShortSubjectCartoonWinner | Three Orphan Kittens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestShortSubjectComedyWinner | How to Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestShortSubjectNoveltyWinner | La Cucaracha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSoundRecordingWinner | A Midsummer Night’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestStoryWinner | The Scoundrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestStoryWriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActorFilm | The General Died at Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActorWinner | Akim Tamiroff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressFilm | Anthony Adverse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressWinner | Gale Sondergaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOnRadio | yes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1936-03-05 ⓘ |
| filmYearHonoured | 1935 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1937 Oscars ⓘ |
| follows | 1935 Oscars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honours | best films of 1935 ⓘ |
| host |
Frank Capra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ William C. deMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Biltmore Hotel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| notableFilmWithMostNominations | Mutiny on the Bounty GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFilmWithMostWins | The Informer GENERATED ⓘ |
| officialName | 8th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
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Subject: 1936 Oscars Description of subject: The 1936 Oscars were the 8th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best films of 1935 in categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, and acting achievements.
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