Men of the Thirties: Conclusion

After catching The Champ and Skippy I've updated the 1930-31 and 1931-32 pages to include write-ups of nominated and snubbed performances by Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery. I managed to see 33 Nominees out of 39.

The six that eluded me:

Fredric March - The Royal Family of Broadway (1930-31)

Alfred Lunt - The Guardsman (1931-32)

Frank Morgan - The Affairs of Cellini (1934)

Paul Muni - Black Fury (1935)

Robert Montgomery - Night Must Fall (1937)

Mickey Rooney - Babes in Arms (1939)

1930-31

Oscar Winner: Lionel Barrymore – A Free Soul
Favourite Nominee: Jackie Cooper – Skippy

1931-32

Oscar Winner: Fredric March – Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde/Wallace Beery – The Champ
Favourite Nominee: Wallace Beery – The Champ

1932-33

Oscar Winner: Charles Laughton – The Private Life of Henry VIII
Favourite Nominee: Paul Muni – I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1934

Oscar Winner: Clark Gable – It Happened One Night
Favourite Nominee: Clark Gable – It Happened One Night
Best of the Year: Leslie Howard – The Scarlet Pimpernel

1935

Oscar Winner: Victor McLaglen – The Informer
Favourite Nominee: Franchot Tone – Mutiny on the Bounty
Best of the Year: Robert Donat – The 39 Steps

1936

Oscar Winner: Paul Muni – The Story of Louis Pasteur
Favourite Nominee: Gary Cooper – Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
Best of the Year: Gary Cooper – Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1937

Oscar Winner: Spencer Tracy – Captains Courageous
Favourite Nominee: Charles Boyer – Conquest
Best of the Year: Cary Grant – The Awful Truth

1938

Oscar Winner: Spencer Tracy – Boys Town
Favourite Nominee: James Cagney – Angels with Dirty Faces
Best of the Year: Cary Grant – Bringing Up Baby

1939

Oscar Winner: Robert Donat – Goodbye Mr. Chips
Favourite Nominee: James Stewart – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Best of the Year: James Stewart – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Best Overall Year: 1936
Worst Overall Year: 1937

Best Nominated Performance of the Thirties: Paul Muni – I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Worst Nominated Performance of the Thirties: Leslie Howard – Berkeley Square

Best Oscar Win: Clark Gable – It Happened One Night
Worst Oscar Win: Spencer Tracy – Boys Town