Nominations & Winners by Category:
Dance Direction

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Dance Direction. The symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a film, person or dance number in the list to display more information about that film, person or dance number. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.

1935  (8th)

Busby Berkeley for the “Lullaby of Broadway” and “The Words Are in My Heart” numbers from Gold Diggers of 1935, First National. [came in 3rd]

Bobby Connolly for the “Latin from Manhattan” number from Go into Your Dance, First National; and the “Playboy from Paree” number from Broadway Hostess, Warner Bros.-First National.

Dave Gould for the “I’ve Got a Feeling You’re Fooling” number from Broadway Melody of 1936, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; and the “Straw Hat” number from Folies Bergere, 20th Century; United Artists.

Sammy Lee for the “Lovely Lady” and “Too Good to Be True” numbers from King of Burlesque, 20th Century-Fox.

Hermes Pan for the “Piccolino” and “Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails” numbers from Top Hat, RKO Radio. [came in 2nd]

LeRoy Prinz for the “It’s the Animal in Me” number from Big Broadcast of 1936, Paramount; and the “Viennese Waltz” number from All the King’s Horses, Paramount.

Benjamin Zemach for the “Hall of Kings” number from She, RKO Radio.

1936  (9th)

Busby Berkeley for the “Love and War” number from Gold Diggers of 1937, Warner Bros.-First National.

Bobby Connolly for the “1000 Love Songs” number from Cain and Mabel, Warner Bros.-Cosmopolitan.

Seymour Felix for the “A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody” number from The Great Ziegfeld, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Dave Gould for the “Swingin’ the Jinx” number from Born to Dance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Jack Haskell for the “Skating Ensemble” number from One in a Million, 20th Century-Fox.

Russell Lewis for “The Finale” number from Dancing Pirate, Pioneer Pictures; RKO Radio.

Hermes Pan for the “Bojangles of Harlem” number from Swing Time, RKO Radio.

1937  (10th)

Busby Berkeley for “The Finale” number from Varsity Show, Warner Bros.

Bobby Connolly for the “Too Marvelous for Words” number from Ready, Willing and Able, Warner Bros.

Dave Gould for the “All God’s Children Got Rhythm” number from A Day at the Races, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Sammy Lee for the “Swing Is Here to Stay” number from Ali Baba Goes to Town, 20th Century-Fox.

Harry Losee for the “Prince Igor Suite” number from Thin Ice, 20th Century-Fox.

Hermes Pan for the “Fun House” number from A Damsel in Distress, RKO Radio.

LeRoy Prinz for the “Luau” number from Waikiki Wedding, Paramount.