The 10th Academy Awards were held on March 10, 1938, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
Originally scheduled to be held on March 3, 1938, the ceremony was postponed due to heavy flooding in Los Angeles. The host of the ceremony was Bob Burns.
This was the last year in which the categories of Best Dance Direction and Best Assistant Director were awarded. The former provided the only nomination ever received by a Marx Brothers film (Dave Gould for the dance number "All God's Children Got Rhythm" in A Day at the Races).
The Life of Emile Zola became the first film to receive ten nominations.
With her Best Actress award for The Good Earth, Luise Rainer became the first actor ever to receive two Academy Awards. She also became the first actor to win consecutive awards.
A Star is Born was the very first color film ever to receive a Best Picture nomination.
Read more about 10th Academy Awards: Awards, Multiple Nominations and Awards, Academy Honorary Awards, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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