Academy Awards 1929
BEST PICTURE - WINGS
Wings - Released January 5, 1927. DIrected by William Wellman
Wings also won an Academy Award for best effects (by Roy Pomeroy)
Best Actor 1929: Emil Jennings
The Last Command - Released January 21, 1928. Directd by Josef von Sternberg
Best Actress 1929: Janet Gaynor
Street Angel - Released August 19, 1928. Directed by Frank Borzage
Janet Gaynor was nominated for Best Actress for three roles, the only time in the Academy Awards that multiple film nominations were allowed. The three films were: 7th Heaven, Sunrise and Street Angel.
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