The Decades: 1930s

Here are my picks for best of the year for films released in the 1930s.

1930: Under the Roofs of Paris

Oscar winner: All Quiet on the Western Front ('29/'30)
Was this film nominated?: No

1931: City Lights

Oscar winner: Cimarron ('30/'31)
Was this film nominated?: No

1932: Love Me Tonight

Oscar winner: Grand Hotel ('31/'32)

Was this film nominated?: No

1933: 42nd Street

Oscar winner: Cavalcade ('32/'33)

Was this film nominated?: Yes

1934: It Happened One Night

Oscar winner: It Happened One Night

1935: The 39 Steps

Oscar winner: Mutiny on the Bounty
Was this film nominated?: No

1936: Modern Times

Oscar winner: The Great Ziegfeld
Was this film nominated?: No

1937: The Awful Truth

Oscar winner: The Life of Emile Zola
Was this film nominated?: Yes

1938: Grand Illusion

Oscar winner: You Can't Take It with You
Was this film nominated?: Yes

1939: The Rules of the Game

Oscar winner: Gone with the Wind
Was this film nominated?: No

Updated: 9/5/14