Rich Picks
1929

Awards & Top Films

1928

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1928 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 1928

No top 10 rankings recorded for 1928.

Film

Live-Action Feature

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Oscar
Wings
Oscar
7th Heaven
Oscar
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
Oscar
The Crowd
Oscar
The Racket
Oscar

Directing & Editing

Directing

Frank Borzage
7th Heaven
Oscar
Lewis Milestone
Two Arabian Knights
Oscar
Herbert Brenon
Sorrell and Son
Oscar
Ted Wilde
Speedy
Oscar
King Vidor
The Crowd
Oscar

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Emil Jannings
The Last Command
Oscar
The Way of All Flesh
Oscar

Actress in a Leading Role

Janet Gaynor
7th Heaven
Oscar
Street Angel
Oscar
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Oscar
Louise Dresser
A Ship Comes In
Oscar
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Oscar

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Ben Hecht
Underworld
Oscar
Lajos Biró
The Last Command
Oscar
Rupert Hughes
The Patent Leather Kid
Oscar
Gerald Duffy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Oscar

Screenplay (Adapted)

Benjamin Glazer
7th Heaven
Oscar
Anthony Coldeway
Glorious Betsy
Oscar
Alfred Cohn
The Jazz Singer
Oscar

Visual

Cinematography

Charles Rosher and Karl Struss
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Oscar
George Barnes
Sadie Thompson
Oscar
George Barnes
The Devil Dancer
Oscar
George Barnes
The Magic Flame
Oscar

Art Direction

William Cameron Menzies
Tempest
Production design: William Cameron Menzies
Oscar
William Cameron Menzies
The Dove
Production design: William Cameron Menzies
Oscar
Harry Oliver
7th Heaven
Production design: Harry Oliver
Oscar
Rochus Gliese
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Production design: Rochus Gliese
Oscar

Effects

Roy Pomeroy
Wings
Oscar