The Decades: 1930s

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

1930: All Quiet on the Western Front

Oscar winner: All Quiet on the Western Front ('29/'30)

1931: City Lights

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

1932: Grand Hotel

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

1933: Dinner at Eight

Oscar winner: Cavalcade ('32/'33)
Was this film nominated?: No

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?: No

1938: Grand Illusion

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

1939: Gone with the Wind

Oscar winner: Gone with the Wind