The 3rd Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened released between August 1, 1929, and July 31, 1930, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All Quiet on the Western Front was the first film to win both Best Picture and Best Director, a feat that would become common in later years. Lewis Milestone became the first person to win two Oscars, having won Best Director – Comedy at the 1st Academy Awards. The Love Parade received six nominations, the greatest number of any film to that point. However, it did not win in any category.

Best Sound Recording was introduced this year, making it the first new category since the inception of the Oscars. It was awarded to Douglas Shearer, brother of Best Actress winner Norma Shearer, making them the first sibling winners in Oscar history. 1930 was the only calendar year in which two awards ceremonies were held due to the 2nd Academy Awards was held more than eight months after the end of the eligibility period. It was decided that the 3rd Academy Awards would be held in November, so as to bring the awards ceremony close to the relevant time period.

Nominees & Winners[]

3rd Academy Awards
Date	November 5, 1930
Site	Ambassador Hotel
Host	Conrad Nagel
Highlights
Best Picture	All Quiet on the Western Front
Most wins	All Quiet on the Western Front, The Big House (2)
Most nominations	The Love Parade (6)

Outstanding Picture[]

Best Director (Dramatic Picture)[]

See also: Best Director (Dramatic Picture)

Winner: Lewis Milestone — All Quiet on the Western Front
Nominees: Clarence Brown — Anna Christie; Clarence Brown — Romance; Robert Leonard — The Divorcee; Ernst Lubitsch — The Love Parade; King Vidor — Hallelujah