The picture was nominated for two Oscars: Song, “The Best of Everything,” music by Alfred Newman, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and Color Costume Design by Adele Palmer (her only nomination). 

 

 

The Best Man was nominated for one Oscar, Supporting Actor for Lee Tracy.

 

The Best Little Whorehous in Texas received one Oscar nomination, for Supporting Actor Charles Durning.

The Barkleys of Broadway was nominated for one Oscar, Color Cinematography by Harry Stradling.

First National

 

Set in a carnival, George Fitzmaurice's romantic drama stars Douglas Fairbanks and Betty Compson, who was nominated for Best Actress.

 

With a long experience to her credit, Compson (and the industry) regarded her part as a comeback performance, and the nomination helped to revive her career for a brief time in such films as “The Docks of New York” with George Bancroft, and “Weary River” with Richard Bathelmes.

 

Betty Compson was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, but the winner was Mary Pickford for “Coquette.”