1931 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Winner
![A Free Soul Lionel Barrymore](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-free-soul-clarence-brown-image.jpg)
A Free Soul
Lionel Barrymore
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
1931 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Nominees
![Cimarron Richard Dix](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cimarron-wesley-ruggles-image.jpg)
Cimarron
Richard Dix
![Skippy Jackie Cooper](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/skippy-norman-taurog-image.jpg)
Skippy
Jackie Cooper
![The Front Page Adolphe Menjou](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-front-page-lewis-milestone-image.jpg)
The Front Page
Adolphe Menjou
![The Royal Family of Broadway Fredric March](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)