1938 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Winner and Nominees

Captains Courageous

Spencer Tracy

A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he’s made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.

A Star Is Born

Fredric March

Conquest

Charles Boyer

Night Must Fall

Robert Montgomery

The Life of Emile Zola

Paul Muni