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THE FILM MERCURY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1929
Hollywood, Calif.
Announcing Winners of
Awards of Merit for 1928
IMPORTANT EDITORIAL NOTE
These Awards are being made in order that various individuals may be commended and rewarded for excellent individual work, even though the production upon which they worked may not have been outstanding in other particulars.
Attention is therefore called to the fact that in nominating candidates, The Film Mercury takes into consideration only the individual work of the player, writer or director as the case may be, and not the picture as a whole. If the picture as a whole is deemed excellent it will be listed under “Outstanding Pictures.” If the picture as a whole is not deemed outstanding, The Film Mercury may, nevertheless, select one of the players, the director or the writer as having done outstanding work and nominate them for individual honors. In the past many studio workers have done fine work which has passed unheralded, due to the fact that the picture as a whole was not up to standard. The Film Mercury seeks to eliminate this condition and aid talented workers in gaining recognition.
FINAL SELECTIONS
BEST PICTURE “The Patriot”
BEST PERFORMANCE Emil J armings
BEST DIRECTION Ernst Lubitsch
BEST ORIGINAL STORY “Office Scandal” Paul Gangelin
and Jack Jungmeyer
BEST SCENARIO “The Racket ” by Del Andrews
Winners of Honorable Mention
DIRECTORS
JOSEPH VON STERNBERG LEWIS MILESTONE WILLIAM SEITER RAOUL WALSH ROY DEL RUTH GEORGE FITZMAURICE IRVING CUMMINGS WILLIAM VAN DYKE VICTOR SEASTROM FRED NEWMEYER TAY GARNETT HOWARD BRETHERTON WILLIAM COWEN KING VIDOR WILLIAM K. HOWARD LUDWIG BERGER RALPH INCE PAUL SLOANE WILLIAM DE MILLE WILLIAM BEAUDINE HARRY BEAUMONT
Docks of New York
The Rackett
Waterfront
Sadie Thompson
If I Were Single
The Barker
Dressed to Kill
White Shadows in the South Seas
The Wind
Warming Up
The Spieler Caught in the Fog
Ned McCobb’s Daughter
The Patsy
His Country
Sins of the Fathers Hit of the Show • The Blue Danube
Craig’s Wife
Heart to Heart
Dancing Daughters