The Broadway Melody is a 1929 American film directed by Harry Beaumont, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first sound musical, following two vaudeville-performing sisters who travel to New York in pursuit of Broadway stardom, their ambitions complicated by a romantic rivalry over the same man. It was the first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, following the largely silent Wings at the inaugural ceremony, and its commercial success helped establish and popularize the film musical as a genre in the early sound era.
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Which studio received the top prize when The Broadway Melody won Best Picture?
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, credited as the winner of Outstanding Picture, now called Best Picture.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lists The Broadway Melody as the winner in its Outstanding Picture category, the award now known as Best Picture, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer credited as the winning studio.
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The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film
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The Broadway Melody is a 1929 American film directed by Harry Beaumont, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first sound musical, following two vaudeville-performing sisters who travel to New York in pursuit of Broadway stardom, their ambitions complicated by a romantic rivalry over the same man.
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The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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