At the 7th Academy Awards in 1935, "Cleopatra" won for Best Cinematography (Victor Milner). It was nominated for four more awards: Outstanding Production (Paramount), Best Assistant Director (Cullen Tate), Best Film Editing (Anne Bauchens), and Best Sound Recording (Franklin Hansen). In the January 1935 issue of "The New Movie Magazine", Claudette Colbert's performance in "Cleopatra" was named the "Movie Highlight of the Year" for August 1934, the month in which the film premiered.