At the 2nd Academy Awards, "The Broadway Melody" won for Best Picture. Harry Beaumont received a nomination for Best Director (lost to Frank Lloyd for "The Divine Lady"), and Bessie Love was nominated for Best Actress (lost to Mary Pickford for "Coquette"). No nominations were announced prior to the 1930 ceremonies. Love and Beaumont are presumed to have been under consideration, and are listed as such by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.