Ok, so Max Schreck (literally, Max Fright) was not romantic leading man material, but he did quite well for himself as the creepiest vampire of them all, Nosferatu. Those who think of director F.W. Murnau as the creator of film poetry in pictures such as Sunrise and Tabu should realize that Murnau was equally adept at creating sheer horror. No other vampire movie I’ve seen is as eerie as Nosferatu the Vampire. Max Schreck’s ratman-like presence, of course, is an enormous help.
BEST FILM
Monte Cristo
d: Emmett J. Flynn; scr: Bernard McConville
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens / Nosferatu the Vampire
d: F.W. Murnau; scr: Henrik Galeen
The Prisoner of Zenda
d: Rex Ingram; scr: Mary O’Hara
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d: Frank Borzage; scr: Frances Marion
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d: George Melford; scr: Monte M. Katterjohn
Best Actor
John Gilbert
Monte Cristo
Max Schreck
Nosferatu the Vampire
Best Actress
Seena Owen
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Alice Terry
The Prisoner of Zenda
Ramon Novarro in The Prisoner of Zenda
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Edeson
The Prisoner of Zenda
Alexander Granach
Nosferatu the Vampire
Ramon Novarro
The Prisoner of Zenda
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Chester Lyons
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William Marshall
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A. G. Penrod
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John F. Seitz
The Prisoner of Zenda
Fritz Arno Wagner
Nosferatu the Vampire