the following changes were made by AMPAS. Award categories were reduced from twelve to seven: The awards for Best Director (Comedy Picture) and Best Director (Dramatic Picture) were merged into a single Best Director award. The awards for Best Writing (Adaptation) and Best Writing (Original Story) were merged into a single Best Writing award (these would be split again for the 4th Awards. The awards for Best Engineering Effects, Best Unique and Artistic Production, and Best Writing (Title Writing) were discontinued. Notable awards and nominations In Old Arizona and The Patriot with five nominations each tied the record for the film receiving the most Academy Award nominations. This record was set by 7th Heaven at the 1st Academy Awards (19271928). One year later, at the 3rd Academy Awards (19291930), the record was broken by The Love Parade, which garnered six nominations. The current record for the film receiving the most Academy Award nominations with fourteen nominations apiece is held by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016). This record has stood for years. See also 1928 in film 1929 in film References Notes Citations External links The Official Academy Awards Database FilmSite.org writeup of 1928/29 Academy Awards 1928 film awards 1929 film awards 1930 in American cinema 1930 in Los Angeles Academy Awards ceremonies April 1930 events