March received an Oscar nomination for the 4th Academy Awards in 1930 for '' The Royal Family of Broadway '' , in which he played a role modeled on John Barrymore . He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 5th Academy Awards in 1932 for '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde '' ( tied with Wallace Beery for '' The Champ '' , although March accrued one more vote than Beery ) . This led to roles in a series of classic films based on stage hits and classic novels like '' Design for Living '' ( 1933 ) with Gary Cooper and Miriam Hopkins ; '' Death Takes a Holiday '' ( 1934 ) ; '' Les Misérables '' ( 1935 ) with Charles Laughton ; '' Anna Karenina '' ( 1935 ) with Greta Garbo ; '' Anthony Adverse '' ( 1936 ) with Olivia de Havilland ; and as the original Norman Maine in '' A Star is Born '' ( 1937 ) with Janet Gaynor , for which he received his third Oscar nomination
5th Academy Awards
5th Academy Awards
Fredric March