a unt ▁Hall , ▁further ▁pra ised ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁having ▁" nothing ▁im itative ," ▁added ▁that ▁" Mr . ▁Anderson ▁has ▁visual ized ▁the ▁full ▁possibilities ▁of ▁the ▁camera ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁his ▁fl ights ▁of ▁fancy ," ▁and ▁concluded ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁sequence ▁that ▁isn ' t ▁worth ▁witness ing ▁and ▁no ▁performance ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁capable ▁in ▁this ▁fast p ac ed ▁picture ." ▁ ▁O verse as , ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁back l ash ▁against ▁musical s , ▁it ▁f ared ▁better ▁and ▁eventually ▁made ▁a ▁profit . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁film ▁found ▁its ▁best ▁audience ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁where ▁it ▁played ▁sevent een ▁return ▁engag ements . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Art ▁D irection ▁by ▁H erman ▁Ros se . ▁Other ▁films ▁nominated ▁in ▁this ▁category ▁were ▁Bul ld og ▁Dr um mond , ▁The ▁Love ▁Par ade , ▁S ally ▁and ▁The ▁V ag ab ond ▁King . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ' s ▁National ▁Film ▁Reg istry ▁after ▁a ▁significant ▁rest oration ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁early ▁color ▁feature ▁films ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz ▁ ▁ess ay ▁by ▁Jon as ▁N ordin ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Reg istry ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁Now ▁You ▁Has ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz ▁an ▁ess