At that time, winners were recognized for the entirety of their work done in a certain category during the qualifying period; for example, Jannings received the award for two movies in which he starred during that period, and Janet Gaynor later won a single Oscar for performances in three films.
æt ðæt tˈaɪm, wˈɪnɚz wɜː ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd fɚðɪ ɛntˈaɪɹɪɾi ʌv ðɛɹ wˈɜːk dˈʌn ɪn ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd; fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, dʒˈænɪŋz ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ tˈuː mˈuːvɪz ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː stˈɑːɹd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt pˈiəɹɪəd, ænd dʒˈænɪt ɡˈeɪnɚ lˈeɪɾɚ wˈʌn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˈɑːskɚ fɔːɹ pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ɪn θɹˈiː fˈɪlmz.