There were two Oscar ceremonies held at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel in 1930. This one, held on April 3, honored films released in 1928–1928. The other, held on Nov. 3 honored films released in 1930. See 1929–1930 Academy Awards for the winners of the Nov. 5 awards.
| Outstanding Picture | Alibi (Art Cinema; United Artists) |
| The Broadway Melody (MGM) |
| Hollywood Revue (MGM) |
| In Old Arizona (Fox) |
| The Patriot (Paramount Famous Lasky) |
| Best Actor | George Bancroft, Thunderbolt |
| Warner Baxter, In Old Arizona |
| Chester Morris, Alibi |
| Paul Muni, The Valiant |
| Lewis Stone, The Patriot |
| Best Actress | Ruth Chatterton, Madame X |
| Betty Compson, The Barker |
| Jeanne Eagels, The Letter |
| Corinne Griffith, The Divine Lady |
| Bessie Love, The Broadway Melody |
| Mary Pickford, Coquette |
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| Directing | Lionel Barrymore, Madame X |
| Harry Beaumont, The Broadway Melody |
| Irving Cummings, In Old Arizona |
| Frank Lloyd, The Divine Lady |
| Frank Lloyd, Weary River and Drag |
| Ernst Lubitsch, The Patriot |
| Writing | Tom Barry, In Old Arizona and The Valiant |
| Elliott Clawson, The Leatherneck, The Cop, Sal of Singapore and Skyscraper |
| Josephine Lovett, Our Dancing Daughters |
| Hans Kraly, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney |
| Hans Kraly, The Patriot |
| Bess Meredyth, Wonder of Women and A Woman of Affairs |
| Cinematography | George Barnes, Our Dancing Daughters |
| Clyde De Vinna, White Shadows in the South Seas |
| Arthur Edeson, In Old Arizona |
| Ernest Palmer, Four Devils and Street Angel |
| John Seitz, The Divine Lady |
| Art Direction | Hans Dreier, The Patriot |
| Cedric Gibbons, The Bridge of San Luis Rey and other pictures |
| Mitchell Leisen, Dynamite |
| William Cameron Menzies, Alibi and The Awakening |
| Harry Oliver, Street Angel |
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