Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei rārangi - I te tau 1938, i riro i a Capra tana Tuatoru o nga Kaiwhakahaere Oscar i roto i nga tau e rima mo "E kore e taea e koe te tango ki a koe", i riro hoki i a ia te Ataata Pai. I tua atu i ana wikitoria e toru, i whakawhiwhia a Capra ki te whakahaere i etahi atu kiriata e toru ("Lady for a Day", "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", me "It's a Wonderful Life"). I te Mei 5, 1936, i whakahaerehia e Capra te 8th Academy Awards
te tū.