In the years before an independent accounting
firm tabulated the voting, a tie was declared if a nominee
came within three votes of the winner.

Wallace Beery
was one vote shy of winner Fredric March in the 1931/32
ballotting, so a tie was declared and Beery was given a
Best Actor Oscar for his performance in The Champ.

March commented on the tie vote, by
calling attention to the fact that both he
and Beery recently adopted children. "It
seems a little odd that we were both given
the award for best male performance of
the year."

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