1932 • Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford,
Wallace Berry, Lionel Barrymore
Grand Hotel won the Academy Award® for Best Picture in 1932, and was arguably MGM’s
most opulent film to date. The studio loaded it with A-list performers. The line “I want to
be alone”, famously delivered by Greta Garbo, has become a staple of American cultural
references.