Editing Disraeli (1929 film) (section)

==Reception==
The film received three [[Academy Award]] nominations. George Arliss' win for Best Actor made him the first British actor to win, the first actor to win for a [[remake]] of a previously produced movie, and the first to win for reprising a movie role. The film was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Outstanding Production]], but lost to ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front.]]'' Screenwriter Julien Josephson was nominated for Best Writing Achievement in a year when only one award was given for screenwriting.  (In most years, he would have been nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]].) He lost to [[Frances Marion]] for ''[[The Big House (1930 film)|The Big House]]''. The film was also awarded the [[Photoplay#Photoplay Medal of Honor|''Photoplay Magazine'' Medal of Honor]] in 1929.

The ''[[The New Zealand Herald|New Zealand Herald]]'' praised the film, saying it "raises a set standard" and especially praising Arliss, who "is the whole picture."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=D. Winter |date=7 December 1929 |title=A Fine Film: Noted Actor in "Disraeli" |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19291207.2.187.59.1 |website=Papers Past}}</ref> In a retrospective review, [[Richard Gilliam]] praised the film for Arliss's performance in a "compelling portrait," though criticizing its sound and set design.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilliam |first=Richard |title=Disraeli |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/disraeli-v14018/review |website=AllMovie}}</ref>