The landmark, epic film, made on a large-scale budget of $1.25 million for Universal Pictures (and studio production head Carl Laemmle, Jr.), used acres of California ranch land for he battle scenes, and employed over 2,000 extras.From four Academy Award nominations, it won the Academy Award for Best Picture (the third winner in the history of AMPAS) and Best Director (Lewis Milestone with his first sound feature), and it was also nominated for Best Writing Achievement (George Abbott, Maxwell Anderson, and Del Andrews) and Best Cinematography (Arthur Edeson).Gargan proposed that a group of criminals, including Toomes, vengefully unite and team up with friends on the outside to kill "our little spider friend":I""ve got some boys on the outside who would just love to meet him.Shortly later, the last remaining counselor on the camp grounds - Paula, had just suggested to Nancy that she say a little prayer to make he scariness go away...If we make them go, they""ll attack." Koba was aggressively ready to strike: "Let them.We""ll destroy them while they""re weak." But Caesar wanted to maintain he peace: "And how many apes will die? We have one chance for peace.Let them do their human work.Then they""ll go." Caesar""s young son Blue Eyes took Koba""s side, and did not believe in the humans"" capacity for good: "Apes should hate humans."After light""s out in the institution""s drab TV room littered with old furniture, Jennifer was watching TV on a wall-mounted set, to avoid going to sleep and dreaming: "I can""t handle he nightmare.