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Academy awards [1939 year (12 th)]


1939 year (12 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Gone with the Wind

Nomination :

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Wuthering Heights
Of Mice and Men
Stagecoach
Ninotchika
Love Affair
The Wizard Of Oz
Dark Victory
Goodbye, Mr. Chips


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Robert DonatGoodbye, Mr. Chips

Nomination :

Mickey RooneyBabes in Arms
Laurence OlivierWuthering Heights
Clark GableGone with the Wind
James StewartMr. Smith Goes to Washington


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Vivien LeighGone with the Wind

Nomination :

Bette DavisDark Victory
Greta GarboNinotchika
Irene DunneLove Affair
Greer GarsonGoodbye, Mr. Chips


Best Supporting Actor

Thomas MitchellStagecoach

Nomination :

Claude RainsMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Harry CareyMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Brian DonlevyBeau Geste


Best Supporting Actress

Hattie McDanielGone with the Wind

Nomination :

Olivia de Havilland/Olivia De Havilland/ Olivia DeHavillandGone with the Wind
Maria OuspenskayaLove Affair
Edna May OliverDrums Along the Mohawk
Geraldine FitzgeraldWuthering Heights


Achievement in cinematic direction

Victor FlemingGone with the Wind

Nomination :

Frank CapraMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Sam WoodGoodbye, Mr. Chips
John FordStagecoach
William WylerWuthering Heights


Writing Original Screenplay

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Nomination :

Leo McCareyLove Affair
Ninotchika


Best Cinematography

Ray RennahanGone with the Wind

Ernest Haller/Ernie HallerGone with the Wind

Gregg TolandWuthering Heights

Nomination :

Georges Périnal/Georges PerinalThe Four Feathers
Harold RossonThe Wizard Of Oz
Of Mice and Men
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Sol PolitoThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Bert GlennonStagecoach
W. Howard GreeneThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Joseph WalkerOnly Angels Have Wings
Ray RennahanDrums Along the Mohawk
Bert GlennonDrums Along the Mohawk


Best Original Song

Harold ArlenThe Wizard Of Oz

Nomination :

Love Affair
Leo RobinGulliver's Travels


Original Dramatic Score

Richard HagemanStagecoach

Leo ShukenStagecoach

Nomination :

Dimitri TiomkinMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Max SteinerGone with the Wind
Alfred NewmanWuthering Heights
Max SteinerDark Victory
Victor YoungGolden Boy
Victor YoungGulliver's Travels
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Aaron CoplandOf Mice and Men
Alfred NewmanTHE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Erich Wolfgang KorngoldThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex


Original Musical Or Comedy Score

Herbert StothartThe Wizard Of Oz

Nomination :

Roger EdensBabes in Arms
Roger EdensBabes in Arms


Visual Effects

Nomination :

Only Angels Have Wings
Loren L. RyderUnion Pacific
Gone with the Wind
Gordon JenningsUnion Pacific
Byron HaskinThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Nathan LevinsonThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
A. Arnold GillespieThe Wizard Of Oz


Sound Effects Editing

Nomination :

Douglas ShearerThe Wizard Of Oz


Best Production Design

Lyle Wheeler/Lyle R. WheelerGone with the Wind

Nomination :

Stagecoach
William A. HorningThe Wizard Of Oz
Cedric GibbonsThe Wizard Of Oz
Hans DreierBeau Geste
James BaseviWuthering Heights
Lionel BanksMr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Van Nest PolglaseLove Affair


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Sidney HowardGone with the Wind

Nomination :

Charles MacArthurWuthering Heights
Claudine WestGoodbye, Mr. Chips
Eric MaschwitzGoodbye, Mr. Chips
Sidney BuchmanMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Walter ReischNinotchika
Charles BrackettNinotchika
Billy WilderNinotchika
R.C. SherriffGoodbye, Mr. Chips
Ben HechtWuthering Heights


Film Editing

Gone with the Wind

Nomination :

Al ClarkMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Gene HavlickMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Charles FrendGoodbye, Mr. Chips
Dorothy SpencerStagecoach


Sound Mixing

Thomas T. MoultonGone with the Wind

Nomination :

Nathan LevinsonThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
A.W.WatkinsGoodbye, Mr. Chips
John AalbergTHE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
John P. LivadaryMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Of Mice and Men
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