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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 :

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


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Robert DonatGoodbye, Mr. Chips

Nomination :

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


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Vivien LeighGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


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 :

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


Achievement in cinematic direction

Victor FlemingGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Writing Original Screenplay

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Nomination :

Ninotchika
Leo McCareyLove Affair


Best Cinematography

Gregg TolandWuthering Heights

Ernest Haller/Ernie HallerGone with the Wind

Ray RennahanGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Best Original Song

Harold ArlenThe Wizard Of Oz

Nomination :

Leo RobinGulliver's Travels
Love Affair


Original Dramatic Score

Herbert StothartThe Wizard Of Oz

Leo ShukenStagecoach

Richard HagemanStagecoach

Nomination :

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


Original Musical Or Comedy Score

Nomination :

Roger EdensBabes in Arms
Roger EdensBabes in Arms


Visual Effects

Nomination :

Gone with the Wind
Only Angels Have Wings
Nathan LevinsonThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Byron HaskinThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Loren L. RyderUnion Pacific
Gordon JenningsUnion Pacific
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 :

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


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Sidney HowardGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Film Editing

Gone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Sound Mixing

Thomas T. MoultonGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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