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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 :

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


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Robert DonatGoodbye, Mr. Chips

Nomination :

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


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Vivien LeighGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Best Supporting Actor

Thomas MitchellStagecoach

Nomination :

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


Best Supporting Actress

Hattie McDanielGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Achievement in cinematic direction

Victor FlemingGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Writing Original Screenplay

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Nomination :

Ninotchika
Leo McCareyLove Affair


Best Cinematography

Ray RennahanGone with the Wind

Gregg TolandWuthering Heights

Ernest Haller/Ernie HallerGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Best Original Song

Harold ArlenThe Wizard Of Oz

Nomination :

Leo RobinGulliver's Travels
Love Affair


Original Dramatic Score

Richard HagemanStagecoach

Leo ShukenStagecoach

Herbert StothartThe Wizard Of Oz

Nomination :

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


Original Musical Or Comedy Score

Nomination :

Roger EdensBabes in Arms
Roger EdensBabes in Arms


Visual Effects

Nomination :

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


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


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Sidney HowardGone with the Wind

Nomination :

Charles BrackettNinotchika
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
Billy WilderNinotchika
Walter ReischNinotchika


Film Editing

Gone with the Wind

Nomination :

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


Sound Mixing

Thomas T. MoultonGone with the Wind

Nomination :

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