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12th Academy Awards (1940) - Movies from 1939

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Most awarded films
Gone with the Wind
10
The Wizard of Oz
2
Stagecoach
2
Busy Little Bears (S)
1
The Ugly Duckling (S)
1
When Tomorrow Comes
1
Most nominated movies
Gone with the Wind
15
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
11
Wuthering Heights
8
Stagecoach
7
Goodbye Mr. Chips
7
Love Affair
6
Best Picture
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Gone with the Wind
Winner
15 nominations 10 awards
Dark Victory
3 nominations
Goodbye Mr. Chips
7 nominations 1 award
Love Affair
6 nominations
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
11 nominations 1 award
Ninotchka
4 nominations
Of Mice and Men
4 nominations
Stagecoach
7 nominations 2 awards
The Wizard of Oz
6 nominations 2 awards
Wuthering Heights
8 nominations 1 award
Best Director
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Victor Fleming
Victor Fleming
Winner
Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
John Ford
John Ford
William Wyler
William Wyler
Best Leading Actress
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Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Winner
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Best Leading Actor
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Robert Donat
Robert Donat
Winner
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
James Stewart
James Stewart
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Best Supporting Actor
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Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Winner
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Best Supporting Actress
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Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Winner
Edna May Oliver
Edna May Oliver
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Best Screenplay
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Sidney Howard
Winner
Eric Marschwitz , R.C. Sherriff, Claudine West
Sidney Buchman
Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Billy Wilder
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Best Story
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Lewis R. Foster
Winner
Felix Jackson
Mildred Cram, Leo McCarey
Melchior Lengyel
Lamar Trotti
Best Film Editing
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Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom
Winners
Charles Frend
Gene Havlick, Al Clark
Barbara McLean
Otho Lovering, Dorothy Spencer
Best Cinematography, Color
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Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan
Winners
Ray Rennahan, Bert Glennon
Georges Périnal, Osmond Borradaile
William V. Skall
Sol Polito, W. Howard Greene
Harold Rosson
Best Cinematography, Black & White
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Gregg Toland
Winner
Joseph A. Valentine
Victor Milner
Joseph H. August
Tony Gaudio
Norbert Brodine
Joseph Walker
Arthur C. Miller
Bert Glennon
Best Music (Score)
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Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart
Winner
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Victor Young
Victor Young
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Best Scoring of Music (adaptation or treatment)
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Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Leo Shuken
Winners
Roger Edens, George Stoll
Charles Previn
Phil Boutelje, Arthur Lange
Alfred Newman
Louis Forbes
Dimitri Tiomkin
Aaron Copland
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Victor Young
Cy Feuer, William Lava
Robert Russell Bennett, David Buttolph, Cyril J. Mockridge, Rudy Schrager
Best Song
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Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg (Over the Rainbow)
Winners
Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin (Faithful Forever)
Buddy G. DeSylva (Wishing)
Irving Berlin (I Poured My Heart Into a Song)
Best Production Design
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Lyle R. Wheeler
Winner
Hans Dreier, Robert Odell
Charles D. Hall
Jack Otterson, Martin Obzina
Van Nest Polglase, Alfred Herman
John Victor Mackay
Lionel Banks
Anton Grot
William S. Darling, George Dudley
Alexander Toluboff
Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning
James Basevi
Best Sound Mixing
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Bernard B. Brown
Winner
Douglas Shearer
Thomas T. Moulton
A.W. Watkins
Loren L. Ryder
John Aalberg
Charles L. Lootens
John P. Livadary
Elmer Raguse
Nathan Levinson
Edmund H. Hansen
Best Effects, Special Effects
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Fred Sersen, Edmund H. Hansen
Winners
Jack Cosgrove, Fred Albin, Arthur Johns
Roy Davidson, Edwin C. Hahn
Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson
Roy Seawright
Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, Loren L. Ryder
A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer
Best Short Film - Animated
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The Ugly Duckling (S)
Winner
Peace on Earth (S)
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Pointer (S)
Detouring America (S)
Best Short Film
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Busy Little Bears (S)
Winner
Sons of Liberty (S)
Winner
Honorary Award
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Gone with the Wind
Winner
15 nominations 10 awards
Gone with the Wind
Winner
15 nominations 10 awards
Douglas Fairbanks, Judy Garland, William Cameron Menzies, Motion Picture Relief Fund, Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
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