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Best PictureGone with the Wind

12th Academy Awards

The 1939 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1939
Nominations 151
Categories Decided All 23
Top Winner Gone with the Wind
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Gone with the Wind. The winning leader is Gone with the Wind with 10 wins. The most nominated title is Gone with the Wind with 15 nominations. 34 winners named across 23 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. Gone with the Wind 10 wins15 nominations
  2. Stagecoach 2 wins7 nominations
  3. The Wizard of Oz 2 wins6 nominations
  4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1 win11 nominations
  5. Wuthering Heights 1 win8 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

The 1939 ceremony centers on Gone with the Wind. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 25 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

The winner in every category. Open the full ballot to see every nominee.

Open Full Ballot

20 categories151 records34 winners

1 winner10 records

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1 winner12 records

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1 winner7 records

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1 winner12 records

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1 winner6 records

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1 winner13 records

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1 winner4 records

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1 winner3 records

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1 winner11 records

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1 winner5 records

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Ceremony Highlights

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ART DIRECTION Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) Best Director FILM EDITING IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel) SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL AWARD VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Story)

Winner Circle

SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III)
Gone with the Wind poster

F. R. ABBOTT, HALLER BELT, ALAN COOK, the BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL COMPANY, The MITCHELL CAMERA COMPANY, MOLE-RICHARDSON COMPANY, CHARLES HANDLEY, DAVID JOY, the NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY, WINTON HOCH, TECHNICOLOR MOTION PICTURE CORP., DON MUSGRAVE and SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PICTURES INC.

Gone with the Wind

Film History
SPECIAL AWARD
The Motion Picture Relief Fund, Jean Hersholt, Ralph Morgan, Ralph Block and Conrad Nagel

The Motion Picture Relief Fund, Jean Hersholt, Ralph Morgan, Ralph Block and Conrad Nagel

The Motion Picture Relief Fund | Jean Hersholt | Ralph Morgan | Ralph Block | Conrad Nagel

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