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The year 1939 was one in which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated ten films for Best Picture: Dark Victory Gone with the Wind (Best Picture winner)
Feb 5, 2014 · To Douglas Fairbanks (Commemorative Award) – recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first President of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture.
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The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. [1] It was hosted by Bob Hope, in his first of nineteen turns as host.
1. Gone with the Wind. 1939 3h 58m G. 8.2 (336K) Rate. 97 Metascore. A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
Frank Capra, John Ford, William Wyler, and Sam Wood - all great directors for Oscar-nominated films, couldn't overcome the almost-total sweep of Gone With The Wind. Best Director winner Victor Fleming also directed another Best Picture nominee in 1939, The Wizard of Oz.
Oscar Nominated Movies 1939. by David-Grant | created - 03 Sep 2017 | updated - 03 Sep 2017 | Public. All Feature Films Nominated at the 1939 Oscar Ceremony. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 48 titles.
