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Academy Award 1940 (february 29, 1940)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 12 of the event; awards assigned:



Best director

poster del film Gone with the Wind
  for the movie Gone with the Wind
Assigned to
Victor Fleming
nominations for the movie :

Best original screenplay

poster del film mister smith goes to washington
  for the movie mister smith goes to washington
Assigned to
Lewis R. Foster
nominations for the movie :


best actor

poster del film goodbye, mister chips
  for the movie goodbye, mister chips
Assigned to
Robert Donat
nominations for the movie :

best actress

poster del film Gone with the Wind
  for the movie Gone with the Wind
Assigned to
Vivien Leigh
nominations for the movie :

best supporting actor

poster del film Stagecoach
  for the movie Stagecoach
Assigned to
Thomas Mitchell
nominations for the movie :



best black and white photography

poster del film Wuthering Heights
  for the movie Wuthering Heights
Assigned to
Gregg Toland
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Stagecoach
  Stagecoach
Assigned to
Bert Glennon







best song

poster del film The Wizard of Oz
  for the movie The Wizard of Oz
Assigned to
E.y.harburg, Harold Arlen
nominations for the movie :