1940The Phenomenon
Gone With The Wind

 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences honors Gone With The Wind:
  • Best Picture - David O. Selznick 
  • Best Actress - Vivien Leigh 
  • Best Supporting Actress - Hattie McDaniel 
  • Best Director - Victor Fleming 
  • Best Screenplay - Sidney Howard 
  • Best Art Direction - Lyle R. Wheeler 
  • Best Cinematography, Color - Ernest Haller,  
    Ray Rennahan
  • Best Film Editing - Hal C. Kern, 
    James E. Newcom
  • Achievement - Don Musgrave 
    For pioneering use of coordinated equipment
  • Honorary (plaque) - William Cameron Menzies 
    For outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood

    Academy Award Nominations:

  • Best Actor - Clark Gable 
  • Best Supporting Actress - Olivia de Havilland 
  • Best Music, Original Score - Max Steiner 
  • Best Sound, Recording - Thomas T. Moulton 
  • Best Special Effects - Jack Cosgrove (photographic), 
    Arthur Johns (sound), Fred Albin (sound)