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Oscars 1939 winners and nominees

The 1939 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73
Test Pilot
Test Pilot (1938)
GoodWatch score 66
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89
Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 82
Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85
Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion (1937)
GoodWatch score 90
Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78

Directing

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90
Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

Actress in a Leading Role

Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Three Comrades
Three Comrades (1938)
GoodWatch score 84
White Banners
White Banners (1938)
GoodWatch score 69
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Actor in a Supporting Role

Kentucky
Kentucky (1938)
GoodWatch score 52
Won
Algiers
Algiers (1938)
GoodWatch score 64
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71
Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85
If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

Actor in a Leading Role

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
GoodWatch score 53
Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90
Algiers
Algiers (1938)
GoodWatch score 64
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Actress in a Supporting Role

Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz (1938)
GoodWatch score 59
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts (1938)
GoodWatch score 59
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78
Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

Outstanding Production

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89
Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79
Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 82
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78
Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85
Test Pilot
Test Pilot (1938)
GoodWatch score 66
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Music (Original Score)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 63
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Army Girl
Army Girl (1938)
GoodWatch score 62
Block-Heads
Block-Heads (1938)
GoodWatch score 75
If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
Blockade
Blockade (1938)
GoodWatch score 51
Breaking the Ice
Breaking the Ice (1938)
GoodWatch score 56
Suez
Suez (1938)
GoodWatch score 58
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

Sound Recording

The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 73
Sweethearts
Sweethearts (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago (1938)
GoodWatch score 64
If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
That Certain Age
That Certain Age (1938)
GoodWatch score 54
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85
Suez
Suez (1938)
GoodWatch score 58
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 87

Best Story

Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
Blockade
Blockade (1938)
GoodWatch score 51
Mad About Music
Mad About Music (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
Test Pilot
Test Pilot (1938)
GoodWatch score 66
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90

Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
Timber Toppers
Timber Toppers (1938)
GoodWatch score 63
The Great Heart
The Great Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Production Design

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Algiers
Algiers (1938)
GoodWatch score 64
If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
Holiday
Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 89
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
Mad About Music
Mad About Music (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
Carefree
Carefree (1938)
GoodWatch score 63
The Goldwyn Follies
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
GoodWatch score 37
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 73
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

Sound

The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Suez
Suez (1938)
GoodWatch score 58
That Certain Age
That Certain Age (1938)
GoodWatch score 54
Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 87
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 73
Army Girl
Army Girl (1938)
GoodWatch score 62
Sweethearts
Sweethearts (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

Cinematography

The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz (1938)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
Mad About Music
Mad About Music (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
Army Girl
Army Girl (1938)
GoodWatch score 62
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1938)
GoodWatch score 54
Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 82
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 87
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Algiers
Algiers (1938)
GoodWatch score 64
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 73
Suez
Suez (1938)
GoodWatch score 58
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

Short Film (Animated)

Ferdinand the Bull
Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Good Scouts
Good Scouts (1938)
GoodWatch score 66
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
GoodWatch score 59
Hunky and Spunky
Hunky and Spunky (1938)
GoodWatch score 58
Brave Little Tailor
Brave Little Tailor (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence (1938)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
They're Always Caught
They're Always Caught (1938)
GoodWatch score 64
Swingtime in the Movies
Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Storm Over Bengal
Storm Over Bengal (1938)
GoodWatch score 56
The Goldwyn Follies
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
GoodWatch score 37
Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 82
Mad About Music
Mad About Music (1938)
GoodWatch score 72
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 65
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71
Sweethearts
Sweethearts (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
Carefree
Carefree (1938)
GoodWatch score 63
Girls' School
Girls' School (1938)
GoodWatch score 62
Tropic Holiday
Tropic Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Film Editing

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz (1938)
GoodWatch score 59
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
GoodWatch score 60
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86
Test Pilot
Test Pilot (1938)
GoodWatch score 66