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Oscars 1940 winners and nominees

The 1940 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Directing

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Actress in a Leading Role

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Actor in a Supporting Role

Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1939)
GoodWatch score 75
Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

Actor in a Leading Role

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms (1939)
GoodWatch score 76
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

Actress in a Supporting Role

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

Outstanding Production

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Music (Original Score)

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
GoodWatch score 64
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours (1939)
GoodWatch score 47
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
GoodWatch score 70
Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78
Golden Boy
Golden Boy (1939)
GoodWatch score 70
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
GoodWatch score 63
The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Story

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother (1939)
GoodWatch score 89
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Best Cinematography, Color

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
The Mikado
The Mikado (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

Short Subject (Cartoon)

The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling (1939)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Detouring America
Detouring America (1939)
GoodWatch score 62
The Pointer
The Pointer (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

Busy Little Bears
Busy Little Bears (1939)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Sword Fishing
Sword Fishing (1939)
GoodWatch score 58
Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor (1939)
GoodWatch score 62
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

Production Design

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
First Love
First Love (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest (1939)
GoodWatch score 58
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1939)
GoodWatch score 75
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
Captain Fury
Captain Fury (1939)
GoodWatch score 58
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

Sound

When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
GoodWatch score 52
Won
The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
GoodWatch score 54
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
Balalaika
Balalaika (1939)
GoodWatch score 38
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest (1939)
GoodWatch score 58
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75
The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Short Film (Animated)

The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling (1939)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Detouring America
Detouring America (1939)
GoodWatch score 62
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
The Pointer
The Pointer (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty (1939)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Drunk Driving
Drunk Driving (1939)
GoodWatch score 61
Five Times Five
Five Times Five (1939)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
Swanee River
Swanee River (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
GoodWatch score 54
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms (1939)
GoodWatch score 76
She Married a Cop
She Married a Cop (1939)
GoodWatch score 60
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83
First Love
First Love (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Way Down South
Way Down South (1939)
GoodWatch score 39

Film Editing

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80
The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84
Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)
GoodWatch score 79
First Love
First Love (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
GoodWatch score 68
Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65
The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
GoodWatch score 54
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
Lady of the Tropics
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Special Effects

The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66
Won
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
GoodWatch score 73
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 85
Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
GoodWatch score 64