Friday, 16 November 2012

Academy Awards in 1940



 In 1940's Academy Award, the film "Gone with the wind" was the film that got most of the oscars.

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Vivien Leigh
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Hattie McDaniel
    • Became the first African American to be nominated for and win an Oscar.
  • Best Art Direction
    • Lyle R. Wheeler
  • Best Cinematography, Color
    • Ernest Haller
    • Ray Rennahan
  • Best Director
    • Victor Fleming
  • Best Film Editing
    • Hal C. Kern
    • James E. Newcom
  • Best Picture
    • (Selznick International Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)).
  • Best Writing, Screenplay
    • Sidney Howard
  • Technical Achievement Award
    • R.D. Musgrave
    • (Selznick International Pictures Inc.).
    • For pioneering in the use of coordinated equipment in the production Gone with the Wind.
  • Honorary Award
    • William Cameron Menzies
    • For outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone with the Wind (plaque).

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