GWTW and the Oscars
The annual Academy Awards was held on January 29, 1940. Gone With the Wind received an unprecedented ten Oscars, which was absolutly unheard for any movie at that time.
Awards
Best Picture
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Gone With The Wind
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Best Director
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Victor Fleming
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Best Actress
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Vivien Leigh (Scarlett)
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Best Supporting Actress
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Hattie McDaniel (Mammy)
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Best Screenplay
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Sidney Howard
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Best Photography
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Earnest Haller & Ray Rennahan
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Best Art Direction
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Lyle Wheeler
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Best Film Editing
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Hal Kern & James Newcomb
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Special Award for Use of Color
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William Cameron Menzies
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The Irving Thalberg Memorial Award (for a producer)
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David O. Selznick
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Please note:
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to receive an Oscar Gone With The Wind was the first movie in color to receive an Oscar