If I Picked the Oscars 1939 Edition

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1. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Picture-Gone with the Wind {16} Nominees: Goodbye Mr Chips {5} Mr Smith Goes to Washington {8} The Wizard of Oz {11} Wuthering Heights {8}

2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama

73 Metascore

A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold

Votes: 121,377 | Gross: $9.60M

Best Actor-James Stewart (Mr Smith Goes to Washington) Nominees: Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind) Robert Donat (Goodbye Mr Chips) Charles Laughton (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) {2} Laurence Olivier (Wuthering Heights)

3. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Actress-Vivien Leigh (Gone with the Wind) Nominees: Greer Garson (Goodbye Mr Chips) Bette Davis (The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex) {5} Norma Shearer (The Women) {6} Merle Oberon (Wuthering Heights)

4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama

73 Metascore

A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold

Votes: 121,377 | Gross: $9.60M

Best Supporting Actor-Claude Rains (Mr Smith Goes to Washington) Nominees: Victor McLaglen (Gunga Din) {7} Thomas Mitchell (Stagecoach) {7} Sir Cedric Hardwicke (Stanley and Livingstone) {2} Frank Morgan (The Wizard of Oz)

5. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Supporting Actress-Olivia de Havilland (Gone with the Wind) Nominees: Hattie Mcdaniel (Gone with the Wind) Jean Arthur (Mr Smith Goes to Washington) Rosalind Russell ( The Women) Flora Robson (Wuthering Heights)

6. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Director-Victor Fleming (Gone withthe Wind) Nominees: Sam Wood (Goodbye Mr Chips) Frank Capra (Mr Smith Goes to Washington) Victor Fleming (The Wizord of OZ) William Wyler (Wuthering Heights)

7. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Adapted Screenplay-Gone with the Wind) Nominees: Goodbye Mr Chips Gunga Din The Women Wuthering Heights

8. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama

73 Metascore

A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold

Votes: 121,377 | Gross: $9.60M

Best Original Screenplay-Mr Smth Goes to Washington Nominees: Stagecoach Stanley and Livingstone

9. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Cinematography-Gone with the Wind Nominees: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Stagecoach The Wizord of Oz Wuthering heights

10. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

92 Metascore

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 428,579 | Gross: $2.08M

Best Art Direction-The Wizard of Oz Nominees: Gone with the Wind The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex The Women Wuthering Heights

11. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

92 Metascore

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 428,579 | Gross: $2.08M

Best Costume Design-The Wizard of Oz Nominees: Gone With the Wind The Little Princess {2} The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex The Women

12. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Editing-Gone with The Wind Nominees: Beau Geste {2} Gunga Din Mr Smith Goes to Washington Stagecoach

13. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Sound-Gone with the Wind Nominees: Beau Geste Gunga Din Stagecoach The Wizard of Oz

14. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

92 Metascore

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 428,579 | Gross: $2.08M

Best Visual Effects-The Wizard of Oz Nominees: Gone With the Wind Gunga Din

15. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

92 Metascore

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 428,579 | Gross: $2.08M

Best Makeup-The Wizard of Oz Nominees: Gone with the Wind The Hunchback of Notre Dame

16. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,245 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Original Score-Gone With the Wind Nominees: Gunga Din The Private Lives of Elizabeth Stagecoach The Wizard of Oz

17. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

92 Metascore

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 428,579 | Gross: $2.08M

Best Original Song-"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of Oz) Nominees: "Faithful Forever" (Gullivers Travels) {1} "Wishing" (The Little Princess)

18. The Women (1939)

Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama

A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland

Votes: 14,903 | Gross: $2.27M

Best Ensemble Cast-The Women Nominees: Gone with the Wind Gunga Din Mr Smith Goes to Washington Stagecoach



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