If I picked the Oscars 1940 Edition
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1. His Girl Friday (1940)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 63,138 | Gross: $0.30M
best Picture-His Girl Friday {9} Nominees: Foriegn Correspondent {9} The Great Dictator {7} The Philidelphia Story {9} Pride and Prejudice {9} Rebecca {8}
2. Rebecca (1940)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Votes: 146,689 | Gross: $4.36M
Best Actor-Laurence Olivier (Rebecca) Nominees: Henry Fonda (The Grapes of Wrath) {6} Charlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator) Carey Grant (His Girl Friday) James Stewart (The Shop Around the Corner) {5}
3. His Girl Friday (1940)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 63,138 | Gross: $0.30M
Best Actress-Rosalind Russel (His Girl Friday) Nominees: Katharyn Hepburn (The Philidelphia Story) Grear Garson (Pride and Prejudice) Joan Fontain (Rebecca) Vivien Leigh (Waterloo Bridge) {3}
4. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 38,465 | Gross: $0.20M
Best Supporting Actor-Frank Morgan (The Shop Around the Corner) Nominees: Herbert Marshall (Foriegn Correspondent) John Qualen (His Girl Friday) James Stewart (The Philidelphia Story) Edmond Gwen (Pride and Prejudice)
5. Rebecca (1940)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Votes: 146,689 | Gross: $4.36M
Best Supporting Actress-Judith Anderson (Rebecca) Nominees: Jane Darwell (The Grapes of Wrath) Helen Mack (His Girl Friday) Ruth Hussey (The Philidelphia Story) Edna May Oliver (Pride and Prejudice)
6. Rebecca (1940)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Votes: 146,689 | Gross: $4.36M
Best Director-Alfred Hitchcock (Rebecca) Nominees: Alfred Hitchcock (Foriegn Correspondent) John Ford (The Grapes of Wrath) CHarlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator) Howard Hawks (His Girl Friday)
7. His Girl Friday (1940)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 63,138 | Gross: $0.30M
Best Adapted Screenplay-His Girl Friday Nominees: The Philidelphia Story Pride and Prejudice Rebecca The Shop Around the Corner
8. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Passed | 120 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders
Votes: 23,713 | Gross: $3.48M
Best original Screenplay-Foriegn Correspondent Nominees: Arizona {1} The Great Dictator The Mortal Storm {1}
9. Rebecca (1940)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Votes: 146,689 | Gross: $4.36M
Best Cinematography-Rebecca Nominees: Foriegn Correspondent The Grapes of Wrath Northwest Passage {5} The Thief of Bagdad {7}
10. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Votes: 14,496 | Gross: $0.27M
Best Art Direction-The Thief of Bagdad Nominees: The Great Dictator The Philidelphia Story Pride and Prejudice The Shop Around the Corner
11. Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, Romance
The arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 9,221
Best Costume Design-Pride and Prejudice Nominees: Northwest Passage The Philidelphia Story The Thief of Bagdad Waterloo Bridge
12. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Passed | 120 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders
Votes: 23,713 | Gross: $3.48M
Best Edititng-Foriegn Correspondent Nominees: The Grapes of Wrath The Great Dictator His Girl Friday The Thief of Bagdad
13. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,827 | Gross: $84.25M
Best Sound-Pinocchio {3} Nominees: Fantasia {1} Foriegn Correspondent The Great Dictator Northwest Passage
14. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Votes: 14,496 | Gross: $0.27M
best Visual Effects-THe Thief of Bagdad Nominees: Foriegn Correspondant Northwest Passage
15. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Votes: 14,496 | Gross: $0.27M
Best Makeup-The Thief of Bagdad Nominees: Northwest Passage Pride and Prejudice
16. Rebecca (1940)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Votes: 146,689 | Gross: $4.36M
Best Original Score-Rebecca Nominees: Foriegn Correspondent The Philidelphia Story Pinocchio Waterloo bridge
17. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,827 | Gross: $84.25M
Best Original Song-"When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio) Nominees: "Waltzing in the Clouds" (Strike up the Band) "Love Seems Far Away" The Thief of Bagdad)
18. His Girl Friday (1940)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 63,138 | Gross: $0.30M
Best Ensemble cast-His Girl Friday Nominees: The Grapes of Wrath The Philidelphia story Pride and Prejudice The Shop around the Corner
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