The 12th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on February 29, 1940 at the Cocoanut Grove Party Room at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 1939. The ceremony was presented by Bob Hope.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 1940 was Gone With the Wind with 13 nominations and The film that won the most awards was Gone With the Wind, winning 8 of the 12 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the Academy AwardsTo below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1940 Academy Awards.
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What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1940?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1940 was Gone With the Wind
Best Picture
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1940?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1940 was Victor Fleming, for the film Gone With the Wind
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1940?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1940 was Robert Donat, for the movie Goodbye Mr. Chips
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1940?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1940 was Vivien Leigh, for the movie Gone With the Wind
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1940?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1940 was Thomas Mitchell, for the movie Stagecoach
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1940?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1940 was Hattie McDaniel, for the movie Gone With the Wind
Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography - Color
Best Cinematography - Black & White
Best Music (Score)
Best Score – Adaptation or Treatment
Best Production Design
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
Best Animated Short Film
Academy Honorary Award
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| Gone With the Wind | 13 | 8 | |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 11 | 1 | |
| Wuthering Heights | 8 | 1 | |
| Stagecoach | 7 | 2 | |
| Goodbye Mr. Chips | 7 | 1 | |
| The Wizard of Oz | 6 | 2 | |
| The Rains Came | 6 | 1 | |
| Love Affair | 6 | 0 | |
| The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | 5 | 0 | |
| Ninotchka | 4 | 0 | |
| Of Mice and Men | 4 | 0 | |
| First Love | 3 | 0 | |
| The Great Victor Herbert | 3 | 0 | |
| Man of Conquest | 3 | 0 | |
| Dark Victory | 3 | 0 | |
| Intermezzo: A Love Story | 2 | 0 | |
| Only Angels Have Wings | 2 | 0 | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | |
| Gulliver's Travels | 2 | 0 | |
| Drums Along the Mohawk | 2 | 0 | |
| Juarez | 2 | 0 | |
| Beau Geste | 2 | 0 | |
| Babes in Arms | 2 | 0 |
