Gone with the Wind (1939) won Best Picture (Outstanding Production) at the 12th Academy Award.
We review the Best Picture nominated movie Gone with the Wind as part of our bucket list goal to watch every Academy Award Best Picture nominee and winner from 1927-2028.
Synopsis: A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
| Release date | December 15, 1939 |
| Directed by | Victor Fleming |
| Cast | – Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara – Clark Gable as Rhett Butler – Hattie McDaniel as Mammy – Olivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton – Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes |
| Production company | Selznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Gone with the Wind’s Nominations at the 12th Academy Awards
| Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Production | David O. Selznick for Selznick International and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Won |
| Best Director | Victor Fleming | Won |
| Best Actor | Clark Gable as Rhett Butler | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hattie McDaniel as Mammy | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Olivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Sidney Howard, based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell | Won |
| Best Original Score | Max Steiner | Nominated |
| Best Sound Recording | Thomas T. Moulton | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Lyle R. Wheeler | Won |
| Best Cinematography, Color | Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom | Won |
| Best Special Effects | John R. Cosgrove, Fred Albin and Arthur Johns | Nominated |
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