Gone with the Wind (1939) Review

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 dateDecember 15, 1939
Directed byVictor Fleming
CastVivien 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 companySelznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Gone with the Wind’s Nominations at the 12th Academy Awards

CategoryRecipientResult
Outstanding ProductionDavid O. Selznick for Selznick International and Metro-Goldwyn-MayerWon
Best DirectorVictor FlemingWon
Best ActorClark Gable as Rhett ButlerNominated
Best ActressVivien Leigh as Scarlett O’HaraWon
Best Supporting ActressHattie McDaniel as MammyWon
Best Supporting ActressOlivia de Havilland as Melanie HamiltonNominated
Best ScreenplaySidney Howard, based on the novel by Margaret MitchellWon
Best Original ScoreMax SteinerNominated
Best Sound RecordingThomas T. MoultonNominated
Best Art DirectionLyle R. WheelerWon
Best Cinematography, ColorErnest Haller and Ray RennahanWon
Best Film EditingHal C. Kern and James E. NewcomWon
Best Special EffectsJohn R. Cosgrove, Fred Albin and Arthur JohnsNominated

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