Nominations 1940

Award ceremony for films of 1939

Actor in a Leading Role

Actor in a Supporting Role

Actress in a Leading Role

Actress in a Supporting Role

Best Picture

Cinematography

Gone with the Wind
Nominees
- Ernest Haller
- Ray Rennahan
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Nominees
- Sol Polito
- W. Howard Greene

Cinematography (Black and White)

Wuthering Heights
Nominees
- Gregg Toland
Stagecoach
Nominees
- Bert Glennon

Directing

Film Editing

Gone with the Wind
Nominees
- Hal C. Kern
- James E. Newcom
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Nominees
- Charles Frend
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nominees
- Al Clark
- Gene Havlick
The Rains Came
Nominees
- Barbara McLean
Stagecoach
Nominees
- Dorothy Spencer
- Otho Lovering

Music (Original Score)

Music (Original Song)

Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver's Travels
- Leo Robin
Love Affair
Love Affair
- Buddy DeSylva
Over the Rainbow
The Wizard of Oz
- Yip Harburg
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
- Irving Berlin

Production Design

Gone with the Wind
Nominees
- Lyle R. Wheeler
Stagecoach
Nominees
- Alexander Toluboff
The Wizard of Oz
Nominees
- Cedric Gibbons
- William A. Horning
Wuthering Heights
Nominees
- James Basevi
Beau Geste
Nominees
- Hans Dreier
- Robert Odell
Captain Fury
Nominees
- Charles D. Hall
First Love
Nominees
- Jack Otterson
- Martin Obzina
Love Affair
Nominees
- Alfred Herman
- Van Nest Polglase
Man of Conquest
Nominees
- John Victor Mackay
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nominees
- Lionel Banks
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Nominees
- Anton Grot
The Rains Came
Nominees
- George Dudley
- William S. Darling

Short Film (Animated)

The Ugly Duckling
Nominees
- RKO Radio
- Walt Disney
Detouring America
Nominees
- Warner Bros.
Peace on Earth
Nominees
- MGM
The Pointer
Nominees
- Walt Disney

Short Subject - 1 Reel

Busy Little Bears
Nominees
- Paramount Pictures
Information Please
Nominees
- RKO Radio
Prophet Without Honor
Nominees
- MGM
Sword Fishing
Nominees
- Warner Bros.

Short Subject - 2 Reel

Sound

When Tomorrow Comes
Nominees
- Bernard B. Brown
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Nominees
- Nathan Levinson
The Rains Came
Nominees
- Edmund H. Hansen
Balalaika
Nominees
- Douglas Shearer
Gone with the Wind
Nominees
- Thomas T. Moulton
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Nominees
- A. W. Watkins
The Great Victor Herbert
Nominees
- Loren L. Ryder
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Nominees
- John O. Aalberg
Man of Conquest
Nominees
- Charles L. Lootens
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nominees
- John P. Livadary
Of Mice and Men
Nominees
- Elmer Raguse

Visual Effects

Writing (Original)

Writing (Story)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nominees
- Lewis R. Foster
Bachelor Mother
Nominees
- Felix Jackson
Love Affair
Nominees
- Leo McCarey
- Mildred Cram
Ninotchka
Nominees
- Melchior Lengyel
Young Mr. Lincoln
Nominees
- Lamar Trotti

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