Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
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13 Nominations / 8 Wins
Year	1939
Director	Victor Fleming
Writer	Sidney Howard
Starring	Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel
12th Academy Awards

Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard (all three of whom received Oscars for their work). Set in the 19th century American South, the film tells a story of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era from a Southern point of view.

Hattie McDaniel, one of four performers in the film nominated for an Oscar, took home the Best Supporting Actress award, making her the first African-American to garner the honor. In addition to its eight competitive Oscar wins, Gone with the Wind also earned two honorary awards, bringing its total number of Oscars to 10, a record that would last for twenty years before being broken by Ben-Hur in 1960.

Wins[]

Best Actress — Vivien Leigh

Best Art Direction — Lyle Wheeler

Best Cinematography (Color) — Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan

Best Director — Victor Fleming

Best Film Editing — Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom

Best Picture — Selznick International Pictures

Best Supporting Actress — Hattie McDaniel

Best Adapted Screenplay — Sidney Howard

Nominations[]

Best Actor — Clark Gable

Best Actress — Vivien Leigh

Best Art Direction — Lyle Wheeler

Best Cinematography (Color) — Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan

Best Director — Victor Fleming

Best Film Editing — Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom

Best Picture — Selznick International Pictures

Best Original Score — Max Steiner

Best Sound Recording — Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department (Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director)

Best Special Effects — John R. Cosgrove, Fred Albin, Arthur Johns

Best Supporting Actress — Olivia de Havilland