The 12th Academy Awards | 1940
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1940. We have had 20 different categories and 50 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 11 distinct movies awarded. Gone with the Wind is the most-awarded movie of this year with 13 Oscars nominations and 8 awards. Gone with the Wind won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 20
- Nominees
- 50
- Winners
- 11
1940 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 20 categories in 1940.
- Busy Little Bears
- Best Short Subject, One-reel
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Art Direction
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Cinematography, Color
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Director
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Film Editing
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Picture
- Gone with the Wind
- Best Writing, Screenplay
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Best Writing, Original Story
- Sons of Liberty
- Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- Stagecoach
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Stagecoach
- Best Music, Scoring
- The Rains Came
- Best Effects, Special Effects
- The Wizard of Oz
- Best Music, Original Score
- The Wizard of Oz
- Best Music, Original Song
- Ugly Duckling
- Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- When Tomorrow Comes
- Best Sound, Recording
- Wuthering Heights
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19397.9/10·83%+
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.6/10·96%+
- 19396.4/10·90%
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19397.9/10·100%+
- 19397.1/10·80%
- 19397.6/10·100%
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19398.1/10·85%+
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.5/10·88%
- 19397.9/10·83%+
- 19397.9/10·97%
- 19397.3/10·88%+
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.0/10·82%
- 19397.6/10·96%+
- 19397.3/10·88%+
- 19398.1/10·90%+
Best Art Direction
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.6/10·100%
- 19396.2/10
- 19397.0/10
- 19397.3/10·88%+
- 19396.2/10
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.9/10·100%+
- 19397.0/10·78%
- 19396.9/10
- 19398.1/10·98%
- 19397.6/10·96%+
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- 19397.6/10·96%+
- 19397.9/10·100%+
Best Cinematography, Color
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.0/10·78%
Best Director
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.9/10·100%+
- 19397.9/10·83%+
- 19397.6/10·96%+
Best Effects, Special Effects
- 19396.9/10
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.7/10·100%
- 19397.0/10·78%
- 19398.1/10·98%
- 19386.5/10
- 19397.1/10·83%
Best Film Editing
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.9/10·83%+
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.9/10·100%+
- 19396.9/10
Best Music, Original Score
- 19398.1/10·98%
- 19397.5/10·88%
- 19395.7/10
- 19396.9/10·80%
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19396.7/10·69%
- 19396.2/10
- 19396.6/10
- 19397.9/10·100%
- 19397.1/10
- 19396.9/10
- 19397.6/10·96%+
Best Music, Original Song
- 19398.1/10·98%
- 19396.7/10·69%
- 19397.3/10·88%+
- 19396.4/10
Best Music, Scoring
- 19397.9/10·100%+
- 19396.4/10·90%
- 19397.0/10
- 19396.7/10·100%
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.9/10·100%
- 19395.3/10
- 19396.4/10
- 19396.3/10
- 19397.8/10·94%
- 19397.0/10·78%
- 19396.9/10
- 19395.5/10
Best Picture
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.5/10·88%
- 19397.9/10·83%+
- 19397.3/10·88%+
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.9/10·97%
- 19397.9/10·100%
- 19397.9/10·100%+
- 19398.1/10·98%
- 19397.6/10·96%+
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- 19397.6/10
- 19396.0/10
- 19397.5/10
- 19396.8/10
Best Short Subject, One-reel
- 19396.2/10
- 1939
- 19396.3/10
- 19395.6/10
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- 19395.8/10
- 19396.5/10
- 1939N/A/10
Best Sound, Recording
- 19396.8/10
- 19396.3/10
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.9/10·83%+
- 19396.2/10
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.9/10·100%
- 19396.3/10
- 19397.8/10·94%
- 19397.0/10·78%
- 19396.9/10
Best Writing, Original Story
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.6/10·100%
- 19397.3/10·88%+
- 19397.9/10·97%
- 19397.5/10·100%
Best Writing, Screenplay
- 19398.1/10·90%+
- 19397.9/10·83%+
- 19398.1/10·85%+
- 19397.9/10·97%
- 19397.6/10·96%+