Board members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were furious over the Oscar news leak by the Los Angeles Times. By custom, the academy had shared the names of Oscar winners with the media in advance of the Academy Awards ceremony. This gave...
Here are some memorable moments from Gone With the Wind’s night at the Oscars: Sidney Howard’s win for Best Screenplay made him the first posthumous Academy Award winner. When Hattie McDaniel’s name was announced as the Best Supporting Actress winner, she...
With an unprecedented 13 nominations in 12 categories (double nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Gone With the Wind won a record-breaking 8 competitive Academy Awards: Best Picture – Gone With the Wind Best Actress – Vivien Leigh Best Supporting Actress – Hattie...
On February 29, 1940, the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles was the venue for the 12th annual awards presentation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hollywood was abuzz and aglitter with Oscar fever that Thursday afternoon. As was...
For best technical achievements, Gone With the Wind had nominations – and competition – in five categories: Best Art Direction Lyle Wheeler was nominated for his work on Gone With the Wind. Competing films were Beau Geste, Captain Fury, First Love, Love Affair, Man of...
