On February 29, 1940, "Gone with the Wind" was named Best Picture of 1939.
1939's Gone with the Wind was the first color film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, but the 1937 short, Give Me Liberty, was the first color movie to receive an Oscar at all.
It was Gone With the Wind.
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1939 went to "Gone With the Wind."
Gone with the Wind, produced by David O. Selznick.
Yes, it was the first color film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
"Gone With the Wind" was the big winner at the 12th annual Academy Awards, which honored the best in motion pictures for the year 1939. The awards ceremony was held on February 29, 1940.
"Gone With the Wind" (1939).
David O. Selznick's best picture Oscar for "Gone With the Wind".
Gone with the Wind. However, while this film was released in 1939, it won the 1940 Oscar for Best Picture.
No. Although John Ford's classic Western was one of 10 films nominated for Best Picture of 1939, the award went to "Gone With the Wind."
In 1939 he appeared in Best Picture nominees Stagecoachand Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and the Best Picture winner Gone with the Wind. Citizen Kane
1951's An American in Paris.