Hattie McDaniel won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1939.
Nominees for 'Best Actor' 1939The Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1939 went to Robert Donat in the movie "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" for his role as Mr. Chips. Other nominees for "Best Actor", performance by an Actor in a Leading Role were: Clark Gable in the movie "Gone with the Wind" as Rhett Butler, Laurence Olivier in the movie "Wuthering Heights" as Heathcliff, Mickey Rooney in the movie "Babes in Arms" as Mickey Moran, and James Stewart in the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" as Jefferson Smith. The Oscar for Best Picture in 1939 went to "Gone with the Wind"
Thomas Mitchell won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Stagecoach (1939)
Best Actor goes to a male actor in a lead role. Best Picture is the prize to the movie voted the best of the year. The prize goes to the producer of the movie.
Warren Beatty was nominated for Bugsy as Best Actor.
Hattie McDaniel won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1939.
Nominees for 'Best Actor' 1939The Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1939 went to Robert Donat in the movie "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" for his role as Mr. Chips. Other nominees for "Best Actor", performance by an Actor in a Leading Role were: Clark Gable in the movie "Gone with the Wind" as Rhett Butler, Laurence Olivier in the movie "Wuthering Heights" as Heathcliff, Mickey Rooney in the movie "Babes in Arms" as Mickey Moran, and James Stewart in the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" as Jefferson Smith. The Oscar for Best Picture in 1939 went to "Gone with the Wind"
Elizabeth Moody - actor - was born in 1939.
Michael Standing - actor - was born in 1939.
Robin Ramsay - actor - was born in 1939.
Thomas Mitchell won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Stagecoach (1939)
Peter Childs - actor - was born in 1939.
Ray Brooks - actor - was born on 1939-04-20.
Gordon Reid - actor - was born on 1939-06-08.
Terry Walsh - actor - was born on 1939-05-05.
Ian McCulloch - actor - was born on 1939-11-18.
Michael Beecher - actor - was born on 1939-11-20.