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The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Bob Hope, in his first of nineteen turns as host.
Independent producer David O. Selznick, who had produced the previous year's big winner Gone With The Wind (1939), also produced the Best Picture winner in 1940 - and campaigned heavily for its win. Selznick was the first to produce two consecutive winners of the Best Picture Oscar.
1940's Academy Award Nominees & Winners. by DragonflySuz | created - 19 Nov 2021 | updated - 20 May 2022 | Public. Categories included are best picture, best animated feature film, best actor/actress, best supporting actor/actress and best director that were either nominated or winners.
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Feb 5, 2014 · To Colonel Nathan Levinson for his outstanding service to the industry and the Army during the past nine years, which has made possible the present efficient mobilization of the motion picture industry facilities for the production of Army Training Films.
Bob Hope hosted the 12th Annual Academy Awards which took place at the Ambassador Hotel on Thursday, February 29, 1940. Two films had double-digit nominations: Thirteen for Gone with the Wind and ten for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. A couple of changes were afoot.
