1940 Oscars 12th Academy Awards Winners Announced: February 29, 1940 Held at: Cocoanut Grove (Ambassador Hotel) Host: Bob Hope Eligibility Year: 1939 The Wizard of Oz had 6 nominations, winning 2. Gone with the Wind earned 13 nominations, winning 8. Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to receive an Academy Award, for her performance in… Read More
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1939 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1939: A World Changing Event: General Motors introduced the Hydra-Matic drive, the first mass-produced, fully automatic transmission, as an option in 1940 model year Oldsmobile automobiles. Another World Changing Event: Batman, created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27… Read More
1939 Oscars 11th Academy Awards Winners Announced: February 23, 1939 Held at: Biltmore Hotel Host: none Eligibility Year: 1938 You Can’t Take It With You earned 7 nominations. This was the first ceremony in which a foreign language film (Grand Illusion) was nominated for Best Picture. 1939 Oscar Nominees and Winners Outstanding Production: You Can’t… Read More
