The year 1939 is undoubtedly the most celebrated year in American film history. It was bound to be difficult for the Academy to nominate or honour all the rich, outstanding films of the year.
‘Gone with the Wind’ was the kind of film that the Oscars seemed to be made for. in 1939, at the 12th Academy Awards, the movie received ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) from thirteen nominations, including wins for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. It set records for the total number of wins and nominations at the time.
What is surprising about ‘Gone with the Wind’ is how long it has retained its glory. Director Victor Fleming’s almost four-hour long blockbuster film was the longest feature film released up to that time. It is the story of the American Civil War (from Margaret Mitchell’s best-selling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel) told by following the story of a headstrong heroine named Scarlett O’Hara.
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