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Outstanding Production - Columbia Sound Recording - Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director Writing (Screenplay) - Sidney Buchman
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.
Although The Great Dictator, Chaplin's first all-talking, all-sound film received five nominations: Outstanding Production/Picture, Best Actor (Chaplin), Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (Chaplin), Best Supporting Actor (Jack Oakie) and Best Music (Original Score) (Meredith Willson), it went away empty-handed.
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.
The 12th Academy Awards took place on February 29, 1940, and were held at the Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. This year’s Oscars were hosted by the iconic comedian Bob Hope. Films released in the eligibility year of 1939 were the stars of the show.
Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Music (Original Score) - Herbert Stothart * Music (Song) - Over The Rainbow in "The Wizard of Oz" Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
Sep 9, 2022 · The 1940 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 27, 1941 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles. Outstanding Production. All This, and Heaven Too (Warner Bros.)
