Film Data for 1940
1) Rebecca- 391 votes
2) The Grapes of Wrath- 367
3) Ninotchka (1939)- 269
4) Foreign Correspondent- 247
5) All This, and Heaven Too- 230
6) Abe Lincoln in Illinois- 221
7) Boom Town- 215
8) Northwest Passage- 198
Our Town- 198
10) The Mortal Storm- 172
The Honor Roll-
11) Of Mice and Men (1939)- 163
12) Pinocchio- 162
13) Edison, the Man- 150
14) Knute Rockne, All American- 136
15) Pride and Prejudice- 134
16) The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet- 121
17) The Great McGinty- 105
18) Waterloo Bridge- 93
19) The Shop Around the Corner- 78
20) Young Tom Edison- 75
21) The Howards of Virginia- 70
My Favorite Wife- 70
23) His Girl Friday- 64
24) Destry Rides Again (1939)- 62
My Son, My Son- 62
26) The Hunchback of Norte Dame (1939)
New York Film Critics Awards (Winners announced on December 30, 1940. Awards presented on January 5, 1941 at the Rainbow Room in New York. NBC radio broadcast 15 minutes of the ceremony live nationwide. Sources: Tom O'Neil's Movie Awards, 2001 and Donald Lyons, "The Lights of New York," Film Comment, March-April, 1993).
Best Picture
The Grapes of Wrath (won on VII ballot with 12 votes)
Runner-up: The Philadelphia Story, 3 votes
According to Lyons, The Long Voyage Home had been runner-up on early ballots.
Best Director
John Ford, The Grapes of Wrath and The Long Voyage Home (12 votes on ballot XX)
Runner-up: William Wyler, The Letter (4 votes)
Best Actor
Charles Chaplin in The Great Dictator (won on ballot XXIII- no vote count given)
Runner-up: James Stephenson in The Letter
Lyons mentions Chaplin and Stephenson virtually tied on the first nine ballots, and the 23 ballots needed for Chaplin's victory led the critics to place a sixth-ballot cutoff for future awards.
Best Actress
Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (won on ballot III- no vote count given)
Runner-up: Martha Scott in Our Town
Best Foreign Film
The Baker's Wife (France)
Special Award
Walt Disney, Fantasia
National Board of Review (Voting results announced on December 22, 1940. Source: Tom O'Neil's Movie Awards).
Best Picture
The Grapes of Wrath
Rest of the Top Ten (Listed in order of preference)
The Great Dictator
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Our Town
Fantasia
The Long Voyage Home
Foreign Correspondent
The Biscuit Eater
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rebecca
Best Acting (in alphabetical order)
Jane Bryan, We Are Not Alone
Charles Chaplin, The Great Dictator
Jane Darwell, The Grapes of Wrath
Betty Field, Of Mice and Men
Henry Fonda, The Grapes of Wrath, The Return of Frank James
Joan Fontaine, Rebecca
Greer Garson, Pride and Prejudice
William Holden, Our Town
Vivien Leigh, Gone with the Wind, Waterloo Bridge
Thomas Mitchell, The Long Voyage Home
Raimu, The Baker's Wife
Ralph Richardson, The Fugitive
Flora Robson, We Are Not Alone
Ginger Rogers, The Primrose Path
George Sanders, Rebecca
Martha Scott, Our Town
James Stewart, The Shop Around the Corner
Conrad Veidt, Escape
Best Foreign Film
The Baker's Wife (France, 1938- 1940 U.S. release)
Best Documentary
The Fight for Life
The Academy Awards (Nominations announced on February 10, 1941. Awards were presented on February 27, 1941. Awards were presented at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Sources: Tom O'Neil's Movie Awards and Mason Wiley and Damien Bona's Inside Oscar). (Winners in bold print).
Best Picture
All This, and Heaven Too, Warner Bros. Produced by Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis, with David Lewis.
Foreign Correspondent, Wanger, UA. Produced by Walter Wagner.
The Grapes of Wrath, 20th Century-Fox. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, with Nunnally Johnson.
The Great Dictator, Chaplin, UA. Produced by Charles Chaplin.
Kitty Foyle, RKO Radio. Produced by David Hempstead.
The Letter, Warner Bros. Produced by Hall B. Wallis.
The Long Voyage Home, Argosy-Wanger, UA. Produced by John Ford.
Our Town, Lesser, UA. Produced by Sol Lesser.
The Philadelphia Story, MGM. Produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Rebecca, Selznick, UA. Produced by David O. Selznick.
Best Director
George Cukor for The Philadelphia Story (MGM).
John Ford for The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century-Fox).
Alfred Hitchcock for Rebecca (Selznick, UA).
Sam Wood for Kitty Foyle (RKO Radio).
William Wyler for The Letter (Warner Bros.).
Best Actor
Charles Chaplin in The Great Dictator (Chaplin, UA).
Henry Fonda in The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century-Fox).
Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (RKO Radio).
Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (Selznick, UA).
James Stewart in The Philadelphia Story (MGM).
Best Actress
Bette Davis in The Letter (Warner Bros.).
Joan Fontaine in Rebecca (Selznick, UA).
Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (MGM).
Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle (RKO Radio).
Martha Scott in Our Town (Lesser, UA).
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Basserman in Foreign Correspondent (Wagner, UA).
Walter Brennan in The Westerner (Goldwyn, UA).
William Gargan in They Knew What They Wanted (RKO Radio).
Jack Oakie in The Great Dictator (Chaplin, UA).
James Stephenson in The Letter (Warner Bros.).
Best Supporting Actress
Judith Anderson in Rebecca (Selznick, UA).
Jane Darwell in The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century-Fox).
Ruth Hussey in The Philadelphia Story (MGM).
Barbara O'Neil in All This, and Heaven Too (Warner Bros.).
Marjorie Rambeau in The Primrose Path (RKO Radio).
Best Writing (Original Story)
Arise, My Love, Paramount. Benjamin Glazer, John S. Toldy.
Comrade X, MGM. Walter Reisch.
Edison, the Man, MGM. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary.
My Favorite Wife, RKO Radio. Leo McCarey, Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack.
The Westerner, Goldwyn, UA. Stuart N. Lake.
Best Writing (Screenplay)
The Grapes of Wrath, 20th Century-Fox. Nunnally Johnson.
Kitty Foyle, RKO Radio. Dalton Trumbo.
The Long Voyage Home, Argosy-Wanger, UA. Dudley Nichols.
The Philadelphia Story, MGM. Donald Ogden Stewart.
Rebecca, Selznick, UA. Joan Harrison and Robert E. Sherwood.
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Angels Over Broadway, Columbia. Ben Hecht.
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet, Warner Bros. Norman Burnside, Heinz Herald and John Huston.
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet, Warner Bros. Norman Burnside, Heinz Herald and John Huston.
Foreign Correspondent, Wagner, UA. Charles Bennett and Joan Harrison.
The Great Dictator, Chaplin, UA. Charles Chaplin.
The Great McGinty, Paramount. Preston Sturges.
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois, RKO Radio. James Wong Howe.
All This, and Heaven Too, Warner Bros. Ernest Haller.
Arise, My Love, Paramount. Charles B. Lang.
Boom Town, MGM. Harlod Rossen.
Foreign Correspondent, Wanger-UA. Rudolph Mate.
The Letter, Warner Bros. Gaetano Gaudio.
The Long Voyage Home, Argosy-Wanger, UA.
Rebecca, Selznick, UA. George Barnes.
Spring Parade, Universal. Joseph Valentine.
Waterloo Bridge, MGM. Joseph Ruttenberg.
Cinematography (Color)
Bitter Sweet, MGM. Oliver T. Marsh and Allen Davey.
The Blue Bird, 20th Century-Fox. Arthur Miller and Ray Rennahan.
Down Argentine Way, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy and Ray Rennahan.
North West Mounted Police, DeMille, Paramount. Victor Milner and W. Howard Green.
Northwest Passage, MGM. Sidney Wagner and William V. Skull.
The Thief of Bagdad, Korda, UA (British). George Perinal.
Interior Decoration (Black-and-White)
Arise, My Love, Paramount. Hans Dreier and Robert Usher.
Arizona, Columbia. Lionel banks and Robert Peterson.
The Boys from Syracuse, Universal. John Otterson.
Dark Command, Republic. John Victor Mackay.
Foreign Correspondent, Wagner-UA. Alexander Golitzen.
Lillian Russell, 20th Century-Fox. Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright.
My Favorite Wife, RKO Radio. Van Nest Polglase and Mark-Lee Kirk.
My Son, My Son, Small, UA. John DuCasse Schulze.
Our Town, Lesser, UA. Lewis J. Rachmil.
Pride and Prejudice, MGM. Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse.
Rebecca, Selznick, UA. Lyle Wheeler.
The Sea Hawk, Warner Bros. Anton Grot.
The Westerner, Goldwyn, UA. James Basevi.
Interior Decoration (Color)
Bitter Sweet, MGM. Cedric Gibbons and John S. Detlie.
Down Argentine Way, 20th Century-Fox. Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright.
North West Mounted Police, DeMille, Paramount. Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson.
The Thief of Bagdad, Korda, UA (British). Vincent Korda.
Best Sound Recording
Behind the News, Republic. Charles Lootens.
Captain Caution, Roach, UA. Elmer Raguse.
The Grapes of Wrath, 20th Century-Fox. E.H. Hansen.
The Howards of Virginia, Columbia. Jack Whitney, General Service.
Kitty Foyle, RKO Radio. John Aalberg.
North West Mounted Police, DeMille, Paramount. Loren Ryder
Our Town, Lesser, UA. Thomas Moulton.
The Sea Hawk, Warner Bros. Nathan Levinson.
Spring Parade, Universal. Bernard B. Brown.
Strike Up the Band, MGM. Douglas Shearer.
Too Many Husbands, Columbia. John Livadary.
Best Song
"Down Argentine Way," (Down Argentine Way, 20th Century-Fox); Music by Harry Warren. Lyrics by Mack Gordon.
"I'd Know You Anywhere" (You'll Find Out, RKO Radio); Music by Jimmy McHugh. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
"It's a Blue World" (Music in My Heart, Columbia); Music and Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright.
"Love of My Life" (Second Chorus, Paramount); Music by Artie Shaw. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
"Only Forever" (Rhythm on the River, Paramount); Music by James Monaco. Lyrics by Johnny Burke.
"Our Love Affair" (Strike Up the Band, MGM); Music and Lyrics by Roger Edens and Georgie Stoll.
"Waltzing in the Clouds" (Spring Parade, Universal); Music by Robert Stolz. Lyrics by Gus Kahn.
"When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio, Disney, RKO Radio); Music by Leigh Harline. Lyrics by Ned Washington.
"Who Am I?" (Hit Parade of 1941, Republic). Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Walter Bullock.
Best Score
Arise, My Love, Paramount. Victor Young.
Hit Parade of 1941, Republic. Cy Feuer.
Irene, RKO Radio. Anthony Collins.
Our Town, Lesser, UA. Aaron Copeland.
The Sea Hawk, Warner Bros. Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Second Chorus, Paramount. Artie Shaw.
Spring Parade, Universal. Charles Previn.
Strike Up the Band, MGM. Georgie Stoll and Roger Edens.
Tin Pan Alley, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Best Original Score
Arizona, Columbia. Victor Young.
Dark Command, Republic. Victor Young.
The Fight for Life, U.S. Government-Columbia. Louis Gruenberg.
The Great Dictator, Chaplin, UA. Meredith Willson.
The House of the Seven Gables, Universal. Frank Skinner.
The Howards of Virginia, Columbia. Richard Hageman.
The Letter, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
The Long Voyage Home, Argosy-Wagner, UA. Richard Hageman.
The Mark of Zorro, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
My Favorite Wife, RKO Radio. Roy Webb.
North West Mounted Police, DeMille, Paramount. Victor Young.
One Million, B.C., Roach, UA. Werner Heymann.
Our Town, Lesser, UA. Aaron Copeland.
Pinocchio, Disney, RKO Radio. Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith and Ned Washington.
Rebecca, Selznick, UA. Franz Waxman.
The Thief of Bagdad, Korda, UA (British). Miklos Rozsa.
Waterloo Bridge, MGM. Herbert Stothart.
Best Film Editing
The Grapes of Wrath, 20th Century-Fox. Robert E. Simpson.
The Letter, Warner Bros. Warren Low.
The Long Voyage Home, Argosy-Wagner, UA. Sherman Todd.
North West Mounted Police, DeMille, Paramount. Anne Bauchens.
Rebecca, Selznick, UA. Hal C. Kern.
Best Special Effects
The Blue Bird, 20th Century-Fox. Photographic: Fred Sersen. Sound: E.H. Hansen.
Boom Town, MGM. Photographic: A. Arnold Gillespie. Sound: Douglas Shearer.
The Boys from Syracuse, Universal. Photographic: John P. Fulton. Sound: Bernard B. Brown and Joseph Lapis.
Dr. Cyclops, Paramount. Photographic: Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings. Sound: No credit listed.
Foreign Correspondent, Wagner, UA. Photographic: Paul Eagler. Sound: Thomas T. Moulton.
The Invisible Man Returns, Universal. Photographic: John P. Fulton. Sound: Bernard B. Brown and William Hedgecock.
The Long Voyage Home, Argosy-Wagner, UA. Photographic: R.T. Layton and R.O. Binger. Sound: Thomas T. Moulton.
One Million, B.C., Roach. UA. Photographic: Roy Seawright. Sound: Elmer Raguse.
Rebecca, Selznick, UA. Photographic: Jack Cosgrove. Sound: Arthur Johns.
The Sea Hawk, Warner Bros. Photographic: Byron Haskin. Sound: Nathan Levinson.
Swiss Family Robinson, RKO Radio. Photographic: Vernon L. Walker. Sound: John O. Aalberg.
The Thief of Bagdad, Korda, UA (British). Photographic: Lawrence Butler. Sound: Jack Whitney.
Typhoon, Paramount. Photographic: Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings. Sound: Loren Ryder.
Women in War, Republic. Photographic: Howard J. Lydecker, William Bradford and Ellis J. Thackery. Sound: Herbert Norsch.
Best Short Subject Cartoon
Milky Way, MGM. (Rudolph Ising Series).
Puss Gets the Boot, MGM. (Cat and Mouse Series).
A Wild Hare, Schlesinger, Warner Bros.
Best Short Subject (One-Reel)
London Can Take It, Warner Bros. (Vitaphone Varieties).
More About Nostradamus, MGM.
Quicker 'N a Wink, Pete Smith, MGM.
Siege, RKO Radio (Reelism).
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)
Eye of the Navy, MGM (Crime Doesn't Pay).
Service with the Colors, Warner Bros. (National Defense Series).
Teddy, the Rough Rider, Warner Bros. (Historical Featurette).
Special Awards
Bob Hope, in recognition of his unselfish services to the motion picture industry (special silver plaque).
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 (statuette).
Scientific or Technical
Class I (Statuette)
20th Century-Fox Film Corp. for the design and construction of the 20th Century Silenced Camera developed by Daniel Clark, Grover Laube, Charles Miller and Robert W. Stevens.
Class II (Plaque)
None.
Class III (Citation)
Warner Bros. Studio Art Department and Anton Grot for the design and perfection of the Warner Bros. water ripple and wave illusion machine.
Venice Film Festival (Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg).
Best Italian Film:
L'asseido dell'Alcazar, Auguste Genina
Best Foreign Film:
Der Postmeister, Gustav Ucicky
The New York Times Ten Best List (Listed in chronological order. Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg).
The Grapes of Wrath
The Baker's Wife (France, 1938- 1940 U.S. release)
Rebecca
Our Town
The Mortal Storm
Pride and Prejudice
The Great McGinty
The Long Voyage Home
The Great Dictator
Fantasia
The Top Box-Office Hits of 1940 (According to Variety. Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg. Totals were not listed.).
1940 films listed on the 1939/40 list:
All This, and Heaven Too
The Fighting 69th
The Grapes of Wrath
Lillian Russell
My Favorite Wife
Northwest Passage
Rebecca
The Road to Singapore
1940 films listed on the 1940/41 list:
Boom Town
The Great Dictator
North West Mounted Police
The Philadelphia Story
This Thing Called Love
The Top Ten Box-Office Stars of 1940 (according to Quigley Publishing's poll of film exhibitors)
1) Mickey Rooney
1) Mickey Rooney
2) Spencer Tracy
3) Clark Gable
4) Gene Autry
5) Tyrone Power
6) James Cagney
7) Bing Crosby
8) Wallace Beery
9) Bette Davis
10) Judy Garland
The Next Fifteen:
11) James Stewart
12) Deanna Durbin
13) Alice Faye
14) Errol Flynn
15) Myrna Loy
16) Dorothy Lamour
17) Cary Grant
18) Bob Hope
19) Henry Fonda
20) Gary Cooper
21) Don Ameche
22) Jack Benny
23) Ginger Rogers
24) Ann Sheridan
25) William Powell
The Top Ten Western Stars of 1940 (according to Quigley Publishing's poll of film exhibitors).
1) Gene Autry
2) William Boyd
3) Roy Rogers
4) George O'Brien
5) Charles Starrett
6) Johnny Mack Brown
7) Tex Ritter
8) Three Mesquiteers
9) Smiley Burnette
10) Bill Elliot
The Top Ten Box-Offices Stars of 1940 in Britain (according to The Motion Picture Herald).
British Stars:
1) George Formby
2) Robert Donat
3) Gracie Fields
4) Arthur Askey
5) Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane (as a team)
6) Charles Laughton
7) Will Hay
8) Conrad Veidt
9) Gordon Harker
10) Anna Neagle
International Stars:
1) Mickey Rooney
2) Deanna Durbin
3) Spencer Tracy
4) Jeanette MacDonald
5) George Formby
6) Nelson Eddy
7) Errol Flynn
8) James Cagney
9) Gary Cooper
10) Bing Crosby
The Next Fifteen:
11) Shirley Temple
12) Tyrone Power
13) Clark Gable
14) Robert Donat
15) Bette Davis
16) Wallace Beery
17) Dorothy Lamour
18) Greta Garbo
19) Gracie Fields
20) Alice Faye
21) Myrna Loy
22) Judy Garland
23) Ginger Rogers
24) Laurel and Hardy
25) Victor McLaglen
Harvard Lampoon's Movie Worst Awards (Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg).
Ten Worst Pictures:
The Howards of Virginia
Swanee River
The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert
1,000,000 B.C.
I Take This Woman
My Son, My Son
Green Hell
Lillian Russell
Typhoon
Boom Town
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