Academy Award Notes 1940′s
Monday, October 19th, 2009
1942
Best Film - Mrs. Miniver
Best Director - William Wyler (Mrs. Miniver)
Best Actor - James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
Best Actress - Bette Davis (Now Voyager)
Best Supporting Actor - Van Heflin (Johnny Eager)
Best Supporting Actress - Teresa Wright (Mrs. Miniver)
1941
Best Film - How Green Was My Valley
Best Director - John Ford (How Green Was My Valley)
Best Actor - Gary Cooper (Sergeant York)
Best Actress - Joan Fontaine (Suspicion)
Best Supporting Actor - Donald Crisp (How Green Was My Valley)
Best Supporting Actress - Mary Astor (The Great Lie)
1940
Best Film - Rebecca
Best Director - John Ford (The Grapes of Wrath)
Best Actor - James Stewart (The Philadelphia Story)
Best Actress - Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle)
Best Supporting Actor - Walter Brennan (The Westerner)
Best Supporting Actress - Jane Darwell (The Grapes of Wrath)
1939
Best Film - Gone With The Wind
Best Director - Victor Fleming (Gone With The Wind)
Best Actor - Robert Donat (Goodbye, Mr. Chips)
Best Actress - Vivien Leigh (Gone With The Wind)
Best Supporting Actor - Thomas Mitchell (Stagecoach)
Best Supporting Actress - Hattie McDaniel (Gone With The Wind)






















