1940 (13th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1940 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1940 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1940 to December 31, 1940 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1940 Ceremony
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Thursday, February 27, 1941 8:45 PM The Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1940 Winners
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Best Picture: Rebecca Selznick International Pictures; United Artists Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: James Stewart as Macaulay ‘Mike’ Connor in the film The Philadelphia Story |
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Best Actress: Ginger Rogers as Kitty Foyle in the film Kitty Foyle |
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Best Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan as Judge Roy W. Bean in the film The Westerner |
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Best Supporting Actress: Jane Darwell as Ma Joad in the film The Grapes of Wrath |
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Best Song: When You Wish upon a Star from the film Pinocchio Music by Leigh Harline; lyrics by Ned Washington Best Song Lyrics |