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Who beat Wizard of Oz for best picture?
| 12th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Bob Hope |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Gone with the Wind |
| Most awards | Gone with the Wind (8) |
Did the Wizard of Oz win an Oscar for best picture?
The film received six Oscar nominations in 1939, including one for best picture, and won Academy Awards for original score and song.
Has any movie only won best picture?
Only one best picture winner, “The Hurt Locker” (2009), was directed by a woman, Kathryn Bigelow.
Did Moneyball win best picture?
The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, while Stan Chervin wrote the story. At the 84th Academy Awards, Moneyball received six nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor for Pitt, Best Supporting Actor for Hill, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sorkin, Zaillian and Chervin, winning none.
Did Wizard of Oz win any Oscars?
Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score)
Satellite Award for Best Classic DVD
The Wizard of Oz/Awards
When did The Wizard of Oz come out?
Still one of the most beloved films of all time, The Wizard of Oz was released in the landmark year of 1939 and featured Judy Garland in her most famous role as Dorothy Gale.
Why does the Best Picture not always win the Oscar?
The “best” picture doesn’t always win Best Picture — here’s why. The Academy Awards are meant to honor the best in film, but there is a lot of money that goes into lobbying for the votes of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars.
Who was the composer of The Wizard of Oz?
Academy Awards, USA 1940 Winner Oscar Best Music, Original Song Harold Arlen ( Winner Oscar Best Music, Original Score Herbert Stoth Nominee Oscar Best Picture Nominee Oscar Best Art Direction Cedric Gibbons Willia Nominee Oscar Best Effects, Special Effects A. Arnold
What was the name of the first Oz movie?
This wasn’t the first time the story had been filmed (following two silents and a cartoon), and later Oz-inspired works have included films like Oz the Great and Powerful, Return to Oz, and the novel and Broadway musical Wicked.