1940 Academy Awards

1.
Honorary Award
1940
2.
Juvenile Award
1940
3.
Juvenile Award
1940
Judy Garland
Special
Won  
4.
Oscar
1940
Jimmy Stewart
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated  
5.
Oscar
1940
Clark Gable
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated  
6.
Oscar
1940
Laurence Olivier
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated  
7.
Oscar
1940
Mickey Rooney
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Babes in Arms (1939)
Nominated  
8.
Oscar
1940
Claude Rains
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated  
9.
Oscar
1940
Vivien Leigh
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Won  
10.
Oscar
1940
Bette Davis
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Dark Victory (1939)
Nominated  
11.
Oscar
1940
Irene Dunne
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Love Affair (1939)
Nominated  
12.
Oscar
1940
Greta Garbo
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Ninotchka (1939)
Nominated  
13.
Oscar
1940
Greer Garson
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated  
14.
Oscar
1940
Olivia De Havilland
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated  
15.
Oscar
1940
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated  
16.
Oscar
1940
John Ford
Best Director
Stagecoach (1939)
Nominated  
17.
Oscar
1940
Frank Capra
Best Director
Nominated  
18.
Oscar
1940
Walt Disney
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Ugly Duckling (1939)
Won  
19.
Oscar
1940
Walt Disney
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
The Pointer (1939)
Nominated  
20.
Oscar
1940
Charles Brackett
Best Writing, Screenplay
Ninotchka (1939)
Nominated  
21.
Oscar
1940
Walter Reisch
Best Writing, Screenplay
Ninotchka (1939)
Nominated  
22.
Oscar
1940
Billy Wilder
Best Writing, Screenplay
Ninotchka (1939)
Nominated  
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