Awards/Nominations for 1939 Best Screenplay View for other years: 1939 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928

Academy Awards Win: Lewis R. Foster, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Best Original Story) Win: Sidney Howard, Gone with the Wind Runner-Up: Melchior Lengyel, Ninotchka (Best Original Story) Runner-Up: Felix Jackson, Bachelor Mother (Best Original Story) Runner-Up: Lamar Trotti, Young Mr. Lincoln (Best Original Story) Runner-Up: Leo McCarey, Mildred Cram , Love Affair (Best Original Story) Runner-Up: Sidney Buchman, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Runner-Up: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur , Wuthering Heights Runner-Up: Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch , Ninotchka Runner-Up: Eric Maschwitz, R.C. Sherriff, Claudine West , Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

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