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Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is among the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremonies in the world.
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Pick of the Litter 1940
(1940) Unrated 
Classic, unrelentingly hilarious war-between-the-sexes comedy. Cynical newspaper editor Walter Burns (Grant) wants to get a big scoop on political corruption, which involves convincing star reporter (and ex-wife) Hildy Johnson (Russell), to come back to work and put off her marriage to dull Bruce Baldwin (Bellamy). Hildy can't resist covering a ... more
Classic, unrelentingly hilarious war-between-the-sexes comedy. Cynical newspaper editor Walter Burns (Grant) wants to get a big scoop on political corruption, which involves convincing star reporter (and ex-wife) Hildy Johnson (Russell), to come back to work and put off her marriage to dull Bruce Baldwin (Bellamy). Hildy can't resist covering a ... more
(1940) Unrated
Fields wrote the screenplay (using an alias) and stars in this zany comedy about a man who accidentally trips a bank robber and winds up as a guard. Fields' last major role is a classic, a worthy end to his great career.
Fields wrote the screenplay (using an alias) and stars in this zany comedy about a man who accidentally trips a bank robber and winds up as a guard. Fields' last major role is a classic, a worthy end to his great career.
(1940)
A classic Hitchcock tale of espionage and derring-do. A reporter is sent to Europe during WWII to cover a pacifist conference in London, where he becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the group's founder and befriends an elderly diplomat. When the diplomat is kidnapped, the reporter uncovers a Nazi ... more
A classic Hitchcock tale of espionage and derring-do. A reporter is sent to Europe during WWII to cover a pacifist conference in London, where he becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the group's founder and befriends an elderly diplomat. When the diplomat is kidnapped, the reporter uncovers a Nazi ... more
(1940) G
Second Disney animated film featuring Pinocchio, a little wooden puppet, made with love by the old woodcarver Geppetto, and brought to life by a good fairy. Except Pinocchio isn't content to be just a puppet--he wants to become a real boy. Lured off by a sly fox, Pinocchio undergoes a ... more
Second Disney animated film featuring Pinocchio, a little wooden puppet, made with love by the old woodcarver Geppetto, and brought to life by a good fairy. Except Pinocchio isn't content to be just a puppet--he wants to become a real boy. Lured off by a sly fox, Pinocchio undergoes a ... more
(1940) Unrated
When a man is shot and killed on a Malaysian plantation, the woman who committed the murder pleads self-defense. Her husband and his lawyer attempt to free her, but find more than they expected in this tightly paced film noir. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Davis emulated ... more
When a man is shot and killed on a Malaysian plantation, the woman who committed the murder pleads self-defense. Her husband and his lawyer attempt to free her, but find more than they expected in this tightly paced film noir. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Davis emulated ... more
Best Picture of the year
Achievement in Cinematography (Color)
Best Original screenplay
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Achievement in Sound
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Bette Davis for The LetterMartha Scott for Our TownKatharine Hepburn for The Philadelphia StoryJoan Fontaine for Rebecca
Achievement in directing
Nominees:
Sam Wood for Kitty FoyleWilliam Wyler for The LetterAlfred Hitchcock for RebeccaGeorge Cukor for The Philadelphia Story
Best Original Score
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Achievement in Cinematography (Black & White)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Best Screenplay
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