“Gone With The Wind,” the classic 1939 film based on Margaret’s Mitchell’s brilliant novel, garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, winning eight, including best picture, best director, best actress, and best adapted screenplay.
The film also featured a major milestone: Hattie McDaniel, who played “Mammy” in the film, won for best supporting actress — the first African American to win an Oscar (interesting aside, she was also the first black woman to sing on the radio in the United States).
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