1939 Academy Award

Jean Arthur, James Stewart and Claude Rains star in Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington", the award-winning 1939 classic about an idealistic, small town senator who heads to Washington and suddenly finds himself single-handedly battling ruthless politicians out to destroy him. When Frank Capra decided to film the novel "The Gentleman From Montana", he ran into an obstacle director Rouben Mamoulian owned the rights to the story. Unwilling to sell, Mamoulian eventually traded the material to Columbia on the condition that he be allowed to direct Golden Boy. As Capra began working on the film, now called "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington", it was suggested that Gary Copper, the star of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", take the lead. Capra selected Jimmy Stewart instead and the film solidified Stewart's movie career, garnering him his first Academy Award nomination. Receiving a total of eleven 1939 Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director), and winning one (Best Motion Picture Story), "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" is considered one of Capra's, Stewart's and Columbia's finest films. It also marked the end of an era it was Capra's final film for the studio.

Academy Award for Sound - The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. Compare this award to the Academy Award for Sound Editing.

Academy Award for Best Story - The Academy Award for Best Story was the Academy Award that was the predecessor to the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay which was introduced in 1940.

Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay - The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. Before 1940 there was an Academy Award for Best Story for writing.

Academy Special Achievement Award - The Special Achievement Award is an Academy Award given for an achievement which makes an exceptional contribution to the motion picture for which it was created, but for which there is no annual award category. Such award shall only be conferred, however, for achievements in productions which also qualify as an eligible release for distinguished achievements and meet the Academy's eligibility year and deadlines requirements.

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