Academy Awards archive
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Oscar Nominations & Wins
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington has 11 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 11 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
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| Film year1939 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientJames Stewart Jefferson Smith | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientHarry Carey President of the Senate | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientClaude Rains Senator Joseph Paine | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientLionel Banks | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientFrank Capra | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientGene Havlick, Al Clark | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) Credited nominee / recipientDimitri Tiomkin | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientColumbia | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1939 | Sound Recording Credited nominee / recipientColumbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryWhen Tomorrow Comes Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director |
| Film year1939 | Writing (Original Story) Credited nominee / recipientLewis R. Foster | Win recorded |
| Film year1939 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientSidney Buchman | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Actor 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
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Best Supporting Actor 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
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Art Direction 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
- Beau GesteNomineeHans Dreier, Robert Odell
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- First LoveNomineeJack Otterson, Martin Obzina
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- Love AffairNomineeVan Nest Polglase, Al Herman
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This filmNominee
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- The Rains CameNomineeWilliam Darling, George Dudley
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- The Wizard of OzNomineeCedric Gibbons, William A. Horning
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Best Director 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This filmNominee
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Film Editing 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
- Gone with the Wind★ WinnerHal C. Kern, James E. Newcom
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This filmNomineeGene Havlick, Al Clark
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- StagecoachNomineeOtho Lovering, Dorothy Spencer
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
- Babes in ArmsNomineeGeorge E. Stoll, Roger Edens
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- The Great Victor HerbertNomineePhil Boutelje, Arthur Lange
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This filmNominee
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- Stagecoach★ WinnerRichard Hageman, Frank Harling, John Leipold, Leo Shuken
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Best Picture 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
- Dark VictoryNomineeWarner Bros.-First National
- Gone with the Wind★ WinnerSelznick International Pictures
- Goodbye, Mr. ChipsNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Love AffairNomineeRKO Radio
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This filmNomineeColumbia
- NinotchkaNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Of Mice and MenNomineeHal Roach (production company)
- StagecoachNomineeWalter Wanger (production company)
- The Wizard of OzNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Wuthering HeightsNomineeSamuel Goldwyn Productions
Sound Recording 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
- BalalaikaNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- Gone with the WindNomineeSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
- Goodbye, Mr. ChipsNomineeDenham Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director
- The Great Victor HerbertNomineeParamount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
- The Hunchback of Notre DameNomineeRKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
- Man of ConquestNomineeRepublic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This filmNomineeColumbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
- Of Mice and MenNomineeHal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexNomineeWarner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- The Rains CameNominee20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
- When Tomorrow Comes★ WinnerUniversal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Writing (Original Story) 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
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- Love AffairNomineeMildred Cram, Leo McCarey
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This film★ Winner
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Adapted Screenplay 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
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- Goodbye, Mr. ChipsNomineeR. C. Sherriff, Claudine West, Eric Maschwitz
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington This filmNominee
- NinotchkaNomineeCharles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Walter Reisch
- Wuthering HeightsNomineeCharles MacArthur, Ben Hecht
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