Academy Awards archive

The Wizard of Oz Oscar Nominations & Wins

The Wizard of Oz has 6 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

All 6 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.

The Wizard of Oz: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1939Art Direction
Credited nominee / recipientCedric Gibbons, William A. Horning
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryGone with the Wind
Lyle Wheeler
Film year1939Cinematography (Color)
Credited nominee / recipientHal Rosson
Source context

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of submissions/nominees from the studios from which the two official nominees (Gone with the Wind and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex) would be selected.

Award record — see source context
Film year1939Original Score
Credited nominee / recipientHerbert Stothart
Win recorded
Film year1939Original Song
Credited nominee / recipientMusic by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg

Over The Rainbow

Win recorded
Film year1939Best Picture
Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryGone with the Wind
Selznick International Pictures
Film year1939Visual Effects
Credited nominee / recipientA. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Rains Came
Fred Sersen, E. H. Hansen

Who else was nominated?

Compare The Wizard of Oz 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.

Art Direction 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
Art Direction winner historyAll 1939 film-year results
Original Score 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
Original Score winner historyAll 1939 film-year results
Original Song 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
  • Gulliver's Travels

    Faithful Forever

    Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin
    Nominee
  • Second Fiddle

    I Poured My Heart Into A Song

    Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
    Nominee
  • The Wizard of Oz This film

    Over The Rainbow

    Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
    ★ Winner
  • Love Affair

    Wishing

    Music and Lyrics by Buddy de Sylva
    Nominee
Original Song winner historyAll 1939 film-year results
Best Picture 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
Best Picture winner historyAll 1939 film-year results
Visual Effects 1939 film year · Ceremony 12
Visual Effects winner historyAll 1939 film-year results
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