1939 in film

	… 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; ; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; ; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 …;
	In television 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 In radio 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 In music 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
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The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten films nominated for Best Picture at the 12th Academy Awards (which honored the best in film for 1939)—Dark Victory, Gone with the Wind, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, and Wuthering Heights—range in genre and are considered classics.^[1]