Robbed By The Academy! These Incredible Films Somehow Didn’t Win Best Picture

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Gone with the Wind — a giant cultural phenomenon if nothing else — beat out Dark Victory, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wuthering Heights, Goodbye Mr. Chips, and Love Affair to win Best Picture. It also beat out an equally (if not more) enduring film from director Victor Fleming in The Wizard of Oz. Oz has since become a staple for both musicals and classic Hollywood filmmaking.