1939 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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5th New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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Best Film:
Wuthering Heights
5th New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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Best Film:
Wuthering Heights
The 5th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on 27 December 1939, honored the best filmmaking of 1939.
Winners
- Best Picture:
- *Wuthering Heights
- Runner-up – Gone with the Wind and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Best Actor:
- *James Stewart – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Best Actress:
- *Vivien Leigh – Gone with the Wind
- Best Director:
- *John Ford – Stagecoach
- Best Foreign Film:
- *Harvest (Regain) • France