National Board of Review Awards 1940
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12th National Board of Review Awards
12th National Board of Review Awards
The 12th National Board of Review Awards were announced on 22 December 1940.
Best American Films
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Dictator
- Of Mice and Men
- Our Town
- Fantasia
- The Long Voyage Home
- Foreign Correspondent
- The Biscuit Eater
- Gone with the Wind
- ''Rebecca''
Winners
- Best American Film: The Grapes of Wrath
- Best Foreign Film: La femme du boulanger (The Baker's Wife), France
- Best Documentary: The Fight for Life
- Best Acting:
- *Jane Bryan - We Are Not Alone
- *Charles Chaplin - The Great Dictator
- *Jane Darwell - The Grapes of Wrath
- *Betty Field - Of Mice and Men
- *Henry Fonda - The Grapes of Wrath and The Return of Frank James
- *Joan Fontaine - Rebecca
- *Greer Garson - Pride and Prejudice
- *William Holden - Our Town
- *Vivien Leigh - Gone with the Wind and Waterloo Bridge
- *Thomas Mitchell - The Long Voyage Home
- *Raimu - The Baker's Wife
- *Ralph Richardson - On the Night of the Fire
- *Flora Robson - We Are Not Alone
- *Ginger Rogers - Primrose Path
- *George Sanders - Rebecca
- *Martha Scott - Our Town
- *James Stewart - The Shop Around the Corner
- *Conrad Veidt - ''Escape''