13th Academy Awards
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The 13th Academy Awards were held on February 27, 1941, to honor films released in 1940. This was the first year that sealed envelopes were used to keep the names of the winners secret. The accounting
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David O. Selznick; Best Picture winner
John Ford; Best Director winner
James Stewart; Best Actor winner
The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey. Directed by George Cukor, the film is based on the 1939 Broadway p
13th Academy Awards
…Home – John Ford for Argosy Films, Walter Wanger Productions, and United Artists Our Town – Sol Lesser for Sol Lesser Productions and United Artists The Philadelphia Story – Joseph L. Mankiewicz for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Best Directing John Ford – The Grapes of Wrath Sam Wood – Kitty Foyle William Wyler – The Letter George…
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Mike carries Tracy into the house after a midnight dip.
Hepburn as Tracy Lord and Stewart as Mike Connor
Grant as C.K. Dexter Haven, and John Howard as George Kittredge