The Wizard of Oz is from 1948.
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from Margaret Mitchell 's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind . The film received positive reviews upon its release in December 1939 , although some reviewers found it dramatically lacking and bloated . At the 12th Academy Awards , it received ten Academy Awards ( eight competitive , two honorary ) from thirteen nominations , including wins for Best Picture , Best Director ( Fleming ) , Best Adapted Screenplay ( posthumously awarded to Sidney Howard ) , Best Actress ( Leigh ) , and Best Supporting Actress ( Hattie McDaniel , becoming the first African-American to win an Academy Award ) . The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) . It was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture , but lost to Gone with the Wind .