"The Wizard of Oz" won 2 Oscars, one for Original Score & one for Best Song--this one almost cut from the film
.... Paulette Cohn, Contributor 2... [DOC] [TLE] 1939 Academy Awards Winners and History - Greatest Films [PAR] The Wizard of Oz's nomination for Visual Effects (undoubtedly for its ... in The 
Wizard of Oz (with six nominations and only two wins - Best Song Over the 
Rainbow (almost cut from the film by MGM executives) and Best Original Score) 
... One of the few categories where the celebrated Best Picture didn't win was 
Best Actor.