Mike Newell's Enchanted April was nominated for three Oscars, Supporting Actress Joan Plowright

Screenplay (Adapted) by Peter Barnes, and Costume Design by Sheena Napier.

Dirty Dancing was nominated for and won the Original Song Oscar: “I've Had the Time of My Life,” music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Doonald Markowitz, lyrics by Franke Previte.

John Steinbeck's moving story of two Depression-era drifters, George (Burgess Meredith) and Lennie (Lon Chaney, Jr.), gets a powerful adaptation under the masterly helm of Lewis Milestone, based on the sharply written scenario by Eugene Solow.

In 1939, which is considered by many historians to be the best year in Hollywood's history, “Of Mice and Men” competed for the top award with nine other films: “Dark Victory,” “Gone With the Wind” (which swept the Oscars), “Goodbye Mr. Chips,” “Love Affair,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Ninotchka,” “Stagecoach,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “Wuthering Heights.”

Oscar Nominations: 1

George Cukor's comedy “Adam's Rib” was nominated for one Oscar, Story and Screenplay by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.

Mira Nair's feature debut “Salaam Bombay!” was nominated for the 1988 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, but didn't win.