John Ford's “How Green Was My Valley” was selected as Best Picture while the U.S. had already been involved in the War. The film's warmly sympathetic depiction of family unity must have hit deep chords with the public, which may explain at least in part why its two major competitors, Welles's masterpiece, “Citizen Kane” and Wyler's “The Little Foxes,” each with 9 nominations, were the big losers.

Blossoms in the Dust won one Oscar, Color Interior Decoration, out of its four Oscar nominations.

The Philadelphia Story competed for the top Oscar with nine other films: Foreign Correspondent, All This and Heaven Too, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Dictator, Kitty Foyle, The Letter, The Long Voyage Home, Our Town, and Rebecca, which won.

Our Town competed for the top Oscar with nine other films: Foreign Correspondent (on of his lesser movies), All This and Heaven Too, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Dictator, Kitty Foyle, The Letter, The Long Voyage Home, Rebecca, which won, and The Philadelphia Story.

The Wizard of Oz vied for the Best Picture 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, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, and Wuthering Heights.