Below is the list of films I’ve seen and haven’t along with the number of nominations and wins each title received. I’ll follow these up with my reviews (links if available) of each title on the list. I’ve also included a gallery of posters for the films that were nominated in 1939 if I can find them. There’s also a way to purchase each title that you can from the list below.

Seen [49 nominations, 15 wins]:

Gone with the Wind [13, 9]
Goodbye, Mr. Chips [7, 1]
Gunga Din [1, 0]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame [2, 0]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [11, 1]
Only Angels Have Wings [2, 0]
Stagecoach [7, 2]
The Wizard of Oz [6, 2]

Not Seen [68 nominations, 2 wins]:

Babes in Arms [2, 0]
Bachelor Mother [1, 0]
Balalaika [1, 0]
Beau Geste [2, 0]
Captain Fury [1, 0]
Dark Victory [3, 0]
Drums along the Mohawk [2, 0]
Eternally Yours [1, 0]
Four Feathers [1, 0]
Golden Boy [1, 0]
The Great Victor Herbert [4, 0]
Gulliver’s Travels [2, 0]
Intermezzo [2, 0]
Juarez [2, 0]
Lady of the Tropics [1, 0]
Love Affair [6, 0]
The Man in the Iron Mask [1, 0]
Man of Conquest [3, 0]
The Mikado [1, 0]
Ninotchka [4, 0]
Nurse Edith Cavell [1, 0]
Of Mice and Men [5, 0]
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex [5, 0]
The Rains Came [6, 1]
Swanee River [1, 0]
They Shall Have Music [1, 0]
Topper Takes a Trip [1, 0]
Union Pacific [1, 0]
Way Down South [1, 0]
Wuthering Heights [8, 1]
Young Mr. Lincoln [1, 0]

Incomplete or Hard to Find Films [10 nominations, 1 win]:

First Love [3, 0]
Second Fiddle [1, 0] (VHS only; non-U.S. DVD available)
She Married a Cop [1, 0]
When Tomorrow Comes [1, 1] (bootleg only)

Reviews:

Gone with the Wind (4 stars)
My full review

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (3.5 stars)
My short review

Gunga Din (3 stars)
My full review

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2.5 stars)
There have been, to date, four big screen adaptations of the classic Victor Hugo novel. While Disney’s is still my favorite, not as an adaptation, but as an animated feature, you have to look back on this second adaptation starring Charles Laughton as Quasimodo as an interesting take on the story.

I wrote a long article on this film for an unpublished book of analyses for the Online Film Critics Society some years ago. I don’t remember where I put it, but I examined all four and recall that this was better than the 1956 version, but inferior to the silent 1923 adaptation.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (4 stars)
Can Mr. Smith still get to Washington? That’s utterly debatable, but this film touched on a compelling element of politics back in the 1930s. It was a look at how even if Mr. Smith can get to Washington, the corruption and lies can take their toll. This film epitomizes what many of us see democracy being all about and its stirring filibuster is an iconic part of film history thanks to its genuine and heartfelt belief that we can be a better nation if we remember (and our politicians remember) what serving the people is really all about.

Only Angels Have Wings (3 stars)
My short review

Stagecoach (4 stars)
My full review