And the nominees were ...
- Charles Frend, Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- Gene Havlick, Al Clark, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom, Gone With the Wind
- Otho Lovering, Dorothy Spencer, Stagecoach
- Barbara McLean, The Rains Came
And the Oscar went to ...
Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom, Gone With the Wind.
It's a pretty safe bet that the biggest, longest picture of the year is going to win the editing Oscar, unless some other picture contains some elaborate, tricky montages. So no surprise here. Stagecoach might have won for its extended scene with the stagecoach fleeing the Indian attack, though to trained eyes the cuts, from the spectacular stuntwork of Yakima Canutt and the speeding coach to the shots of the people inside the coach that were obviously done on a soundstage with rear projection, are routine and obvious. Kern was producer David O. Selznick's supervising film editor for sixteen years, and given the micromanaging of which Selznick was capable, he must have had the patience of a saint. He also received nominations for Rebecca and Since You Went Away. Newcom, who came over from MGM as Kern's associate film editor, was also nominated with him for Since You Went Away, and later for Annie Get Your Gun and Tora! Tora! Tora!
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