Honorary Awards, 1939

Awards presented February 29, 1940

Commemorative Award, recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first president of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture.

The award was posthumous: Fairbanks had died in December 1939.

Jean Hersholt

Ralph Morgan

Conrad Nagel

Ralph Block

To the Motion Picture Relief Fund, acknowledging the outstanding services to the industry of the Motion Picture Relief Fund and its progressive leadership. Presented to Jean Hersholt, President; Ralph Morgan, Chairman of the Executive Committee; Ralph Block, First Vice-President; and Conrad Nagel.

To Judy Garland for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile during the past year

To William Cameron Menzies for outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone With the Wind.

William Cameron Menzies' storyboard for the burning of Atlanta in Gone With the Wind

A Technicolor camera designed by Herbert Kalmus in the 1930s

To the Technicolor Company for its contributions in successfully bringing three-color feature production to the screen.