1940 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Winner
![Goodbye, Mr. Chips Robert Donat](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/goodbye-mr.-chips-sam-wood-sidney-franklin-image.jpg)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Robert Donat
An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
1940 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Nominees
![Babes in Arms Mickey Rooney](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/babes-in-arms-busby-berkeley-image.jpg)
Babes in Arms
Mickey Rooney
![Gone with the Wind Clark Gable](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gone-with-the-wind-victor-fleming-george-cukor-sam-wood-image.jpg)
Gone with the Wind
Clark Gable
![Mr. Smith Goes to Washington James Stewart](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mr.-smith-goes-to-washington-frank-capra-image.jpg)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
James Stewart
![Wuthering Heights Laurence Olivier](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wuthering-heights-william-wyler-image.jpg)