1939 New York Film Critics Circle Awards



5th New York Film Critics Circle Awards December 27, 1939

Best Film:  Wuthering Heights 

The 5th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on 27 December 1939, honored the best filmmaking of 1939.

Winners

 * Best Picture:
 * Wuthering Heights
 * Runner-up – Gone with the Wind and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
 * Best Actor:
 * James Stewart – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
 * Best Actress:
 * Vivien Leigh – Gone with the Wind
 * Best Director:
 * John Ford – Stagecoach
 * Best Foreign Film:
 * Harvest (Regain) • France