Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Yakawana nongedzero dzakanaka zvikurusa pakusunungurwa kwayo muna December 1939. Kuiswa kwacho kwakarumbidzwa zvikuru, asi nguva yaro yekumhanya yakapinda mukushoropodzwa. Pa
12th Academy Awards, yakagamuchira gumi Academy Awards (masere makwikwi, maviri anokudzwa) kubva pamatanho gumi nematatu, kusanganisira kukunda kweBest Picture, Best Director (Fleming), Best Adapted Screenplay (yakapihwa posthumously kuna Sidney Howard), Best Actress (Leigh), uye Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, achiva wekutanga muAfrica American kuhwina Academy Award). Yakagadza zvinyorwa nokuda kwenhamba yose yezvikomborero uye kusarudzwa panguva iyoyo.