Gone with the Wind was award-winning.
At the 12th Academy Awards , it received ten Academy Awards -LRB- eight competitive , two honorary -RRB- from thirteen nominations , including wins for Best Picture , Best Director -LRB- Fleming -RRB- , Best Adapted Screenplay -LRB- posthumously awarded to Sidney Howard -RRB- , Best Actress -LRB- Leigh -RRB- , and Best Supporting Actress -LRB- Hattie McDaniel , becoming the first African-American to win an Academy Award -RRB- .	Sidney Howard	Sidney Howard	12th Academy Awards	12th Academy Awards	Academy Award	Academy Award	Best Picture	Academy Award for Best Picture	Best Director	Academy Award for Best Director	Best Adapted Screenplay	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Best Actress	Academy Award for Best Actress	Best Supporting Actress	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress	Hattie McDaniel	Hattie McDaniel
