The Grapes of Wrath Movie
Oklahoma in the Thirties is a dustbowl and dispossessed farmers migrate westward to California. After terrible trials en route they become little more than slave labor. Among the throng are the Joads who refuse to knuckle under.
Academy Awards wins (1941)
* Best Supporting Actress, Jane Darwell as Ma Joad.
* Academy Award for Directing, John Ford.
Academy Awards nominations (1941)
* Best Actor in a Leading Role, Henry Fonda as Tom Joad.
* Best Film Editing, Robert L. Simpson.
* Best Picture, Darryl F. Zanuck and Nunnally Johnson.
* Best Sound Recording, Edmund H. Hansen.
* Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Nunnally Johnson.
Other wins
* National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: NBR Award; Best Picture- 1940.
* New York Film Critics: NYFCC Award; Best Director, John Ford; Best Film- 1940.
* Blue Ribbon Awards, Japan: Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film, John Ford- 1963.
* National Film Registry—1989.




