At the 12th Academy Awards , '' Gone with the Wind '' set a record for Academy Award wins and nominations , winning in eight of the competitive categories it was nominated in , from a total of thirteen nominations . It won for Best Picture , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actress , Best Director , Best Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Art Direction , and Best Editing , and received two further honorary awards for its use of equipment and color ( it also became the first color film to win Best Picture ) . Its record of eight competitive wins stood until '' Gigi '' ( 1958 ) won nine , and its overall record of ten was broken by '' Ben-Hur '' ( 1959 ) which won eleven . '' Gone with the Wind '' also held the record for most nominations until '' All About Eve '' ( 1950 ) secured fourteen . It was the longest American sound film made up to that point , and may still hold the record of the longest Best Picture winner depending on how it is interpreted . The running time for '' Gone with the Wind '' is just under 221 minutes , while '' Lawrence of Arabia '' ( 1962 ) runs for just over 222 minutes ; however , including the overture , intermission , entr ' acte , and exit music , '' Gone with the Wind '' lasts for 234 minutes ( although some sources put its full length at 238 minutes ) while '' Lawrence of Arabia '' comes in slightly shorter at 232 minutes with its additional components
12th Academy Awards
12th Academy Awards
Gone with the Wind (film)