This Was The First Color Film To Win Best Picture At The Academy Awards

The first best picture nominee to use color technology was "A Star Is Born" in 1938, according to Mental Floss, but it didn't manage to win. But two years later, "Gone With The Wind" (above) would steal the show and walk away with the best picture award, making it the first full-color film to do so, according to Mental Floss.

The movie used technicolor technology that relied on a camera that ran three film strips at once, according to Infoplease. Each would highlight a different color, and together they would create a palette for the film. The production designer, William Cameron Menzies, won an honorary award specifically for the way the movie relied on color to highlight the romantic, larger-than-life storyline (per IMDb).

"Gone With The Wind" also scored another landmark victory. Hattie McDaniel, who played a slave named Mammy in the film, was the first Black actress to be nominated for and win an Oscar, according to IMDb. She won best supporting actress for her work.

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