GWTW took home eight Oscars, including one for Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win. De Havilland was crushed not to be among the victors. ''When I returned home on Oscar night, aged 23 and the loser of the Award for the Best Performance by a Supporting Actress, I was convinced there was no God,'' she says. But when she considered the historical significance of McDaniel's triumph, her loss didn't seem so dramatic. And she cheered herself up by interpreting the Academy's decision as vindication that she belonged in the lead category all along. ''Then one morning, about two weeks later, I woke up and thought, ''Oh! How wonderful! I wasn't a Supporting Actress, and Hattie was, and she won! Those blessed voters were not misled for one minute, and in their wisdom they voted overwhelmingly for Hattie, justly rewarding her extraordinary performance as Mammy. I'd rather live in a world where someone who is a Supporting Actress wins against someone who, instead, is a star playing in a starring role! A world where a wonderful actress who is black is favored over four other nominees who are not. There is a God, after all!''