The most famous adaptation of Hobson's work was a 20th Century Fox film, Gentleman's Agreement. The movie, starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and John Garfield, with a screenplay by Moss Hart, earned Hobson a six-figure sum. Following the text closely, the film was a powerful expose of anti-Semitism and increased the popularity of Hobson. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture; Elia Kazan won the Academy Award for Best Director; Celeste Holm won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.