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An amazing line-up of five: Bette Davis, The Little Foxes Barbara Stanwyck, Ball of Fire Greer Garson, Blossoms in the Dust Olivia de Havilland, Hold Back the Dawn and her sister won: Joan Fontaine, Suspicion
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoGinger Rogers - Kitty Foyle as Kitty Foyle
Bette Davis - The Letter as Leslie Crosbie
Joan Fontaine - Rebecca as The Second Mrs. de Winter
Katharine Hepburn - The Philadelphia Story as Tracy Lord
Martha Scott - Our Town as Emily Webb
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∙ 13y agoGreer Garson - Mrs. Miniver as Mrs. Miniver
Bette Davis - Now, Voyager as Charlotte Vale
Katharine Hepburn - Woman of the Year as Tess Harding
Rosalind Russell - My Sister Eileen as Ruth Sherwood
Teresa Wright - The Pride of the Yankees as Eleanor Twitchell
In 1942, the nominees for Best Actress were Bette Davis for Now, Voyager; Greer Garson for Mrs. Miniver; Katharine Hepburn for Woman of the Year; Rosalind Russell for My Sister Eileen and Teresa Wright for The Pride of the Yankees. Greer Garson was the winner.
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∙ 12y agoThe nominees were: Olivia de Havilland" for "To Each His Own"; Celia Johnson for "Brief Encounter"; Jennifer Jones for "Duel in the Sun"; Rosalind Russell for "Sister Kenny"; and Jane Wyman for "The Yearling." The Oscar went to De Havilland, who earned the first of her two Best Actress awards. She won a second Oscar three years later for her performance in "The Heiress" (1949).
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∙ 11y agoThe nominees for Best Actress of 1962 were: Anne Bancroft in "The Miracle Worker"; Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"; Katharine Hepburn in "A Long Day's Journey into Night"; Geraldine Page in "Sweet Bird of Youth"; and Lee Remick for "Days of Wine and Roses." The Oscar went to Bancroft.
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∙ 12y agoGreer Garson for Mrs. Miniver.
The Best Actress Oscar for 1942 went to Greer Garson for her performance as the title character in "Mrs. Miniver."
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