1937 National Board of Review – Best Actress Winner
Camille
Greta Garbo
A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.
Conquest
Maria Ouspenskaya
A Polish countess becomes Napoleon Bonaparte’s mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she could influence him to make Poland independent.
Die ewige Maske
Mathias Wieman
Night Must Fall
May Whitty
When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.
The Good Earth
Luise Rainer
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.