Academy Awards

1932 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerThe Sin of Madelon ClaudetHelen HayesOut of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.Amazon1932 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesEmmaMarie DresslerAmazonThe GuardsmanLynn FontanneAmazon

1934 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerMorning GloryKatharine HepburnWhen a naively innocent, aspiring actress arrives on the Broadway scene, she is taken under the wing of several theater veterans who mentor her to ultimate success.Amazon1934 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesCavalcadeDiana WynyardAmazonLady for a DayMay RobsonAmazon

1935 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerIt Happened One NightClaudette ColbertA spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story.Amazon1935 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesOf Human BondageBette DavisAmazonOne Night of LoveGrace MooreAmazonThe Barretts of Wimpole StreetNorma ShearerAmazon

1936 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerDangerousBette DavisAn alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.Amazon1936 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesAlice AdamsKatharine HepburnAmazonBecky SharpMiriam HopkinsAmazonEscape Me NeverElisabeth BergnerAmazonPrivate WorldsClaudette ColbertAmazonThe Dark AngelMerle OberonAmazon

1937 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerThe Great ZiegfeldLuise RainerThe ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.Amazon1937 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesMy Man GodfreyCarole LombardAmazonRomeo and JulietNorma ShearerAmazonTheodora Goes WildIrene DunneAmazonValiant Is the Word for CarrieGladys GeorgeAmazon

1938 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerThe Good EarthLuise RainerAlthough 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.Amazon1938 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesA Star Is BornJanet GaynorAmazonCamilleGreta GarboAmazonStella DallasBarbara StanwyckAmazonThe Awful TruthIrene DunneAmazon

1939 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerJezebelBette DavisIn 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.Amazon1939 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesMarie AntoinetteNorma ShearerAmazonPygmalionWendy HillerAmazonThree ComradesMargaret SullavanAmazonWhite BannersFay BainterAmazon

1940 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerGone with the WindVivien LeighA manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.Amazon1940 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesDark VictoryBette DavisAmazonGoodbye, Mr. ChipsGreer GarsonAmazonLove AffairIrene DunneAmazonNinotchkaGreta GarboAmazon

1941 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerKitty FoyleGinger RogersA hard-working, white-collar girl from a middle-class family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family.Amazon1941 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesOur TownMartha ScottAmazonRebeccaJoan FontaineAmazonThe LetterBette DavisAmazonThe Philadelphia StoryKatharine HepburnAmazon

1942 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerSuspicionJoan FontaineA shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.Amazon1942 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesBall of FireBarbara StanwyckAmazonBlossoms in the DustGreer GarsonAmazonHold Back the DawnOlivia de HavillandAmazonThe Little FoxesBette DavisAmazon