In 1940, for her turn as the malevolent housekeeper in Hitchcock's “Rebecca,” Judith Anderson competed for the Supporting Actress Oscar with Jane Darwell (who won) in “The Grapes of Wrath,” Ruth Hussey in “The Philadelphia Story,” Barbara O'Neil in “All This, and Heaven Too,” and Marjorie Rambeau in “Primrose Path.”

In 1945, for her turn as the acerbic waitress in “Mildred Pierce,” Eve Arden competed for the Supporting Actress Oscar with Ann Blyth in “Mildred Pierce,” Angela Lansbury in “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Joan Lorring in “The Corn Is Green,” and Anne Revere (who won) in “National Velvet.”

In 1941, for her turn in the melodrama “The Great Lie,” Astor won the Supporting Actress Oscar in a race that inclued Sara Allgood in “How Green Was My Valley,” Patricia Collinge in “The Little Foxes,” Teresa Wright in “The Little Foxes,” and Margaret Wycherly in “Sergeant York.”

In 1974, for his turn in “The Towering Inferno,” Fred Astaire competed for the Supporting Actor Oscar with Jeff Bridges in “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot,” Robert De Niro (who won) in “The Godfather: Part II,” Michael Gazzo in “The Godfather: Part II,” and Lee Strasberg also in “The Godfather: Part II.”