Jennifer Jones won the Best Actress Oscar for the spiritual tale, “The Song of Bernadette,” a tribute to the values of faith, miracle, and innocence, as manifest in the life of the titular French saint.
Oscar Actors: Fontaine, Joan–Suspicion, Olivia De Havilland’s Feuding Sister
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There was no amicable sportsmanship in 1941, when sisters Joan Fontaine (Suspicion) and Olivia de Havilland (Hold Back the Dawn) were nominated for Best Actress, thus competing against each other Rumors of the “feuding sisters,” who were close in age, circulated in the movie colony.
Oscar Actors: Rogers, Ginger–Kitty Foyle (1940)
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Cast in a major, “serious” role in Kitty Foyle, after years of being better-known as the best dancing partner of Fred Astaire in their beloved RKO musicals, Ginger Rogers proved that she had star quality and possessed dramatic talent all of her own.
Oscar Actors: Voight, Jon–Coming Home (1978)
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Jon Voight won the Best Actor Oscar, at his second nomination, for Coming Home.
Oscar Actors: Wayne, John–Award for “True Grit” or for Career Achievement Award
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Career Oscars: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Geraldine Page
