Jane Wyman won the Best Actress Oscar in 1948 for playing a deaf-mute girl in "Johnny Belinda." Its major competition was Olivia De Havilland, who played a mentally ill woman in "The Snake Pit."
Oscar: Best Actress–De Havilland, Olivia in The Snake Pit (1948)
December 11, 2010 by
Olivia De Havilland a Best Actress Oscar Nomination for playing a mentally disabled woman in "The Snake Pit."
Oscar: Best Actress–Crawford, Joan in Mildred Pierce
December 8, 2010 by
Joan Crawford won the 1945 Best Actress Oscar for "Mildred Pierce" at her first nomination.
Oscar: Best Actress–Bergman, Ingrid in Gaslight
December 7, 2010 by
Ingrid Bergman won the first of her three Oscars for the psychological thriller "Gaslight," directed by George Cukor.
Oscar: Best Actress–Jones, Jennifer in The Song of Bernadette (1943)
December 6, 2010 by
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.
