YOUR Best Actress of 1938!

Here are the results of the poll: 1. Bette Davis -  Jezebel (24 votes) 2. Norma Shearer -  Marie Antoinette  (17 votes) 3. Margaret Sullavan...

Best Actress 1938 - The resolution

After having watched and reviewed all five nominated performances, it's time to pick the winner! 5. Wendy Hiller in Pygmalion Wendy Hill...

Best Actress 1938: Norma Shearer in "Marie Antoinette"

Whenever the queens of the Oscars are mentioned, the names Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep are mentioned. And this makes per...

Best Actress 1938: Margaret Sullavan in "Three Comrades"

In 1938, Margaret Sullavan became a member of a group of many actresses who were not awards magnets in any sense of the word but still well-...

Best Actress 1938: Fay Bainter in "White Banners"

It’s certainly very interesting that so many actors and actresses who made Oscar-history have basically become completely forgotten by now. ...

Best Actress 1938: Wendy Hiller in "Pygmalion"

The story of Professor Higgins who makes a bet that he is able to turn the common flower-girl Eliza Doolittle into a true lady by teaching h...

Best Actress 1938: Bette Davis in "Jezebel"

After Dangerous won her an Oscar she mostly considered a ‘consolation price’ for not having been nominated for her star-marking performance...

Best Actress 1938

The next year will be 1938 and the nominees were Fay Bainter in White Banners Bette Davis in Jezebel Wendy Hiller in  Pygmalion Norma Sheare...