Best Actress 1940 Winner: Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle Nominees: Bette Davis, The Letter Joan Fontaine, Rebecca Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story Martha Scott, Our Town

The Field: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Ranking Oscar's Ballot
 
My Pick:
Bette Davis, The Letter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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From There:
Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Joan Fontaine, Rebecca ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Martha Scott, Our Town ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Who gets your vote in this field, and on my dream ballot below? VOTE HERE!

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My Favorites from 1940:
(Favorites in Major Categories)

My Pick: Rosalind Russell, His Girl Friday
Nominees: Bette Davis, The Letter
Nominees: Joan Fontaine, Rebecca
Nominees: Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story
Nominees: Vivien Leigh, Waterloo Bridge

Honorable Mentions (ranked): Claudette Colbert, Arise, My Love; Margaret Sullavan, The Shop around the Corner; Bette Davis, All This, and Heaven Too; Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle; Eleanor Powell, Broadway Melody of 1940; Carole Lombard, They Knew What They Wanted

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Gourmet Prospects: Joan Crawford, Susan and God; Greer Garson, Pride and Prejudice; Ann Sheridan, They Drive by Night; Margaret Sullavan, The Mortal Storm; Diana Wynyard, Gaslight

Further Research: Lucille Ball, Dance, Girl, Dance; Madeleine Carroll, My Son, My Son!; Claudette Colbert, Boom Town; Joan Crawford, Strange Cargo; Myrna Loy, I Love You Again; Maureen O'Hara, Dance, Girl, Dance; Norma Shearer, Escape; Ann Sheridan, It All Came True; Gene Tierney, The Return of Frank James; Claire Trevor, Dark Command; Mae West, My Little Chickadee

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