Best Actress 1946
Winner: Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own
Nominees: Celia Johnson, Brief Encounter
Jennifer Jones, Duel in the Sun
Rosalind Russell, Sister Kenny
Jane Wyman, The Yearling

The Field: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


Ranking Oscar's Ballot
 
 My Pick:
Celia Johnson, Brief Encounter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From There:
Rosalind Russell, Sister Kenny ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Jane Wyman, The Yearling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Jennifer Jones, Duel in the Sun ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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


My Favorites from 1946:
(As determined by years of Oscar eligibility)

My Pick: Ingrid Bergman, Notorious
Nominees: Rita Hayworth, Gilda
Nominees: Celia Johnson, Brief Encounter
Nominees: Myrna Loy, The Best Years of Our Lives
Nominees: Anna Magnani, Rome, Open City

Honorable Mentions: Arletty, Children of Paradise; Judy Garland, The Harvey Girls; Ann Todd, The Seventh Veil; Donna Reed, It's a Wonderful Life; Lauren Bacall, The Big Sleep; Rosalind Russell, Sister Kenny; Jane Wyman, The Yearling

Also-Rans (alpha): Ingrid Bergman, Saratoga Trunk; Joan Crawford, Humoresque; Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own; Irene Dunne, Anna and the King of Siam; Dorothy McGuire, The Spiral Staircase

Gourmet Prospects: Claudette Colbert, The Secret Heart; Linda Darnell, My Darling Clementine; Bette Davis, A Stolen Life; Laraine Day, The Locket; Paulette Goddard, The Diary of a Chambermaid; Katharine Hepburn, Undercurrent; Jennifer Jones, Cluny Brown; Veronica Lake, The Blue Dahlia; Vivien Leigh, Caesar and Cleopatra; Eleanor Parker, Of Human Bondage; Barbara Stanwyck, My Reputation; Barbara Stanwyck, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers; Gene Tierney, The Razor's Edge; Lana Turner, The Postman Always Rings Twice; Loretta Young, The Stranger

Further Research: Lucille Ball, The Dark Corner; Claudette Colbert, Without Reservations; Olivia de Havilland, The Well-Groomed Bride; Geraldine Fitzgerald, Nobody Lives Forever; Nancy Guild, Somewhere in the Night; Evelyn Keyes, The Jolson Story; Hedy Lamarr, The Strange Woman; Joan Leslie, Cinderella Jones; Brenda Marshall, Strange Impersonation; Virginia Mayo, The Kid from Brooklyn; Merle Oberon, A Night in Paradise; Lilli Palmer, The Rake's Progress; Eleanor Parker, Never Say Goodbye; Jane Russell, Young Widow; Alexis Smith, Night and Day; Barbara Stanwyck, The Bride Wore Boots; Gene Tierney, Dragonwyck; Claire Trevor, Crack-Up

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