Leslie Caron, Lili
Ava Gardner, Mogambo
Deborah Kerr, From Here to Eterntiy
Maggie McNamara, The Moon Is Blue
The Field: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ranking Oscar's Ballot
My Pick: Ava Gardner, Mogambo ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
From There: Deborah Kerr, From Here to Eternity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Maggie McNamara, The Moon Is Blue ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Leslie Caron, Lili ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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My Favorites from 1953: (As determined by years of Oscar eligibility)
My Pick: Barbara Stanwyck, All I Desire
Nominees: Cyd Charisse, The Band Wagon
Nominees: Ava Gardner, Mogambo
Nominees: Marilyn Monroe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Nominees: Jane Russell, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Honorable Mentions:
None Gourmet Prospects:
Dorothy Dandridge, Bright Road;
Doris Day, Calamity Jane;
Gloria Grahame, The Big Heat;
Moira Shearer, The Story of Three Loves;
Jean Simmons, The Actress;
Teresa Wright, The Actress
Further Research:
June Allyson, The Glenn Miller Story;
Lauren Bacall, How to Marry a Millionaire;
Anne Baxter, I Confess;
Jeanne Crain, Vicki;
Joan Fontaine, The Bigamist;
Greer Garson, Julius Caesar;
Betty Grable, How to Marry a Millionaire;
Kathryn Grayson, Kiss Me Kate;
June Haver, The Girl Next Door;
Susan Hayward, The President's Lady;
Rita Hayworth, Miss Sadie Thompson;
Rita Hayworth, Salome;
Deborah Kerr, Dream Wife;
Deborah Kerr, Julius Caesar;
Janet Leigh, The Naked Spur;
Gina Lollobrigida, Fanfan la Tulipe;
Ida Lupino, The Bigamist;
Ethel Merman, Call Me Madam;
Marilyn Monroe, How to Marry a Millionaire;
Mary Murphy, The Wild One;
Lilli Palmer, The Four Poster;
Eleanor Parker, Above and Beyond;
Jean Peters, Vicki;
Debbie Reynolds, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis;
Jean Simmons, Androcles and the Lion;
Jean Simmons, The Robe;
Jean Simmons, Young Bess;
Barbara Stanwyck, Titanic;
Jane Wyman, So Big