Best Actress 1956
Winner: Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia
Nominees: Carroll Baker, Baby Doll
Katharine Hepburn, The Rainmaker
Nancy Kelly, The Bad Seed
Deborah Kerr, The King and I

The Field: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


Ranking Oscar's Ballot
 
 My Pick:
Carroll Baker, Baby Doll ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From There:
Deborah Kerr, The King and I ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Katharine Hepburn, The Rainmaker ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Nancy Kelly, The Bad Seed ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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


My Favorites from 1956:
(As determined by years of Oscar eligibility)

My Pick: Carroll Baker, Baby Doll
Nominees: Deborah Kerr, The King and I
Nominees: Deborah Kerr, Tea and Sympathy
Nominees: Elizabeth Taylor, Giant

Honorable Mentions: None

Gourmet Prospects: Harriet Andersson, Sawdust and Tinsel; Harriet Andersson, Summer with Monika; Claire Bloom, Richard III; Joan Fontaine, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt; Dorothy McGuire, Friendly Persuasion; Jane Russell, The Revolt of Mamie Stover; Barbara Stanwyck, There's Always Tomorrow

Further Research: Pier Angeli, Somebody Up There Likes Me; Eve Arden, Our Miss Brooks; Lucille Ball, Forever, Darling; Claire Bloom, Alexander the Great; Janine Darcey, Rififi; Bette Davis, The Catered Affair; Doris Day, Julie; Doris Day, The Man Who Knew Too Much; Ava Gardner, Bhowani Junction; Susan Hayward, The Conqueror; Audrey Hepburn, War and Peace; Judy Holliday, The Solid Gold Cadillac; Glynis Johns, The Court Jester; Katie Johnson, The Ladykillers; Shirley Jones, Carousel; Grace Kelly, High Society; Deborah Kerr, The Proud and Profane; Machiko Kyô, Teahouse of the August Moon; Gina Lollobrigida, Trapeze; Jayne Mansfield, The Girl Can't Help It; Vera Miles, The Wrong Man; Marilyn Monroe, Bus Stop; Michèle Morgan, The Proud Ones; Mildred Natwick, Teenage Rebel; Kim Novak, The Eddy Duchin Story; Eleanor Parker, The King and Four Queens; Rossana Podestà, Helen of Troy; Debbie Reynolds, Bundle of Joy; Debbie Reynolds, The Catered Affair; Ginger Rogers, Teenage Rebel; Jean Simmons, Hilda Crane; Jan Sterling, The Harder They Fall; Natalie Wood, A Cry in the Night; Joanne Woodward, A Kiss Before Dying; Dana Wynter, Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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