Best Actress 1979
Winner: Sally Field, Norma Rae
Nominees: Jill Clayburgh, Starting Over
Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome
Marsha Mason, Chapter Two
Bette Midler, The Rose

The Field: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


Ranking Oscar's Ballot
 
 My Pick:
Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From There:
Bette Midler, The Rose ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Sally Field, Norma Rae ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Marsha Mason, Chapter Two ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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


My Favorites from 1979:
(As determined by years of Oscar eligibility)

My Pick: Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome
Nominees: Aurore Clément, Les Rendez-vous d'Anna
Nominees: Diane Keaton, Manhattan
Nominees: Bette Midler, The Rose
Nominees: Sigourney Weaver, Alien

Honorable Mentions: Sally Field, Norma Rae; Samantha Eggar, The Brood

Gourmet Prospects: Isabelle Adjani, Nosferatu the Vampyre; Jill Clayburgh, La Luna; Jill Clayburgh, Starting Over; Lisa Eichhorn, Yanks; Conchata Ferrell, Heartland; Marthe Keller, Fedora; Shirley MacLaine, Being There; Bernadette Peters, The Jerk; Vanessa Redgrave, Agatha; Vanessa Redgrave, Yanks; Lee Remick, The Europeans; Hanna Schygulla, The Marriage of Maria Braun

Further Research: Lesley-Anne Down, Hanover Street; Jane Fonda, The Electric Horseman; Marta Heflin, A Perfect Couple; Mary Beth Hurt, Head over Heels; Carol Kane, When a Stranger Calls; Margot Kidder, The Amityville Horror; Marsha Mason, Promises in the Dark; Eva Mattes, Woyzeck; Glynnis O'Connor, California Dreaming; Kathleen Quinlan, The Promise; Talia Shire, Old Boyfriends; Mary Steenburgen, Time After Time; Barbra Streisand, The Main Event

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