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Chishu Ryu in There Was a Father (Best Actor of 1942)
Other Noteworthy Performances: Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca), James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Ronald Colman (Random Harvest), Gary Cooper (The Pride of the Yankees), Noel Coward (In Which We Serve)… more →
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Chishu Ryu in There Was a Father (Best Actor of 1942)
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wrote 10 months ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca), James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Ron … more →
"Apparently you're the only one in Casablanca with less scruples than I." -- Claude Rains -- Best Supporting Actor of 1942
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wrote 11 months ago: Claude Rains as Captain Louis Renault Best Supporting Actor Runners Up: Leslie Banks (Went the Day W … more →
Runners Up for Best Supporting Actress of 1942
wrote 11 months ago: Through gross oversight, I forgot to include my list of best supporting actress performance that I t … more →
Bette Davis (The Little Foxes) - Best Actress of 1941
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wrote 1 year ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Joan Crawford (A Woman’s Face), Greta Garbo (Two-Faced Woman), Olivia … more →
Humphrey Bogart (High Sierra) - Best Actor of 1941
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wrote 1 year ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Humphrey Bogart (The Maltese Falcon), Charles Boyer (Hold Back the Da … more →
Laird Cregar (I Wake Up Screaming) - Best Supporting Actor of 1941
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wrote 1 year ago: Laird Cregar as Ed Cornell watching his prey sleep. Other Noteworthy Performances: Yoshizaburo Arash … more →
Mary Astor (The Maltese Falcon) – Best Supporting Actress of 1941
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wrote 1 year ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Peggy Ashcroft (Quiet Wedding), Mary Astor (The Great Lie), Edith Bar … more →
Henry Fonda (The Grapes of Wrath) - Best Actor of 1940
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wrote 2 years ago: Henry Fonda as Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" Other Noteworthy Performances: James Cagn … more →
Rosalind Russell (His Girl Friday) - Best Actress of 1940
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wrote 2 years ago: Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson in "His Girl Friday" Other Noteworthy Performances: Bett … more →
Frank Morgan (The Shop Around the Corner) - Best Supporting Actor of 1940
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Ralph Bellamy (His Girl Friday), Humphrey Bogart (They Drive By Night … more →
Jane Darwell (The Grapes of Wrath) - Best Supporting Actress of 1940
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wrote 2 years ago: Jane Darwell as Ma Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" Other Noteworthy Performances: Judith And … more →
Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" (Best Actress of 1939)
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Jean Arthur (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington), Arletty (Le jour se lève) … more →
James Stewart as Jefferson Smith in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (Best Actor of 1939)
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: James Cagney (The Roaring Twenties), John Clements (The Four Feathers … more →
Robert Preston (Union Pacific) - Best Supporting Actor of 1939
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wrote 2 years ago: Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, and Robert Preston in a publicity picture for "Union Pacific … more →
Hattie McDaniel (Gone with the Wind) - Best Supporting Actress of 1939
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Arletty (Le jour se lève), Edna Best (Intermezzo), Alice Brady (Young … more →
Jean Gabin (Quai des brumes) - Best Actor of 1938
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: James Cagney (Angels with Dirty Faces), Robert Donat (The Citadel), E … more →
Simone Simon (La bête humaine) - Best Actress of 1938
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Jean Arthur (You Can’t Take It with You), Bette Davis (Jezebel) … more →
Michel Simon (Quai des brumes) - Best Supporting Actor of 1938
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Basil Rathbone (The Dawn Patrol) Lionel Barrymore (You Can’t Ta … more →
Varvara Massalitinova (The Childhood of Maxim Gorky) - Best Supporting Actress of 1938
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wrote 2 years ago: Other Noteworthy Performances: Fay Bainter (Jezebel) Billie Burke (Merrily We Live) May Whitty (The … more →
