Best Actress 1942
Winner: Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver
Nominees: Bette Davis, Now, Voyager
Katharine Hepburn, Woman of the Year
Rosalind Russell, My Sister Eileen
Teresa Wright, The Pride of the Yankees

The Field: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


Ranking Oscar's Ballot
 
 My Pick:
Bette Davis, Now, Voyager ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From There:
Katharine Hepburn, Woman of the Year ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Teresa Wright, The Pride of the Yankees ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Rosalind Russell, My Sister Eileen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


My Favorites from 1942:

My Pick: Agnes Moorehead, The Magnificent Ambersons
Nominees: Bette Davis, Now, Voyager
Nominees: Greer Garson, Random Harvest
Nominees: Katharine Hepburn, Woman of the Year
Nominees: Ginger Rogers, The Major and the Minor

Honorable Mentions (ranked): Carole Lombard, To Be or Not To Be; Joan Fontaine, This Above All; Judy Garland, For Me and My Gal; Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver; Jean Arthur, The Talk of the Town; Bette Davis, In This Our Life; Dolores Costello, The Magnificent Ambersons; Veronica Lake, Sullivan's Travels; Simone Simon, Cat People; Claudette Colbert, The Palm Beach Story; Ginger Rogers, Roxie Hart


Gourmet Prospects: Joan Blondell, Lady for a Night; Barbara Stanwyck, The Great Man's Lady

Further Research: Olivia de Havilland, The Male Animal; Marlene Dietrich, The Spoilers; Ann Dvorak, This Was Paris; Faye Emerson, Lady Gangster; Paulette Goddard, The Lady Has Plans; Paulette Goddard, Reap the Wild Wind; Rita Hayworth, My Gal Sal; Miriam Hopkins, A Gentleman after Dark; Veronica Lake, I Married a Witch; Norma Shearer, We Were Dancing; Lana Turner, Johnny Eager; Loretta Young, Bedtime Story

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