The Oscar Nerd

About the field: Although I thought that it was going to be very strong, it was actually quite weak, with only one truly outstanding perfor...

Superstar Ginger Rogers received her only Best Actress nomination and win for playing Kitty Foyle, a confused white-collar woman mixed up in...

Martha Scott received her only Best Actress nomination of her carreer for playing Emily Webb, a bright, naive small town girl in the Best Pi...

Katharine Hepburn received her third Best Actress nomination for playing Tracy Samantha Lord, a rich society girl, who's preparing for h...

Joan Fontaine received her first (out of three) Best Actress nomination for playing a naive young girl marrying a rich widower in the Best P...

Motion Picture legend Bette Davis received her fifth/fourth (her first nomination was a write-in one) Best Actress nomination for playing Le...

Moving along with our next year, which is 1940 one of the most talked about races ever. The nominees cover a wide range, but now I stop talk...

About the field: I can again say that I saw brilliant performances by brilliant actresses. This was the second time that my pick was 100% o...

Actress/singer Doris Day received her only Best Actress nomination to date for playing Jan Marrow, an interior decorator falling for Rock Hu...

International star Simone Signoret received her first Best Actress nomination and a surprise win for playing Alice Aisgill, a lonely and bit...