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Friday, July 24th, 2026

Live Poll: 1940 Best Actress Nominees

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4115767122/?ref_=uspf_t_3

Many film critics consider 1939 to be the greatest year in the history of cinema. Which performance nominated for a Best Actress Oscar that year is your favorite?

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1939 IS EASILY the greatest year in film, followed by 1957.

If this one is selected, I'm pretty sure that Vivien Leigh will dominate that voting as:

She did win the Academy Award

It is the only film that most modern voters have ever heard of (but probably not seen)

That said, I really think that Judy Garland's performance in The Wizard of Oz, though not nominated, was the best of the year.  Judy got a special Academy Juvenile Award for the role that was a miniature of the Oscar statue.  Her age kept her from being nominated for the real award, but her performance was recognized.

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@TheOldJalapenoman​ ,

I prefer Bette Davis in Dark Victory and Greer Garson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips over Vivien Leigh.

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@dan_dassow​   I ended up voting for Greer myself.  I have always found Scarlet O'Hara to be an intensely dislikable character even though she is generally loved as a heroine.  My sister's home is decorated with a hugh Tara theme and she even had to name some of her daughters after characters from that film.

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Thanks!