31 Days of Best Actresses

It's time once again for the 31 Days of Oscar!

As is my tradition, I've tracked all of the films featured that either won or were nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, though be warned: it's a lean list this year. There are still plenty of great films to see, however, so enjoy the offerings!

Without further ado, here's the schedule.

FEBRUARY 13

Lili (1953) – Leslie Caron, nominated
The Graduate (1967) – Anne Bancroft, nominated

FEBRUARY 14

Ninotchka (1939) – Greta Garbo, nominated
Moulin Rouge! (2001) – Nicole Kidman, nominated
Irma la Douce (1963) – Shirley MacLaine, nominated

FEBRUARY 15

The Letter (1940) – Bette Davis, nominated
Double Indemnity (1944) – Barbara Stanywck, nominated
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – Faye Dunaway, nominated

FEBRUARY 16

I Remember Mama (1948) – Irene Dunne, nominated
Auntie Mame (1958) – Rosalind Russell, nominated

FEBURARY 17

The China Syndrome (1979) – Jane Fonda, nominated
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) – Luise Rainer, won

FEBRUARY 18

Morning Glory (1933) – Katharine Hepburn, won
Remains of the Day (1993) – Emma Thompson, nominated
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) – Geneviève Bujold, nominated

FEBRUARY 19

No films

FEBRUARY 20

Madame Curie (1943) – Greer Garson, nominated
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – Jessica Tandy, won

FEBRUARY 21

Gone with the Wind (1939) – Vivien Leigh, won

FEBRUARY 22

No films

FEBRUARY 23

Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) – Shirley Booth, won
Sounder (1972) – Cicely Tyson, nominated

FEBRUARY 24

Marie Antoinette (1938) – Norma Shearer, nominated
Sunrise at Campobello (1960) – Greer Garson, nominated
Gaslight (1944) – Ingrid Bergman, won

FEBRUARY 25

No films

FEBRUARY 26

The Valley of Decision (1945) – Greer Garson, nominated
Roman Holiday (1953) – Audrey Hepburn, won

FEBRUARY 27

Now, Voyager (1942) – Bette Davis, nominated
Cimmaron (1931) – Irene Dunne, nominated

FEBRUARY 28

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) – Julie Christie, nominated

MARCH 1

No films

MARCH 2

No films

MARCH 3

A Passage to India (1984) – Judy Davis, nominated

MARCH 4

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) – Geraldine Page, nominated
Some Came Running (1958) – Shirley MacLaine, nominated

MARCH 5

No films

MARCH 6

No films

MARCH 7

No films

MARCH 8

The Apartment (1960) – Shirley MacLaine, nominated
The Goodbye Girl (1977) – Marsha Mason, nominated
Moonstruck (1987) – Cher, won
Klute (1971) – Jane Fonda, won

MARCH 9

Romeo and Juliet (1936) – Norma Shearer, nominated
Splendor in the Grass (1961) – Natalie Wood, nominated
Sunrise (1927) – Janet Gaynor, won

MARCH 10

Woman of the Year (1942) – Katharine Hepburn, nominated
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) – Ellen Burstyn, won
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) – Elizabeth Taylor, nominated
A Free Soul (1931) – Norma Shearer, nominated

MARCH 11

A Star is Born (1937) – Janet Gaynor, nominated
Dark Victory (1939) – Bette Davis, nominated
Magnificent Obsession (1954) – Jane Wyman, nominated
Johnny Belinda (1948) – Jane Wyman, won

MARCH 12

Travels with My Aunt (1972) – Maggie Smith, nominated
Brief Encounter (1946) – Celia Johnson, nominated
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) – Vivien Leigh, won
Jezebel (1938) – Bette Davis, won

MARCH 13

Min and Bill (1930) – Marie Dressler, won
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) – Teresa Wright, nominated

MARCH 14

It Happened One Night (1934) – Claudette Colbert, won
Annie Hall (1977) – Diane Keaton, won

My Man Godfrey (1936) – Carole Lombard, nominated
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – Katharine Hepburn, nominated

MARCH 15

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) – Bette Davis, nominated
A Star is Born (1954) – Judy Garland, nominated
Sunset Boulevard (1950) – Gloria Swanson, nominated

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