The Sandroine Awards.

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1934 acting ballot: best lead and supporting performances

The Sandroine Awards 1934 ballot picks Ruan Lingyu as Lead Actress, Maurice Chevalier as Lead Actor, Ann Dvorak as Supporting Actress and Sam Jaffe as Supporting Actor. It is a personal, alternative ranking of the year's best acting performances in cinema: the top five in each of the four acting categories, with performances from around the world next to the usual favourites. 4 of the 16 picks on the 1934 ballot are from outside the United States (China, France and Germany).

Lead Actress 1934

  1. Ruan Lingyu The Goddess China
  2. Claudette Colbert It Happened One Night France
  3. Jeanette MacDonald The Merry Widow United States
  4. Marlene Dietrich The Scarlet Empress Germany
  5. Aline MacMahon Heat Lightning United States

Lead Actor 1934

  1. Maurice Chevalier The Merry Widow France
  2. Clark Gable It Happened One Night United States
  3. Preston Foster Heat Lightning United States
  4. John Lodge The Scarlet Empress United States
  5. Ricardo Cortez Mandalay United States

Supporting Actress 1934

  1. Ann Dvorak Heat Lightning United States
  2. Louise Dresser The Scarlet Empress

Supporting Actor 1934

  1. Sam Jaffe The Scarlet Empress United States
  2. Lyle Talbot Heat Lightning United States
  3. Walter Connolly It Happened One Night United States
  4. Edward Everett Horton The Merry Widow United States

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