The Sandroine Awards.

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1939 acting ballot: best lead and supporting performances

The Sandroine Awards 1939 ballot picks Claudette Colbert as Lead Actress, Don Ameche as Lead Actor, Rosalind Russell as Supporting Actress and Thomas Mitchell 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. 9 of the 20 picks on the 1939 ballot are from outside the United States (France, Sweden, India, England and Ireland).

Lead Actress 1939

  1. Claudette Colbert Midnight France
  2. Greta Garbo Ninotchka Sweden
  3. Merle Oberon Wuthering Heights India
  4. Irene Dunne Love Affair United States
  5. Vivien Leigh Gone With the Wind England

Lead Actor 1939

  1. Don Ameche Midnight United States
  2. Laurence Olivier Wuthering Heights England
  3. Melvyn Douglas Ninotchka United States
  4. Cary Grant Only Angels Have Wings England
  5. Leslie Howard Intermezzo England

Supporting Actress 1939

  1. Rosalind Russell The Women United States
  2. Geraldine Fitzgerald Wuthering Heights Ireland
  3. Paulette Goddard The Women United States
  4. Joan Crawford The Women United States
  5. Gladys George The Roaring Twenties United States

Supporting Actor 1939

  1. Thomas Mitchell Only Angels Have Wings United States
  2. Jean Renoir The Rules of the Game France
  3. John Barrymore Midnight United States
  4. Humphrey Bogart The Roaring Twenties United States
  5. Frank McHugh The Roaring Twenties United States

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