The Sandroine Awards.

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1940 acting ballot: best lead and supporting performances

The Sandroine Awards 1940 ballot picks Rosalind Russell as Lead Actress, Henry Fonda as Lead Actor, Lucille Ball as Supporting Actress and John Carradine 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. 5 of the 20 picks on the 1940 ballot are from outside the United States (England, Australia and Canada).

Lead Actress 1940

  1. Rosalind Russell His Girl Friday United States
  2. Katharine Hepburn The Philadelphia Story United States
  3. Barbara Stanwyck Remember the Night United States
  4. Margaret Sullavan The Shop Around the Corner United States
  5. Bette Davis The Letter United States

Lead Actor 1940

  1. Henry Fonda The Grapes of Wrath United States
  2. Cary Grant His Girl Friday England
  3. James Stewart The Shop Around the Corner United States
  4. Cary Grant The Philadelphia Story England
  5. Fred MacMurray Remember the Night United States

Supporting Actress 1940

  1. Lucille Ball Dance, Girl, Dance United States
  2. Jane Darwell The Grapes of Wrath United States
  3. Judith Anderson Rebecca Australia
  4. Beulah Bondi Remember the Night United States
  5. Ruth Hussey The Philadelphia Story United States

Supporting Actor 1940

  1. John Carradine The Grapes of Wrath United States
  2. Frank Morgan The Shop Around the Corner United States
  3. John Qualen The Grapes of Wrath Canada
  4. James Stephenson The Letter England
  5. Ralph Bellamy His Girl Friday United States

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