The Sandroine Awards.

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1949 acting ballot: best lead and supporting performances

The Sandroine Awards 1949 ballot picks Olivia de Havilland as Lead Actress, Gérard Philipe as Lead Actor, Judy Holliday as Supporting Actress and Claude Rains 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. 12 of the 19 picks on the 1949 ballot are from outside the United States (England, Japan, France, Italy and Belgium).

Lead Actress 1949

  1. Olivia de Havilland The Heiress England
  2. Setsuko Hara Late Spring Japan
  3. Ann Todd The Passionate Friends England
  4. Katharine Hepburn Adam's Rib United States

Lead Actor 1949

  1. Gérard Philipe Such a Pretty Little Beach France
  2. Chishû Ryû Late Spring Japan
  3. Gene Kelly On the Town United States
  4. Joseph Cotten The Third Man United States
  5. Trevor Howard The Passionate Friends England

Supporting Actress 1949

  1. Judy Holliday Adam's Rib United States
  2. Alida Valli The Third Man Italy
  3. Madeleine Robinson Such A Pretty Little Beach France
  4. Betty Garrett On the Town United States
  5. Betty Ann Davies The Passionate Friends England

Supporting Actor 1949

  1. Claude Rains The Passionate Friends England
  2. Orson Welles The Third Man United States
  3. Jean Servais Such a Pretty Little Beach Belgium
  4. Ralph Richardson The Heiress England
  5. David Wayne Adam's Rib United States

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