1932 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Winner
![The Sin of Madelon Claudet Helen Hayes](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-sin-of-madelon-claudet-edgar-selwyn-image.jpg)
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Helen Hayes
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
1932 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Nominees
![Emma Marie Dressler](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/emma-clarence-brown-image.jpg)
Emma
Marie Dressler
![The Guardsman Lynn Fontanne](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-guardsman-sidney-franklin-image.jpg)