1938 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Winner
![The Good Earth Luise Rainer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-good-earth-sidney-franklin-victor-fleming-gustav-machaty-sam-wood-image.jpg)
The Good Earth
Luise Rainer
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.
1938 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Nominees
![A Star Is Born Janet Gaynor](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-star-is-born-william-a.-wellman-jack-conway-image.jpg)
A Star Is Born
Janet Gaynor
![Camille Greta Garbo](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/camille-george-cukor-image.jpg)
Camille
Greta Garbo
![Stella Dallas Barbara Stanwyck](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/stella-dallas-king-vidor-image.jpg)
Stella Dallas
Barbara Stanwyck
![The Awful Truth Irene Dunne](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-awful-truth-leo-mccarey-image.jpg)