1939 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Winner
![Jezebel Bette Davis](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jezebel-william-wyler-image.jpg)
Jezebel
Bette Davis
In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.
1939 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Nominees
![Marie Antoinette Norma Shearer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/marie-antoinette-w.s.-van-dyke-julien-duvivier-image.jpg)
Marie Antoinette
Norma Shearer
![Pygmalion Wendy Hiller](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pygmalion-image.jpg)
Pygmalion
Wendy Hiller
![Three Comrades Margaret Sullavan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/three-comrades-frank-borzage-image.jpg)
Three Comrades
Margaret Sullavan
![White Banners Fay Bainter](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/white-banners-edmund-goulding-image.jpg)