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  2. List of awards and nominations received by Bette Davis

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    When the Academy Award nominations were announced and Davis's name was omitted, there was an uproar. The academy was inundated with write-in votes demanding that she be nominated. [1] Due to that popular demand, they permitted Davis's name to remain a write-in candidate, even though she was not an official nominee. She finished third in the ...

  3. Bette Davis - Wikipedia

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    Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...

  4. 8th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

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    The Academy voters, who felt guilty about not awarding Bette Davis a Best Actress award the previous year, assigned her one for Dangerous, which was viewed as a lesser picture. [1] Davis, who showed up to the posh formal ceremony in an informal checkered dress, felt it was a consolation prize that should have been awarded to Katharine Hepburn. [1]

  5. Bette Davis filmography - Wikipedia

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    It was a critical and box office success, and earned her another Best Actress Academy Award. Davis in The Little Foxes Davis was at the peak of her career in the late 1930s and early-to-mid 1940s, at a time when she was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and turned down parts she found inferior.

  6. Academy Award for Best Actress - Wikipedia

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    The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ... Bette Davis won twice, for Dangerous (1935) & Jezebel ...

  7. Bette Midler Reveals Bette Davis Was ‘Not Pleased’ to Learn ...

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    She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice for the films Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). Davis scored 10 nominations in the category in total. Davis scored 10 nominations in the ...

  8. List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting ...

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    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given Academy Awards to actors and actresses for their performances in films since its inception. Throughout the history of the Academy Awards, there have been actors and actresses who have received multiple Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Supporting ...

  9. 7th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

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    The 7th Academy Awards, honoring the best films for 1934, was held on February 27, 1935, [1] at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Irvin S. Cobb . As of this ceremony, the Academy 's award eligibility period coincided with the calendar year (with temporary exceptions for the 93rd and 94th Academy Awards due to ...