(Films released from August 1, 1927 through August 1, 1928 were eligible.)
The nominees were ...
- Louise Dresser in A Ship Comes In
- Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise
- Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson
... when they should have been ...
- Greta Garbo in Love
- Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise
- Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson
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| Janet Gaynor |
Gaynor's touching performance helped make Sunrise one of the enduring classics of silent film. Only twenty-two when she won, she remained the youngest best actress winner until 1987, when twenty-one-year-old Marlee Matlin won the award for Children of a Lesser God. Gaynor was the perfect ingenue, but she grew tired of the way the studio, Fox, handled her career, and she retired in 1938 and married the dress designer Adrian. Their marriage is said to have been a cover-up for their true sexual orientations, including Gaynor's relationship with Mary Martin.
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