1. Josephine Hull, Harvey
2. Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire
3. Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity
4. Eva Marie Saint, On the Waterfront
5. Wendy Hiller, Separate Tables
6. Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank
7. Dorothy Malone, Written on the Wind
8. Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara
9. Jo Van Fleet,
10. Gloria Grahame, The Bad and the Beautiful

This article is part of a special year-long series of anecdotes, reflections and thoughts about the Academy Awards.