1. Sandy Dennis, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2. Patty Duke, The Miracle Worker
3. Estelle Parsons, Bonnie and Clyde
4. Lila Kedrova, Zorba the Greek
5. Goldie Hawn, Cactus Flower
6. Shirley Jones, Elmer Gantry
7. Shelley Winters, A Patch of Blue
8. Rita Moreno, West Side Story
9. Ruth Gordon, Rosemary’s Baby
10. Margaret Rutherford, The VIPs

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