Oscar Best Actress Challenge - Part 2

[C] Susan Hayward | Death row drama finally won after five nominations, proving persistence pays off.

[D] Simone Signoret | First French actress winning for English role, breaking Hollywood's American monopoly.

[A] Elizabeth Taylor | Sympathy votes for near-death experience trumped critics calling performance mediocre.

[B] Sophia Loren | First Oscar for non-English performance, proving subtitles don't diminish talent.

[C] Anne Bancroft | Teacher role defeated former student Patty Duke's co-star nomination miracle.

[D] Patricia Neal | Comeback from three strokes proved nothing stops true Hollywood warriors.

[A] Julie Andrews | Snubbed for Eliza Doolittle film, won playing magical nanny instead.

[C] Julie Christie | Mod London girl shocked Academy, representing Swinging Sixties cultural revolution.

[B] Elizabeth Taylor | Gained weight for role, proving commitment beats conventional Hollywood beauty.

[D] Katharine Hepburn | Won for Spencer Tracy tribute, their final film together touched hearts.

[A] Katharine Hepburn | Historic tie with Streisand proved Academy couldn't choose between legends.

[B] Barbra Streisand | Tied with Hepburn, Broadway baby conquered Hollywood establishment overnight.

[C] Maggie Smith | British theatre legend's fascist teacher shocked conservative Academy voters.

[D] Glenda Jackson | D.H. Lawrence adaptation proved serious actresses embrace controversial material.

[A] Jane Fonda | "Hanoi Jane" controversy couldn't stop call girl performance from winning.

[B] Liza Minnelli | Mama Judy's daughter proved talent runs in families, topping competition.

[D] Glenda Jackson | Second win for romantic comedy surprised those expecting dramatic victories.

[C] Ellen Burstyn | Scorsese collaboration proved women's stories deserve auteur director treatment.

[A] Louise Fletcher | Nurse Ratched's silent menace created cinema's most chilling villain.

[B] Faye Dunaway | Television executive's ambition predicted media's ruthless future decades early.

[C] Diane Keaton | Woody Allen's muse made neurotic romance fashionable, launching relationship comedies.

[D] Jane Fonda | Vietnam War drama vindicated controversial activist's political courage finally.

[A] Sally Field | Flying Nun transformed into union organizer, proving range beyond sitcoms.

[B] Sissy Spacek | Sang Loretta Lynn's songs live, refusing lip-sync safety net completely.

[C] Katharine Hepburn | Fourth Oscar at seventy-four demolished ageism, setting unbeatable record.

[A] Meryl Streep | Polish accent and Holocaust trauma established her chameleon reputation permanently.

[D] Shirley MacLaine | Finally won after five losses, playing overbearing mother perfectly.

[B] Sally Field | "You like me!" speech became Oscar history's most misquoted moment.

[C] Geraldine Page | Eighth nomination finally succeeded, Academy couldn't ignore her anymore.

[D] Marlee Matlin | Youngest Best Actress winner, first deaf performer conquering Academy prejudices.