Bette Davis - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	05-April-1908
Place of Birth	Lowell (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, Area codes 978 and 351, Area code 351, Area code 978)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Ruth Elizabeth Davis, The First Lady of Film, The Fifth Warner Brother, Miss Bette Davis, Betty, Betty Davis, Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis, The First Lady of the American Screen, Ruth Davis, Fred
Profession	Actor
Quotes	The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. The act of sex, gratifying as it may be, is God's joke on humanity. It is man's last desperate stand at superintendency. To fulfill a dream to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. I'd marry again if I found a man who had 15 million and would sign over half of it to me before the marriage and guarantee he'd be dead within a year. Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone -- but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding. I'll play with it first and tell you what it is later. My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose. This became a credo of mine: attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to. The weak are the most treacherous of us all. They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. They are insatiable. They are always parched and always bitter. They are everyone's concern and like vampires they suck our life's blood. I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless. Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night! -- As Margo Channing in All About Eve
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and costars were often reported. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized.

Awards by Bette Davis

Check all the awards nominated and won by Bette Davis.

1989

Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year

1987

Kennedy Center Honors

1986

Honorary César	Honored for : Shoah

1983

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie	Little Gloria... Happy at Last For playing \"Alice Gwynnne Vanderbilt\"

1980

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie	White Mama

1979

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie

Honored for : Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie	Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

1977

AFI Life Achievement Award

1974

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Special Classification Of Outstanding Program Achievement	ABC's Wide World of Entertainment Warner Bros. Movies-A 50 Year Salute

1964

Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1963

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? role: Jane Hudson

1962

Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Role: Jane Hudson
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Pocketful of Miracles

1952

Nominations 1952 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	The Star Role: Margaret Elliot

1951

Cannes Best Actress Award

Honored for : All About Eve

Nominations 1951 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama	All About Eve role: Margo Channing

1950

Nominations 1950 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	All About Eve Role: Margo Channing

1944

Nominations 1944 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	Mr. Skeffington Role: Fanny Trellis Skeffington

1942

Nominations 1942 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	Now, Voyager Role: Charlotte Vale

1941

Nominations 1941 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	The Little Foxes Role: Regina Hubbard Giddens

1940

Nominations 1940 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	The Letter Role: Leslie Crosbie

1939

Nominations 1939 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	Dark Victory Role: Judith Traherne

1938

Academy Award for Best Actress

Honored for : Jezebel

(Role: Julie Morrison)

Nominations 1938 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	Jezebel Role: Julie Morrison

1935

Academy Award for Best Actress

Honored for : Dangerous

(Role: Joyce Heath)

Nominations 1935 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	Dangerous

1934

Nominations 1934 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	Of Human Bondage came in 3rd","Role: Mildred","THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Write-in candidate.

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