1929-30
Academy Award
Best Actress
(3rd Annual Awards)
Norma Shearer
as Lucia ‘Lally’ Marlett
in the film
Their Own Desire
and as Jerry Martin
in the film
The Divorcee
NOTE: Although the final awards ballot listed both Their Own Desire and The Divorcee in Shearer’s nomination, the award was announced for only the The Divorcee performance. It has never been established as to why this was.
Academy Award
Best Actress
(3rd Annual Awards)
Norma Shearer
as Lucia ‘Lally’ Marlett
in the film
Their Own Desire
and as Jerry Martin
in the film
The Divorcee
NOTE: Although the final awards ballot listed both Their Own Desire and The Divorcee in Shearer’s nomination, the award was announced for only the The Divorcee performance. It has never been established as to why this was.