Jane Darwell

They were? Who'd they lose to?

Jane Darwell in The Grapes of Wrath.

Mm, no, yeah, I'd probably give it to Jane Darwell.

That's a great performance.

Ruth Hussey for The Philadelphia Story, Barbara O'Neil for All This and Heaven Too, and Marjorie Rambeau for Primrose Path.

The execution of this adaptation is nothing short of legendary.

Ford won Best Director, and Jane Darwell won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ma Jode.

The dynamic between Darwell and Henry Fonda, who plays Tom Jode, provides these explosive, deeply resonant, emotionally raw performances.

But mechanically, what John Ford achieved here was a miracle of translation.

Ford puts the footage from his filming together with footage taken by another cameraman to create the documentary, The Battle of Midway.

He has actors from his movies, Donald Crisp, Jane Darwell, Henry Fonda, narrate and has a musical score that includes America's favorites, Anchors Away, Red River Valley, The Marines hymn, a star-spangled banner, onward Christian soldiers, my country tis of thee.

Before the documentary is released, there are those who think it's too emotionally evocative to be released as it is.

The footage, narration, and the music pluck every chord in the American heart.

Maybe even Supporting Actress.

But it's hard because Jane Darwell's performance in Grapes of Wrath is really good.

But Judith Anderson and Rebecca is amazing.

Yeah, he I know.