Four other nomination-worthy actresses in 1950: Linda Darnell in No Way Out; Gloria Grahame in In A Lonely Place; Patricia Neal in The Breaking Point; Maureen O’Hara in Rio Grande--Reza wrote:The year 1950 had many great performances by leading actresses of which the 5 who made it to the list seem to have been cast in stone. I, for one, have never liked the performance of Judy Holliday (Born Yesterday) and have finally been able to get her off my list and replacing her in that slot with Colbert.
I would have given the Oscar to Gloria Swanson.