Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film)
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The Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film) is the Oscar nomination recognizing Joan Crawford’s acclaimed performance as a mentally unstable woman in the psychological drama "Possessed."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7345206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film) Context triple: [Joan Crawford, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film)]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Actress for A Woman Under the Influence
The Academy Award for Best Actress for A Woman Under the Influence is the Oscar nomination recognizing Gena Rowlands’s acclaimed lead performance in John Cassavetes’ 1974 drama about a woman struggling with mental illness and domestic life.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Sundowners
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Sundowners is the Oscar nomination Glynis Johns received for her acclaimed supporting role in the 1960 film "The Sundowners."
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C.
Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for Ellen Burstyn
The Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for Ellen Burstyn recognizes her acclaimed lead performance as Sara Goldfarb in the psychological drama film "Requiem for a Dream."
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D.
Best Supporting Actress for Executive Suite
Best Supporting Actress for Executive Suite is the Academy Award nomination Nina Foch received for her supporting role in the 1954 drama film "Executive Suite."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for Life
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Lust for Life" is the Oscar given to Anthony Quinn for his acclaimed portrayal of painter Paul Gauguin in the 1956 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film) Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film) is the Oscar nomination recognizing Joan Crawford’s acclaimed performance as a mentally unstable woman in the psychological drama "Possessed."
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A.
Academy Award for Best Actress for A Woman Under the Influence
The Academy Award for Best Actress for A Woman Under the Influence is the Oscar nomination recognizing Gena Rowlands’s acclaimed lead performance in John Cassavetes’ 1974 drama about a woman struggling with mental illness and domestic life.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Sundowners
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Sundowners is the Oscar nomination Glynis Johns received for her acclaimed supporting role in the 1960 film "The Sundowners."
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C.
Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for Ellen Burstyn
The Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for Ellen Burstyn recognizes her acclaimed lead performance as Sara Goldfarb in the psychological drama film "Requiem for a Dream."
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D.
Best Supporting Actress for Executive Suite
Best Supporting Actress for Executive Suite is the Academy Award nomination Nina Foch received for her supporting role in the 1954 drama film "Executive Suite."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for Life
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Lust for Life" is the Oscar given to Anthony Quinn for his acclaimed portrayal of painter Paul Gauguin in the 1956 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award for Best Actress nomination
ⓘ
film acting award nomination ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 20th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedStudio | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardDomain | acting ⓘ |
| blackAndWhiteFilm | true ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| characterDescription | mentally unstable woman ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| directorOfNominatedWork | Curtis Bernhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmNationality | American film ⓘ |
| genderOfPerformer | female ⓘ |
| genreOfNominatedWork | psychological drama film ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II American cinema ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| nominatedWork | Possessed (1947 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominee | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect | recognized portrayal of mental illness ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of Joan Crawford's major Oscar-nominated roles ⓘ |
| performanceType | leading role ⓘ |
| period | 1940s Hollywood ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
mental illness
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ romantic turmoil ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| reasonForRecognition | acclaimed performance by Joan Crawford ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Academy Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | did not win ⓘ |
| rolePortrayed | Louise Howell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActress | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | nomination ⓘ |
| winnerOfCategory | Loretta Young for The Farmer's Daughter ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film) Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Actress for Possessed (1947 film) is the Oscar nomination recognizing Joan Crawford’s acclaimed performance as a mentally unstable woman in the psychological drama "Possessed."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Crawford