Joan Fontaine
Awards and nominations

Year
Award
Category
Title of work
Result
1940
Academy Award
Best Actress
Rebecca
Nominated
1942
Academy Award
Best Actress
Suspicion
Won
1941
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
Suspicion
Won
1943
Academy Award
Best Actress
The Constant Nymph
Nominated
1947
Golden Apple Award
Most Cooperative Actress
-
Won
1980
Daytime Emmy Award
Outstanding Guest/Cameo Appearance in a Daytime Drama Series
Ryan's Hope
Nominated

Question: How was Joan Fontaine's acting career regarded by the academy rewards?
Answer: Joan Fontaine starred in Rebecca (1940), for which she received the first of what would be three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress; the following year, she won for her role in Suspicion (1941).