When Davis was not nominated for an Academy Award for Of Human Bondage, The Hollywood Citizen News questioned the omission, and Norma Shearer, herself a nominee, joined a campaign to have Davis nominated.
Cando non foi nomeada para os premios da Academia por Of Human Bondage, o xornal The Hollywood Citizen News cuestionou o feito e a tamén candidata Norma Shearer iniciou unha campaña para que Davis fose nomeada.