There's a good reason why Joan wasn't nominated for an Oscar although in retrospect it does seem unfair. At the height of her film career when she gave those great film performances in the 40s, her then-husband Walter Wanger was actually the president of the Academy!!! If he hadn't, she may have been recognized for those films she did for Fritz Lang and other top directors. If she had been nominated, there may have been cries of nepotism. I know, but it does seem unfair now, especially that the second Best Actress Oscar was given to Mary Pickford while her husband was the Academy's first president. One thing in Mary's favor: at the time she and Doug were the Hollywood power couple, so they could pretty much get away with what they wanted......