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Which actress won an Academy Award for George Cukor’s Born Yesterday?
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George Cukor, 1973.
The actress who won an Academy Award for her performance in George Cukor’s 1950 film Born Yesterday is Judy Holliday.1
Holliday played the role of Billie Dawn, a character she had previously made famous on Broadway. Although studio officials initially considered other actresses for the lead, Holliday’s performance ultimately earned her the Oscar for Best Lead Actress.1