The Oscar Ceremony was a dinner held at the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, February 27, 1941 at 8:45 P.M.

Joan won the coveted award for her role as "Lina McLaidlaw/Aysgarth" in the movie Suspicion over the following contenders for the Best Actress statuette:

Bette Davis -- The Little Foxes ("Regina Hubbard Giddens")
Olivia de Havilland -- Hold Back the Dawn ("Emmy Brown")
Greer Garson -- Blossoms in the Dust ("Edna Gladney")
Barbara Stanwyck -- Ball of Fire ("Sugarpuss O'Shea")