Davis won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 'Jezebel', her second Oscar win.
On February 23, 1938, Bette Davis was awarded her second Oscar for Best Actress at the 11th Academy Awards, for her role in 'Jezebel'. The film fortuitously positioned her as a leading woman in Hollywood, praised for her ability to command the screen. Davis's win not only confirmed her burgeoning star status but also substantiated her capacity to inhabit intensely dramatic roles.