Best Supporting Actress1961 Film Fan Awards33rd Academy Awards

Best Supporting Actress Nominee
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Shirley Knight— Shirley Knight
Synopsis / Overview
In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood loses his job as a traveling salesman when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. His teenage daughter Reenie is afraid of going out on dates, but eventually makes friends with a troubled Jewish boy Sammy Golden, and his son is a mama's boy. He finally storms out of the house when Cora falsely accuses him of having an affair with Mavis Pruitt.
Historical Academy Record
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE — 33rd Academy Awards (1961)
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