Luise Rainer humble Chinese peasant subservient to her husband and speaking little during the entire film. Her comparative muteness, stated historian Andrew Sarris, was "an astounding tour de force after her hysterically chattering telephone scene in "The Great Ziegfeld"", and contributed to her winning her second Best Actress Oscar. The award made her the first actress to win two consecutive Oscars, a feat not matched until Katharine Hepburn's two wins thirty years later. In later years, however, Rainer felt that winning the two Oscars so early may have been the "worst possible thing" to befall her career. She said that it made
Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress The Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress (Indonesian: ) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) to Indonesian actresses for their achievements in supporting roles. The Citra Awards, described by "Screen International" as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards. They are intended to recognise Indonesian achievements in film and draw the public's interest to the cinema industry. Initially winners were selected from all entries by a jury, but owing to efficiency concerns and widespread disapproval of winners within the Indonesian film industry, beginning in 1979