Three memorable Oscar-winning performances

Three memorable Oscar-winning performances.

Janet Gaynor

The diminutive Gaynor won the first lead actress Oscar in 1928 for “Seventh Heaven,” “Street Angel” and “Sunrise.” (The Oscar that year was given out for multiple roles, the only time that was done).

Audrey Hepburn

After “Gigi” on Broadway and a few films, Hepburn became an overnight sensation, winning a lead actress Oscar as a princess on the lam in 1953’s delightful “Roman Holiday.”

James Cagney

Though he came to fame in the 1930s for his tough guy gangster roles, he returned to his song-and-dance man vaudeville roots in 1942’s “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” winning an Oscar as George M. Cohan.