 Lanchester portrayed Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife, opposite Laughton in "The Private Life of Henry VIII".They both received Academy Award nominations for their performances in "Witness for the Prosecution" (1957)—Laughton for Best Actor, and Lanchester for Best Supporting Actress—but neither won.Laughton's bisexuality was corroborated by several of his contemporaries and is generally accepted by Hollywood historians.