 The film was only nominated in the Best Film and Best Editing categories, not even its star, Ronald Colman getting an Oscar nod.She sought to play O-Lan in the 1937 film "The Good Earth" but lost out to Luise Rainer, who won an Academy Award for her performance.She also lost the role of Pilar in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" to Greek actress Katina Paxinou, who went on to win an Oscar for best supporting actress.