Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon)

While Crawford was considered the more traditional beauty, Davis was the one snatching up the acting recognition. Crawford received three Oscars noms with one win for Mildred Pearce (a role Davis turned down) to Davis’ 10 nominations and two wins (for Dangerous and Jezebel).

Interestingly, both women were the subject of a tell-all memoir by their respective daughters — Christina Crawford and B.D. Hyman — that painted the mothers as overbearing, abusive, and alcoholic.