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Also in 1934, she starred in Bolero with George Raft and it was for this film that she turned down the role of Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night.

In 1935 she starred in Mitchell Leisen's Hands Across the Table which helped to establish her reputation as a comedy actress.

1936 proved to be a big year for Lombard with her casting in the screwball comedy My Man Godfrey alongside ex-husband William Powell who refused to do the film unless Lombard was cast opposite him.

Although divorced, Lombard and Powell remained friends until her death.

Her performance earned Lombard an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Her next film was Nothing Sacred in 1937, casting her opposite Fredric March and under the direction of William A. Wellman.

It was Lombard's only film in Technicolor and a critical and commercial success.

Nothing Sacred established her as one of the highest paid actresses in the business.