Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - "Carmen Jones" yakava budiriro yenyika yose, pakupedzisira ichiwana mari inopfuura mamirioni $10 pabhokisi hofisi ndokuva rimwe ramafirimu anowana mari yakawanda zvikurusa egore. Dandridge akasarudzwa kuti awane mubairo weOscar weBest Actress, achiva wekutanga muAfrica-America akasarudzwa kuti atore chinzvimbo chikuru. Pa27th Academy Awards
yakaitwa musi waMarch 30, 1955, Dandridge akagovana Oscar yake kusarudzwa naGrace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, naJane Wyman. Kunyange zvazvo Kelly akakunda mubairo wokutamba kwake mu"The Country Girl", Dandridge akava mukurumbira usiku humwe chete. Pamutambo weOscar wa1955, Dandridge akapa mubairo weAcademy weFilm Editing kuna "On the Waterfront" mupepeti Gene Milford.