However , Davis was incensed when Crawford accepted Anne Bancroft 's Oscar for '' The Miracle Worker '' on the absent winner 's behalf at that year 's ceremony , an award for which Davis had been nominated , but not Crawford . She believed Crawford had somehow ensured Bancroft would win so that she could upstage her costar and rival . After asking Aldrich if he had been having a sexual relationship with Crawford ( much as Crawford had asked the director the same question about him and Davis before '' Baby Jane '' ) , she agreed to take the role only if she got a producing credit
that year 's ceremony
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