Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Best Actress. The
symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.
Louise Dresser in
A Ship Comes In, DeMille Pictures; Pathe.
Gloria Swanson in
Sadie Thompson, Gloria Swanson Productions; United Artists.
Ruth Chatterton in
Madame X, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Jeanne Eagels in
The Letter, Paramount Famous Lasky.
Mary Pickford in
Coquette, Pickford; United Artists.
Ruth Chatterton in
Sarah and Son, Paramount Famous Lasky.
Greta Garbo in
Anna Christie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and in
Romance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Norma Shearer in
The Divorcee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and in
Their Own Desire, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Gloria Swanson in
The Trespasser, Joseph P. Kennedy Productions; United Artists.
NOTE: Although the final awards ballot listed both The Divorcee and Their Own Desire in Shearer’s nomination, the award was announced for only the The Divorcee performance. It has never been established as to why this was, but it possibly could have been because the original report from the Acting Branch Board of Judges only listed the The Divorcee performance in the results of the nominations voting, or it could have been because on some of the final ballots, the voters had indicated the The Divorcee performance over the other.
Marlene Dietrich in
Morocco, Paramount Publix.
Marie Dressler in
Min and Bill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Norma Shearer in
A Free Soul, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Marie Dressler in
Emma, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Lynn Fontanne in
The Guardsman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
May Robson in
Lady for a Day, Columbia.
[came in 2nd]
Diana Wynyard in
Cavalcade, Fox.
[came in 3rd]
Bette Davis in
Of Human Bondage, RKO Radio.
[Write-in candidate; NOT an official nomination. Came in 3rd.]
Elisabeth Bergner in
Escape Me Never, British & Dominions; United Artists. (UK)
[came in 3rd]
Claudette Colbert in
Private Worlds, Walter Wanger; Paramount.
Katharine Hepburn in
Alice Adams, RKO Radio.
[came in 2nd]
Miriam Hopkins in
Becky Sharp, Pioneer Pictures; RKO Radio.
Merle Oberon in
The Dark Angel, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists.
Greta Garbo in
Camille, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Janet Gaynor in
A Star Is Born, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.
Luise Rainer in
The Good Earth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Barbara Stanwyck in
Stella Dallas, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists.
Fay Bainter in
White Banners, Warner Bros.-Cosmopolitan.
Bette Davis in
Jezebel, Warner Bros.
Wendy Hiller in
Pygmalion, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK)
Bette Davis in
Dark Victory, Warner Bros.-First National.
Greta Garbo in
Ninotchka, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Greer Garson in
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK)
Vivien Leigh in
Gone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Joan Fontaine in
Rebecca, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.
Martha Scott in
Our Town, Sol Lesser; United Artists.
Bette Davis in
The Little Foxes, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.
Barbara Stanwyck in
Ball of Fire, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.
Greer Garson in
Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Teresa Wright in
The Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.
Greer Garson in
Madame Curie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Ingrid Bergman in
Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Claudette Colbert in
Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.
Ingrid Bergman in
The Bells of St. Mary’s, Rainbow Productions; RKO Radio.
Jennifer Jones in
Love Letters, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.
Celia Johnson in
Brief Encounter, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild-Prestige; Universal-International. (UK)
Jennifer Jones in
Duel in the Sun, Vanguard Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (SRO).
Jane Wyman in
The Yearling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Susan Hayward in
Smash Up—The Story of a Woman, Walter Wanger; Universal-International.
Ingrid Bergman in
Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio.
Barbara Stanwyck in
Sorry, Wrong Number, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.
Jeanne Crain in
Pinky, 20th Century-Fox.
Susan Hayward in
My Foolish Heart, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.
Deborah Kerr in
Edward, My Son, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA)
Katharine Hepburn in
The African Queen, Horizon Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists. (USA, UK)
Vivien Leigh in
A Streetcar Named Desire, Charles K. Feldman Group Productions; Warner Bros.
Jane Wyman in
The Blue Veil, Wald-Krasna Productions, Inc.; RKO Radio.
Shirley Booth in
Come Back, Little Sheba, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.
Joan Crawford in
Sudden Fear, Joseph Kaufman Productions, Inc.; RKO Radio.
Bette Davis in
The Star, Bert E. Friedlob Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Julie Harris in
The Member of the Wedding, Stanley Kramer Productions; Columbia.
Leslie Caron in
Lili, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Ava Gardner in
Mogambo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, UK)
Maggie McNamara in
The Moon Is Blue, Preminger-Herbert Production; United Artists.
Dorothy Dandridge in
Carmen Jones, Otto Preminger Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Judy Garland in
A Star Is Born, Transcona Enterprises Production; Warner Bros.
Grace Kelly in
The Country Girl, Perlberg-Seaton Production; Paramount.
Katharine Hepburn in
Summertime, Ilya Lopert-David Lean; United Artists. (UK, USA)
Anna Magnani in
The Rose Tattoo, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.
Carroll Baker in
Baby Doll, Newtown Production; Warner Bros.
Ingrid Bergman in
Anastasia, 20th Century-Fox.
Katharine Hepburn in
The Rainmaker, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.
Anna Magnani in
Wild Is the Wind, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.
Lana Turner in
Peyton Place, Jerry Wald Productions, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox.
Susan Hayward in
I Want to Live!, Figaro, Inc.; United Artists.
Deborah Kerr in
Separate Tables, Clifton Productions, Inc.; United Artists.
Shirley MacLaine in
Some Came Running, Sol C. Siegel Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Elizabeth Taylor in
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Avon Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Doris Day in
Pillow Talk, Arwin Productions; Universal-International.
Katharine Hepburn in
Suddenly, Last Summer, Horizon Production; Columbia. (UK, USA)
Simone Signoret in
Room at the Top, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Continental Distributing, Inc. (UK)
Elizabeth Taylor in
Suddenly, Last Summer, Horizon Production; Columbia. (UK, USA)
Greer Garson in
Sunrise at Campobello, Schary Productions, Inc.; Warner Bros.
Shirley MacLaine in
The Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists.
Melina Mercouri in
Never on Sunday, Melinafilm Production; Lopert Pictures Corporation. (Greece)
Elizabeth Taylor in
Butterfield 8, Afton-Linebrook Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Audrey Hepburn in
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Jurow-Shepherd Production; Paramount.
Piper Laurie in
The Hustler, Robert Rossen Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Sophia Loren in
Two Women, Champion-Les Films Marceau-Cocinor and Societe Generale De Cinematographie Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy, France)
Geraldine Page in
Summer and Smoke, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.
Natalie Wood in
Splendor in the Grass, NBI Production; Warner Bros.
Anne Bancroft in
The Miracle Worker, Playfilms Production; United Artists.
Bette Davis in
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Seven Arts-Associates & Aldrich Company Production; Warner Bros.
Katharine Hepburn in
Long Day’s Journey into Night, Ely Landau Productions; Embassy Pictures Corporation.
Geraldine Page in
Sweet Bird of Youth, Roxbury Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Lee Remick in
Days of Wine and Roses, Martin Manulis-Jalem Production; Warner Bros.
Leslie Caron in
The L-Shaped Room, Romulus Productions, Ltd.; Columbia. (UK)
Shirley MacLaine in
Irma La Douce, Mirisch-Phalanx Production; United Artists.
Patricia Neal in
Hud, Salem-Dover Production; Paramount.
Rachel Roberts in
This Sporting Life, Julian Wintle-Leslie Parkyn Production; Walter Reade-Sterling-Continental Distributing. (UK)
Natalie Wood in
Love with the Proper Stranger, Boardwalk-Rona Production; Paramount.
Julie Andrews in
Mary Poppins, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista.
Anne Bancroft in
The Pumpkin Eater, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Royal Films International. (UK)
Sophia Loren in
Marriage Italian Style, C. C. Champion-Les Films Concordia Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy, France)
Debbie Reynolds in
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Marten Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Kim Stanley in
Seance on a Wet Afternoon, Richard Attenborough-Bryan Forbes Productions; Artixo Productions, Ltd. (UK)
Julie Andrews in
The Sound of Music, Argyle Enterprises Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Julie Christie in
Darling, Anglo-Amalgamated, Ltd. Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (UK)
Samantha Eggar in
The Collector, The Collector Company; Columbia. (UK, USA)
Elizabeth Hartman in
A Patch of Blue, Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Anouk Aimee in
A Man and a Woman, Les Films 13 Production; Allied Artists. (France)
Ida Kaminska in
The Shop on Main Street, Ceskoslovensky Film Company Production; Prominent Films. (Czechoslovakia)
Lynn Redgrave in
Georgy Girl, Everglades Productions, Ltd.; Columbia. (UK)
Vanessa Redgrave in
Morgan!, Quintra Films, Ltd. Production; Cinema V Distributing. (UK)
Anne Bancroft in
The Graduate, Mike Nichols-Lawrence Turman Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation.
Faye Dunaway in
Bonnie and Clyde, Tatira-Hiller Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.
Dame Edith Evans in
The Whisperers, Seven Pines Productions, Ltd.; United Artists. (UK)
Audrey Hepburn in
Wait Until Dark, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.
Katharine Hepburn in
The Lion in Winter, Haworth Productions, Ltd.; Avco Embassy. (UK, USA)
Vanessa Redgrave in
Isadora, Robert and Raymond Hakim-Universal, Ltd. Production; Universal. (UK, France)
Barbra Streisand in
Funny Girl, Rastar Productions; Columbia.
Joanne Woodward in
Rachel, Rachel, Kayos Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.
Genevieve Bujold in
Anne of the Thousand Days, Hal B. Wallis-Universal Pictures, Ltd. Production; Universal. (UK)
Jane Fonda in
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Chartoff-Winkler-Pollack Production; ABC Pictures Presentation; Cinerama.
Liza Minnelli in
The Sterile Cuckoo, Boardwalk Productions; Paramount.
Jean Simmons in
The Happy Ending, Pax Films Production; United Artists.
Maggie Smith in
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 20th Century-Fox Productions, Ltd.; 20th Century-Fox. (UK)
Jane Alexander in
The Great White Hope, Lawrence Turman Films Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Glenda Jackson in
Women in Love, Larry Kramer-Martin Rosen Production; United Artists. (UK)
Ali MacGraw in
Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount.
Sarah Miles in
Ryan’s Daughter, Faraway Productions, A.G.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK)
Carrie Snodgress in
Diary of a Mad Housewife, Frank Perry Films Production; Universal.
Julie Christie in
McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Robert Altman-David Foster Production; Warner Bros.
Jane Fonda in
Klute, Gus Production; Warner Bros.
Glenda Jackson in
Sunday Bloody Sunday, Joseph Janni Production; United Artists. (UK)
Vanessa Redgrave in
Mary, Queen of Scots, Hal B. Wallis-Universal Pictures, Ltd. Production; Universal. (UK, USA)
Janet Suzman in
Nicholas and Alexandra, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (UK)
Liza Minnelli in
Cabaret, ABC Pictures Production; Allied Artists.
Diana Ross in
Lady Sings the Blues, Motown-Weston-Furie Production; Paramount.
Maggie Smith in
Travels with My Aunt, Robert Fryer Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Cicely Tyson in
Sounder, Radnitz/Mattel Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Liv Ullmann in
The Emigrants, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Warner Bros. (Sweden)
Ellen Burstyn in
The Exorcist, Hoya Productions; Warner Bros.
Glenda Jackson in
A Touch of Class, Brut Productions; Avco Embassy. (UK)
Marsha Mason in
Cinderella Liberty, Sanford Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Barbra Streisand in
The Way We Were, Rastar Productions; Columbia.
Joanne Woodward in
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, Rastar Pictures Production; Columbia.
Diahann Carroll in
Claudine, Third World Cinema Productions in association with Joyce Selznick and Tina Pine; 20th Century-Fox.
Faye Dunaway in
Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount.
Valerie Perrine in
Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists.
Gena Rowlands in
A Woman Under the Influence, Faces International Films Production.
Isabelle Adjani in
The Story of Adele H., Les Films du Carrosse-Les Productions Artistes Associes Production; New World Pictures. (France)
Ann-Margret in
Tommy, Robert Stigwood Organisation, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK)
Louise Fletcher in
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fantasy Films Production; United Artists.
Glenda Jackson in
Hedda, Royal Shakespeare-Brut Productions-George Barrie/Robert Enders Film Production; Brut Productions. (UK)
Carol Kane in
Hester Street, Midwest Film Productions.
Marie-Christine Barrault in
Cousin, Cousine, Les Films Pomereu-Gaumont Production; Northal Film Distributors Ltd. (France)
Faye Dunaway in
Network, Howard Gottfried-Paddy Chayefsky Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists.
Talia Shire in
Rocky, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; United Artists.
Sissy Spacek in
Carrie, Redbank Films Production; United Artists.
Liv Ullmann in
Face to Face, Cinematograph A.B. Production; Paramount. (Sweden, USA)
Anne Bancroft in
The Turning Point, Hera Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Jane Fonda in
Julia, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Diane Keaton in
Annie Hall, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; United Artists.
Shirley MacLaine in
The Turning Point, Hera Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Marsha Mason in
The Goodbye Girl, Ray Stark Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros.
Ingrid Bergman in
Autumn Sonata, Personafilm GmbH Production; Sir Lew Grade-Martin Starger-ITC Entertainment Presentation; New World Pictures. (Sweden, France, West Germany, UK)
Ellen Burstyn in
Same Time, Next Year, Walter Mirisch-Robert Mulligan Production; Mirisch Corporation/Universal Pictures Presentation; Universal.
Jill Clayburgh in
An Unmarried Woman, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Jane Fonda in
Coming Home, Jerome Hellman Enterprises Production; United Artists.
Geraldine Page in
Interiors, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; United Artists.
Jill Clayburgh in
Starting Over, Alan J. Pakula/James L. Brooks Production; Paramount.
Sally Field in
Norma Rae, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Jane Fonda in
The China Syndrome, Michael Douglas/IPC Films Production; Columbia.
Marsha Mason in
Chapter Two, Ray Stark Production; Columbia.
Bette Midler in
The Rose, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Ellen Burstyn in
Resurrection, Universal Pictures Production; Universal.
Goldie Hawn in
Private Benjamin, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros.
Mary Tyler Moore in
Ordinary People, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Paramount.
Gena Rowlands in
Gloria, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia.
Sissy Spacek in
Coal Miner’s Daughter, Bernard Schwartz-Universal Pictures Production; Universal.
Katharine Hepburn in
On Golden Pond, ITC Films/IPC Films Production; Universal. (UK, USA)
Diane Keaton in
Reds, J.R.S. Production; Paramount.
Marsha Mason in
Only When I Laugh, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia.
Susan Sarandon in
Atlantic City, International Cinema Corporation Production; Paramount. (France, Canada, USA)
Meryl Streep in
The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Parlon Production; United Artists. (UK)
Julie Andrews in
Victor/Victoria, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production; MGM/UA. (UK, USA)
Jessica Lange in
Frances, Brooksfilm/EMI Production; Universal/A.F.D.
Sissy Spacek in
Missing, Universal Pictures/Polygram Pictures Presentation of an Edward Lewis Production; Universal. (USA, Mexico)
Meryl Streep in
Sophie’s Choice, ITC Entertainment Presentation of a Pakula-Barish Production; Universal/A.F.D. (UK, USA)
Debra Winger in
An Officer and a Gentleman, Lorimar Production in association with Martin Elfand; Paramount.
Jane Alexander in
Testament, Entertainment Events Production in association with American Playhouse; Paramount.
Shirley MacLaine in
Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks Production; Paramount.
Meryl Streep in
Silkwood, ABC Motion Pictures Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Julie Walters in
Educating Rita, Acorn Pictures Limited Production; Columbia. (UK)
Debra Winger in
Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks Production; Paramount.
Judy Davis in
A Passage to India, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK, USA)
Sally Field in
Places in the Heart, Tri-Star Pictures Production; Tri-Star.
Jessica Lange in
Country, Touchstone Films Production; Buena Vista.
Vanessa Redgrave in
The Bostonians, Merchant Ivory Productions; Almi Pictures. (UK, USA)
Sissy Spacek in
The River, Universal Pictures Production; Universal.
Anne Bancroft in
Agnes of God, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. (USA, Canada)
Whoopi Goldberg in
The Color Purple, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros.
Jessica Lange in
Sweet Dreams, HBO Pictures Production in association with Silver Screen Partners; Tri-Star.
Geraldine Page in
The Trip to Bountiful, Bountiful Production; Island Pictures.
Meryl Streep in
Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK)
Jane Fonda in
The Morning After, Lorimar Motion Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox.
Marlee Matlin in
Children of a Lesser God, Burt Sugarman Production; Paramount.
Sissy Spacek in
Crimes of the Heart, Crimes of the Heart Production; Dino De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.
Sigourney Weaver in
Aliens, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK)
Cher in
Moonstruck, Patrick Palmer & Norman Jewison Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Glenn Close in
Fatal Attraction, Jaffe/Lansing Production; Paramount.
Holly Hunter in
Broadcast News, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.
Sally Kirkland in
Anna, Magnus Film Production; Vestron.
Meryl Streep in
Ironweed, Taft Entertainment Pictures/Keith Barish Production; Tri-Star.
Glenn Close in
Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK)
Jodie Foster in
The Accused, Jaffe/Lansing Production; Paramount. (Canada, USA)
Melanie Griffith in
Working Girl, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.
Meryl Streep in
A Cry in the Dark, Cannon Entertainment/Golan-Globus Production; Warner Bros. (Australia, USA)
Sigourney Weaver in
Gorillas in the Mist, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros./Universal.
Isabelle Adjani in
Camille Claudel, Films Christian Fechner/Lilith Films/Gaumont/A2 TV France/Films A2/DD Production; Orion Classics. (France)
Pauline Collins in
Shirley Valentine, Lewis Gilbert/Willy Russell Production; Paramount. (UK, USA)
Jessica Lange in
Music Box, Carolco Production; Tri-Star.
Michelle Pfeiffer in
The Fabulous Baker Boys, Gladden Entertainment Presentation of a Mirage Production; 20th Century Fox.
Jessica Tandy in
Driving Miss Daisy, Zanuck Company Production; Warner Bros.
Kathy Bates in
Misery, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia.
Anjelica Huston in
The Grifters, Martin Scorsese Production; Miramax Films. (USA, Canada)
Julia Roberts in
Pretty Woman, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista.
Meryl Streep in
Postcards from the Edge, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia.
Joanne Woodward in
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, Merchant Ivory Productions; Miramax Films. (UK, USA, Canada)
Geena Davis in
Thelma & Louise, Pathe Entertainment Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, UK, France)
Laura Dern in
Rambling Rose, Carolco Pictures Production; Seven Arts.
Jodie Foster in
The Silence of the Lambs, Strong Heart/Demme Production; Orion.
Bette Midler in
For the Boys, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.
Susan Sarandon in
Thelma & Louise, Pathe Entertainment Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, UK, France)
Catherine Deneuve in
Indochine, Paradis Films/La Generale d’Images/BAC Films/Orly Films/Cine Cinq Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France)
Mary McDonnell in
Passion Fish, Atchafalaya Films Production; Miramax Films.
Michelle Pfeiffer in
Love Field, Sanford/Pillsbury Production; Orion.
Susan Sarandon in
Lorenzo’s Oil, Kennedy Miller Film Production; Universal.
Emma Thompson in
Howards End, Merchant Ivory Productions; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, Japan, USA)
Angela Bassett in
What’s Love Got to Do with It, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista.
Stockard Channing in
Six Degrees of Separation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production; MGM/UA.
Holly Hunter in
The Piano, Jan Chapman & CIBY 2000 Production; Miramax Films. (New Zealand, Australia, France)
Emma Thompson in
The Remains of the Day, Mike Nichols/John Calley/Merchant Ivory Production; Columbia. (USA, UK)
Debra Winger in
Shadowlands, Shadowlands Production; Savoy Pictures. (UK)
Jodie Foster in
Nell, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.
Jessica Lange in
Blue Sky, Robert H. Solo Production; Orion.
Miranda Richardson in
Tom & Viv, New Era Entertainment Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA)
Winona Ryder in
Little Women, Di Novi Pictures Production; Columbia. (USA, Canada)
Susan Sarandon in
The Client, Client Production; Warner Bros.
Susan Sarandon in
Dead Man Walking, Working Title/Havoc Production; Gramercy Pictures. (UK, USA)
Elisabeth Shue in
Leaving Las Vegas, Initial Productions; MGM/UA. (France, UK, USA)
Sharon Stone in
Casino, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (USA, France)
Meryl Streep in
The Bridges of Madison County, Amblin/Malpaso Production; Warner Bros.
Emma Thompson in
Sense and Sensibility, Mirage Production; Columbia. (USA, UK)
Brenda Blethyn in
Secrets & Lies, CIBY 2000 and Thin Man Films Production; October Films. (UK, France)
Diane Keaton in
Marvin’s Room, Marvin’s Room Production; Miramax Films.
Frances McDormand in
Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK)
Kristin Scott Thomas in
The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK)
Emily Watson in
Breaking the Waves, Zentropa Entertainment Production in collaboration with Trust Film Svenska, Liberator Productions, Argus Film and Northern Lights; October Films. (Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Spain, UK)
Helena Bonham Carter in
The Wings of the Dove, Renaissance Film Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK)
Julie Christie in
Afterglow, Moonstone Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Classics.
Judi Dench in
Mrs. Brown, Ecosse Films Production; Miramax Films. (UK, Ireland, USA)
Helen Hunt in
As Good as It Gets, Gracie Films Production; TriStar.
Kate Winslet in
Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount.
Cate Blanchett in
Elizabeth, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (UK)
Fernanda Montenegro in
Central Station, Arthur Cohn Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Brazil, France)
Gwyneth Paltrow in
Shakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK)
Meryl Streep in
One True Thing, Universal Pictures Production; Universal.
Emily Watson in
Hilary and Jackie, Oxford Film Company Production; October Films. (UK)
Annette Bening in
American Beauty, Jinks/Cohen Company Production; DreamWorks.
Janet McTeer in
Tumbleweeds, Spanky Pictures/Filmtribe in association with River One Films Production; Fine Line Features.
Julianne Moore in
The End of the Affair, Stephen Woolley Production; Columbia. (UK, USA)
Meryl Streep in
Music of the Heart, Craven/Maddalena Films Production; Miramax Films.
Hilary Swank in
Boys Don’t Cry, Killer Films/Hart-Sharp Entertainment Production; Fox Searchlight.
Joan Allen in
The Contender, Battleground in association with the SE8 Group Production; DreamWorks and Cinerenta/Cinecontender. (USA, Germany, UK)
Juliette Binoche in
Chocolat, David Brown Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA)
Ellen Burstyn in
Requiem for a Dream, Thousand Words Production; Artisan.
Laura Linney in
You Can Count on Me, Shooting Gallery/Hart Sharp Entertainment Production; Paramount Classics/Shooting Gallery/Hart Sharp Entertainment in association with Cappa Productions.
Julia Roberts in
Erin Brockovich, Jersey Films Production; Universal and Columbia.
Halle Berry in
Monster’s Ball, Monster Production; Lions Gate Films.
Judi Dench in
Iris, Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox/Scott Rudin Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA)
Nicole Kidman in
Moulin Rouge, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (Australia, USA)
Sissy Spacek in
In the Bedroom, Good Machine/GreeneStreet Production; Miramax Films.
Renée Zellweger in
Bridget Jones’s Diary, Working Title Production; Miramax/Universal/StudioCanal. (UK, France, USA)
Salma Hayek in
Frida, Ventanarosa in association with Lions Gate Films Production; Miramax. (USA, Canada, Mexico)
Nicole Kidman in
The Hours, Scott Rudin/Robert Fox Production; Paramount & Miramax. (USA, UK, France, Canada, Germany)
Diane Lane in
Unfaithful, Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox. (France, Germany, USA)
Julianne Moore in
Far from Heaven, Vulcan, Section Eight, Killer Films Production; Focus Features. (USA, France)
Renée Zellweger in
Chicago, Producer Circle Co., Zadan/Meron Production; Miramax. (USA, Germany, Canada)
Keisha Castle-Hughes in
Whale Rider, South Pacific Pictures Production; Newmarket Films. (New Zealand, Germany)
Diane Keaton in
Something’s Gotta Give, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Samantha Morton in
In America, Hell’s Kitchen Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (Ireland, UK, USA)
Charlize Theron in
Monster, MDP Film Productions and Zodiac Production; Newmarket Films. (Germany, USA)
Naomi Watts in
21 Grams, This is That, Y Productions Production; Focus Features.
Annette Bening in
Being Julia, 2024846 Ontario Inc./Serendipity Point Films/ISL Films Ltd./Being Julia Ltd. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Canada, USA, Hungary, UK)
Catalina Sandino Moreno in
Maria Full of Grace, Journeyman Pictures in association with Tucan Producciones/Cinematograficas/Altercine Production; HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features. (Colombia, Ecuador, USA)
Imelda Staunton in
Vera Drake, Simon Channing-Williams/Thin Man Films Production; Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films. (UK, France)
Hilary Swank in
Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Kate Winslet in
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anonymous Content/This is That Production; Focus Features.
Judi Dench in
Mrs. Henderson Presents, Heyman Hoskins Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA)
Felicity Huffman in
Transamerica, Belladonna Production; The Weinstein Company and IFC Films.
Keira Knightley in
Pride & Prejudice, Working Title/Scion Films Production; Focus Features. (France, UK, USA)
Charlize Theron in
North Country, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Reese Witherspoon in
Walk the Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany)
Penélope Cruz in
Volver, El Deseo D.A., S.L.U. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain)
Judi Dench in
Notes on a Scandal, Scott Rudin/Robert Fox Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK)
Helen Mirren in
The Queen, Granada Production; Miramax, Pathé and Granada. (UK, USA, France, Italy)
Meryl Streep in
The Devil Wears Prada, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, France)
Kate Winslet in
Little Children, Bona Fide/Standard Film Company Production; New Line.
Cate Blanchett in
Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Working Title Production; Universal. (UK, France, Germany, USA)
Julie Christie in
Away from Her, Film Farm and Foundry Films in association with Capri Releasing, Hanway Films and Echo Lake Production; Lionsgate. (Canada, UK, USA)
Marion Cotillard in
La Vie en Rose, Legende Production; Picturehouse. (France, UK, Czech Republic)
Laura Linney in
The Savages, Savage and Lone Star Films Production; Fox Searchlight.
Ellen Page in
Juno, Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight.
Anne Hathaway in
Rachel Getting Married, Clinica Estetico Production; Sony Pictures Classics.
Angelina Jolie in
Changeling, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal.
Melissa Leo in
Frozen River, Harwood Hunt Production; Sony Pictures Classics.
Meryl Streep in
Doubt, Scott Rudin Production; Miramax Films.
Kate Winslet in
The Reader, Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company. (Germany, USA)
Sandra Bullock in
The Blind Side, Alcon Entertainment Production; Warner Bros.
Helen Mirren in
The Last Station, Egoli Tossell Film/Zephyr Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, Germany, Russia)
Carey Mulligan in
An Education, Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, USA)
Gabourey Sidibe in
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production; Lionsgate.
Meryl Streep in
Julie & Julia, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Annette Bening in
The Kids Are All Right, Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production; Focus Features.
Nicole Kidman in
Rabbit Hole, Olympus Pictures, Blossom Films and Oddlot Entertainment Production; Lionsgate.
Jennifer Lawrence in
Winter’s Bone, Anonymous Content and Winter’s Bone Production; Roadside Attractions.
Natalie Portman in
Black Swan, Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production; Fox Searchlight.
Michelle Williams in
Blue Valentine, Silverwood Films and Hunting Lane Films Production; The Weinstein Company.
Glenn Close in
Albert Nobbs, Trillium Productions, Mockingbird Pictures and Parallel Films Production; Roadside Attractions. (UK, Ireland, France, USA)
Viola Davis in
The Help, DreamWorks Pictures Production; Touchstone Pictures. (USA, India, United Arab Emirates, UK, France, Canada, Germany)
Rooney Mara in
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Sweden, Norway)
Meryl Streep in
The Iron Lady, Weinstein Company/Yuk Films/Pathé/UK Film Council/Canal+/Cine+/Goldcrest Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, France)
Michelle Williams in
My Week with Marilyn, Weinstein Company Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA)
Jessica Chastain in
Zero Dark Thirty, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, United Arab Emirates)
Jennifer Lawrence in
Silver Linings Playbook, Weinstein Company Production; The Weinstein Company.
Emmanuelle Riva in
Amour, Les Films du Losange/X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Austria, France, Germany)
Quvenzhané Wallis in
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cinereach and Court 13 Production; Fox Searchlight.
Naomi Watts in
The Impossible, Apaches Entertainment/Telecinco Cinema in association with La Trini, CANAL +, ICAA, IVAC and Generalitat Valenciana Production; Summit Entertainment and Mediaset España. (Spain, USA)
Amy Adams in
American Hustle, A Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Cate Blanchett in
Blue Jasmine, Sony Pictures Classics.
Sandra Bullock in
Gravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA)
Judi Dench in
Philomena, A Pathé, BBC Films, BFI, Canal+, Cine+ and Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, France)
Marion Cotillard in
Two Days, One Night, a Les Films du Fleuve/Archipel 35/Eyeworks/BIM Distribuzione Production; Sundance Selects. (Belgium, France, Italy)
Felicity Jones in
The Theory of Everything, a Working Title Films Production; Focus Features. (UK, Japan, USA)
Julianne Moore in
Still Alice, a Killer Films Production; Sony Pictures Classic. (USA, UK, France)
Rosamund Pike in
Gone Girl, a 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox.
Reese Witherspoon in
Wild, a Pacific Standard Production; Fox Searchlight.
Cate Blanchett in
Carol, a Number 9 Films/Film4/Killer Films Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA)
Brie Larson in
Room, an Element Pictures Production; A24. (Ireland, Canada, UK, USA)
Jennifer Lawrence in
Joy, a Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox.
Charlotte Rampling in
45 Years, a The Bureau Production; Sundance Selects. (UK)
Saoirse Ronan in
Brooklyn, a Wildgaze Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, Canada, Ireland)
Isabelle Huppert in
Elle, SBS Prod./Pallas/France 2 Cinéma/Entre Chien et Loup/Canal+/France Télévisions/Orange Cinéma Séries/Casa Kafka/Proximus/Centre National de la Cinématographie/Filmförderungsanstalt; SBS Distribution. (France, Germany, Belgium)
Ruth Negga in
Loving, A Big Beach/Raindog Films production; Focus Features. (UK, USA)
Natalie Portman in
Jackie, An LD Entertainment/Wild Bunch/Fabula/Why Not Productions/Bliss Media/Endemol Shine Studios/Protozoa production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, France, Chile, China, Germany, UK)
Emma Stone in
La La Land, A Black Label Media/TIK Films Limited/Impostor Pictures/Gilbert Films/Marc Platt Productions production; Summit Entertainment. (USA, Hong Kong)
Meryl Streep in
Florence Foster Jenkins, A Pathé/BBC Films/Qwerty Films production; Paramount/20th Century Fox. (UK, France)
Sally Hawkins in
The Shape of Water, A Double Dare You Production; Fox Searchlight.
Frances McDormand in
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, A Blueprint Pictures Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, USA)
Margot Robbie in
I, Tonya, A Clubhouse Pictures/LuckyChap Production; Neon/30 West. (UK, USA, Qatar)
Saoirse Ronan in
Lady Bird, A Mission Films Production; A24.
Meryl Streep in
The Post, A 20th Century Fox/DreamWorks Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK)
Yalitza Aparicio in
Roma, A Netflix/Participant Media/Esperanto-Filmoj Production; Netflix. (Mexico, USA)
Glenn Close in
The Wife, A Meta Film/Anonymous Content/Tempo Productions/Silver Reel Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, Sweden, USA)
Olivia Colman in
The Favourite, A Film4/Waypoint Entertainment/Element Pictures/Scarlet Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (Ireland, UK, USA)
Lady Gaga in
A Star Is Born, A Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Melissa McCarthy in
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, An Archer Gray Production; Fox Searchligh.
Cynthia Erivo in
Harriet, A Stay Gold Features/Martin Chase Production; Focus Features.
Scarlett Johansson in
Marriage Story, A Netflix/HeyDay Films Production; Netflix. (UK, USA)
Saoirse Ronan in
Little Women, A Columbia Pictures/Regency Enterprises Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Charlize Theron in
Bombshell, A Bron Studios/Denver and Delilah/Gramsci/Lighthouse Management & Media Production; Lionsgate. (USA, Canada)
Renée Zellweger in
Judy, A Pathé/BBC Films/Ingenious Media/Calamity Films Production; LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions. (UK)
Viola Davis in
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, A Netflix/Mundy Lane Entertainment/Escape Artists Production; Netflix.
Andra Day in
The United States vs. Billie Holiday, A Hulu Original/New Slate Ventures/Lee Daniels Entertainment/Roth-Krischenbaum Films Production; Hulu.
Vanessa Kirby in
Pieces of a Woman, A Netflix/Little Lamb/Bron Studios in assoc. with Proton Cinema in assoc. with Creative Wealth Media Production; Netflix. (Canada, Hungary, USA)
Frances McDormand in
Nomadland, A Highwayman/Hear/Say Productions/Cor Cordium Production; Searchlight. (Germany, USA)
Carey Mulligan in
Promising Young Woman, A LuckyChap Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (UK, USA)
Olivia Colman in
The Lost Daughter, Netflix/Endeavor Content. (USA, UK, Israel, Greece)
Penélope Cruz in
Parallel Mothers, Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain, France)
Kristen Stewart in
Spencer, Neon/Topic Studios. (UK, Germany, USA, Chile)
Cate Blanchett in
Tár, Standard Film Company/EMJAG Prod.; Focus Features.
Ana de Armas in
Blonde, Plan B Entertainment Prod.; Netflix.
Andrea Riseborough in
To Leslie, BlueWater Lane Prod.; Momentum Pictures.
Michelle Williams in
The Fabelmans, Amblin Partners Prod.; Universal/Amblin Partners. (USA, India)
Annette Bening in
Nyad, Netflix/Black Bear Pictures/Mad Chance Production; Netflix.
Lily Gladstone in
Killers of the Flower Moon, Apple Original Films Production; Apple Original Films.
Sandra Hüller in
Anatomy of a Fall, Les Films Pelléas/Les Films de Pierre Production; Neon. (France)
Carey Mulligan in
Maestro, Netflix/Sikelia/Amblin/Lea Pictures/Fred Berner Films Production; Netflix.
Emma Stone in
Poor Things, Element Pictures Production; Searchlight. (Ireland, UK, USA)
