Research in Progress (January 12, 2021)
The first Oscars were given in May 1929, for achievements in films in 1927 and in 1928.
1927-1928 (1st)
Janet Gaynor, for 3 roles, Diane, 7th Heaven; Angela, Street Angel; The Wife, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Roles: Mistreated Parisian waif; poor Napolitan girl; long-suffering betrayed wife
Genres: Melodrama; melodrama; melodrama
Louise Dresser, Mrs. Pleznik, A Ship Comes In
Gloria Swanson, Sadie Thompson, Sadie Thompson
1928-1929 (2nd)
Mary Pickford, Norma Besant; Coquette
Role: Southern Belle, heartless
Genre: Melodrama
Ruth Chatterton, Jacqueline Floriot, Madame X
Betty Compson, Carrie, The Barker
Jeanne Eagels, Leslie Crosbie The Letter
Corinne Griffith, Emma Hamilton, The Divine Lady
Bessie Love, Hank Mahoney The Broadway Melody
1929-1930
Norma Shearer, Jerry Bernard Martin, The Divorcee
Role: Liberated, wayward woman
Genre: Melodrama
Nancy Carroll, Hallie Hobart, The Devil’s Holiday
Ruth Chatterton, Sarah Storm, Sarah and Son
Greta Garbo, Anna Christie, Anna Christie; Madame Rita Cavallini, Romance
Norma Shearer, Lucia Marlett, Their Own Desire
Gloria Swanson, Marion Donnell, The Trespasser
1930s
1930-1931
Marie Dressler, Min Divot, Min and Bill
Role: Proprietress, raising a girl
Genre: Melodrama
Marlene Dietrich, Mademoiselle Amy Jolly, Morocco
Irene Dunne, Sabra Cravat, Cimarron
Ann Harding, Linda Seton, Holiday
Norma Shearer, Jan Ashe, A Free Soul
1931-1932
Helen Hayes, Madelon Claudet, The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Role: Mother of illegitimate son
Genre: Melodrama
Marie Dressler, Emma Thatcher Smith, Emma
Lynn Fontanne, The Actress, The Guardsman
1932-1933 (6th)
Katharine Hepburn, Eva Lovelace, Morning Glory
Role: Actress (stage struck girl)
Genre: Melodrama
May Robson, Apple Annie, Lady for a Day
Diana Wynyard, Jane Marryot, Cavalcade
1934 (7th)
Claudette Colbert, Ellie Andrews, It Happened One Night
Role: Heiress (runaway)
Genre: Comedy
Grace Moore, Mary Barrett, One Night of Love
Norma Shearer, Elizabeth Barrett. The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Bette Davis (Write-in), Mildred Rogers, Of Human Bondage
1935 (8th)
Bette Davis, Joyce Heath, Dangerous
Role: Actress (down on her luck); comeback
Genre: Melodrama
Elisabeth Bergner, Gemma Jones, Escape Me Never
Claudette Colbert, Jane Everest, Private Worlds
Katharine Hepburn, Alice Adams, Alice Adams
Miriam Hopkins, Becky Sharp, Becky Sharp
Merle Oberon, Kitty Vane, The Dark Angel
1936 (9th)
Luise Rainer, Anna Held, The Great Ziegfeld
Role: Ziegfeld’s first wife
Genre: Musical Biopic
Irene Dunne, Theodora Lynn–Caroline Adams, Theodora Goes Wild
Gladys George, Carrie Snyder, Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Carole Lombard, Irene Bullock, My Man Godfrey
Norma Shearer, Juliet Capulet, Romeo and Juliet
1937 (10th)
Luise Rainer, O-Lan, The Good Earth
Role: Chinese farmer
Genre: Melodrama
Irene Dunne, Lucy Warriner, The Awful Truth
Greta Garbo, Marguerite Gautier, Camille
Janet Gaynor, Esther Victoria Blodgett / Vicki Lester, A Star Is Born
Barbara Stanwyck, Stella Martin Dallas, Stella Dallas
1938 (11th)
Bette Davis, Julie Marsden, Jezebel
Rome: Southern Belle (rebellious)
Role: Melodrama (Historical)
Fay Bainter, Hannah Parmalee, White Banners
Wendy Hiller, Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion
Norma Shearer, Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette
Margaret Sullavan, Patricia “Pat” Hollmann, Three Comrades
1939 (12th)
Vivien Leigh, Scarlett O’Hara, Gone with the Wind
Role: Southern Belle
Genre: Epic (Historical)
Bette Davis, Judith Traherne, Dark Victory
Irene Dunne, Terry McKay, Love Affair
Greta Garbo, Nina Yakushova “Ninotchka” Ivanoff, Ninotchka
Greer Garson, Katherine Bridges, Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1940s
1940 (13th)
Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle, Kitty Foyle
Role:
Role: Melodrama
Bette Davis, Leslie Crosbie, The Letter
Joan Fontaine, The Second Mrs. de Winter, Rebecca
Katharine Hepburn, Tracy Lord, The Philadelphia Story
Martha Scott, Emily Webb, Our Town
1941 (14th)
Joan Fontaine, Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth, Suspicion
Role: Young, insecure, wealthy wife
Genre: Thriller (Melodrama)
Bette Davis, Regina Giddens, The Little Foxes
Olivia de Havilland, Emmy Brown, Hold Back the Dawn
Greer Garson, Edna Gladney, Blossoms in the Dust
Barbara Stanwyck, Katherine “Sugarpuss” O’Shea, Ball of Fire
1942 (15th)
Greer Garson, Kay Miniver, Mrs. Miniver
Role: English mother, sacrificing WWII
Genre: Melodrama (familt, WWII)
Bette Davis, Charlotte Vale, Now, Voyager
Katharine Hepburn, Tess Harding Woman of the Year
Rosalind Russell, Ruth Sherwood, My Sister Eileen
Teresa Wright, Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig, The Pride of the Yankees
1943 (16th)
Jennifer Jones, Bernadette Soubirous, The Song of Bernadette
Jean Arthur, Constance “Connie” Milligan, The More the Merrier
Ingrid Bergman, María, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Joan Fontaine, Tessa Sanger, The Constant Nymph
Greer Garson, Marie Curie, Madame Curie
1944 (17th)
Ingrid Bergman, Paula Alquist Anton, Gaslight
Claudette Colbert, Anne Hilton, Since You Went Away
Bette Davis, Fanny Trellis, Mr. Skeffington
Greer Garson, Susie “Sparrow” Parkington, Mrs. Parkington
Barbara Stanwyck, Phyllis Dietrichson, Double Indemnity
1945 (18th)
Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce Beragon, Mildred Pierce
Ingrid Bergman, Mary Benedict, The Bells of St. Mary’s
Greer Garson, Mary Rafferty, The Valley of Decision
Jennifer Jones, Singleton, Love Letters
Gene Tierney, Ellen Berent Harland, Leave Her to Heaven
1946 (19th)
Olivia de Havilland, Josephine “Jody” Norris, To Each His Own
Celia Johnson, Laura Jesson Brief Encounter
Jennifer Jones, Pearl Chavez, Duel in the Sun
Rosalind Russel, Elizabeth Kenny, Sister Kenny
Jane Wyman, Orry Baxter, The Yearling
1947 (20th)
Loretta Young, Katie Holstrom, The Farmer’s Daughter
Joan Crawford, Louise Howell, Possessed
Susan Hayward, Angelica Evans Conway, Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
Dorothy McGuire, Kathy Lacy, Gentleman’s Agreement
Rosalind Russell, Lavinia Mannon, Mourning Becomes Electra
1948 (21st)
Jane Wyman, Belinda McDonald, Johnny Belinda
Ingrid Bergman, Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc
Olivia de Havilland, Virginia Stuart Cunningham, The Snake Pit
Irene Dunne, Martha Hanso,I Remember Mama
Barbara Stanwyck, Leona Stevenson, Sorry, Wrong Number
1949 (22nd)
Olivia de Havilland, Catherine Sloper, The Heiress
Jeanne Crain, Patricia “Pinky” Johnson, Pinky
Susan Hayward, Eloise Winters, My Foolish Heart
Deborah Kerr, Evelyn Boult, Edward, My Son
Loretta Young, Margaret, Come to the Stable
1950s
1950 (23rd)
Judy Holliday, Emma “Billie” Dawn. Born Yesterday
Role: Dumb Blonde
Genre: Comedy
Anne Baxter, Eve Harrington, All About Eve
Bette Davis, Margo Channing, All About Eve
Eleanor Parker, Marie Allen, Caged
Gloria Swanson, Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard
1951 (24th)
Vivien Leigh, Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire
Role: Southern Belle (delusional, raped)
Genre: Melodrama
Katharine Hepburn, Rose Sayer. The African Queen
Eleanor Parker, Mary McLeod, Detective Story
Shelley Winters, Alice Tripp. A Place in the Sun
Jane Wyman, Louise Mason, The Blue Veil
1952 (25th)
Shirley Booth, Lola Delaney. Come Back, Little Sheba
Role: Suffering wife
Genre: Melodrama
Joan Crawford, Myra Hudson, Sudden Fear
Bette Davis, Margaret Elliot, The Star
Julie Harris, Frances “Frankie” Addams, The Member of the Wedding
Susan Hayward, Jane Froman, With a Song in My Heart
1953 (26th)
Audrey Hepburn, Princess Ann, Roman Holiday
Leslie Caron, Lili Daurier, Lili
Ava Gardner, Eloise “Honey Bear” Kelly, Mogambo
Deborah Kerr, Karen Holmes, From Here to Eternity
Maggie McNamara, Patty O’Neill, The Moon Is Blue
1954 (27th)
Grace Kelly, Georgie Elgin, The Country Girl
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Dorothy Dandridge, Carmen Jones, Carmen Jones
Judy Garland, Esther Victoria Blodgett/Vicki Lester, A Star Is Born
Audrey Hepburn, Sabrina Fairchild, Sabrina
Jane Wyman, Helen Phillips, Magnificent Obsession
1955 (28th)
Anna Magnani, Serafina Delle Rose. The Rose Tattoo
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Genre:
Susan Hayward, Lillian Roth, I’ll Cry Tomorrow
Katharine Hepburn, Jane Hudson, Summertime
Jennifer Jones, Han Suyin, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
Eleanor Parke, Marjorie Lawrence, Interrupted Melody
1956 (29th)
Ingrid Bergman, Anna Koreff/Anastasia, Anastasia
Role:
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Carroll Baker, Baby Doll Meighan, Baby Doll
Katharine Hepburn, Lizzie Curry, The Rainmaker
Nancy Kelly, Christine Penmark, The Bad Seed
Deborah Kerr, Anna Leonowens The King and I
1957 (30th)
Joanne Woodward, Eve White/Eve Black /Jane, The Three Faces of Eve
Role:
Genre:
Deborah Kerr, Angela, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Anna Magnani, Gioia, Wild Is the Wind
Elizabeth Taylor, Susanna Drake, Raintree County
Lana Turner, Constance MacKenzie, Peyton Place
1958 (31st)
Susan Hayward, Barbara Graham, I Want to Live!
Role:
Genre:
Deborah Kerr, Sibyl Railton-Bell, Separate Tables
Shirley MacLaine, Ginnie Moorehead, Some Came Running
Rosalind Russell, Mame Dennis, Auntie Mame
Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret “Maggie the Cat” Pollitt, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1959 (32nd)
Simone Signoret, Alice Aisgill, Room at the Top
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Genre:
Doris Day, Jan Morrow, Pillow Talk
Audrey Hepburn, Gabrielle van der Mal, The Nun’s Story
Katharine Hepburn, Violet Venable, Suddenly, Last Summer
Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Holly, Suddenly, Last Summer
1960 (33rd)
Elizabeth Taylor, Gloria Wandrous, Butterfield 8
Role:
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Greer Garson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sunrise at Campobello
Deborah Kerr, Ida Carmody, The Sundowners
Shirley MacLaine, Fran Kubelik, The Apartment
Melina Mercouri, Ilya, Never on Sunday
1961 (34th)
Sophia Loren, Cesira, Two Women
Role:
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Audrey Hepburn, Holly Golightly/Lula Mae Barnes, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Piper Laurie, Sarah Packard, The Hustler
Geraldine Page, Alma Winemiller, Summer and Smoke
Natalie Wood, Wilma Dean “Deanie” Loomis, Splendor in the Grass
1962 (35th)
Anne Bancroft, Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker
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Genre:
Bette Davis, Baby Jane Hudson, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Katharine Hepburn, Mary Cavan Tyrone, Long Day’s Journey into Night
Geraldine Page, Alexandra Del Lago, Sweet Bird of Youth
Lee Remick, Kirsten Arnesen Clay, Days of Wine and Roses
1963 (36th)
Patricia Neal, Alma Brown, Hud
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Genre:
Leslie Caron, Jane Fossett, The L-Shaped Room
Shirley MacLaine, Irma La Douce, Irma la Douce
Rachel Roberts, Margaret Hammond, This Sporting Life
Natalie Wood, Angie Rossini, Love with the Proper Stranger
1964 (37th)
Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
Role:
Genre:
Anne Bancroft, Jo Armitage, The Pumpkin Eater
Sophia Loren, Filumena Marturano, Marriage Italian Style
Debbie Reynolds, Molly Brown, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Kim Stanley, Myra Savage Séance on a Wet Afternoon
1965 (38th)
Julie Christie, Diana Scott, Darling
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Julie Andrews, Maria von Trapp, The Sound of Music
Samantha Eggar, Miranda Grey, The Collector
Elizabeth Hartman, Selina D’Arcy, A Patch of Blue
Simone Signoret, La Contessa, Ship of Fools
1966 (39th)
Elizabeth Taylor, Martha, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Anouk Aimée, Anne Gauthier, A Man and a Woman
Ida Kamińska, Rozalie Lautmann, The Shop on Main Street
Lynn Redgrave, Georgina “Georgy” Parkin, Georgy Girl
Vanessa Redgrave, Leonie Delt, Morgan!
1967 (40th)
Katharine Hepburn, Christina Drayton, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Role:
Genre:
Anne Bancroft, Mrs. Robinson, The Graduate
Faye Dunaway, Bonnie Parker, Bonnie and Clyde
Edith Evans, Maggie Ross, The Whisperers
Audrey Hepburn, Susy Hendrix, Wait Until Dark
1968 (41st)
Tie: Katharine Hepburn Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Lion in Winter
Barbra Streisand, Fanny Brice, Funny Girl
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Genre:
Patricia Neal, Nettie Cleary, The Subject Was Roses
Vanessa Redgrave, Isadora Duncan, Isadora
Joanne Woodward, Rachel Cameron, Rachel, Rachel
1969 (42nd)
Maggie Smith, Jean Brodie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Role:
Genre:
Geneviève Bujold, Anne Boleyn, Anne of the Thousand Days
Jane Fonda, Gloria Beatty, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Liza Minnelli, Mary Ann “Pookie” Adams, The Sterile Cuckoo
Jean Simmons, Mary Wilson, The Happy Ending
1970 (43rd)
Glenda Jackson, Gudrun Brangwen, Women in Love
Role:
Genre:
Jane Alexander, Eleanor Backman, The Great White Hope
Ali MacGraw, Jennifer Cavalleri-Barrett, Love Story
Sarah Miles, Rosy Ryan, Ryan’s Daughter
Carrie Snodgress, Bettina “Tina” Balser, Diary of a Mad Housewife
1971 (44th)
Jane Fonda, Bree Daniels, Klute
Role:
Genre:
Julie Christie, Constance Miller, McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Glenda Jackson, Alex Greville, Sunday Bloody Sunday
Vanessa Redgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots, Mary, Queen of Scots
Janet Suzman, Empress Alexandra of Russia, Nicholas and Alexandra
1972 (45th)
Liza Minnelli, Sally Bowles, Cabaret
Role:
Genre:
Diana Ross, Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues
Maggie Smith, Augusta Bertram, Travels with My Aunt
Cicely Tyson, Rebecca Morgan, Sounder
Liv Ullmann, Kristina Nilsson, The Emigrants
1973 (46th)
Glenda Jackson, Vickie Allessio, A Touch of Class
Role:
Genre: Comedy
Ellen Burstyn, Chris MacNeil, The Exorcist
Marsha Mason, Maggie Paul Cinderella Liberty
Barbra Streisand, Katie Morosky, The Way We Were
Joanne Woodward, Rita Walden, Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1974 (47th)
Ellen Burstyn, Alice Graham-Hyatt, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Role
Genre:
Diahann Carroll, Claudine Price, Claudine
Faye Dunaway, Evelyn Cross Mulwray, Chinatown
Valerie Perrine, Harriett Jolliff / Honey Bruce, Lenny
Gena Rowlands, Mabel Longhetti, A Woman Under the Influence
1975 (48th)
Louise Fletcher, Nurse Mildred Ratched, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Role:
Genre:
Isabelle Adjani, Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewly, The Story of Adele H.
Ann-Margret, Nora Walker, Tommy
Glenda Jackson, Hedda Gabler, Hedda
Carol Kane, Gitl, Hester Street
1976 (49th)
Faye Dunaway, Diana Christensen, Network
Role:
Genre:
Marie-Christine Barrault, Marthe, Cousin Cousine
Talia Shire, Adrian Pennino, Rocky
Sissy Spacek, Carrie White, Carrie
Liv Ullmann, Jenny Isaksson, Face to Face
1977 (50th)
Diane Keaton, Annie Hall, Annie Hall
Role:
Genre: Comedy
Anne Bancroft, Emma Jacklin, The Turning Point
Jane Fonda, Lillian Hellman, Julia
Shirley MacLaine, Deedee Rodgers, The Turning Point
Marsha Mason, Paula McFadden, The Goodbye Girl
1978 (51st)
Jane Fonda, Sally Hyde, Coming Home
Role: Housewife turned activist
Genre: Drama (Vietnam War)
Ingrid Bergman, Charlotte Andergast, Autumn Sonata
Ellen Burstyn, Doris, Same Time, Next Year
Jill Clayburgh, Erica Benton, An Unmarried Woman
Geraldine Page, Eve, Interiors
1979 (52nd)
Sally Field, Norma Rae Webster, Norma Rae
Role: Labor Actvist
Genre: Biopic
Jill Clayburgh, Marilyn Holmberg, Starting Over
Jane Fonda, Kimberly Wells, The China Syndrome
Marsha Mason, Jennie MacLaine, Chapter Two
Bette Midler, Mary Rose Foster, The Rose
1980 (53rd)
Sissy Spacek, Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter
Role: Country singer Loretta Lynn
Genre: Biopic (Drama with music)
Ellen Burstyn, Edna Mae Harper-McCauley, Resurrection
Goldie Hawn, Judy Benjamin, Private Benjamin
Mary Tyler Moore, Beth Jarrett, Ordinary People
Gena Rowlands, Gloria Swenson, Gloria
1981 (54th)
Katharine Hepburn, Ethel Thayer, On Golden Pond
Role: wife, mother, grandmother
Genre: Drama
Diane Keaton, Louise Bryant, Reds
Marsha Mason, Georgia Hines, Only When I Laugh
Susan Sarandon, Sally Matthews, Atlantic City
Meryl Streep, Anna /Sara Woodruff, The French Lieutenant’s Woman
1982 (55th)
Meryl Streep, Sophie Zawistowski, Sophie’s Choice
Role: Holocaust survivor
Genre: Drama
Julie Andrews, Victor Grazinski /Victoria Grant, Victor/Victoria
Jessica Lange, Frances Farmer, Frances
Sissy Spacek, Beth Horman, Missing
Debra Winger, Paula Pokrifki, An Officer and a Gentleman
1983 (56th)
Shirley MacLaine, Aurora Greenway, Terms of Endearment
Role:
Genre: Serio-comedy
Jane Alexander, Carol Wetherly, Testament
Meryl Streep, Karen Silkwood, Silkwood
Julie Walters, Susan White/Rita, Educating Rita
Debra Winger, Emma Greenway Horton, Terms of Endearment
1984 (57th)
Sally Field, Edna Spalding, Places in the Heart
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Genre:
Judy Davis, Adela Quested, A Passage to India
Jessica Lange, Jewell Ivy, Country
Vanessa Redgrave, Olive Chancellor, The Bostonians
Sissy Spacek, Mae Garvey, The River
1985 (58th)
Geraldine Page, Carrie Watts, The Trip to Bountiful
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Genre:
Anne Bancroft, Miriam Ruth / Anna Maria Burchetti, Agnes of God
Whoopi Goldberg, Celie Harris-Johnson, The Color Purple
Jessica Lange, Patsy Cline, Sweet Dreams
Meryl Streep, Karen Blixen, Out of Africa
1986 (59th)
Marlee Matlin, Sarah Norman, Children of a Lesser God
Role:
Genre:
Jane Fonda, Alex Sternbergen / Viveca Van Loren, The Morning After
Sissy Spacek, Babe Botrelle / Rebecca MaGrath, Crimes of the Heart
Kathleen Turner, Peggy Sue Kelcher-Bodell, Peggy Sue Got Married
Sigourney Weaver, Ellen Ripley, Aliens
1987 (60th)
Cher, Loretta Castorini, Moonstruck
Role:
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Glenn Close, Alex Forrest, Fatal Attraction
Holly Hunter, Jane Craig, Broadcast News
Sally Kirkland, Anna, Anna
Meryl Streep, Helen Archer, Ironweed
1988 (61st)
Jodie Foster, Sarah Tobias, The Accused
Role:
Genre:
Glenn Close, Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, Dangerous Liaisons
Melanie Griffith, Tess McGill, Working Girl
Meryl Streep, Lindy Chamberlain, A Cry in the Dark
Sigourney Weaver, Dian Fossey, Gorillas in the Mist
1989 (62nd)
Jessica Tandy, Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy
Role:
Genre:
Isabelle Adjani, Camille Claudel, Camille Claudel
Pauline Collins, Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw, Shirley Valentine
Jessica Lange, Ann Talbot, Music Box
Michelle Pfeiffer, Susie Diamond, The Fabulous Baker Boys
1990s
1990 (63rd)
Kathy Bates, Annie Wilkes, Misery
Role:
Genre:
Anjelica Huston, Lilly Dillon, The Grifters
Julia Roberts, Vivian Ward, Pretty Woman
Meryl Streep, Suzanne Vale, Postcards from the Edge
Joanne Woodward, India Bridge, Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1991 (64th)
Jodie Foster, Clarice Starling, The Silence of the Lambs
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Genre:
Geena Davis, Thelma Dickinson, Thelma & Louise
Laura Dern, Rose, Rambling Rose
Bette Midler, Dixie Leonard, For the Boys
Susan Sarandon, Louise Sawyer, Thelma & Louise
1992 (65th)
Emma Thompso, Margaret Schlegel, Howards End
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Genre:
Catherine Deneuve, Éliane Devries, Indochine
Mary McDonnell, May-Alice Culhane, Passion Fish
Michelle Pfeiffer, Louise Irene “Lurene” Hallett, Love Field
Susan Sarandon, Michaela Murphy Odone, Lorenzo’s Oil
1993 (66th)
Holly Hunter, Ada McGrath, The Piano
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Genre:
Angela Bassett Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner, What’s Love Got to Do with It
Stockard Channing, Louisa “Ouisa” Kittredge, Six Degrees of Separation
Emma Thompson, Sarah “Sally” Kenton, The Remains of the Day
Debra Winger, Joy Davidman, Shadowlands
1994 (67th)
Jessica Lange, Carly Marshall, Blue Sky
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Genre:
Jodie Foster, Nell Kellty, Nell
Miranda Richardson, Vivienne Haigh-Wood, Tom & Viv
Winona Ryder, Josephine “Jo” March, Little Women
Susan Sarandon, Regina “Reggie” Love, The Client
1995 (68th)
Susan Sarandon, Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking
Role:
Genre:
Elisabeth Shue, Sera, Leaving Las Vegas
Sharon Stone, Ginger McKenna, Casino
Meryl Streep, Francesca Johnson, The Bridges of Madison County
Emma Thompson, Elinor Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility
1996 (69th)
Frances McDormand, Marge Gunderson, Fargo
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Genre:
Brenda Blethyn, Cynthia Rose Purley, Secrets & Lies
Diane Keaton, Bessie Wakefield, Marvin’s Room
Kristin Scott Thomas, Katharine Clifton, The English Patient
Emily Watson, Bess McNeill, Breaking the Waves
1997 (70th)
Helen Hunt, Carol Connelly, As Good as It Gets
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Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Croy, The Wings of the Dove
Julie Christie, Phyllis Hart, Afterglow
Judi Dench, Queen Victoria, Mrs Brown
Kate Winslet, Rose DeWitt Bukater, Titanic
1998 (71st)
Gwyneth Paltrow, Viola de Lesseps / Thomas Kent, Shakespeare in Love
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Genre:
Cate Blanchett, Queen Elizabeth I, Elizabeth
Fernanda Montenegro, Isadora “Dora” Teixeira, Central Station
Meryl Streep, Kate Gulden, One True Thing
Emily Watson, Jacqueline du Pré, Hilary and Jackie
1999 (72nd)
Hilary Swank, Brandon Teena, Boys Don’t Cry
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Genre:
Annette Bening, Carolyn Burnham, American Beauty
Janet McTeer, Mary Jo Walker, Tumbleweeds
Julianne Moore, Sarah Miles, The End of the Affair
Meryl Streep, Roberta Guaspari, Music of the Heart
2000s
2000 (73rd)
Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich
Role:
Genre:
Joan Allen Laine Hanson The Contender
Juliette Binoche Vianne Rocher Chocolat
Ellen Burstyn Sara Goldfarb Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney Samantha “Sammy” Prescott You Can Count On Me
2001 (74th)
Halle Berry, Leticia Musgrove, Monster’s Ball
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Genre:
Judi Dench, Iris Murdoch, Iris
Nicole Kidman Satine Moulin Rouge!
Sissy Spacek Ruth Fowler In the Bedroom
Renée Zellweger Bridget Jones Bridget Jones’s Diary
2002 (75th)
Nicole Kidman, Virginia Woolf, The Hours
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Salma Hayek, Frida Kahlo. Frida
Diane Lane Constance “Connie” Sumner Unfaithful
Julianne Moore Cathy Whitaker Far from Heaven
Renée Zellweger Roxie Hart Chicago
2003 (76th)
Charlize Theron, Aileen “Lee” Wuornos, Monster
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Genre:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Paikea Apirana, Whale Rider
Diane Keaton, Erica Jane Berry, Something’s Gotta Give
Samantha Morton, Sarah Sullivan, In America
Naomi Watts, Cristina Williams-Peck, 21 Grams
2004 (77th)
Hilary Swank Award winner Maggie Fitzgerald Million Dollar Baby [88]
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Annette Bening, Julia Lambert, Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno, María Álvarez, Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton, Vera Rose Drake, Vera Drake
Kate Winslet, Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005 (78th)
Reese Witherspoon, June Carter Cash, Walk the Line
Judi Dench Laura Forster-Henderson Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman Sabrina “Bree” Osbourne Transamerica
Keira Knightley Elizabeth Bennet Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron Josey Aimes North Country
2006 (79th)
Helen Mirren, Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen
Penélope Cruz Raimunda Volver
Judi Dench Barbara Covett Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep Miranda Priestly The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet Sarah Pierce Little Children
2007 (80th)
Marion Cotillard, Édith Piaf La Vie en Rose
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Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie Fiona Anderson Away from Her
Laura Linney Wendy Savage The Savages
Elliot Page[D] Juno MacGuff Juno
2008 (81st)
Kate Winslet, Hanna Schmitz, The Reader
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Anne Hathaway Kym Buchman Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie Christine Collins Changeling
Melissa Leo Ray Eddy Frozen River
Meryl Streep Sister Aloysius Beauvier Doubt
2009 (82nd)
Sandra Bullock, Leigh Anne Tuohy, The Blind Side
Role:
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Helen Mirren Sophia Tolstaya The Last Station
Carey Mulligan Jenny Mellor An Education
Gabourey Sidibe Claireece “Precious” Jones Precious
Meryl Streep Julia Child Julie & Julia
2010s
2010 (83rd)
Natalie Portman, Nina Sayers, Black Swan
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Annette Bening Nicole Allgood The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman Becca Corbett Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence Ree Dolly Winter’s Bone
Michelle Williams Cindy Heller Blue Valentine
2011 (84th)
Meryl Streep, Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady
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Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, Aibileen Clark, The Help
Rooney Mara, Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams, Marilyn Monroe, My Week with Marilyn
2012 (85th)
Jennifer Lawrence, Tiffany Maxwell, Silver Linings Playbook
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Gender:
Jessica Chastain Maya Zero Dark Thirty
Emmanuelle Riva Anne Laurent Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis Hushpuppy Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts Maria Bennett The Impossible
2013 (86th)
Role:
Gender:
Cate Blanchett, Jeanette “Jasmine” Francis, Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams, Sydney Prosser, American Hustle
Sandra Bullock Ryan Stone Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena Lee, Philomena
Meryl Streep Violet Weston August: Osage County
2014 (87th)
Julianne Moore, Alice Howland, Still Alice
Role
Genre:
Marion Cotillard Sandra Bya Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones Jane Hawking The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike Amy Elliott-Dunne / Nancy Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Cheryl Strayed, Wild
2015 (88th)
Brie Larson, Joy Newsome, Room
Role:
Genre:
Cate Blanchett Carol Aird Carol
Jennifer Lawrence Joy Mangano Joy
Charlotte Rampling Kate Mercer 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan Eilis Lacey Brooklyn
2016 (89th)
Emma Stone, Mia Dolan, La La Land
Role:
Genre:
Isabelle Huppert Michèle Leblanc Elle
Ruth Negga Mildred Loving Loving
Natalie Portman Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy Jackie
Meryl Streep Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins
2017 (90th)
Frances McDormand, Mildred Hayes Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Role:
Genre:
Sally Hawkins Elisa Esposito The Shape of Water
Margot Robbie Tonya Harding I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson Lady Bird
Meryl Streep Katharine Graham The Post
2018 (91st)
Olivia Colman, Anne, Queen of Great Britain The Favourite
Role:
Genre:
Yalitza Aparicio Cleodegaria “Cleo” Gutiérrez Roma
Glenn Close Joan Castleman The Wife
Lady Gaga Ally Maine A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy Lee Israel Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019 (92nd):
Renée Zellweger, Judy Garland, Judy
Role:
Genre:
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet Tubman Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Barber, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Josephine “Jo” March, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Megyn Kelly, Bombshell
