Awards & Winners

Academy Award for Best Actress

Academy Awards

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Prior to the 49th Academy Awards ceremony, this award was known as the Academy Award of Merit for Performance by an Actress. Since its inception, however, the award has commonly been referred to as the Oscar for Best Actress. While actresses are nominated for this award by Academy members who are actors and actresses themselves, winners are selected by the Academy membership as a whole.

Check all the winners of Academy Award for Best Actress presented under Academy Awards since 1928 .


Cate Blanchett

Honored for : Blue Jasmine
(Role: Jeanette Jasmine Francis)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amy Adams American Hustle
Role: Sydney Prosser
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine
Role: Jeanette \"Jasmine\" Francis
Sandra Bullock Gravity
Role: Dr. Ryan Stone
Judi Dench Philomena
Role: Philomena Lee
Meryl Streep August: Osage County
Role: Violet Weston

Jennifer Lawrence

Honored for : Silver Linings Playbook
(Role: Tiffany Maxwell)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook
Role: Tiffany
Emmanuelle Riva Amour
Role: Anne
Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild
Role: Hushpuppy
Naomi Watts The Impossible
Role: Maria
Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty
Role: Maya

Meryl Streep

Honored for : The Iron Lady
(Role: Margaret Thatcher)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Viola Davis The Help
Role: Aibileen Clark
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn
Role: Marilyn Monroe
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs
Role: Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady
Role: Margaret Thatcher
Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Role: Lisbeth Salander

Natalie Portman

Honored for : Black Swan
(Role: Nina Sayers/The Swan Queen)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Annette Bening The Kids Are All Right
Role: Nic
Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole
Role: Becca
Jennifer Lawrence Winter\u2019s Bone
Role: Ree
Natalie Portman Black Swan
Role: Nina Sayers
Michelle Williams Blue Valentine
Role: Cindy

Sandra Bullock

Honored for : The Blind Side
(Role: Leigh Anne Tuohy)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sandra Bullock The Blind Side
Role: Leigh Anne Tuohy
Helen Mirren The Last Station
Role: Sofya
Carey Mulligan An Education
Role: Jenny
Gabourey Sidibe Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Role: Precious
Meryl Streep Julie & Julia
Role: Julia Child

Kate Winslet

Honored for : The Reader
(Role: Hanna Schmitz)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married
Role: Kym
Angelina Jolie Changeling
Role: Christine Collins
Melissa Leo Frozen River
Role: Ray Eddy
Meryl Streep Doubt
Role: Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Kate Winslet The Reader
Role: Hanna Schmitz

Marion Cotillard

Honored for : La Vie en Rose
(Role: Edith Piaf)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Role: Queen Elizabeth I
Ellen Page Juno
Role: Juno MacGuff
Laura Linney The Savages
Role: Wendy Savage
Julie Christie Away from Her
Role: Fiona
Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose
Role: Edith Piaf

Helen Mirren

Honored for : The Queen
(Role: The Queen)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Penélope Cruz Volver
Role: Raimunda
Judi Dench Notes on a Scandal
Role: Barbara Covett
Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada
Role: Miranda Priestly
Kate Winslet Little Children
Role: Sarah Pierce
Helen Mirren The Queen
Role: The Queen

Reese Witherspoon

Honored for : Walk the Line
(Role: June Carter)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Role: Bree
Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice
Role: Elizabeth Bennet
Charlize Theron North Country
Role: Josey Aimes
Judi Dench Mrs Henderson Presents
Role: Mrs. Laura Henderson
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line
Role: June Carter

Hilary Swank

Honored for : Million Dollar Baby
(Role: Maggie Fitzgerald)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Annette Bening Being Julia
Role: Julia Lambert
Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of Grace
Role: Maria
Kate Winslet Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Role: Clementine Kruczynski
Imelda Staunton Vera Drake
Role: Vera
Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Role: Maggie Fitzgerald

Charlize Theron

Honored for : Monster
(Role: Aileen Wuornos)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keisha Castle-Hughes Whale Rider
Role: Paikea
Diane Keaton Something's Gotta Give
Role: Erica Barry
Samantha Morton In America
Role: Sarah
Naomi Watts 21 Grams
Role: Cristina Peck
Charlize Theron Monster
Role: Aileen Wuornos

Nicole Kidman

Honored for : The Hours
(Role: Virginia Woolf)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Salma Hayek Frida
Role: Frida Kahlo
Diane Lane Unfaithful
Role: Connie Sumner
Julianne Moore Far from Heaven
Role: Cathy Whitaker
Renée Zellweger Chicago
Role: Roxie Hart
Nicole Kidman The Hours
Role: Virginia Woolf

Halle Berry

Honored for : Monster's Ball
(Role: Leticia Musgrove)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judi Dench Iris
Role: Iris Murdoch
Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom
Role: Ruth Fowler
Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge!
Role: Satine
Renée Zellweger Bridget Jones's Diary
Role: Bridget Jones
Halle Berry Monster's Ball
Role: Leticia Musgrove

Julia Roberts

Honored for : Erin Brockovich
(Role: Erin Brockovich)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Allen The Contender
Role: Laine Hanson
Juliette Binoche Chocolat
Role: Vianne Rocher
Ellen Burstyn Requiem for a Dream
Role: Sara Goldfarb
Laura Linney You Can Count on Me
Role: Samantha 'Sammy' Prescott
Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich
Role: Erin Brockovich

Hilary Swank

Honored for : Boys Don't Cry
(Role: Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Annette Bening American Beauty
Role: Carolyn Burnham
Meryl Streep Music of the Heart
Role: Roberta Guaspari
Julianne Moore The End of the Affair
Role: Sarah Miles
Janet McTeer Tumbleweeds
Role: Mary Jo Walker
Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry
Role: Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon

Gwyneth Paltrow

Honored for : Shakespeare in Love
(Role: Viola De Lesseps)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth
Role: Queen Elizabeth I
Emily Watson Hilary and Jackie
Role: Jacqueline du Pré
Meryl Streep One True Thing
Role: Kate Gulden
Fernanda Montenegro Central Station
Role: Dora
Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love
Role: Viola De Lesseps

Helen Hunt

Honored for : As Good as It Gets
(Role: Carol Connelly)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Helena Bonham Carter The Wings of the Dove
Role: Kate Croy
Kate Winslet Titanic
Role: Rose DeWitt Bukater
Judi Dench Mrs. Brown
Role: Queen Victoria
Julie Christie Afterglow
Role: Phyllis Mann
Helen Hunt As Good as It Gets
Role: Carol Connelly

Frances McDormand

Honored for : Fargo
(Role: Marge Gunderson)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies
Role: Cynthia Rose Purley
Kristin Scott Thomas The English Patient
Role: Katharine Clifton
Emily Watson Breaking the Waves
Role: Bess McNeill
Diane Keaton Marvin's Room
Role: Bessie
Frances McDormand Fargo
Role: Marge Gunderson

Susan Sarandon

Honored for : Dead Man Walking
(Role: Sister Helen Prejean)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elisabeth Shue Leaving Las Vegas
Role: Sera
Sharon Stone Casino
Role: Ginger McKenna
Meryl Streep The Bridges of Madison County
Role: Francesca Johnson
Emma Thompson Sense and Sensibility
Role: Elinor Dashwood
Susan Sarandon Dead Man Walking
Role: Sister Helen Prejean

Jessica Lange

Honored for : Blue Sky
(Role: Carly Marshall)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jodie Foster Nell
Role: Nell
Winona Ryder Little Women
Role: Jo March
Susan Sarandon The Client
Role: Reggie Love
Miranda Richardson Tom & Viv
Role: Viv
Jessica Lange Blue Sky
Role: Carly Marshall

Holly Hunter

Honored for : The Piano
(Role: Ada McGrath)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Bassett What's Love Got to Do with It
Role: Tina Turner
Stockard Channing Six Degrees of Separation
Role: Ouisa Kittredge
Emma Thompson The Remains of the Day
Role: Miss Kenton
Debra Winger Shadowlands
Role: Joy Gresham
Holly Hunter The Piano
Role: Ada

Emma Thompson

Honored for : Howards End
(Role: Margaret Schlegel)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Deneuve Indochine
Role: Eliane
Mary McDonnell Passion Fish
Role: May-Alice
Susan Sarandon Lorenzo's Oil
Role: Michaela Odone
Michelle Pfeiffer Love Field
Role: Lurene Hallett
Emma Thompson Howards End
Role: Margaret Schlegel

Jodie Foster

Honored for : The Silence of the Lambs
(Role: Clarice Starling)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Geena Davis Thelma & Louise
Role: Thelma
Susan Sarandon Thelma & Louise
Role: Louise
Bette Midler For the Boys
Role: Dixie Leonard
Laura Dern Rambling Rose
Role: Rose
Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs
Role: Clarice Starling

Kathy Bates

Honored for : Misery
(Role: Annie Wilkes)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anjelica Huston The Grifters
Role: Lilly Dillon
Julia Roberts Pretty Woman
Role: Vivian Ward
Joanne Woodward Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Role: India Bridge
Meryl Streep Postcards from the Edge
Role: Suzanne Vale
Kathy Bates Misery
Role: Annie Wilkes

Jessica Tandy

Honored for : Driving Miss Daisy
(Role: Daisy Werthan)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pauline Collins Shirley Valentine
Role: Shirley Valentine
Michelle Pfeiffer The Fabulous Baker Boys
Role: Susie Diamond
Jessica Lange Music Box
Role: Ann Talbot
Isabelle Adjani Camille Claudel
Role: Camille Claudel
Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy
Role: Daisy Werthan

Jodie Foster

Honored for : The Accused
(Role: Sarah Tobias)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn Close Dangerous Liaisons
Role: Marquise de Merteuil
Melanie Griffith Working Girl
Role: Tess McGill
Sigourney Weaver Gorillas in the Mist
Role: Dian Fossey
Meryl Streep Evil Angels
Role: Lindy
Jodie Foster The Accused
Role: Sarah Tobias

Cher

Honored for : Moonstruck
(Role: Loretta Castorini)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn Close Fatal Attraction
Role: Alex Forrest
Holly Hunter Broadcast News
Role: Jane Craig
Meryl Streep Ironweed
Role: Helen Archer
Sally Kirkland Anna
Role: Anna
Cher Moonstruck
Role: Loretta Castorini

Marlee Matlin

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God
(Role: Sarah Norman)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sigourney Weaver Aliens
Role: Ellen Ripley
Kathleen Turner Peggy Sue Got Married
Role: Peggy Sue
Sissy Spacek Crimes of the Heart
Role: Babe Magrath
Jane Fonda The Morning After
Role: Alex Sternbergen
Marlee Matlin Children of a Lesser God
Role: Sarah Norman

Geraldine Page

Honored for : The Trip to Bountiful
(Role: Mrs. Watts)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Bancroft Agnes of God
Role: Sister Miriam Ruth
Whoopi Goldberg The Color Purple
Role: Celie
Meryl Streep Out of Africa
Role: Karen Blixen
Jessica Lange Sweet Dreams
Role: Patsy Cline
Geraldine Page The Trip to Bountiful
Role: Mrs. Watts

Sally Field

Honored for : Places in the Heart
(Role: Edna Spalding)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judy Davis A Passage to India
Role: Adela Quested
Vanessa Redgrave The Bostonians
Role: Olive Chancellor
Sissy Spacek The River
Role: Mae Garvey
Jessica Lange Country
Role: Jewell Ivy
Sally Field Places in the Heart
Role: Edna Spalding

Shirley MacLaine

Honored for : Terms of Endearment
(Role: Aurora Greenway)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Meryl Streep Silkwood
Role: Karen Silkwood
Julie Walters Educating Rita
Role: Rita
Debra Winger Terms of Endearment
Role: Emma Horton
Jane Alexander Testament
Role: Carol Wetherly
Shirley MacLaine Terms of Endearment
Role: Aurora Greenway

Meryl Streep

Honored for : Sophie's Choice
(Role: Sophie Zawistowska)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sissy Spacek Missing
Role: Beth Horman
Debra Winger An Officer and a Gentleman
Role: Paula Pokrifki
Jessica Lange Frances
Role: Frances Farmer
Julie Andrews Victor Victoria
Role: Victor/Victoria
Meryl Streep Sophie's Choice
Role: Sophie

Katharine Hepburn

Honored for : On Golden Pond
(Role: Ethel Thayer)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Diane Keaton Reds
Marsha Mason Only When I Laugh
Susan Sarandon Atlantic City
Meryl Streep The French Lieutenant's Woman
Katharine Hepburn On Golden Pond

Sissy Spacek

Honored for : Coal Miner's Daughter
(Role: Loretta Lynn)

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Goldie Hawn Private Benjamin
Role: Judy Benjamin
Mary Tyler Moore Ordinary People
Role: Beth Jarrett
Gena Rowlands Gloria
Role: Gloria Swenson
Ellen Burstyn Resurrection
Role: Edna May
Sissy Spacek Coal Miner's Daughter
Role: Loretta Lynn

Sally Field

Honored for : Norma Rae
(Role: Norma Rae)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jill Clayburgh Starting Over
Role: Marilyn Homberg
Jane Fonda The China Syndrome
Role: Kimberly Wells
Bette Midler The Rose
Role: Rose
Marsha Mason Chapter Two
Role: Jennie MacLaine
Sally Field Norma Rae
Role: Norma Rae

Jane Fonda

Honored for : Coming Home
(Role: Sally Hyde)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingrid Bergman Autumn Sonata
Role: Charlotte Andergast
Ellen Burstyn Same Time, Next Year
Role: Doris
Geraldine Page Interiors
Role: Eve
Jill Clayburgh An Unmarried Woman
Role: Erica
Jane Fonda Coming Home
Role: Sally Hyde

Diane Keaton

Honored for : Annie Hall
(Role: Annie Hall)

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Fonda Julia
Role: Lillian Hellman
Marsha Mason The Goodbye Girl
Role: Paula McFadden
Shirley MacLaine The Turning Point
Role: Deedee Rodgers
Anne Bancroft The Turning Point
Role: Emma Jacklin
Diane Keaton Annie Hall
Role: Annie Hall

Faye Dunaway

Honored for : Network
(Role: Diana Christensen)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Talia Shire Rocky
Role: Adrian
Sissy Spacek Carrie
Carrie White
Liv Ullmann Face to Face
Role: Dr. Jenny Isaksson
Marie-Christine Barrault Cousin Cousine
Role: Marthe
Faye Dunaway Network
Role: Diana Christensen

Louise Fletcher

Honored for : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(Role: Nurse Mildred Ratched)

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenda Jackson Hedda
Role: Hedda Gabler
Isabelle Adjani The Story of Adele H.
Role: Adele Hugo
Ann-Margret Tommy
Role: Nora Walker Hobbs
Carol Kane Hester Street
Role: Gitl
Louise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Role: Nurse Mildred Ratched

Ellen Burstyn

Honored for : Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(Role: Alice Hyatt)

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Faye Dunaway Chinatown
Role: Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Valerie Perrine Lenny
Role: Honey Bruce
Gena Rowlands A Woman Under the Influence
Role: Mabel Longhetti
Diahann Carroll Claudine
Role: Claudine
Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Role: Alice Hyatt

Glenda Jackson

Honored for : A Touch of Class
(Role: Vicki Allessio)

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ellen Burstyn The Exorcist
Role: Chris MacNeil
Barbra Streisand The Way We Were
Role: Katie Morosky
Joanne Woodward Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Role: Rita Walden
Marsha Mason Cinderella Liberty
Role: Maggie Paul
Glenda Jackson A Touch of Class
Role: Vicki Allessio

Liza Minnelli

Honored for : Cabaret
(Role: Sally Bowles)

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues
Role: Billie Holiday
Maggie Smith Travels with My Aunt
Role: Aunt Augusta
Cicely Tyson Sounder
Role: Rebecca Morgan
Liv Ullmann The Emigrants
Role: Kristina
Liza Minnelli Cabaret
Role: Sally Bowles

Jane Fonda

Honored for : Klute
(Role: Bree Daniel)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Christie McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Role: Mrs. Constance Miller
Glenda Jackson Sunday Bloody Sunday
Role: Alex Greville
Janet Suzman Nicholas and Alexandra
Role: Alexandra
Vanessa Redgrave Mary, Queen of Scots
Role: Mary, Queen of Scots
Jane Fonda Klute
Role: Bree Daniel

Glenda Jackson

Honored for : Women in Love
(Role: Gudrun Brangwen)

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ali MacGraw Love Story
Role: Jenny Cavilleri
Sarah Miles Ryan's Daughter
Role: Rosy Ryan
Carrie Snodgress Diary of a Mad Housewife
Role: Tina Balser
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Role: Eleanor Bachman
Glenda Jackson Women in Love
Role: Gudrun Brangwen

Maggie Smith

Honored for : The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
(Role: Miss Jean Brodie)

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Fonda They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Role: Gloria Beatty
Jean Simmons The Happy Ending
Role: Mary Wilson
Liza Minnelli The Sterile Cuckoo
Role: Pookie Adams
Geneviève Bujold Anne of the Thousand Days
Role: Anne Boleyn
Maggie Smith The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Role: Miss Jean Brodie

Barbra Streisand

Honored for : Funny Girl
(Role: Fanny Brice (tie))

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Patricia Neal The Subject Was Roses
Role: Nettie Cleary
Joanne Woodward Rachel, Rachel
Role: Rachel Cameron
Vanessa Redgrave Isadora
Role: Isadora Duncan
Barbra Streisand Funny Girl
Role: Fanny Brice
Katharine Hepburn The Lion in Winter
Role: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Katharine Hepburn

Honored for : The Lion in Winter
(Role: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (tie))

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Patricia Neal The Subject Was Roses
Role: Nettie Cleary
Joanne Woodward Rachel, Rachel
Role: Rachel Cameron
Vanessa Redgrave Isadora
Role: Isadora Duncan
Barbra Streisand Funny Girl
Role: Fanny Brice
Katharine Hepburn The Lion in Winter
Role: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Katharine Hepburn

Honored for : Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
(Role: Christina Drayton)

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Bancroft The Graduate
Role: Mrs. Robinson
Faye Dunaway Bonnie and Clyde
Role: Bonnie Parker
Audrey Hepburn Wait Until Dark
Role: Susy Hendrix
Katharine Hepburn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Role: Christina Drayton
Edith Evans The Whisperers
Role: Mrs. Ross

Elizabeth Taylor

Honored for : Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(Role: Martha)

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ida Kami?ska The Shop on Main Street
Role: Rozalie Lautmanova
Vanessa Redgrave Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Role: Leonie Delt
Lynn Redgrave Georgy Girl
Role: Georgy Parkin
Anouk Aimée A Man and a Woman
Role: Anne Gauthier
Elizabeth Taylor Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Role: Martha

Julie Christie

Honored for : Darling
(Role: Diana Scott)

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Andrews The Sound of Music
Samantha Eggar The Collector
Simone Signoret Ship of Fools
Elizabeth Hartman A Patch of Blue
Julie Christie Darling

Julie Andrews

Honored for : Mary Poppins
(Role: Mary Poppins)

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Debbie Reynolds The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Kim Stanley Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Sophia Loren Marriage Italian Style
Anne Bancroft The Pumpkin Eater
Julie Andrews Mary Poppins

Patricia Neal

Honored for : Hud
(Role: Alma Brown)

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Natalie Wood Love with the Proper Stranger
Role: Angie
Rachel Roberts This Sporting Life
Role: Mrs. Hammond
Shirley MacLaine Irma la Douce
Role: Irma La Douce
Leslie Caron The L-Shaped Room
Role: Jane
Patricia Neal Hud
Role: Alma

Anne Bancroft

Honored for : The Miracle Worker
(Role: Annie Sullivan)

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bette Davis What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Role: Jane Hudson
Geraldine Page Sweet Bird of Youth
Role: Alexandra Del Lago
Lee Remick Days of Wine and Roses
Role: Kirsten Arnesen
Katharine Hepburn Long Day's Journey into Night
Role: Mary Tyrone
Anne Bancroft The Miracle Worker
Role: Annie Sullivan

Sophia Loren

Honored for : Two Women
(Role: Cesira)

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's
Role: Holly Golightly
Piper Laurie The Hustler
Role: Sarah Packard
Geraldine Page Summer and Smoke
Role: Alma Winemiller
Natalie Wood Splendor in the Grass
Role: Wilma Dean Loomis
Sophia Loren Two Women
Role: Cesira

Elizabeth Taylor

Honored for : BUtterfield 8
(Role: Gloria Wandrous)

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Greer Garson Sunrise at Campobello
Role: Eleanor Roosevelt
Shirley MacLaine The Apartment
Role: Fran Kubelik
Melina Mercouri Pote tin Kyriaki
Role: Ilya
Deborah Kerr The Sundowners
Role: Ida Carmody
Elizabeth Taylor BUtterfield 8
Role: Gloria Wandrous

Simone Signoret

Honored for : Room at the Top
(Role: Alice Aisgill)

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Doris Day Pillow Talk
Role: Jan Morrow
Elizabeth Taylor Suddenly, Last Summer
Role: Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn Suddenly, Last Summer
Role: Mrs. Venable
Audrey Hepburn The Nun's Story
Role: Sister Luke
Simone Signoret Room at the Top
Role: Alice Aisgill

Susan Hayward

Honored for : I Want to Live!
(Role: Barbara Graham)

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shirley MacLaine Some Came Running
Role: Ginny Moorhead
Elizabeth Taylor Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Role: Maggie Pollitt
Rosalind Russell Auntie Mame
Role: Auntie Mame Dennis
Deborah Kerr Separate Tables
Role: Sibyl Railton-Bell
Susan Hayward I Want to Live!
Role: Barbara Graham

Joanne Woodward

Honored for : The Three Faces of Eve
(Role: Eve White/Eve Black/Jane)

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Deborah Kerr Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Role: Sister Angela
Lana Turner Peyton Place
Role: Constance MacKenzie
Elizabeth Taylor Raintree County
Role: Susanna Drake
Anna Magnani Wild Is the Wind
Role: Gioia
Joanne Woodward The Three Faces of Eve
Role: Eve White/Eve Black/Jane

Ingrid Bergman

Honored for : Anastasia
(Role: The Woman)

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carroll Baker Baby Doll
Role: Baby Doll
Nancy Kelly The Bad Seed
Role: Christine Penmark
Deborah Kerr The King and I
Role: Anna
Katharine Hepburn The Rainmaker
Role: Lizzie Curry
Ingrid Bergman Anastasia
Role: The Woman

Anna Magnani

Honored for : The Rose Tattoo
(Role: Serafina Della Rose)

Nominations 1955 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katharine Hepburn Summertime
Role: Jane Hudson
Eleanor Parker Interrupted Melody
Role: Marjorie Lawrence
Jennifer Jones Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Role: Han Suyin
Susan Hayward I'll Cry Tomorrow
Role: Lillian Roth
Anna Magnani The Rose Tattoo
Role: Serafina Della Rose

Grace Kelly

Honored for : The Country Girl
(Role: Georgie Elgin)

Nominations 1954 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dorothy Dandridge Carmen Jones
Role: Carmen Jones
Judy Garland A Star Is Born
Role: Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester
Audrey Hepburn Sabrina
Role: Sabrina Fairchild
Jane Wyman Magnificent Obsession
Role: Helen Phillips
Grace Kelly The Country Girl
Role: Georgie Elgin

Audrey Hepburn

Honored for : Roman Holiday
(Role: Princess Anne)

Nominations 1953 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leslie Caron Lili
Role: Lili Daurier
Ava Gardner Mogambo
Role: Eloise 'Honey Bear' Kelly
Deborah Kerr From Here to Eternity
Role: Karen Holmes
Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday
Role: Princess Anne
Maggie McNamara The Moon Is Blue
Role: Patty O'Neill

Shirley Booth

Honored for : Come Back, Little Sheba
(Role: Lola Delaney)

Nominations 1952 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Crawford Sudden Fear
Role: Myra Hudson
Susan Hayward With a Song in My Heart
Role: Jane Froman
Julie Harris The Member of the Wedding
Role: Frances 'Frankie' Addams
Bette Davis The Star
Role: Margaret Elliot
Shirley Booth Come Back, Little Sheba
Role: Lola Delaney

Vivien Leigh

Honored for : A Streetcar Named Desire
(Role: Blanche DuBois)

Nominations 1951 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katharine Hepburn The African Queen
Role: Rose Sayer
Eleanor Parker Detective Story
Role: Mary McLeod
Shelley Winters A Place in the Sun
Role: Alice Tripp
Jane Wyman The Blue Veil
Role: Louise Mason
Vivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire
Role: Blanche DuBois

Judy Holliday

Honored for : Born Yesterday
(Role: Billie Dawn)

Nominations 1950 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Baxter All About Eve
Role: Eve Harrington
Bette Davis All About Eve
Role: Margo Channing
Eleanor Parker Caged
Role: Marie Allen
Gloria Swanson Sunset Boulevard
Role: Norma Desmond
Judy Holliday Born Yesterday
Role: Billie Dawn

Olivia de Havilland

Honored for : The Heiress
(Role: Catherine Sloper)

Nominations 1949 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Loretta Young Come to the Stable
Role: Sister Margaret
Deborah Kerr Edward, My Son
Role: Evelyn Boult
Susan Hayward My Foolish Heart
Role: Eloise Winters
Jeanne Crain Pinky
Role: Pinky
Olivia de Havilland The Heiress
Role: Catherine Sloper

Jane Wyman

Honored for : Johnny Belinda
(Role: Belinda McDonald)

Nominations 1948 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Olivia de Havilland The Snake Pit
Role: Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Irene Dunne I Remember Mama
Role: Mama
Barbara Stanwyck Sorry, Wrong Number
Role: Leona Stevenson
Ingrid Bergman Joan of Arc
Role: Joan of Arc
Jane Wyman Johnny Belinda
Role: Belinda McDonald

Loretta Young

Honored for : The Farmer's Daughter
(Role: Katrin Holstrom)

Nominations 1947 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Crawford Possessed
Role: Louise Howell
Dorothy McGuire Gentleman's Agreement
Role: Kathy Lacy
Rosalind Russell Mourning Becomes Electra
Role: Lavinia Mannon
Susan Hayward Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
Role: Angelica 'Angie' 'Angel' Evans Conway
Loretta Young The Farmer's Daughter
Role: Katrin Holstrom

Olivia de Havilland

Honored for : To Each His Own
(Role: Jody Norris)

Nominations 1946 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Celia Johnson Brief Encounter
Role: Laura Jesson
Jennifer Jones Duel in the Sun
Role: Pearl Chavez
Rosalind Russell Sister Kenny
Role: Elizabeth Kenny
Jane Wyman The Yearling
Role: Ma Baxter
Olivia de Havilland To Each His Own
Role: Jody Norris

Joan Crawford

Honored for : Mildred Pierce
(Role: Mildred Pierce)

Nominations 1945 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Tierney Leave Her to Heaven
Role: Ellen Berent
Jennifer Jones Love Letters
Role: Singleton
Greer Garson The Valley of Decision
Role: Mary Rafferty
Ingrid Bergman The Bells of St. Mary's
Role: Sister Benedict
Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce
Role: Mildred Pierce

Ingrid Bergman

Honored for : Gaslight
(Role: Paula Alquist)

Nominations 1944 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Stanwyck Double Indemnity
Role: Phyllis Dietrichson
Greer Garson Mrs. Parkington
Role: Susie Parkington
Bette Davis Mr. Skeffington
Role: Fanny Trellis Skeffington
Claudette Colbert Since You Went Away
Role: Anne Hilton
Ingrid Bergman Gaslight
Role: Paula Alquist

Jennifer Jones

Honored for : The Song of Bernadette
(Role: Bernadette Soubirous)

Nominations 1943 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean Arthur The More the Merrier
Role: Connie Milligan
Ingrid Bergman For Whom the Bell Tolls
Role: Maria
Greer Garson Madame Curie
Role: Madame Marie Curie
Joan Fontaine The Constant Nymph
Role: Teresa 'Tessa' Sanger
Jennifer Jones The Song of Bernadette
Role: Bernadette Soubirous

Greer Garson

Honored for : Mrs. Miniver
(Role: Kay Miniver)

Nominations 1942 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bette Davis Now, Voyager
Role: Charlotte Vale
Katharine Hepburn Woman of the Year
Role: Tess Harding
Rosalind Russell My Sister Eileen
Role: Ruth Sherwood
Teresa Wright The Pride of the Yankees
Role: Eleanor Gehrig
Greer Garson Mrs. Miniver
Role: Kay Miniver

Joan Fontaine

Honored for : Suspicion
(Role: Lina McLaidlaw)

Nominations 1941 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bette Davis The Little Foxes
Role: Regina Hubbard Giddens
Barbara Stanwyck Ball of Fire
Role: Sugarpuss O'Shea
Greer Garson Blossoms in the Dust
Role: Edna Gladney
Olivia de Havilland Hold Back the Dawn
Role: Emmy Brown
Joan Fontaine Suspicion
Role: Lina McLaidlaw

Ginger Rogers

Honored for : Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
(Role: Kitty Foyle)

Nominations 1940 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bette Davis The Letter
Role: Leslie Crosbie
Joan Fontaine Rebecca
Role: Mrs. de Winter
Katharine Hepburn The Philadelphia Story
Role: Tracy Lord
Martha Scott Our Town
Role: Emily Webb
Ginger Rogers Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
Role: Kitty Foyle

Vivien Leigh

Honored for : Gone with the Wind
(Role: Scarlett O'Hara)

Nominations 1939 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bette Davis Dark Victory
Role: Judith Traherne
Irene Dunne Love Affair
Role: Terry McKay
Greta Garbo Ninotchka
Role: Lena Yakushova (Ninotchka)
Greer Garson Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Role: Katherine Chipping
Vivien Leigh Gone with the Wind
Role: Scarlett O'Hara

Bette Davis

Honored for : Jezebel
(Role: Julie Morrison)

Nominations 1938 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wendy Hiller Pygmalion
Role: Eliza Doolittle
Margaret Sullavan Three Comrades
Role: Pat Hollmann
Norma Shearer Marie Antoinette
Role: Marie Antoinette
Fay Bainter White Banners
Role: Hannah
Bette Davis Jezebel
Role: Julie Morrison

Luise Rainer

Honored for : The Good Earth
(Role: O-Lan)

Nominations 1937 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Irene Dunne The Awful Truth
Janet Gaynor A Star Is Born
Barbara Stanwyck Stella Dallas
Greta Garbo Camille
Luise Rainer The Good Earth

Luise Rainer

Honored for : The Great Ziegfeld
(Role: Anna Held)

Nominations 1936 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Lombard My Man Godfrey
Norma Shearer Romeo and Juliet
Luise Rainer The Great Ziegfeld
Gladys George Valiant is the word for Carrie
Irene Dunne Theodora Goes Wild

Bette Davis

Honored for : Dangerous
(Role: Joyce Heath)

Nominations 1935 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Merle Oberon The Dark Angel
Miriam Hopkins Becky Sharp
Katharine Hepburn Alice Adams
Claudette Colbert Private Worlds
Elisabeth Bergner Escape Me Never
came in 3rd
Bette Davis Dangerous

Claudette Colbert

Honored for : It Happened One Night
(Role: Ellie Andrews)

Nominations 1934 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Grace Moore One Night of Love
Role: Mary
Claudette Colbert It Happened One Night
Role: Ellie Andrews
Norma Shearer The Barretts of Wimpole Street
came in 2nd","Role: Elizabeth Barrett
Bette Davis Of Human Bondage
came in 3rd","Role: Mildred","THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Write-in candidate.

Katharine Hepburn

Honored for : Morning Glory
(Role: Eva Lovelace)

Nominations 1933 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Diana Wynyard Cavalcade
came in 3rd","Role: Jane Marryot
May Robson Lady for a Day
came in 2nd","Role: Apple Annie
Katharine Hepburn Morning Glory
Role: Eva Lovelace

Helen Hayes

Honored for : The Sin of Madelon Claudet
(Role: Madelon)

Nominations 1932 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marie Dressler Emma
Role: Emma
Helen Hayes The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Role: Madelon
Lynn Fontanne The Guardsman
Role: The Actress

Marie Dressler

Honored for : Min and Bill
(Role: Min)

Nominations 1931 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marlene Dietrich Morocco
Role: Amy Jolly
Irene Dunne Cimarron
Role: Sabra Cravat
Norma Shearer A Free Soul
Role: Jan Ashe
Ann Harding Holiday
Role: Linda Seton
Marie Dressler Min and Bill
Role: Min

Norma Shearer

Honored for : The Divorcee
(Role: Jerry)

Nominations 1930 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gloria Swanson The Trespasser
Role: Marion Donnell
Norma Shearer Their Own Desire","The Divorcee
Role: Lucia 'Lally' Marlett","Role: Jerry","As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films. Though the final awards ballot listed both The Divorcee and Their Own Desire in her 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 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.
Ruth Chatterton Sarah and Son
Role: Sarah Storm
Nancy Carroll The Devil's Holiday
Role: Hallie Hobart
Greta Garbo Anna Christie","Romance
Role: Anna Christie","Role: Madame Rita Cavallini

Mary Pickford

Honored for : Coquette
(Role: Norma Besant)

Nominations 1929 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeanne Eagels The Letter
No official nominees had been announced this year.","Role: Leslie Crosbie
Bessie Love The Broadway Melody
No official nominees had been announced this year.","Role: Hank Mahoney
Betty Compson The Barker
No official nominees had been announced this year.","Role: Carrie
Ruth Chatterton Madame X
No official nominees had been announced this year.","Role: Jacqueline Floriot
Mary Pickford Coquette
No official nominees had been announced this year.","Role: Norma Besant
Corinne Griffith The Divine Lady
No official nominees had been announced this year.","Role: Emma Hart, Lady Hamilton

Janet Gaynor

Honored for : Street Angel, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 7th Heaven
(Role: The Wife, Role: Angela, Role: Diane)

Nominations 1928 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gloria Swanson Sadie Thompson
Louise Dresser A Ship Comes In
Janet Gaynor Street Angel","Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans","7th Heaven