The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actor winner.
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Janet Gaynor receiving the award for her roles in 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise.[1] Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy.[2] In the first three years of the awards, actresses were nominated as the best in their categories. At that time, all of their work during the qualifying period (as many as three films, in some cases) was listed after the award.[3] However, during the 3rd ceremony held in 1930, only one of those films was cited in each winner's final award, even though each of the acting winners had two films following their names on the ballots.[4]
The following year, the current system was introduced in which an actress is nominated for a specific performance in a single film.[3] Starting with the 9th ceremony held in 1937, the category was officially limited to five nominations per year.[3]Jeanne Eagels is the first and only actress to be posthumously nominated in the category for The Letter (1929).[5] Since its inception, the award has been given to 78 actresses. Katharine Hepburn has won the most awards in this category, with four, followed by Frances McDormand, with three. With 17 nominations, Meryl Streep is the most nominated in this category, resulting in two wins. Luise Rainer became the first actress to win the award twice and in consecutive years for The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and The Good Earth (1937). Italian actress Sophia Loren was the first winner for a non-English language performance for Two Women (1961). At age 21, Marlee Matlin became the youngest actress to win this award for Children of a Lesser God (1986), and at age 80, Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner in this category for Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Halle Berry is the first woman of color to win in this category, for Monster's Ball (2001). Jodie Foster is the only openly LGBT woman to win in this category, for The Accused (1988), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), although she was not publicly out until after both wins. As of the 2023 ceremony, Michelle Yeoh is the most recent winner in this category for the role of Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All At Once, making her the first Asian actress and second woman of color to win in this category.
In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County; the ceremonies are always held the following year.[6] For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31.[7] For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933.[7] Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.[7]Meryl Streep is the most nominated actress in this category with 17 nominations, winning in this category twice for Sophie's Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011).[8]Katharine Hepburn holds the records for most wins with 12 nominations and 4 wins for Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981).[9]
^The 2nd Academy Awards is unique in being the only occasion where there were no official nominees. Subsequent research by AMPAS has resulted in a list of unofficial or de facto nominees, based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges.
A12 : Rules at the time of the first three ceremonies allowed for a performer to receive a single nomination which could honor their work in more than one film. Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer were both nominated for two different roles in the same category. Current Academy rules forbid this from happening. No official reason was ever given as to why Shearer won the award for only one of the two films she was listed for.[108]
B^ : Bette Davis's performance in Of Human Bondage was not nominated for an Oscar.[109] Several influential people at the time campaigned to have her name included on the list, so for that year (and the following year also) the Academy relaxed its rules and allowed a write-in vote.[110] Technically this meant that any performance was eligible to win the award, whether or not the person was an official nominee. While the Academy does not officially recognize this as a nomination for Davis,[111][112] it has included her in the list of nominees for the 1935 ceremony on its official website.[16]
C12 : Both Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand received the exact same number of votes, resulting in both actresses receiving the award, according to Academy rules.[113]
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The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year The award is traditionally presented by the previous year s Best Actor winner Academy Award for Best ActressThe 2022 recipient Michelle YeohAwarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleCountryUnited StatesPresented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS First awarded1929 for performance in films released during the 1927 1928 film season Most recent winnerMichelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022 Most awardsKatharine Hepburn 4 Most nominationsMeryl Streep 17 Websiteoscars wbr orgThe 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Janet Gaynor receiving the award for her roles in 7th Heaven Street Angel and Sunrise 1 Currently nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy 2 In the first three years of the awards actresses were nominated as the best in their categories At that time all of their work during the qualifying period as many as three films in some cases was listed after the award 3 However during the 3rd ceremony held in 1930 only one of those films was cited in each winner s final award even though each of the acting winners had two films following their names on the ballots 4 The following year the current system was introduced in which an actress is nominated for a specific performance in a single film 3 Starting with the 9th ceremony held in 1937 the category was officially limited to five nominations per year 3 Jeanne Eagels is the first and only actress to be posthumously nominated in the category for The Letter 1929 5 Since its inception the award has been given to 78 actresses Katharine Hepburn has won the most awards in this category with four followed by Frances McDormand with three With 17 nominations Meryl Streep is the most nominated in this category resulting in two wins Luise Rainer became the first actress to win the award twice and in consecutive years for The Great Ziegfeld 1936 and The Good Earth 1937 Italian actress Sophia Loren was the first winner for a non English language performance for Two Women 1961 At age 21 Marlee Matlin became the youngest actress to win this award for Children of a Lesser God 1986 and at age 80 Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner in this category for Driving Miss Daisy 1989 Halle Berry is the first woman of color to win in this category for Monster s Ball 2001 Jodie Foster is the only openly LGBT woman to win in this category for The Accused 1988 and The Silence of the Lambs 1991 although she was not publicly out until after both wins As of the 2023 ceremony Michelle Yeoh is the most recent winner in this category for the role of Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All At Once making her the first Asian actress and second woman of color to win in this category Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 1920s 1 2 1930s 1 3 1940s 1 4 1950s 1 5 1960s 1 6 1970s 1 7 1980s 1 8 1990s 1 9 2000s 1 10 2010s 1 11 2020s 2 Multiple wins and nominations 3 Age superlatives 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksWinners and nominees EditIn the following table the years are listed as per Academy convention and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County the ceremonies are always held the following year 6 For the first five ceremonies the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31 7 For the 6th ceremony held in 1934 the eligibility period lasted from August 1 1932 to December 31 1933 7 Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935 the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31 7 Meryl Streep is the most nominated actress in this category with 17 nominations winning in this category twice for Sophie s Choice 1982 and The Iron Lady 2011 8 Katharine Hepburn holds the records for most wins with 12 nominations and 4 wins for Morning Glory 1933 Guess Who s Coming to Dinner 1967 The Lion in Winter 1968 and On Golden Pond 1981 9 Table key Indicates the winner1920s Edit Janet Gaynor won for 7th Heaven 1927 Sunrise A Song of Two Humans 1927 and Street Angel 1928 Mary Pickford won for her first sound film role in Coquette 1929 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1927 28 1st Janet Gaynor Diane 7th Heaven 10 Angela Street AngelThe Wife Sunrise A Song of Two HumansLouise Dresser Mrs Pleznik A Ship Comes InGloria Swanson Sadie Thompson Sadie Thompson1928 29 2nd note 1 Mary Pickford Norma Besant Coquette 11 Ruth Chatterton Jacqueline Floriot Madame XBetty Compson Carrie The BarkerJeanne Eagels p n Leslie Crosbie The LetterCorinne Griffith Emma Hamilton The Divine LadyBessie Love Hank Mahoney The Broadway Melody1930s Edit Norma Shearer won for The Divorcee 1930 Marie Dressler won for Min and Bill 1930 Katharine Hepburn has the most wins in this category for Morning Glory 1933 Guess Who s Coming to Dinner 1967 The Lion in Winter 1968 and On Golden Pond 1981 Claudette Colbert won for It Happened One Night 1934 Bette Davis won twice for Dangerous 1935 and Jezebel 1938 Luise Rainer won twice for her portrayal of Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld 1936 and for The Good Earth 1937 Vivien Leigh won twice for her portrayals of Scarlett O Hara in Gone with the Wind 1939 and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1929 30 3rd Norma Shearer A Jerry Bernard Martin The Divorcee 12 Nancy Carroll Hallie Hobart The Devil s HolidayRuth Chatterton Sarah Storm Sarah and SonGreta Garbo A Anna Christie Anna ChristieMadame Rita Cavallini RomanceNorma Shearer Lucia Marlett Their Own DesireGloria Swanson Marion Donnell The Trespasser1930 31 4th Marie Dressler Min Divot Min and Bill 13 Marlene Dietrich Mademoiselle Amy Jolly MoroccoIrene Dunne Sabra Cravat CimarronAnn Harding Linda Seton HolidayNorma Shearer Jan Ashe A Free Soul1931 32 5th Helen Hayes Madelon Claudet The Sin of Madelon Claudet 14 Marie Dressler Emma Thatcher Smith EmmaLynn Fontanne The Actress The Guardsman1932 33 6th Katharine Hepburn Eva Lovelace Morning Glory 15 May Robson Apple Annie Lady for a DayDiana Wynyard Jane Marryot Cavalcade1934 7th Claudette Colbert Ellie Andrews It Happened One Night 16 Grace Moore Mary Barrett One Night of LoveNorma Shearer Elizabeth Barrett The Barretts of Wimpole StreetBette Davis Write in B Mildred Rogers Of Human Bondage1935 8th Bette Davis Joyce Heath Dangerous 17 Elisabeth Bergner Gemma Jones Escape Me NeverClaudette Colbert Jane Everest Private WorldsKatharine Hepburn Alice Adams Alice AdamsMiriam Hopkins Becky Sharp Becky SharpMerle Oberon Kitty Vane The Dark Angel1936 9th Luise Rainer Anna Held The Great Ziegfeld 18 Irene Dunne Theodora Lynn Caroline Adams Theodora Goes WildGladys George Carrie Snyder Valiant Is the Word for CarrieCarole Lombard Irene Bullock My Man GodfreyNorma Shearer Juliet Capulet Romeo and Juliet1937 10th Luise Rainer O Lan The Good Earth 19 Irene Dunne Lucy Warriner The Awful TruthGreta Garbo Marguerite Gautier CamilleJanet Gaynor Esther Victoria Blodgett Vicki Lester A Star Is BornBarbara Stanwyck Stella Martin Dallas Stella Dallas1938 11th Bette Davis Julie Marsden Jezebel 20 Fay Bainter Hannah Parmalee White BannersWendy Hiller Eliza Doolittle PygmalionNorma Shearer Marie Antoinette Marie AntoinetteMargaret Sullavan Patricia Pat Hollmann Three Comrades1939 12th Vivien Leigh Scarlett O Hara Gone with the Wind 21 Bette Davis Judith Traherne Dark VictoryIrene Dunne Terry McKay Love AffairGreta Garbo Nina Yakushova Ninotchka Ivanoff NinotchkaGreer Garson Katherine Bridges Goodbye Mr Chips1940s Edit Joan Fontaine won for Suspicion 1941 Greer Garson won for her titular performance in Mrs Miniver 1942 Jennifer Jones won for her portrayal of Bernadette Soubirous in The Song of Bernadette 1944 Ingrid Bergman won twice for Gaslight 1944 and Anastasia 1956 Joan Crawford won for Mildred Pierce 1945 Olivia de Havilland won twice for To Each His Own 1946 and The Heiress 1949 Jane Wyman won for Johnny Belinda 1948 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1940 13th Ginger Rogers Kitty Foyle Kitty Foyle 22 Bette Davis Leslie Crosbie The LetterJoan Fontaine The Second Mrs de Winter RebeccaKatharine Hepburn Tracy Lord The Philadelphia StoryMartha Scott Emily Webb Our Town1941 14th Joan Fontaine Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Suspicion 23 Bette Davis Regina Giddens The Little FoxesOlivia de Havilland Emmy Brown Hold Back the DawnGreer Garson Edna Gladney Blossoms in the DustBarbara Stanwyck Katherine Sugarpuss O Shea Ball of Fire1942 15th Greer Garson Kay Miniver Mrs Miniver 24 Bette Davis Charlotte Vale Now VoyagerKatharine Hepburn Tess Harding Woman of the YearRosalind Russell Ruth Sherwood My Sister EileenTeresa Wright Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig The Pride of the Yankees1943 16th Jennifer Jones Bernadette Soubirous The Song of Bernadette 25 Jean Arthur Constance Connie Milligan The More the MerrierIngrid Bergman Maria For Whom the Bell TollsJoan Fontaine Tessa Sanger The Constant NymphGreer Garson Marie Curie Madame Curie1944 17th Ingrid Bergman Paula Alquist Anton Gaslight 26 Claudette Colbert Anne Hilton Since You Went AwayBette Davis Fanny Trellis Mr SkeffingtonGreer Garson Susie Sparrow Parkington Mrs ParkingtonBarbara Stanwyck Phyllis Dietrichson Double Indemnity1945 18th Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce Beragon Mildred Pierce 27 Ingrid Bergman Mary Benedict The Bells of St Mary sGreer Garson Mary Rafferty The Valley of DecisionJennifer Jones Singleton Love LettersGene Tierney Ellen Berent Harland Leave Her to Heaven1946 19th Olivia de Havilland Josephine Jody Norris To Each His Own 28 Celia Johnson Laura Jesson Brief EncounterJennifer Jones Pearl Chavez Duel in the SunRosalind Russell Elizabeth Kenny Sister KennyJane Wyman Orry Baxter The Yearling1947 20th Loretta Young Katie Holstrom The Farmer s Daughter 29 Joan Crawford Louise Howell PossessedSusan Hayward Angelica Evans Conway Smash Up the Story of a WomanDorothy McGuire Kathy Lacy Gentleman s AgreementRosalind Russell Lavinia Mannon Mourning Becomes Electra1948 21st Jane Wyman Belinda McDonald Johnny Belinda 30 Ingrid Bergman Joan of Arc Joan of ArcOlivia de Havilland Virginia Stuart Cunningham The Snake PitIrene Dunne Martha Hanson I Remember MamaBarbara Stanwyck Leona Stevenson Sorry Wrong Number1949 22nd Olivia de Havilland Catherine Sloper The Heiress 31 Jeanne Crain Patricia Pinky Johnson PinkySusan Hayward Eloise Winters My Foolish HeartDeborah Kerr Evelyn Boult Edward My SonLoretta Young Margaret Come to the Stable1950s Edit Shirley Booth won for Come Back Little Sheba 1952 Susan Hayward won for her portrayal of Barbara Graham in I Want to Live 1958 Simone Signoret won for Room at the Top 1959 the first win in this category for a performance in a foreign film Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1950 23rd Judy Holliday Emma Billie Dawn Born Yesterday 32 Anne Baxter Eve Harrington All About EveBette Davis Margo ChanningEleanor Parker Marie Allen CagedGloria Swanson Norma Desmond Sunset Boulevard1951 24th Vivien Leigh Blanche DuBois A Streetcar Named Desire 33 Katharine Hepburn Rose Sayer The African QueenEleanor Parker Mary McLeod Detective StoryShelley Winters Alice Tripp A Place in the SunJane Wyman Louise Mason The Blue Veil1952 25th Shirley Booth Lola Delaney Come Back Little Sheba 34 Joan Crawford Myra Hudson Sudden FearBette Davis Margaret Elliot The StarJulie Harris Frances Frankie Addams The Member of the WeddingSusan Hayward Jane Froman With a Song in My Heart1953 26th Audrey Hepburn Princess Ann Roman Holiday 35 Leslie Caron Lili Daurier LiliAva Gardner Eloise Honey Bear Kelly MogamboDeborah Kerr Karen Holmes From Here to EternityMaggie McNamara Patty O Neill The Moon Is Blue1954 27th Grace Kelly Georgie Elgin The Country Girl 36 Dorothy Dandridge Carmen Jones Carmen JonesJudy Garland Esther Victoria Blodgett Vicki Lester A Star Is BornAudrey Hepburn Sabrina Fairchild SabrinaJane Wyman Helen Phillips Magnificent Obsession1955 28th Anna Magnani Serafina Delle Rose The Rose Tattoo 37 Susan Hayward Lillian Roth I ll Cry TomorrowKatharine Hepburn Jane Hudson SummertimeJennifer Jones Han Suyin Love is a Many Splendored ThingEleanor Parker Marjorie Lawrence Interrupted Melody1956 29th Ingrid Bergman Anna Koreff Anastasia Anastasia 38 Carroll Baker Baby Doll Meighan Baby DollKatharine Hepburn Lizzie Curry The RainmakerNancy Kelly Christine Penmark The Bad SeedDeborah Kerr Anna Leonowens The King and I1957 30th Joanne Woodward Eve White Eve Black Jane The Three Faces of Eve 39 Deborah Kerr Angela Heaven Knows Mr AllisonAnna Magnani Gioia Wild Is the WindElizabeth Taylor Susanna Drake Raintree CountyLana Turner Constance MacKenzie Peyton Place1958 31st Susan Hayward Barbara Graham I Want to Live 40 Deborah Kerr Sibyl Railton Bell Separate TablesShirley MacLaine Ginnie Moorehead Some Came RunningRosalind Russell Mame Dennis Auntie MameElizabeth Taylor Margaret Maggie the Cat Pollitt Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1959 32nd Simone Signoret Alice Aisgill Room at the Top 41 Doris Day Jan Morrow Pillow TalkAudrey Hepburn Gabrielle van der Mal The Nun s StoryKatharine Hepburn Violet Venable Suddenly Last SummerElizabeth Taylor Catherine Holly1960s Edit Elizabeth Taylor won twice for BUtterfield 8 1960 and Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1966 Sophia Loren won for Two Women 1961 the first win for a non English language performance 42 Anne Bancroft won for her portrayal of Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker 1962 Julie Andrews won for her titular performance in Mary Poppins 1964 Maggie Smith won for her titular performance in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1960 33rd Elizabeth Taylor Gloria Wandrous BUtterfield 8 43 Greer Garson Eleanor Roosevelt Sunrise at CampobelloDeborah Kerr Ida Carmody The SundownersShirley MacLaine Fran Kubelik The ApartmentMelina Mercouri Ilya Never on Sunday1961 34th Sophia Loren Cesira Two Women 44 Audrey Hepburn Holly Golightly Lula Mae Barnes Breakfast at Tiffany sPiper Laurie Sarah Packard The HustlerGeraldine Page Alma Winemiller Summer and SmokeNatalie Wood Wilma Dean Deanie Loomis Splendor in the Grass1962 35th Anne Bancroft Annie Sullivan The Miracle Worker 45 Bette Davis Baby Jane Hudson What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Katharine Hepburn Mary Cavan Tyrone Long Day s Journey into NightGeraldine Page Alexandra Del Lago Sweet Bird of YouthLee Remick Kirsten Arnesen Clay Days of Wine and Roses1963 36th Patricia Neal Alma Brown Hud 46 Leslie Caron Jane Fossett The L Shaped RoomShirley MacLaine Irma La Douce Irma la DouceRachel Roberts Margaret Hammond This Sporting LifeNatalie Wood Angie Rossini Love with the Proper Stranger1964 37th Julie Andrews Mary Poppins Mary Poppins 47 Anne Bancroft Jo Armitage The Pumpkin EaterSophia Loren Filumena Marturano Marriage Italian StyleDebbie Reynolds Molly Brown The Unsinkable Molly BrownKim Stanley Myra Savage Seance on a Wet Afternoon1965 38th Julie Christie Diana Scott Darling 48 Julie Andrews Maria von Trapp The Sound of MusicSamantha Eggar Miranda Grey The CollectorElizabeth Hartman Selina D Arcy A Patch of BlueSimone Signoret La Contessa Ship of Fools1966 39th Elizabeth Taylor Martha Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 49 Anouk Aimee Anne Gauthier A Man and a WomanIda Kaminska Rozalie Lautmann The Shop on Main StreetLynn Redgrave Georgina Georgy Parkin Georgy GirlVanessa Redgrave Leonie Delt Morgan 1967 40th Katharine Hepburn Christina Drayton Guess Who s Coming to Dinner 50 Anne Bancroft Mrs Robinson The GraduateFaye Dunaway Bonnie Parker Bonnie and ClydeEdith Evans Maggie Ross The WhisperersAudrey Hepburn Susy Hendrix Wait Until Dark1968 41st Katharine Hepburn TIE C Eleanor of Aquitaine The Lion in Winter 51 Barbra Streisand TIE C Fanny Brice Funny GirlPatricia Neal Nettie Cleary The Subject Was RosesVanessa Redgrave Isadora Duncan IsadoraJoanne Woodward Rachel Cameron Rachel Rachel1969 42nd Maggie Smith Jean Brodie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 52 Genevieve Bujold Anne Boleyn Anne of the Thousand DaysJane Fonda Gloria Beatty They Shoot Horses Don t They Liza Minnelli Mary Ann Pookie Adams The Sterile CuckooJean Simmons Mary Wilson The Happy Ending1970s Edit Glenda Jackson won twice for Women in Love 1970 and A Touch of Class 1973 Jane Fonda won twice for Klute 1971 and Coming Home 1978 Liza Minnelli won for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in Cabaret 1972 Ellen Burstyn won for Alice Doesn t Live Here Anymore 1974 Louise Fletcher won for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest 1975 Diane Keaton won for Annie Hall 1977 Sally Field won twice for Norma Rae 1979 and Places in the Heart 1984 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1970 43rd Glenda Jackson Gudrun Brangwen Women in Love 53 Jane Alexander Eleanor Backman The Great White HopeAli MacGraw Jennifer Cavalleri Barrett Love StorySarah Miles Rosy Ryan Ryan s DaughterCarrie Snodgress Bettina Tina Balser Diary of a Mad Housewife1971 44th Jane Fonda Bree Daniels Klute 54 Julie Christie Constance Miller McCabe amp Mrs MillerGlenda Jackson Alex Greville Sunday Bloody SundayVanessa Redgrave Mary Queen of Scots Mary Queen of ScotsJanet Suzman Empress Alexandra of Russia Nicholas and Alexandra1972 45th Liza Minnelli Sally Bowles Cabaret 55 Diana Ross Billie Holiday Lady Sings the BluesMaggie Smith Augusta Bertram Travels with My AuntCicely Tyson Rebecca Morgan SounderLiv Ullmann Kristina Nilsson The Emigrants1973 46th Glenda Jackson Vickie Allessio A Touch of Class 56 Ellen Burstyn Chris MacNeil The ExorcistMarsha Mason Maggie Paul Cinderella LibertyBarbra Streisand Katie Morosky The Way We WereJoanne Woodward Rita Walden Summer Wishes Winter Dreams1974 47th Ellen Burstyn Alice Hyatt Alice Doesn t Live Here Anymore 57 Diahann Carroll Claudine Price ClaudineFaye Dunaway Evelyn Cross Mulwray ChinatownValerie Perrine Harriett Jolliff Honey Bruce LennyGena Rowlands Mabel Longhetti A Woman Under the Influence1975 48th Louise Fletcher Nurse Mildred Ratched One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest 58 Isabelle Adjani Adele Hugo Adele Lewly The Story of Adele H Ann Margret Nora Walker TommyGlenda Jackson Hedda Gabler HeddaCarol Kane Gitl Hester Street1976 49th Faye Dunaway Diana Christensen Network 59 Marie Christine Barrault Marthe Cousin CousineTalia Shire Adrian Pennino RockySissy Spacek Carrie White CarrieLiv Ullmann Jenny Isaksson Face to Face1977 50th Diane Keaton Annie Hall Annie Hall 60 Anne Bancroft Emma Jacklin The Turning PointJane Fonda Lillian Hellman JuliaShirley MacLaine Deedee Rodgers The Turning PointMarsha Mason Paula McFadden The Goodbye Girl1978 51st Jane Fonda Sally Hyde Coming Home 61 Ingrid Bergman Charlotte Andergast Autumn SonataEllen Burstyn Doris Same Time Next YearJill Clayburgh Erica Benton An Unmarried WomanGeraldine Page Eve Interiors1979 52nd Sally Field Norma Rae Webster Norma Rae 62 Jill Clayburgh Marilyn Holmberg Starting OverJane Fonda Kimberly Wells The China SyndromeMarsha Mason Jennie MacLaine Chapter TwoBette Midler Mary Rose Foster The Rose1980s Edit Sissy Spacek won for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner s Daughter 1980 Meryl Streep won twice for Sophie s Choice 1982 and for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady 2011 Geraldine Page won for The Trip to Bountiful 1985 Marlee Matlin won for Children of a Lesser God 1986 at age 21 becoming the youngest Best Actress winner Jodie Foster won twice for The Accused 1988 and for her portrayal of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs 1991 At age 80 Jessica Tandy became the oldest Best Actress winner for Driving Miss Daisy 1989 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1980 53rd Sissy Spacek Loretta Lynn Coal Miner s Daughter 63 Ellen Burstyn Edna Mae Harper McCauley ResurrectionGoldie Hawn Judy Benjamin Private BenjaminMary Tyler Moore Beth Jarrett Ordinary PeopleGena Rowlands Gloria Swenson Gloria1981 54th Katharine Hepburn Ethel Thayer On Golden Pond 64 Diane Keaton Louise Bryant RedsMarsha Mason Georgia Hines Only When I LaughSusan Sarandon Sally Matthews Atlantic CityMeryl Streep Sara Woodruff and Anna The French Lieutenant s Woman1982 55th Meryl Streep Sophie Zawistowski Sophie s Choice 65 Julie Andrews Victor Grazinski Victoria Grant Victor VictoriaJessica Lange Frances Farmer FrancesSissy Spacek Beth Horman MissingDebra Winger Paula Pokrifki An Officer and a Gentleman1983 56th Shirley MacLaine Aurora Greenway Terms of Endearment 66 Jane Alexander Carol Wetherly TestamentMeryl Streep Karen Silkwood SilkwoodJulie Walters Susan White Rita Educating RitaDebra Winger Emma Greenway Horton Terms of Endearment1984 57th Sally Field Edna Spalding Places in the Heart 67 Judy Davis Adela Quested A Passage to IndiaJessica Lange Jewell Ivy CountryVanessa Redgrave Olive Chancellor The BostoniansSissy Spacek Mae Garvey The River1985 58th Geraldine Page Carrie Watts The Trip to Bountiful 68 Anne Bancroft Miriam Ruth Anna Maria Burchetti Agnes of GodWhoopi Goldberg Celie Harris Johnson The Color PurpleJessica Lange Patsy Cline Sweet DreamsMeryl Streep Karen Blixen Out of Africa1986 59th Marlee Matlin Sarah Norman Children of a Lesser God 69 Jane Fonda Alex Sternbergen Viveca Van Loren The Morning AfterSissy Spacek Babe Botrelle Rebecca MaGrath Crimes of the HeartKathleen Turner Peggy Sue Kelcher Bodell Peggy Sue Got MarriedSigourney Weaver Ellen Ripley Aliens1987 60th Cher Loretta Castorini Moonstruck 70 Glenn Close Alex Forrest Fatal AttractionHolly Hunter Jane Craig Broadcast NewsSally Kirkland Anna AnnaMeryl Streep Helen Archer Ironweed1988 61st Jodie Foster Sarah Tobias The Accused 71 Glenn Close Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil Dangerous LiaisonsMelanie Griffith Tess McGill Working GirlMeryl Streep Lindy Chamberlain A Cry in the DarkSigourney Weaver Dian Fossey Gorillas in the Mist1989 62nd Jessica Tandy Daisy Werthan Driving Miss Daisy 72 Isabelle Adjani Camille Claudel Camille ClaudelPauline Collins Shirley Valentine Bradshaw Shirley ValentineJessica Lange Ann Talbot Music BoxMichelle Pfeiffer Susie Diamond The Fabulous Baker Boys1990s Edit Kathy Bates won for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in Misery 1990 Emma Thompson won for Howards End 1992 Holly Hunter won for The Piano 1993 Jessica Lange won for Blue Sky 1994 Halle Berry won for Monster s Ball 2001 making her the first Black amp first person of color to win in the category Frances McDormand has won thrice for Fargo 1996 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 2017 and Nomadland 2020 Hilary Swank won twice for her portrayal of Brandon Teena in Boys Don t Cry 1999 and for Million Dollar Baby 2004 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 1990 63rd Kathy Bates Annie Wilkes Misery 73 Anjelica Huston Lilly Dillon The GriftersJulia Roberts Vivian Ward Pretty WomanMeryl Streep Suzanne Vale Postcards from the EdgeJoanne Woodward India Bridge Mr amp Mrs Bridge1991 64th Jodie Foster Clarice Starling The Silence of the Lambs 74 Geena Davis Thelma Dickinson Thelma amp LouiseLaura Dern Rose Rambling RoseBette Midler Dixie Leonard For the BoysSusan Sarandon Louise Sawyer Thelma amp Louise1992 65th Emma Thompson Margaret Schlegel Howards End 75 Catherine Deneuve Eliane Devries IndochineMary McDonnell May Alice Culhane Passion FishMichelle Pfeiffer Louise Irene Lurene Hallett Love FieldSusan Sarandon Michaela Murphy Odone Lorenzo s Oil1993 66th Holly Hunter Ada McGrath The Piano 76 Angela Bassett Anna Mae Bullock Tina Turner What s Love Got to Do with ItStockard Channing Louisa Ouisa Kittredge Six Degrees of SeparationEmma Thompson Sarah Sally Kenton The Remains of the DayDebra Winger Joy Davidman Shadowlands1994 67th Jessica Lange Carly Marshall Blue Sky 77 Jodie Foster Nell Kellty NellMiranda Richardson Vivienne Haigh Wood Tom amp VivWinona Ryder Josephine Jo March Little WomenSusan Sarandon Regina Reggie Love The Client1995 68th Susan Sarandon Helen Prejean Dead Man Walking 78 Elisabeth Shue Sera Leaving Las VegasSharon Stone Ginger McKenna CasinoMeryl Streep Francesca Johnson The Bridges of Madison CountyEmma Thompson Elinor Dashwood Sense and Sensibility1996 69th Frances McDormand Marge Gunderson Fargo 79 Brenda Blethyn Cynthia Rose Purley Secrets amp LiesDiane Keaton Bessie Wakefield Marvin s RoomKristin Scott Thomas Katharine Clifton The English PatientEmily Watson Bess McNeill Breaking the Waves1997 70th Helen Hunt Carol Connelly As Good as It Gets 80 Helena Bonham Carter Kate Croy The Wings of the DoveJulie Christie Phyllis Hart AfterglowJudi Dench Queen Victoria Mrs BrownKate Winslet Rose DeWitt Bukater Titanic1998 71st Gwyneth Paltrow Viola de Lesseps Thomas Kent Shakespeare in Love 81 Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I ElizabethFernanda Montenegro Isadora Dora Teixeira Central StationMeryl Streep Kate Gulden One True ThingEmily Watson Jacqueline du Pre Hilary and Jackie1999 72nd Hilary Swank Brandon Teena Boys Don t Cry 82 Annette Bening Carolyn Burnham American BeautyJanet McTeer Mary Jo Walker TumbleweedsJulianne Moore Sarah Miles The End of the AffairMeryl Streep Roberta Guaspari Music of the Heart2000s Edit Nicole Kidman won for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours 2002 Charlize Theron won for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos in Monster 2003 Helen Mirren won for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen 2006 Kate Winslet won for The Reader 2008 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 2000 73rd Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich 83 Joan Allen Laine Hanson The ContenderJuliette Binoche Vianne Rocher ChocolatEllen Burstyn Sara Goldfarb Requiem for a DreamLaura Linney Samantha Sammy Prescott You Can Count on Me2001 74th Halle Berry Leticia Musgrove Monster s Ball 84 Judi Dench Iris Murdoch IrisNicole Kidman Satine Moulin Rouge Sissy Spacek Ruth Fowler In the BedroomRenee Zellweger Bridget Jones Bridget Jones s Diary2002 75th Nicole Kidman Virginia Woolf The Hours 85 Salma Hayek Frida Kahlo FridaDiane Lane Constance Connie Sumner UnfaithfulJulianne Moore Cathy Whitaker Far from HeavenRenee Zellweger Roxie Hart Chicago2003 76th Charlize Theron Aileen Wuornos Monster 86 Keisha Castle Hughes Paikea Apirana Whale RiderDiane Keaton Erica Jane Berry Something s Gotta GiveSamantha Morton Sarah Sullivan In AmericaNaomi Watts Cristina Williams Peck 21 Grams2004 77th Hilary Swank Maggie Fitzgerald Million Dollar Baby 87 Annette Bening Julia Lambert Being JuliaCatalina Sandino Moreno Maria Alvarez Maria Full of GraceImelda Staunton Vera Rose Drake Vera DrakeKate Winslet Clementine Kruczynski Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2005 78th Reese Witherspoon June Carter Cash Walk the Line 88 Judi Dench Laura Forster Henderson Mrs Henderson PresentsFelicity Huffman Sabrina Bree Osbourne Stanley Schupak TransamericaKeira Knightley Elizabeth Bennet Pride amp PrejudiceCharlize Theron Josey Aimes North Country2006 79th Helen Mirren Queen Elizabeth II The Queen 89 Penelope Cruz Raimunda VolverJudi Dench Barbara Covett Notes on a ScandalMeryl Streep Miranda Priestly The Devil Wears PradaKate Winslet Sarah Pierce Little Children2007 80th Marion Cotillard Edith Piaf La Vie en Rose 90 Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth The Golden AgeJulie Christie Fiona Anderson Away from HerLaura Linney Wendy Savage The SavagesElliot Page D Juno MacGuff Juno2008 81st Kate Winslet Hanna Schmitz The Reader 91 Anne Hathaway Kym Buchman Rachel Getting MarriedAngelina Jolie Christine Collins ChangelingMelissa Leo Ray Eddy Frozen RiverMeryl Streep Aloysius Beauvier Doubt2009 82nd Sandra Bullock Leigh Anne Tuohy The Blind Side 92 Helen Mirren Sophia Tolstaya The Last StationCarey Mulligan Jenny Mellor An EducationGabourey Sidibe Claireece Precious Jones PreciousMeryl Streep Julia Child Julie amp Julia2010s Edit Natalie Portman won for Black Swan 2010 Cate Blanchett won for Blue Jasmine 2013 Olivia Colman won for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite 2018 Year Actress Role s Film Ref 2010 83rd Natalie Portman Nina Sayers Black Swan 93 Annette Bening Nicole Allgood The Kids Are All RightNicole Kidman Becca Corbett Rabbit HoleJennifer Lawrence Ree Dolly Winter s BoneMichelle Williams Cindy Heller Blue Valentine2011 84th Meryl Streep Margaret Thatcher The Iron Lady 94 Glenn Close Albert Nobbs Albert NobbsViola Davis Aibileen Clark The HelpRooney Mara Lisbeth Salander The Girl with the Dragon TattooMichelle Williams Marilyn Monroe My Week with Marilyn2012 85th Jennifer Lawrence Tiffany Maxwell Silver Linings Playbook 95 Jessica Chastain Maya Harris Zero Dark ThirtyEmmanuelle Riva Anne Laurent AmourQuvenzhane Wallis Hushpuppy Beasts of the Southern WildNaomi Watts Maria Bennett The Impossible2013 86th Cate Blanchett Jeanette Jasmine Francis Blue Jasmine 96 Amy Adams Sydney Prosser Lady Edith Greensly American HustleSandra Bullock Ryan Stone GravityJudi Dench Philomena Lee PhilomenaMeryl Streep Violet Weston August Osage County2014 87th Julianne Moore Alice Howland Still Alice 97 Marion Cotillard Sandra Bya Two Days One NightFelicity Jones Jane Wilde Hawking The Theory of EverythingRosamund Pike Amy Elliott Dunne Gone GirlReese Witherspoon Cheryl Strayed Wild2015 88th Brie Larson Joy Ma Newsome Room 98 Cate Blanchett Carol Aird CarolJennifer Lawrence Joy Mangano JoyCharlotte Rampling Kate Mercer 45 YearsSaoirse Ronan Eilis Lacey Brooklyn2016 89th Emma Stone Mia Dolan La La Land 99 Isabelle Huppert Michele Leblanc ElleRuth Negga Mildred Loving LovingNatalie Portman Jacqueline Jackie Kennedy JackieMeryl Streep Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins2017 90th Frances McDormand Mildred Hayes Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 100 Sally Hawkins Elisa Esposito The Shape of WaterMargot Robbie Tonya Harding I TonyaSaoirse Ronan Christine Lady Bird McPherson Lady BirdMeryl Streep Katharine Graham The Post2018 91st Olivia Colman Queen Anne The Favourite 101 Yalitza Aparicio Cleodegaria Cleo Gutierrez RomaGlenn Close Joan Castleman The WifeLady Gaga Ally Maine A Star Is BornMelissa McCarthy Lee Israel Can You Ever Forgive Me 2019 92nd Renee Zellweger Judy Garland Judy 102 Cynthia Erivo Harriet Tubman HarrietScarlett Johansson Nicole Barber Marriage StorySaoirse Ronan Josephine Jo March Little WomenCharlize Theron Megyn Kelly Bombshell2020s Edit Jessica Chastain won for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Messner in The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021 Michelle Yeoh won for Everything Everywhere All At Once 2022 making her the first Asian actress amp second person of color to win in the category Year Actress Role s Film Ref 2020 21 93rd 103 Frances McDormand Fern Nomadland 104 Viola Davis Ma Rainey Ma Rainey s Black BottomAndra Day Billie Holiday The United States vs Billie HolidayVanessa Kirby Martha Weiss Pieces of a WomanCarey Mulligan Cassandra Cassie Thomas Promising Young Woman2021 94th Jessica Chastain Tammy Faye Bakker The Eyes of Tammy Faye 105 Olivia Colman Leda Caruso The Lost DaughterPenelope Cruz Janis Martinez Moreno Parallel MothersNicole Kidman Lucille Ball Being the RicardosKristen Stewart Diana Princess of Wales Spencer2022 95th Michelle Yeoh Evelyn Quan Wang Everything Everywhere All at Once 106 Cate Blanchett Lydia Tar TarAna de Armas Norma Jeane BlondeAndrea Riseborough Leslie Lee Rowlands To LeslieMichelle Williams Mitzi Fabelman The FabelmansMultiple wins and nominations EditThe following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards Wins Actress Nominations4 Katharine Hepburn 123 Frances McDormand 32 Meryl Streep 17Bette Davis 10Ingrid Bergman 6Jane FondaElizabeth Taylor 5Olivia de Havilland 4Glenda JacksonJodie Foster 3Sally Field 2Vivien LeighLuise RainerHilary Swank The following individuals received four or more Best Actress nominations Nominations Actress17 Meryl Streep12 Katharine Hepburn10 Bette Davis7 Greer Garson6 Ingrid BergmanJane FondaDeborah KerrNorma ShearerSissy Spacek5 Anne BancroftCate BlanchettEllen BurstynJudi DenchIrene DunneSusan HaywardAudrey HepburnJessica LangeShirley MacLaineSusan SarandonElizabeth Taylor4 Glenn CloseJulie ChristieOlivia de HavillandGlenda JacksonJennifer JonesDiane KeatonNicole KidmanMarsha MasonGeraldine PageVanessa RedgraveRosalind RussellBarbara StanwyckKate WinsletJoanne WoodwardJane WymanAge superlatives EditRecord Actor Film Year Age Ref Oldest Winner Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy 1990 80 107 Oldest Nominee Emmanuelle Riva Amour 2013 85 107 Youngest Winner Marlee Matlin Children of a Lesser God 1987 21 107 Youngest Nominee Quvenzhane Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild 2013 9 107 See also EditAcademy Award for Best Actor All Academy Award acting nominees BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Cesar Award for Best Actress Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleNotes Edit The 2nd Academy Awards is unique in being the only occasion where there were no official nominees Subsequent research by AMPAS has resulted in a list of unofficial or de facto nominees based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges A1 2 Rules at the time of the first three ceremonies allowed for a performer to receive a single nomination which could honor their work in more than one film Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer were both nominated for two different roles in the same category Current Academy rules forbid this from happening No official reason was ever given as to why Shearer won the award for only one of the two films she was listed for 108 B Bette Davis s performance in Of Human Bondage was not nominated for an Oscar 109 Several influential people at the time campaigned to have her name included on the list so for that year and the following year also the Academy relaxed its rules and allowed a write in vote 110 Technically this meant that any performance was eligible to win the award whether or not the person was an official nominee While the Academy does not officially recognize this as a nomination for Davis 111 112 it has included her in the list of nominees for the 1935 ceremony on its official website 16 C1 2 Both Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand received the exact same number of votes resulting in both actresses receiving the award according to Academy rules 113 D Elliot Page was nominated before his gender transition in 2020 114 References Edit Rule One Award Definitions PDF Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS p 1 Archived from the original PDF on October 21 2014 Retrieved August 30 2013 Rule Six Special Rules for the Acting Awards PDF Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS p 8 7 Archived from the original PDF on October 21 2014 Retrieved August 30 2013 a b c Levy 2003 p 56 Dirks Tim 1929 38 Academy Awards Winners and History Filmsite Rainbow Media Archived from the 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