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Best Actress

127 nominations · 29 winners · 29 years

64th (2011) 4
Black Swan poster

Black Swan

Natalie Portman

Black Swan

Winner

The Kids Are All Right poster

The Kids Are All Right

Annette Bening, Julianne Moore

The Kids Are All Right

True Grit poster

True Grit

Hailee Steinfeld

True Grit

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Noomi Rapace

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

63rd (2010) 5
An Education poster

An Education

Carey Mulligan

An Education

Winner

Coco Before Chanel poster

Coco Before Chanel

Audrey Tautou

Coco Before Chanel

Precious poster

Precious

Gabourey Sidibe

Precious

Julie & Julia poster

Julie & Julia

Meryl Streep

Julie & Julia

The Lovely Bones poster

The Lovely Bones

Saoirse Ronan

The Lovely Bones

62nd (2009) 5
The Reader poster

The Reader

Kate Winslet

The Reader

Winner

Changeling poster

Changeling

Angelina Jolie

Changeling

Revolutionary Road poster

Revolutionary Road

Kate Winslet

Revolutionary Road

I've Loved You So Long poster

I've Loved You So Long

Kristin Scott Thomas

I've Loved You So Long

Doubt poster

Doubt

Meryl Streep

Doubt

61st (2008) 5
La Vie en Rose poster

La Vie en Rose

Marion Cotillard

La Vie en Rose

Winner

Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Juno poster

Juno

Elliot Page

Juno

Away from Her poster

Away from Her

Julie Christie

Away from Her

Atonement poster

Atonement

Keira Knightley

Atonement

60th (2007) 5
The Queen poster

The Queen

Helen Mirren

The Queen

Winner

Notes on a Scandal poster

Notes on a Scandal

Judi Dench

Notes on a Scandal

Little Children poster

Little Children

Kate Winslet

Little Children

The Devil Wears Prada poster

The Devil Wears Prada

Meryl Streep

The Devil Wears Prada

Volver poster

Volver

Penélope Cruz

Volver

59th (2006) 5
Walk the Line poster

Walk the Line

Reese Witherspoon

Walk the Line

Winner

North Country poster

North Country

Charlize Theron

North Country

Mrs. Henderson Presents poster

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Judi Dench

Mrs Henderson Presents

The Constant Gardener poster

The Constant Gardener

Rachel Weisz

The Constant Gardener

Memoirs of a Geisha poster

Memoirs of a Geisha

Ziyi Zhang

Memoirs of a Geisha

58th (2005) 5
Vera Drake poster

Vera Drake

Imelda Staunton

Vera Drake

Winner

Monster poster

Monster

Charlize Theron

Monster

Finding Neverland poster

Finding Neverland

Kate Winslet

Finding Neverland

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Kate Winslet

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

House of Flying Daggers poster

House of Flying Daggers

Zhang Ziyi

House of Flying Daggers

57th (2004) 5
Lost in Translation poster

Lost in Translation

Scarlett Johansson

Lost in Translation

Winner

The Mother poster

The Mother

Anne Reid

The Mother

21 Grams poster

21 Grams

Naomi Watts

21 Grams

Girl with a Pearl Earring poster

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Scarlett Johansson

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 poster

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Uma Thurman

Kill Bill: Volume 1

56th (2003) 4
The Hours poster

The Hours

Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep

The Hours

Winner

Monster's Ball poster

Monster's Ball

Halle Berry

Monster's Ball

Chicago poster

Chicago

Renée Zellweger

Chicago

Frida poster

Frida

Salma Hayek

Frida

55th (2002) 5
Iris poster

Iris

Judi Dench

Iris

Winner

Amélie poster

Amélie

Audrey Tautou

Amélie

The Others poster

The Others

Nicole Kidman

The Others

Bridget Jones's Diary poster

Bridget Jones's Diary

Renée Zellweger

Bridget Jones's Diary

In the Bedroom poster

In the Bedroom

Sissy Spacek

In the Bedroom

53rd (2000) 4
American Beauty poster

American Beauty

Annette Bening

American Beauty

Winner

Angela's Ashes poster

Angela's Ashes

Emily Watson

Angela's Ashes

The End of the Affair poster

The End of the Affair

Julianne Moore

The End of the Affair

East Is East poster

East Is East

Linda Bassett

East Is East

52nd (1999) 4
Elizabeth poster

Elizabeth

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth

Winner

Hilary and Jackie poster

Hilary and Jackie

Emily Watson

Hilary and Jackie

Shakespeare in Love poster

Shakespeare in Love

Gwyneth Paltrow

Shakespeare in Love

Little Voice poster

Little Voice

Jane Horrocks

Little Voice

51st (1998) 4
Mrs Brown poster

Mrs Brown

Judi Dench

Mrs Brown

Winner

The Wings of the Dove poster

The Wings of the Dove

Helena Bonham Carter

The Wings of the Dove

Nil by Mouth poster

Nil by Mouth

Kathy Burke

Nil by Mouth

L.A. Confidential poster

L.A. Confidential

Kim Basinger

L.A. Confidential

50th (1997) 4
Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Brenda Blethyn

Secrets & Lies

Winner

Breaking the Waves poster

Breaking the Waves

Emily Watson

Breaking the Waves

Fargo poster

Fargo

Frances McDormand

Fargo

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

Kristin Scott Thomas

The English Patient

38th (1985) 4
A Private Function poster

A Private Function

Maggie Smith

A Private Function

Winner

Cal

Cal

Helen Mirren

Silkwood poster

Silkwood

Meryl Streep

Silkwood

Terms of Endearment poster

Terms of Endearment

Terms Of Endearment

Shirley MacLaine

36th (1983) 4
On Golden Pond poster

On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

Katharine Hepburn

Winner

Reds poster

Reds

Diane Keaton

Reds

36 Chowringhee Lane

36 Chowringhee Lane

Jennifer Kendal

Missing poster

Missing

Sissy Spacek

Missing

35th (1982) 4
The French Lieutenant's Woman poster

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Meryl Streep

Winner

Coal Miner's Daughter poster

Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

Sissy Spacek

Quartet poster

Quartet

Maggie Smith

Quartet

Ordinary People poster

Ordinary People

Ordinary People

Mary Tyler Moore

34th (1981) 4
My Brilliant Career poster

My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

Judy Davis

Winner

Being There poster

Being There

Being There

Shirley MacLaine

Kramer vs. Kramer poster

Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer Vs Kramer

Meryl Streep

The Rose poster

The Rose

The Rose

Bette Midler

33rd (1980) 4
Jane Fonda in Five Acts poster

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

The China Syndrome

Jane Fonda

Winner

California Suite poster

California Suite

California Suite

Maggie Smith

Manhattan poster

Manhattan

Diane Keaton

Manhattan

The Deer Hunter poster

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

Meryl Streep

32nd (1979) 4
Julia poster

Julia

Jane Fonda

Julia

Winner

An Unmarried Woman poster

An Unmarried Woman

An Unmarried Woman

Jill Clayburgh

The Goodbye Girl poster

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

Marsha Mason

The Turning Point poster

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

Anne Bancroft

31st (1978) 4
Annie Hall poster

Annie Hall

Annie Hall

Diane Keaton

Winner

Network poster

Network

Faye Dunaway

Network

The Late Show poster

The Late Show

The Late Show

Lily Tomlin

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Three Women

30th (1977) 4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest poster

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Louise Fletcher

Winner

Face to Face poster

Face to Face

Face To Face

Liv Ullman

The Ritz poster

The Ritz

The Ritz

Rita Moreno

The Shootist poster

The Shootist

The Shootist

Lauren Bacall

29th (1976) 4
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore poster

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Ellen Burstyn

Winner

Scenes from a Marriage poster

Scenes from a Marriage

Scenes From A Marriage

Liv Ullman

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

The Prisoner Of 2nd Avenue

Lenny poster

Lenny

Valerie Perrine

Lenny

28th (1975) 4
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams poster

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Joanne Woodward

Winner

Chinatown poster

Chinatown

Faye Dunaway

Chinatown

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman

The Way We Were poster

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

Barbra Streisand

27th (1974) 4
Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (Le Charme Discret De La Bourgeoisie)/Just Before Nightfall

Winner

A Touch of Class poster

A Touch of Class

Glenda Jackson

A Touch Of Class

Don't Look Now poster

Don't Look Now

Julie Christie

Don't Look Now

Lady Sings the Blues poster

Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings The Blues

Diana Ross

26th (1973) 4
Cabaret poster

Cabaret

Liza Minnelli

Cabaret

Winner

Dorothy Tutin

Dorothy Tutin

Savage Messiah

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

The Butcher (Le Boucher)

Young Winston poster

Young Winston

Young Winston

Anne Bancroft

25th (1972) 5
Sunday Bloody Sunday poster

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Glenda Jackson

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Winner

Klute poster

Klute

Jane Fonda

Klute

Taking Off poster

Taking Off

Taking Off

Lynn Carlin

The Go-Between poster

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

Julie Christie

Nanette Newman

Nanette Newman

The Raging Moon

24th (1971) 4
Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid/Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Winner

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Cactus Flower/There's A Girl In My Soup

Ryan's Daughter poster

Ryan's Daughter

Sarah Miles

Ryan's Daughter

Jane Fonda in Five Acts poster

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Jane Fonda

23rd (1970) 4
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie poster

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie

Maggie Smith

Winner

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Funny Girl/Hello Dolly!

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Secret Ceremony/Rosemary's Baby/John And Mary

Women in Love poster

Women in Love

Women In Love

Glenda Jackson