Oscar de melhor atriz

Oscar de Melhor Atriz ^{(português brasileiro)} ou Óscar de Melhor Actriz Principal ^{(português europeu)} (em inglês: formalmente Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role) é um dos prêmios oferecidos pela Academia de Artes e Ciências Cinematográficas (AMPAS), entregue em honra às atrizes que se destacam no papel principal de obras cinematográficas de determinado ano. A categoria está presente no Oscar desde a primeira cerimônia, ocasião em que Janet Gaynor venceu por sua interpretação em três distintos filmes: 7th Heaven, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans e Street Angel.^[1] Atualmente, as indicadas são determinadas por voto único transferível de um grupo seleto de atores votantes; as vencedoras são escolhidas por maioria simples da votação da Academia.^[2]

Oscar de Melhor Atriz
Oscar de melhor atriz Vencedora mais recente: Emma Stone
Descrição	Melhor Performance de uma Atriz no Papel Principal (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
País	Estados Unidos
Primeira cerimónia	1929
Detentor atual	Emma Stone, Poor Things (2024)
Apresentação	Academia de Artes e Ciências Cinematográficas (AMPAS)
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Katharine Hepburn é a atriz que conquistou mais estatuetas, com quatro vitórias. Frances McDormand recebeu o prêmio três vezes. Treze atrizes venceram pelo menos duas vezes; em ordem cronológica: Luise Rainer, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor, Glenda Jackson, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Jodie Foster, Hilary Swank, Meryl Streep e Emma Stone. Meryl Streep é a atriz com mais indicações na categoria, ao todo, 17 indicações. Quvenzhané Wallis detém o título de indicada mais jovem, com nove anos no papel em Beasts of the Southern Wild (2013); Marlee Matlin, por sua vez, detém o de vencedora mais jovem, quando venceu com vinte e um anos por Children of a Lesser God. Por outro lado, Emmanuelle Riva foi a indicada mais velha, pelo filme Amour (2012), aos oitenta e cinco anos; a vencedora mais velha foi a atriz Jessica Tandy, com oitenta anos de idade, por Driving Miss Daisy (1990).^[3]

Sophia Loren e Marion Cotillard são as únicas atrizes que venceram o prêmio por filmes de língua não-inglesa; esta por La môme (francês) e aquela por La ciociara (italiano). A brasileira Fernanda Montenegro é a única atriz lusófona indicada, por seu trabalho em Central do Brasil. Ocorreu apenas um empate nessa categoria, quando Katharine Hepburn e Barbra Streisand receberam a estatueta na edição de 1969. Seis mulheres desta lista conquistaram um Oscar Honorário por atuação: Greta Garbo, Barbara Stanwyck, Mary Pickford, Deborah Kerr, Gena Rowlands e Sophia Loren.^[4]

Na tabela a seguir, os anos estão listados de acordo com a realização da cerimônia dos prêmios da Academia e, em geral, correspondem ao ano seguinte de lançamento do filme no condado de Los Angeles.^[5] Para elegibilidade nas cinco primeiras edições, a obra cinematográfica deveria ser exibida entre 1 de agosto e 31 de julho do outro ano;^[6] a partir da sexta cerimônia, os doze meses necessários para indicação se estabilizaram entre 1 de janeiro e 31 de dezembro.^[6]

Janet Gaynor foi a primeira vencedora, pela atuação em três filmes: 7th Heaven, Street Angel e Sunrise.

Katharine Hepburn detém o título de mais premiada, com quatro vitórias: Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968) e On Golden Pond (1981).

Bette Davis venceu duas das dez indicações, por Dangerous (1935) e Jezebel (1938).

Luise Rainer tornou-se a primeira atriz a vencer por dois anos consecutivos: The Great Ziegfeld (1936) e The Good Earth (1937).

Vivien Leigh conquistou duas vitórias por Gone with the Wind (1939) e A Streetcar Named Desire (1950).

Joan Fontaine venceu pela interpretação em Suspicion (1941).

Joan Crawford conseguiu a estatueta por Mildred Pierce (1945).

Olivia de Havilland venceu duas vezes: To Each His Own (1946) e The Heiress (1949).

Audrey Hepburn conquistou na atuação de Roman Holiday (1953).

Grace Kelly venceu pelo papel em The Country Girl (1954).

Elizabeth Taylor conquistou duas das cinco nomeações: BUtterfield 8 (1960) e Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).

Sophia Loren tornou-se a primeira pessoa a vencer uma categoria de atuação por um filme em língua não-inglesa: La ciociara (1960).

Julie Andrews dominou a categoria em 1965 com a personagem Mary Poppins, do filme homônimo de 1964.

Barbra Streisand venceu pelo musical Funny Girl (1968).

Jane Fonda conseguiu duas das seis indicações, por Klute (1971) e Coming Home (1978).

Liza Minnelli conquistou a estatueta por Cabaret (1972).

Meryl Streep é a atriz mais indicada na categoria, em dezessete ocasiões, vencendo por Sophie's Choice (1982) e The Iron Lady (2011).

Shirley MacLaine foi indicada em cinco anos e venceu por Terms of Endearment (1983).

Marlee Matlin tornou-se a mais jovem vencedora na categoria de melhor atriz, por Children of a Lesser God (1986).

Cher venceu pelo desempenho em Moonstruck (1987).

Jodie Foster conquistou duas estatuetas: The Accused (1988) e The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Jessica Tandy, aos 80 anos, tornou-se a atriz mais velha a vencer nesta categoria, por Driving Miss Daisy (1989).

Emma Thompson venceu por Howards End (1992).

Jessica Lange conquistou o prêmio, dentre as cinco indicações, por Blue Sky (1994).

Susan Sarandon, indicada cinco vezes, venceu por Dead Man Walking (1995).

Frances McDormand conseguiu a estatueta por Fargo (1996), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) e Nomadland (2020).

Helen Hunt venceu pelo desempenho em As Good as It Gets (1997).

Hilary Swank conquistou duas vitórias: Boys Don't Cry (1999) e Million Dollar Baby (2004).

Julia Roberts venceu a categoria por Erin Brockovich (2000).

Halle Berry tornou-se a primeira e única mulher negra a vencer na categoria, por Monster's Ball (2001).

Nicole Kidman, por interpretar Virginia Woolf, venceu por The Hours.

Reese Witherspoon conquistou a estatueta por Walk the Line (2005).

Helen Mirren venceu por The Queen (2006).

Marion Cotillard tornou-se a primeira atriz a vencer por um filme em língua francesa, La môme (2007).

Kate Winslet conquistou o prêmio por The Reader (2008).

Sandra Bullock venceu a estatueta por The Blind Side (2009).

Natalie Portman conquistou a categoria pelo filme Black Swan (2010).

Jennifer Lawrence venceu o Oscar por Silver Linings Playbook (2012).

Cate Blanchett venceu por Blue Jasmine (2013).

Julianne Moore conquistou o prêmio por Still Alice (2014).

Brie Larson conseguiu a estatueta pela atuação em Room (2015).

Emma Stone venceu a categoria por La La Land (2016) e por Poor Things (2023).

Renée Zellweger ganhou o Oscar por Judy em 2020.

Jessica Chastain consagrou-se por The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021).

Michelle Yeoh venceu por Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022); a primeira asiática a vencer o prêmio.

Década de 1920

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1929 (1.ª)	Gaynor !Janet Gaynor	Diane Angela A Esposa	7th Heaven Street Angel Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans	[7]
	Dresser !Louise Dresser	Pleznik !Mrs. Pleznik	Ship !A Ship Comes In
	Swanson !Gloria Swanson	Thompson !Sadie Thompson	Sadie Thompson

Década de 1930

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1930 (2.ª) [nota 1]	Pickford !Mary Pickford	Besant !Norma Besant	Coquette	[8]
	Chatterton !Ruth Chatterton	Floriot !Jacqueline Floriot	Madame X
	Compson !Betty Compson	Carrie	Barker !The Barker
	Eagels !Jeanne Eagels	Crosbie !Leslie Crosbie	Letter !The Letter
	Griffith !Corinne Griffith	Emma Hamilton	Divine !The Divine Lady
	Love !Bessie Love	Mahoney !Hank Mahoney	Broadway !The Broadway Melody
1931 (3.ª)	Shearer !Norma Shearer[nota 2]	Martin !Jerry Bernard Martin	Divorcee !The Divorcee	[10]
	Carroll !Nancy Carroll	Hobart !Hallie Hobart	Devil's !The Devil's Holiday
	Chatterton !Ruth Chatterton	Storm !Sarah Storm	Sarah and Son
	Garbo !Greta Garbo[nota 2]	Christie !Anna Christie Madame Rita Cavallini	Anna Christie Romance
	Shearer !Norma Shearer	Marlett !Lucia Marlett	Their Own Desire
	Swanson !Gloria Swanson	Donnell !Marion Donnell	Trespasser !The Trespasser
1932 (4.ª)	Dressler !Marie Dressler	Divot !Min Divot	Min and Bill	[11]
	Dietrich !Marlene Dietrich	Jolly !Mademoiselle Amy Jolly	Morocco
	Dunne !Irene Dunne	Cravat !Sabra Cravat	Cimarron
	Harding !Ann Harding	Seton !Linda Seton	Holiday
	Shearer !Norma Shearer	Ashe !Jan Ashe	Soul !A Free Soul
1933 (5.ª)	Hayes !Helen Hayes	Claudet !Madelon Claudet	Sin !The Sin of Madelon Claudet	[12]
	Dressler !Marie Dressler	Smith !Emma Thatcher Smith	Emma
	Fontanne !Lynn Fontanne	Actress !The Actress	Guardsman !The Guardsman
1934 (6.ª)	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Lovelace !Eva Lovelace	Morning Glory	[13]
	Robson !May Robson	Apple Annie	Lady for a Day
	Wynyard !Diana Wynyard	Marryot !Jane Marryot	Cavalcade
1935 (7.ª)	Colbert !Claudette Colbert	Andrews !Ellie Andrews	It Happened One Night	[14]
	Moore !Grace Moore	Barrett !Mary Barrett	One Night of Love
	Shearer !Norma Shearer	Barrett !Elizabeth Barrett	Barretts !The Barretts of Wimpole Street
	Davis !Bette Davis[nota 3]	Rogers !Mildred Rogers	Of Human Bondage
1936 (8.ª)	Davis !Bette Davis	Heath !Joyce Heath	Dangerous	[19]
	Bergner !Elisabeth Bergner	Jones !Gemma Jones	Escape Me Never
	Colbert !Claudette Colbert	Everest !Jane Everest	Private Worlds
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Adams !Alice Adams	Alice Adams
	Hopkins !Miriam Hopkins	Sharp !Becky Sharp	Becky Sharp
	Oberon !Merle Oberon	Vane !Kitty Vane	Dark !The Dark Angel
1937 (9.ª)	Rainer !Luise Rainer	Held !Anna Held	Great !The Great Ziegfeld	[20]
	Dunne !Irene Dunne	Theodora Lynn	Theodora Goes Wild
	George !Gladys George	Snyder !Carrie Snyder	Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
	Lombard !Carole Lombard	Bullock !Irene Bullock	My Man Godfrey
	Shearer !Norma Shearer	Juliet Capulet	Romeo and Juliet
1938 (10.ª)	Rainer !Luise Rainer	O-Lan	Good !The Good Earth	[21]
	Dunne !Irene Dunne	Warriner !Lucy Warriner	Awful !The Awful Truth
	Garbo !Greta Garbo	Gautier ! Marguerite Gautier	Camille
	Gaynor !Janet Gaynor	Blodgett !Esther Victoria Blodgett / Vicki Lester	Star !A Star Is Born
	Stanwyck !Barbara Stanwyck	Dallas !Stella Martin Dallas	Stella Dallas
1939 (11.ª)	Davis !Bette Davis	Marsden !Julie Marsden	Jezebel	[22]
	Bainter !Fay Bainter	Parmalee !Hannah Parmalee	White Banners
	Hiller !Wendy Hiller	Doolittle !Eliza Doolittle	Pygmalion
	Shearer !Norma Shearer	Antoinette !Rainha Maria Antonieta	Marie Antoinette
	Sullavan !Margaret Sullavan	Hollmann !Patricia "Pat" Hollmann	Three Comrades

Década de 1940

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1940 (12.ª)	Leigh !Vivien Leigh	O'Hara !Scarlett O'Hara	Gone with the Wind	[23]
	Davis !Bette Davis	Traherne !Judith Traherne	Dark Victory
	Dunne !Irene Dunne	McKay !Terry McKay	Love Affair
	Garbo !Greta Garbo	Ivanoff !Nina Yakushova "Ninotchka" Ivanoff	Ninotchka
	Garson !Greer Garson	Katherine Bridges	Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1941 (13.ª)	Rogers !Ginger Rogers	Foyle !Kitty Foyle	Kitty Foyle	[24]
	Davis !Bette Davis	Crosbie !Leslie Crosbie	Letter !The Letter
	Fontaine !Joan Fontaine	de Winter !The Second Mrs. de Winter	Rebecca
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Lord !Tracy Lord	Philadelphia !The Philadelphia Story
	Scott !Martha Scott	Webb !Emily Webb	Our Town
1942 (14.ª)	Fontaine !Joan Fontaine	Aysgarth !Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth	Suspicion	[25]
	Davis !Bette Davis	Giddens !Regina Giddens	Little !The Little Foxes
	de Havilland !Olivia de Havilland	Brown !Emmy Brown	Hold Back the Dawn
	Garson !Greer Garson	Gladney !Edna Gladney	Blossoms in the Dust
	Stanwyck !Barbara Stanwyck	O'Shea !Katherine "Sugarpuss" O'Shea	Ball of Fire
1943 (15.ª)	Garson !Greer Garson	Miniver !Kay Miniver	Mrs. Miniver	[26]
	Davis !Bette Davis	Vale !Charlotte Vale	Now, Voyager
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Harding !Tess Harding	Woman of the Year
	Russell !Rosalind Russell	Sherwood !Ruth Sherwood	My Sister Eileen
	Wright !Teresa Wright	Gerhig !Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig	Pride !The Pride of the Yankees
1944 (16.ª)	Jones !Jennifer Jones	Soubirous !Bernadette Soubirous	Song !The Song of Bernadette	[27]
	Arthur !Jean Arthur	Milligan !Constance "Connie" Milligan	More !The More the Merrier
	Bergman !Ingrid Bergman	María	For Whom the Bell Tolls
	Fontaine !Joan Fontaine	Sanger !Tessa Sanger	Constant !The Constant Nymph
	Garson !Greer Garson	Curie !Marie Curie	Madame Curie
1945 (17.ª)	Bergman !Ingrid Bergman	Paula Alquist Anton	Gaslight	[28]
	Colbert !Claudette Colbert	Hilton !Anne Hilton	Since You Went Away
	Davis !Bette Davis	Trellis ! Fanny Trellis	Mr. Skeffington
	Garson !Greer Garson	Parkington !Susie "Sparrow" Parkington	Mrs. Parkington
	Stanwyck !Barbara Stanwyck	Dietrichson !Phyllis Dietrichson	Double Indemnity
1946 (18.ª)	Crawford !Joan Crawford	Beragon !Mildred Pierce Beragon	Mildred Pierce	[29]
	Bergman !Ingrid Bergman	Benedict !Mary Benedict	Bells !The Bells of St. Mary's
	Garson !Greer Garson	Rafferty !Mary Rafferty	Valley !The Valley of Decision
	Jones !Jennifer Jones	Singleton	Love Letters
	Tierney !Gene Tierney	Harland !Ellen Berent Harland	Leave Her to Heaven
1947 (19.ª)	de Havilland !Olivia de Havilland	Norris !Josephine "Jody" Norris	To Each His Own	[30]
	Johnson !Celia Johnson	Jesson !Laura Jesson	Brief Encounter
	Jones !Jennifer Jones	Chavez !Pearl Chavez	Duel in the Sun
	Russell !Rosalind Russell	KEnny !Elizabeth Kenny	Sister Kenny
	Wyman !Jane Wyman	Baxter !Orry Baxter	Yearling !The Yearling
1948 (20.ª)	Young !Loretta Young	Holstrom !Katie Holstrom	Farmer's !The Farmer's Daughter	[31]
	Crawford !Joan Crawford	Howell !Louise Howell	Possessed
	Hayward !Susan Hayward	Conway !Angelica Evans Conway	Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
	McGuire !Dorothy McGuire	Lacy !Kathy Lacy	Gentleman's Agreement
	Russell !Rosalind Russell	Mannon !Lavinia Mannon	Mourning Becomes Electra
1949 (21.ª)	Wyman !Jane Wyman	McDonald !Belinda McDonald	Johnny Belinda	[32]
	Bergman !Ingrid Bergman	Joan of Arc	Joan of Arc
	de Havilland !Olivia de Havilland	Cunningham !Virginia Stuart Cunningham	Snake !The Snake Pit
	Dunne !Irene Dunne	Hanson !Martha Hanson	I Remember Mama
	Stanwyck !Barbara Stanwyck	Stevenson !Leona Stevenson	Sorry, Wrong Number

Década de 1950

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1950 (22.ª)	de Havilland !Olivia de Havilland	Sloper !Catherine Sloper	Heiress !The Heiress	[33]
	Crain !Jeanne Crain	Johnson !Patricia "Pinky" Johnson	Pinky
	Hayward !Susan Hayward	Winters !Eloise Winters	My Foolish Heart
	Kerr !Deborah Kerr	Boult !Evelyn Boult	Edward, My Son
	Young !Loretta Young	Margaret	Come to the Stable
1951 (23.ª)	Holliday !Judy Holliday	Dawn !Emma "Billie" Dawn	Born Yesterday	[34]
	Baxter !Anne Baxter	Harrington !Eve Harrington	All About Eve
	Davis !Bette Davis	Channing !Margo Channing
	Parker !Eleanor Parker	Allen !Marie Allen	Caged
	Swanson !Gloria Swanson	Desmond !Norma Desmond	Sunset Boulevard
1952 (24.ª)	Leigh !Vivien Leigh	DuBois !Blanche DuBois	Streetcar !A Streetcar Named Desire	[35]
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Sayer !Rose Sayer	African !The African Queen
	Parker !Eleanor Parker	McLeod !Mary McLeod	Detective Story
	Winters !Shelley Winters	Tripp !Alice Tripp	Place !A Place in the Sun
	Wyman !Jane Wyman	Mason !Louise Mason	Blue !The Blue Veil
1953 (25.ª)	Booth !Shirley Booth	Delaney !Lola Delaney	Come Back, Little Sheba	[36]
	Crawford !Joan Crawford	Hudson !Myra Hudson	Sudden Fear
	Davis !Bette Davis	Elliot !Margaret Elliot	Star !The Star
	Harris !Julie Harris	Addams !Frances "Frankie" Addams	Member !The Member of the Wedding
	Hayward !Susan Hayward	Froman !Jane Froman	With a Song in My Heart
1954 (26.ª)	Hepburn !Audrey Hepburn	Ann !Princesa Ann	Roman Holiday	[37]
	Caron !Leslie Caron	Daurier !Lili Daurier	Lili
	Gardner !Ava Gardner	Kelly !Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly	Mogambo
	Kerr !Deborah Kerr	Holmes !Karen Holmes	From Here to Eternity
	McNamara !Maggie McNamara	O'Neill !Patty O'Neill	Moon !The Moon Is Blue
1955 (27.ª)	Kelly !Grace Kelly	Elgin !Georgie Elgin	Country !The Country Girl	[38]
	Dandridge !Dorothy Dandridge	Jones !Carmen Jones	Carmen Jones
	Garland !Judy Garland	Blodgett !Esther Victoria Blodgett / Vicki Lester	Star !A Star Is Born
	Hepburn !Audrey Hepburn	Fairchild !Sabrina Fairchild	Sabrina
	Wyman !Jane Wyman	Phillips !Helen Phillips	Magnificent Obsession
1956 (28.ª)	Magnani !Anna Magnani	Rose !Serafina Delle Rose	Rose !The Rose Tattoo	[39]
	Hayward !Susan Hayward	Roth !Lillian Roth	I'll Cry Tomorrow
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Hudson !Jane Hudson	Summertime
	Jones !Jennifer Jones	Suyin !Han Suyin	Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
	Parker !Eleanor Parker	Marjorie Lawrence	Interrupted Melody
1957 (29.ª)	Bergman !Ingrid Bergman	Koreff !Anna Koreff / Anastásia Nikolaevna da Rússia	Anastasia	[40]
	Baker !Carroll Baker	Baby Doll Meighan	Baby Doll
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Curry !Lizzie Curry	Rainmaker !The Rainmaker
	Kelly !Nancy Kelly	Penmark !Christine Penmark	Bad !The Bad Seed
	Kerr !Deborah Kerr	Leonowens !Anna Leonowens	King !The King and I
1958 (30ª)	Woodward !Joanne Woodward	White !Eve White / Eve Black / Jane	Three !The Three Faces of Eve	[41]
	Kerr !Deborah Kerr	Angela	Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
	Magnani !Anna Magnani	Gioia	Wild Is the Wind
	Taylor !Elizabeth Taylor	Drake !Susanna Drake	Raintree County
	Turner !Lana Turner	MacKenzie !Constance MacKenzie	Peyton Place
1959 (31.ª)	Hayward !Susan Hayward	Graham !Barbara Graham	I Want to Live!	[42]
	Kerr !Deborah Kerr	Railton !Sibyl Railton-Bell	Separate Tables
	MacLaine !Shirley MacLaine	Moorehead !Ginnie Moorehead	Some Came Running
	Russell !Rosalind Russell	Dennis !Mame Dennis	Auntie Mame
	Taylor !Elizabeth Taylor	Pollitt !Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Década de 1960

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1960 (32.ª)	Signoret !Simone Signoret	Aisgill !Alice Aisgill	Room at the Top	[43]
	Day !Doris Day	Morrow !Jan Morrow	Pillow Talk
	Hepburn !Audrey Hepburn	van der Mal !Gabrielle van der Mal	Nun's !The Nun's Story
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Venable !Violet Venable	Suddenly, Last Summer
	Taylor !Elizabeth Taylor	Holly !Catherine Holly
1961 (33.ª)	Taylor !Elizabeth Taylor	Wandrous !Gloria Wandrous	BUtterfield 8	[44]
	Garson !Greer Garson	Roosevelt !Eleanor Roosevelt	Sunrise at Campobello
	Kerr !Deborah Kerr	Carmody !Ida Carmody	Sundowners !The Sundowners
	MacLaine !Shirley MacLaine	Kubelik !Fran Kubelik	Apartment !The Apartment
	Mercouri !Melina Mercouri	Ilya	Never on Sunday
1962 (34.ª)	Loren !Sophia Loren	Cesira	La ciociara	[45]
	Hepburn !Audrey Hepburn	Golightly !Holly Golightly / Lula Mae Barnes	Breakfast at Tiffany's
	Laurie !Piper Laurie	Packard !Sarah Packard	Hustler !The Hustler
	Page !Geraldine Page	Winemiller !Alma Winemiller	Summer and Smoke
	Wood !Natalie Wood	Loomis !Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis	Splendor in the Grass
1963 (35.ª)	Bancroft !Anne Bancroft	Sullivan !Anne Sullivan	Miracle !The Miracle Worker	[46]
	Davis !Bette Davis	Hudson !Baby Jane Hudson	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Tyrone !Mary Cavan Tyrone	Long Day's Journey into Night
	Page !Geraldine Page	Del Lago !Alexandra Del Lago	Sweet Bird of Youth
	Remick !Lee Remick	Clay !Kirsten Arnesen Clay	Days of Wine and Roses
1964 (36.ª)	Neal !Patricia Neal	Brown !Alma Brown	Hud	[47]
	Caron !Leslie Caron	Fossett !Jane Fossett	L !The L-Shaped Room
	MacLaine !Shirley MacLaine	La Douce !Irma La Douce	Irma la Douce
	Roberts !Rachel Roberts	Hammond !Margaret Hammond	This Sporting Life
	Wood !Natalie Wood	Rossini !Angie Rossini	Love with the Proper Stranger
1965 (37.ª)	Andrews !Julie Andrews	Poppins !Mary Poppins	Mary Poppins	[48]
	Bancroft !Anne Bancroft	Armitage !Jo Armitage	Eater !The Pumpkin Eater
	Loren !Sophia Loren	Marturano !Filumena Marturano	Matrimonio all'italiana
	Reynolds !Debbie Reynolds	Brown !Margaret Brown	Unsinkable !The Unsinkable Molly Brown
	Stanley !Kim Stanley	Savage !Myra Savage	Séance on a Wet Afternoon
1966 (38.ª)	Christie !Julie Christie	Scott !Diana Scott	Darling	[49]
	Andrews !Julie Andrews	von Trapp !Maria von Trapp	Sound !The Sound of Music
	Eggar !Samantha Eggar	Grey !Miranda Grey	Collector !The Collector
	Hartman !Elizabeth Hartman	D'Arcy !Selina D'Arcy	Patch !A Patch of Blue
	Signoret !Simone Signoret	Contessa !La Contessa	Ship of Fools
1967 (39.ª)	Taylor !Elizabeth Taylor	Martha	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	[50]
	Aimée !Anouk Aimée	Gauthier !Anne Gauthier	Man !Un homme et une femme
	Kamińska !Ida Kamińska	Lautmann !Rozalie Lautmann	Shop !Obchod na korze
	Redgrave !Lynn Redgrave	Parkin !Georgina "Georgy" Parkin	Georgy Girl
	Redgrave !Vanessa Redgrave	Delt !Leonie Delt	Morgan!
1968 (40.ª)	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Drayton !Christina Drayton	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	[51]
	Bancroft !Anne Bancroft	Robinson !Mrs. Robinson	Graduate !The Graduate
	Dunaway !Faye Dunaway	Parker !Bonnie Parker	Bonnie and Clyde
	Evans !Edith Evans	Ross !Maggie Ross	Whisperers !The Whisperers
	Hepburn !Audrey Hepburn	Hendrix !Susy Hendrix	Wait Until Dark
1969 (41.ª)	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn[nota 4]	Rainha Leonor da Aquitânia	Lion !The Lion in Winter	[53]
	Streisand !Barbra Streisand[nota 4]	Brice !Fanny Brice	Funny Girl
	Neal !Patricia Neal	Cleary !Nettie Cleary	Subject !The Subject Was Roses
	Redgrave !Vanessa Redgrave	Duncan !Isadora Duncan	Isadora
	Woodward !Joanne Woodward	Cameron !Rachel Cameron	Rachel, Rachel

Década de 1970

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1970 (42.ª)	Smith !Maggie Smith	Brodie !Jean Brodie	Prime !The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	[54]
	Bujold !Geneviève Bujold	Boleyn !Rainha Ana Bolena	Anne of the Thousand Days
	Fonda !Jane Fonda	Beatty !Gloria Beatty	They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
	Minnelli !Liza Minnelli	Adams !Mary Ann "Pookie" Adams	Cuckoo !The Sterile Cuckoo
	Simmons !Jean Simmons	Wilson !Mary Wilson	Happy !The Happy Ending
1971 (43.ª)	Jackson !Glenda Jackson	Bradgwen !Gudrun Brangwen	Women in Love	[55]
	Alexander !Jane Alexander	Backman !Eleanor Backman	Great !The Great White Hope
	MacGraw !Ali MacGraw	Barrett !Jennifer Cavalleri-Barrett	Love Story
	Miles !Sarah Miles	Ryan !Rosy Ryan	Ryan's Daughter
	Snodgress !Carrie Snodgress	Balser !Bettina "Tina" Balser	Diary of a Mad Housewife
1972 (44.ª)	Fonda !Jane Fonda	Daniels !Bree Daniels	Klute	[56]
	Christie !Julie Christie	Miller !Constance Miller	McCabe & Mrs. Miller
	Jackson !Glenda Jackson	Greville !Alex Greville	Sunday Bloody Sunday
	Redgrave !Vanessa Redgrave	Mary, Queen of Scots	Mary, Queen of Scots
	Suzman !Janet Suzman	Alexandra !Imperatriz Alexandra Feodorovna	Nicholas and Alexandra
1973 (45.ª)	Minnelli !Liza Minnelli	Bowles !Sally Bowles	Cabaret	[57]
	Ross !Diana Ross	Holiday !Billie Holiday	Lady Sings the Blues
	Smith !Maggie Smith	Bertram !Augusta Bertram	Travels with My Aunt
	Tyson !Cicely Tyson	Morgan !Rebecca Morgan	Sounder
	Ullmann !Liv Ullmann	Kristina Nilsson	Emigrants !Utvandrarna
1974 (46.ª)	Jackson !Glenda Jackson	Allesio !Vickie Allessio	Touch !A Touch of Class	[58]
	Burstyn !Ellen Burstyn	MacNeil !Chris MacNeil	Exorcist !The Exorcist
	Mason !Marsha Mason	Paul !Maggie Paul	Cinderella Liberty
	Streisand !Barbra Streisand	Morosky !Katie Morosky	Way !The Way We Were
	Woodward !Joanne Woodward	Walden !Rita Walden	Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1975 (47.ª)	Burstyn !Ellen Burstyn	Hyatt !Alice Graham-Hyatt	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	[59]
	Carroll !Diahann Carroll	Price !Claudine Price	Claudine
	Dunaway !Faye Dunaway	Mulwray !Evelyn Cross Mulwray	Chinatown
	Perrine !Valerie Perrine	Bruce !Harriett Jolliff / Honey Bruce	Lenny
	Rowlands !Gena Rowlands	Longhetti !Mabel Longhetti	Woman !A Woman Under the Influence
1976 (48.ª)	Fletcher !Louise Fletcher	Ratched !Enfermeira Mildred Ratched	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	[60]
	Adjani !Isabelle Adjani	Hugo !Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewly	Story !L'histoire d'Adèle H.
	Ann-Margret	Walker !Nora Walker	Tommy
	Jackson !Glenda Jackson	Tesman !Hedda Gabler-Tesman	Hedda
	Kane !Carol Kane	Gitl	Hester Street
1977 (49.ª)	Dunaway !Faye Dunaway	Christensen !Diana Christensen	Network	[61]
	Barrault !Marie-Christine Barrault	Marthe	Cousin, Cousine
	Shire !Talia Shire	Pennino !Adrian Pennino	Rocky
	Spacek !Sissy Spacek	White !Carrie White	Carrie
	Ullmann !Liv Ullmann	Isaksson !Jenny Isaksson	Ansikte mot ansikte
1978 (50.ª)	Keaton !Diane Keaton	Hall !Annie Hall	Annie Hall	[62]
	Bancroft !Anne Bancroft	Jacklin !Emma Jacklin	Turning !The Turning Point
	MacLaine !Shirley MacLaine	Rodgers !Deedee Rodgers
	Fonda !Jane Fonda	Hellman !Lillian Hellman	Julia
	Mason !Marsha Mason	McFadden !Paula McFadden	Goodbye !The Goodbye Girl
1979 (51.ª)	Fonda !Jane Fonda	Hyde !Sally Hyde	Coming Home	[63]
	Bergman !Ingrid Bergman	Andergast !Charlotte Andergast	Höstsonaten
	Burstyn !Ellen Burstyn	Doris	Same Time, Next Year
	Clayburgh !Jill Clayburgh	Benton !Erica Benton	Unmarried !An Unmarried Woman
	Page !Geraldine Page	Eve	Interiors

Década de 1980

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1980 (52.ª)	Field !Sally Field	Webster !Norma Rae Webster	Rae !Norma Rae	[64]
	Clayburgh !Jill Clayburgh	Holberg !Marilyn Holmberg	Starting Over
	Fonda !Jane Fonda	Wells !Kimberly Wells	China !The China Syndrome
	Mason !Marsha Mason	MacLaine !Jennie MacLaine	Chapter Two
	Midler !Bette Midler	Foster !Mary Rose Foster	Rose !The Rose
1981 (53.ª)	Spacek !Sissy Spacek	Lynn !Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter	[65]
	Burstyn !Ellen Burstyn	McCauley !Edna Mae Harper-McCauley	Resurrection
	Hawn !Goldie Hawn	Benjamin !Judy Benjamin	Private Benjamin
	Moore !Mary Tyler Moore	Jarrett !Beth Jarrett	Ordinary People
	Rowlands !Gena Rowlands	Swenson !Gloria Swenson	Gloria
1982 (54.ª)	Hepburn !Katharine Hepburn	Thayer !Ethel Thayer	On Golden Pond	[66]
	Keaton !Diane Keaton	Bryant !Louise Bryant	Reds
	Mason !Marsha Mason	Hines !Georgia Hines	Only When I Laugh
	Sarandon !Susan Sarandon	Matthews !Sally Matthews	Atlantic City
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Anna / Sara Woodruff	French !The French Lieutenant's Woman
1983 (55.ª)	Streep !Meryl Streep	Zawistowski !Sophie Zawistowski	Sophie's Choice	[67]
	Andrews !Julie Andrews	Grant !Victor Grazinski / Victoria Grant	Victor/Victoria
	Lange !Jessica Lange	Farmer !Frances Farmer	Frances
	Spacek !Sissy Spacek	Horman !Beth Horman	Missing
	Winger !Debra Winger	Pokrifki !Paula Pokrifki	Officer !An Officer and a Gentleman
1984 (56.ª)	MacLaine !Shirley MacLaine	Greenway !Aurora Greenway	Terms of Endearment	[68]
	Alexander !Jane Alexander	Weatherly !Carol Wetherly	Testament
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Silkwood !Karen Silkwood	Silkwood
	Walters !Julie Walters	Susan White / Rita	Educating Rita
	Winger !Debra Winger	Horton !Emma Greenway Horton	Terms of Endearment
1985 (57.ª)	Field !Sally Field	Spalding !Edna Spalding	Places in the Heart	[69]
	Davis !Judy Davis	Quested !Adela Quested	Passage !A Passage to India
	Lange !Jessica Lange	Ivy !Jewell Ivy	Country
	Redgrave !Vanessa Redgrave	Chancellor !Olive Chancellor	Bostonians !The Bostonians
	Spacek !Sissy Spacek	Garvey !Mae Garvey	River !The River
1986 (58.ª)	Page !Geraldine Page	Watts !Carrie Watts	Trip !The Trip to Bountiful	[70]
	Bancroft !Anne Bancroft	Ruth !Miriam Ruth / Anna Maria Burchetti	Agnes of God
	Goldberg !Whoopi Goldberg	Johnson !Celie Harris-Johnson	Color !The Color Purple
	Lange !Jessica Lange	Cline !Patsy Cline	Sweet Dreams
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Blixen !Karen Blixen	Out of Africa
1987 (59.ª)	Matlin !Marlee Matlin	Norman !Sarah Norman	Children of a Lesser God	[71]
	Fonda !Jane Fonda	Sternbergen !Alex Sternbergen / Viveca Van Loren	Morning !The Morning After
	Spacek !Sissy Spacek	Botrelle ! Babe Botrelle / Rebecca MaGrath	Crimes of the Heart
	Turner !Kathleen Turner	Bodell !Peggy Sue Kelcher-Bodell	Peggy Sue Got Married
	Weaver !Sigourney Weaver	Ripley !Ellen Ripley	Aliens
1988 (60.ª)	Cher !Cher	Castorini !Loretta Castorini	Moonstruck	[72]
	Close !Glenn Close	Forrest !Alex Forrest	Fatal Attraction
	Hunter !Holly Hunter	Craig !Jane Craig	Broadcast News
	Kirkland !Sally Kirkland	Anna	Anna
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Archer !Helen Archer	Ironweed
1989 (61.ª)	Foster !Jodie Foster	Sarah Tobias	Accused !The Accused	[73]
	Close !Glenn Close	de Merteuil !Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil	Dangerous Liaisons
	Griffith !Melanie Griffith	McGill !Tess McGill	Working Girl
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Chamberlain !Lindy Chamberlain	Cry !A Cry in the Dark
	Weaver !Sigourney Weaver	Fossey !Dian Fossey	Gorillas in the Mist

Década de 1990

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
1990 (62.ª)	Tandy !Jessica Tandy	Werthan !Daisy Werthan	Driving Miss Daisy	[74]
	Adjani !Isabelle Adjani	Claudel !Camille Claudel	Camille Claudel
	Collins !Pauline Collins	Valentine !Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw	Shirley Valentine
	Lange !Jessica Lange	Talbot !Ann Talbot	Music Box
	Pfeiffer !Michelle Pfeiffer	Diamond !Susie Diamond	Fabulous !The Fabulous Baker Boys
1991 (63.ª)	Bates !Kathy Bates	Wilkes !Annie Wilkes	Misery	[75]
	Huston !Anjelica Huston	Dillon !Lilly Dillon	Grifters !The Grifters
	Roberts !Julia Roberts	Ward !Vivian Ward	Pretty Woman
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Vale !Suzanne Vale	Postcards from the Edge
	Woodward !Joanne Woodward	Bridge !India Bridge	Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1992 (64.ª)	Foster !Jodie Foster	Starling !Agente Clarice Starling	Silence !The Silence of the Lambs	[76]
	Dern !Laura Dern	Rose	Rambling Rose
	Midler !Bette Midler	Leonard !Dixie Leonard	For the Boys
	Davis !Geena Davis	Dickinson !Thelma Dickinson	Thelma & Louise
	Sarandon !Susan Sarandon	Sawyer !Louise Sawyer
1993 (65.ª)	Thompson !Emma Thompson	Schlegel !Margaret Schlegel	Howards End	[77]
	Deneuve !Catherine Deneuve	Devries !Eliane Devries	Indochine
	McDonnell !Mary McDonnell	Culhane !May-Alice Culhane	Passion Fish
	Pfeiffer !Michelle Pfeiffer	Hallett !Louise Irene "Lurene" Hallett	Love Field
	Sarandon !Susan Sarandon	Odone !Michaela Murphy Odone	Lorenzo's Oil
1994 (66.ª)	Hunter !Holly Hunter	McGrath !Ada McGrath	Piano !The Piano	[78]
	Bassett !Angela Bassett	Turner !Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner	What's Love Got to Do with It
	Channing !Stockard Channing	Kitteridge !Louisa "Ouisa" Kittredge	Six Degrees of Separation
	Thompson !Emma Thompson	Kenton !Sarah "Sally" Kenton	Remains !The Remains of the Day
	Winger !Debra Winger	Davidman !Joy Davidman	Shadowlands
1995 (67.ª)	Lange !Jessica Lange	Marshall !Carly Marshall	Blue Sky	[79]
	Foster !Jodie Foster	Kellty !Nell Kellty	Nell
	Richardson !Miranda Richardson	Haigh !Vivienne Haigh-Wood	Tom & Viv
	Ryder !Winona Ryder	March !Josephine "Jo" March	Little Women
	Sarandon !Susan Sarandon	Love !Regina "Reggie" Love	Client !The Client
1996 (68.ª)	Sarandon !Susan Sarandon	Prejean !Helen Prejean	Dead Man Walking	[80]
	Shue !Elisabeth Shue	Sera	Leaving Las Vegas
	Stone !Sharon Stone	McKenna !Ginger McKenna	Casino
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Johnson !Francesca Johnson	Bridges !The Bridges of Madison County
	Thompson !Emma Thompson	Dashwood !Elinor Dashwood	Sense and Sensibility
1997 (69.ª)	McDormand !Frances McDormand	Gunderson !Marge Gunderson	Fargo	[81]
	Blethyn !Brenda Blethyn	Purley !Cynthia Rose Purley	Secrets & Lies
	Keaton !Diane Keaton	Bessie Wakefield	Marvin's Room
	Scott Thomas !Kristin Scott Thomas	Clifton !Katharine Clifton	English !The English Patient
	Watson !Emily Watson	McNeill !Bess McNeill	Breaking the Waves
1998 (70.ª)	Hunt !Helen Hunt	Connelly !Carol Connelly	As Good as It Gets	[82]
	Bonham Carter !Helena Bonham Carter	Croy !Kate Croy	Wings !The Wings of the Dove
	Christie !Julie Christie	Mann !Phyllis Hart	Afterglow
	Dench !Judi Dench	Victoria !Rainha Vitória do Reino Unido	Mrs Brown
	Winslet !Kate Winslet	Bukater !Rose DeWitt Bukater	Titanic
1999 (71.ª)	Paltrow !Gwyneth Paltrow	Viola de Lesseps / Thomas Kent	Shakespeare in Love	[83]
	Blanchett !Cate Blanchett	Rainha Isabel I da Inglaterra	Elizabeth
	Montenegro !Fernanda Montenegro	Isadora "Dora" Teixeira	Central do Brasil
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Gulden !Kate Gulden	One True Thing
	Watson !Emily Watson	Pré !Jacqueline du Pré	Hilary and Jackie

Década de 2000

Ano	Vencedores e Indicados	Personagem	Filme	Ref.
2000 (72.ª)	Swank !Hilary Swank	Teena !Brandon Teena	Boys Don't Cry	[84]
	Bening !Annette Bening	Burnham !Carolyn Burnham	American Beauty
	McTeer !Janet McTeer	Walker !Mary Jo Walker	Tumbleweeds
	Moore !Julianne Moore	Miles !Sarah Miles	End !The End of the Affair
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Guaspari !Roberta Guaspari	Music of the Heart
2001 (73.ª)	Roberts !Julia Roberts	Brockovich !Erin Brockovich	Erin Brockovich	[85]
	Allen !Joan Allen	Hanson !Laine Hanson	Contender !The Contender
	Binoche !Juliette Binoche	Rocher !Vianne Rocher	Chocolat
	Burstyn !Ellen Burstyn	Goldfarb !Sara Goldfarb	Requiem for a Dream
	Linney !Laura Linney	Prescott !Samantha "Sammy" Prescott	You Can Count on Me
2002 (74.ª)	Berry !Halle Berry	Musgrove !Leticia Musgrove	Monster's Ball	[86]
	Dench !Judi Dench	Murdoch !Iris Murdoch	Iris
	Kidman !Nicole Kidman	Satine	Moulin Rouge!
	Spacek !Sissy Spacek	Fowler !Ruth Fowler	In the Bedroom
	Zellweger !Renée Zellweger	Jones !Bridget Jones	Bridget Jones's Diary
2003 (75.ª)	Kidman !Nicole Kidman	Woolf !Virginia Woolf	Hours !The Hours	[87]
	Hayek !Salma Hayek	Kahlo !Frida Kahlo	Frida
	Lane !Diane Lane	Sumner !Constance "Connie" Sumner	Unfaithful
	Moore !Julianne Moore	Whitaker !Cathy Whitaker	Far from Heaven
	Zellweger !Renée Zellweger	Hart !Roxie Hart	Chicago
2004 (76.ª)	Theron !Charlize Theron	Wuornos !Aileen Wuornos	Monster	[88]
	Castle-Hughes !Keisha Castle-Hughes	Apirana !Paikea Apirana	Whale Rider
	Keaton !Diane Keaton	Berry !Erica Jane Berry	Something's Gotta Give
	Morton !Samantha Morton	Sullivan !Sarah Sullivan	In America
	Watts !Naomi Watts	Peck !Cristina Williams-Peck	21 Grams
2005 (77.ª)	Swank !Hilary Swank	Fitzgerald !Maggie Fitzgerald	Million Dollar Baby	[89]
	Bening !Annette Bening	Lambert !Julia Lambert	Being Julia
	Sandino Moreno !Catalina Sandino Moreno	Álvarez !María Álvarez	María, llena eres de gracia
	Staunton !Imelda Staunton	Drake !Vera Rose Drake	Vera Drake
	Winslet !Kate Winslet	Kruczynski !Clementine Kruczynski	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2006 (78.ª)	Witherspoon !Reese Witherspoon	Carter !June Carter Cash	Walk the Line	[90]
	Dench !Judi Dench	Henderson !Laura Forster-Henderson	Mrs Henderson Presents
	Huffman !Felicity Huffman	Osbourne !Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne	Transamerica
	Knightley !Keira Knightley	Bennet !Elizabeth Bennet	Pride & Prejudice
	Theron !Charlize Theron	Aimes !Josey Aimes	North Country
2007 (79.ª)	Mirren !Helen Mirren	Elizabeth !Rainha Isabel II do Reino Unido	Queen !The Queen	[91]
	Cruz !Penélope Cruz	Raimunda	Volver
	Dench !Judi Dench	Covett !Barbara Covett	Notes on a Scandal
	Streep !Meryl Streep	Priestly !Miranda Priestly	Devil !The Devil Wears Prada
	Winslet !Kate Winslet	Pierce !Sarah Pierce	Little Children
2008 (80.ª)	Cotillard !Marion Cotillard	Piaf !Édith Piaf	La môme	[92]
	Blanchett !Cate Blanchett	Elizabeth !Rainha Isabel I da Inglaterra	Elizabeth: The Go