Oscar for bedste kvindelige hovedrolle

Oscaren for bedste kvindelige hovedrolle, på engelsk Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role gives ved Oscar-uddelingen til en kvindelig skuespiller for hendes præstation i en film fra det forløbne år.

Årstallene i nedenstående liste angiver tidspunktet for filmens premiere (i Californien) og dermed året før selve Oscar-uddelingen.

Det følgende er en kronologisk oversigt over vinderne og de nominerede. Vinderne er fremhævet med fed.

År	Skuespiller	Nationalitet	Film	Rolle(r)
1927/28 (1.)	Janet Gaynor		7th Heaven Gadens Engel Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans	Diane Angela The Wife
	Dresser Louise Dresser		Emigranten	Mrs . Pleznik
	Swanson Gloria Swanson		Sadie	Sadie Thompson
1928/29 (2.)	Mary Pickford		Coquette	Besant Norma Besant
	Ruth Chatterton		Madame X	Floriot Jacqueline Floriot
	Betty Compson		Det farende Folk	Carrie
	Jeanne Eagels[1]		Singaporekvindens Hævn	Crosbie Leslie Crosbie
	Corinne Griffith		The Divine Lady	Emma Hamilton
	Bessie Love		The Broadway Melody	Mahoney Hank Mahoney
1929/30 (3.)	Norma Shearer		Utro	Martin Jerry Bernard Martin
	Nancy Carroll		The Devil's Holiday	Hobart Hallie Hobart
	Chatterton Ruth Chatterton		Sarah and Son	Storm Sarah Storm
	Garbo Greta Garbo		Anna Christie	Christie Anna Christie/Madame Rita Cavallini
	Norma Shearer		Fædrenes Synd	Marlett Lucia Marlett
	Gloria Swanson		Gabestokken	Donnell Marion Donnell
1930/31 (4.)	Dressler Marie Dressler		Min and Bill	Divot Min Divot
	Dietrich Marlene Dietrich		Marokko	Jolly Mademoiselle Amy Jolly
	Dunne Irene Dunne		Cimarron	Cravat Sabra Cravat
	Harding Ann Harding		Holiday	Seton Linda Seton
	Shearer Norma Shearer		Frie Sjæle	Ashe Jan Ashe
1931/32 (5.)	Hayes Helen Hayes		Falden Kvinde	Claudet Madelon Claudet
	Dressler Marie Dressler		Emma	Smith Emma Thatcher Smith
	Fontanne Lynn Fontanne		Guardsman The Guardsman	Actress The Actress
1932/33 (6.)	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Morning Glory	Lovelace Eva Lovelace
	Robson May Robson		Lady for en dag	Apple Annie
	Wynyard Diana Wynyard		Cavalcade	Marryot Jane Marryot
1934 (7.)	Colbert Claudette Colbert		Det hændte en nat	Andrews Ellie Andrews
	Moore Grace Moore		Kærlighedens Symfoni	Barrett Mary Barrett
	Shearer Norma Shearer		Barretts fra Wimpole Street	Elizabeth Barrett
	Davis Bette Davis		Besættelse	Rogers Mildred Rogers
1935 (8.)	Davis Bette Davis		En farlig kvinde	Heath Joyce Heath
	Bergner Elisabeth Bergner		Svigt mig ikke!	Jones Gemma Jones
	Colbert Claudette Colbert		Frøken Doktor	Everest Jane Everest
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		19 år	Adams Alice Adams
	Hopkins Miriam Hopkins		Becky Sharp	Becky Sharp
	Oberon Merle Oberon		Den sorte engel	Vane Kitty Vane
1936 (9.)	Rainer Luise Rainer		Revykongen Ziegfeld	Anna Held
	Dunne Irene Dunne		Theodora leger med ilden	Theodora Lynn
	George Gladys George		Valiant Is the Word for Carrie	Snyder Carrie Snyder
	Lombard Carole Lombard		Godfrey ordner alt	Bullock Irene Bullock
	Shearer Norma Shearer		Romeo og Julie	Juliet Capulet
1937 (10.)	Rainer Luise Rainer		Den gode jord	O-Lan
	Dunne Irene Dunne		Den frygtelige sandhed	Warriner Lucy Warriner
	Garbo Greta Garbo		Camille	Gautier  Marguerite Gautier
	Gaynor Janet Gaynor		Hollywood bag kulisserne	Blodgett Esther Victoria Blodgett / Vicki Lester
	Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck		Stella Dallas	Dallas Stella Martin Dallas
1938 (11.)	Davis Bette Davis		Jezebel	Marsden Julie Marsden
	Bainter Fay Bainter		Hvide bannere	Parmalee Hannah Parmalee
	Hiller Wendy Hiller		Pygmalion	Eliza Doolittle
	Shearer Norma Shearer		Marie Antoinette	Antoinette Marie Antoinette
	Sullavan Margaret Sullavan		Kammerater	Hollmann Patricia "Pat" Hollmann
1939 (12.)	Leigh Vivien Leigh		Borte med blæsten	Scarlett O'Hara
	Davis Bette Davis		Sejr over mørket	Traherne Judith Traherne
	Dunne Irene Dunne		Han og hun	McKay Terry McKay
	Garbo Greta Garbo		Ninotchka	Ivanoff Nina Yakushova "Ninotchka" Ivanoff
	Garson Greer Garson		Farvel Mr. Chips	Katherine Bridges
1940 (13.)	Rogers Ginger Rogers		Kitty Foyle	Foyle Kitty Foyle
	Davis Bette Davis		Kvindeløgne	Crosbie Leslie Crosbie
	Fontaine Joan Fontaine		Rebecca	de Winter The Second Mrs. de Winter
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Natten før brylluppet	Lord Tracy Lord
	Scott Martha Scott		Vor lille by	Webb Emily Webb
1941 (14.)	Fontaine Joan Fontaine		Mistanken	Aysgarth Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
	Davis Bette Davis		De små ræve	Giddens Regina Giddens
	de Havilland Olivia de Havilland		Det må ikke blive morgen	Brown Emmy Brown
	Garson Greer Garson		Blomster i skygge	Edna Gladney
	Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck		Professoren og korpigen	O'Shea Katherine "Sugarpuss" O'Shea
1942 (15.)	Garson Greer Garson		Mrs. Miniver	Miniver Kay Miniver
	Davis Bette Davis		Under nye stjerner	Vale Charlotte Vale
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Årets kvinde	Harding Tess Harding
	Russell Rosalind Russell		Min søster Eileen	Ruth Sherwood
	Wright Teresa Wright		Når mænd er bedst	Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig
1943 (16.)	Jones Jennifer Jones		Sangen om Bernadette	Soubirous Bernadette Soubirous
	Arthur Jean Arthur		Jo mere vi er sammen	Milligan Constance "Connie" Milligan
	Bergman Ingrid Bergman		Hvem ringer klokkerne for?	María
	Fontaine Joan Fontaine		Constant The Constant Nymph	Sanger Tessa Sanger
	Garson Greer Garson		Madame Curie	Curie Marie Curie
1944 (17.)	Bergman Ingrid Bergman		Gaslys	Paula Alquist Anton
	Colbert Claudette Colbert		Usynlige lænker	Hilton Anne Hilton
	Davis Bette Davis		Mr. Skeffington	Trellis  Fanny Trellis
	Garson Greer Garson		Mrs. Parkington	Parkington Susie "Sparrow" Parkington
	Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck		Kvinden uden samvittighed	Phyllis Dietrichson
1945 (18.)	Crawford Joan Crawford		Mildred Pierce	Beragon Mildred Pierce Beragon
	Bergman Ingrid Bergman		Sct. Mary's klokker	Benedict Mary Benedict
	Garson Greer Garson		Skæbnens dal	Rafferty Mary Rafferty
	Jones Jennifer Jones		Elskovsbreve	Singleton
	Tierney Gene Tierney		Lad himlen dømme	Harland Ellen Berent Harland
1946 (19.)	de Havilland Olivia de Havilland		Blodets bånd	Norris Josephine "Jody" Norris
	Johnson Celia Johnson		Det korte møde	Jesson Laura Jesson
	Jones Jennifer Jones		Duel i solen	Chavez Pearl Chavez
	Russell Rosalind Russell		Sister Kenny	Elizabeth Kenny
	Wyman Jane Wyman		Hjortekalven	Baxter Orry Baxter
1947 (20.)	Young Loretta Young		Stem på Katie	Holstrom Katie Holstrom
	Crawford Joan Crawford		Besat	Howell Louise Howell
	Hayward Susan Hayward		Skråplanet	Angelica Evans Conway
	McGuire Dorothy McGuire		Mand og mand imellem	Lacy Kathy Lacy
	Russell Rosalind Russell		Sorg klæder Elektra	Mannon Lavinia Mannon
1948 (21.)	Wyman Jane Wyman		Johnny Belinda	McDonald Belinda McDonald
	Bergman Ingrid Bergman		Jeanne d'Arc	Jeanne d'Arc
	de Havilland Olivia de Havilland		Ormegården	Virginia Stuart Cunningham
	Dunne Irene Dunne		I Remember Mama	Hanson Martha Hanson
	Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck		Galt nummer	Stevenson Leona Stevenson
1949 (22.)	de Havilland Olivia de Havilland		Arvingen	Sloper Catherine Sloper
	Crain Jeanne Crain		Pinky	Johnson Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
	Hayward Susan Hayward		Mit dumme hjerte	Winters Eloise Winters
	Kerr Deborah Kerr		Edward, My Son	Boult Evelyn Boult
	Young Loretta Young		Nonner på eventyr	Margaret
1950 (23.)	Holliday Judy Holliday		Født i går	Dawn Emma "Billie" Dawn
	Baxter Anne Baxter		Alt om Eva	Harrington Eve Harrington
	Davis Bette Davis		Alt om Eva	Channing Margo Channing
	Parker Eleanor Parker		Indespærret	Allen Marie Allen
	Swanson Gloria Swanson		Sunset Boulevard	Desmond Norma Desmond
1951 (24.)	Leigh Vivien Leigh		Omstigning til Paradis	Blanche DuBois
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Afrikas dronning	Sayer Rose Sayer
	Parker Eleanor Parker		Politistation 21	McLeod Mary McLeod
	Winters Shelley Winters		En plads i solen	Alice Tripp
	Wyman Jane Wyman		Det blå slør	Mason Louise Mason
1952 (25.)	Booth Shirley Booth		Kom tilbage, lille Sheba	Delaney Lola Delaney
	Crawford Joan Crawford		Afsløret	Hudson Myra Hudson
	Davis Bette Davis		The Star	Elliot Margaret Elliot
	Julie Harris		The Member of the Wedding	Addams Frances "Frankie" Addams
	Hayward Susan Hayward		Der er sang i mit hjerte	Jane Froman
1953 (26.)	Hepburn Audrey Hepburn		Prinsessen holder fridag	Ann Princess Ann
	Caron Leslie Caron		Lili	Daurier Lili Daurier
	Gardner Ava Gardner		Mogambo	Kelly Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly
	Kerr Deborah Kerr		Herfra til evigheden	Holmes Karen Holmes
	McNamara Maggie McNamara		Månen er blå	O'Neill Patty O'Neill
1954 (27.)	Kelly Grace Kelly		The Country Girl	Elgin Georgie Elgin
	Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge		Carmen Jones	Jones Carmen Jones
	Garland Judy Garland		En stjerne fødes	Blodgett Esther Victoria Blodgett / Vicki Lester
	Hepburn Audrey Hepburn		Sabrina	Fairchild Sabrina Fairchild
	Wyman Jane Wyman		Den store læge	Phillips Helen Phillips
1955 (28.)	Magnani Anna Magnani		Den tatoverede rose	Rose Serafina Delle Rose
	Hayward Susan Hayward		Jeg gemmer mine tårer	Lillian Roth
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		En sommers dårskab	Hudson Jane Hudson
	Jones Jennifer Jones		Den fryd, der rummer alt	Han Suyin
	Parker Eleanor Parker		Sangen, der forstummede	Marjorie Lawrence
1956 (29.)	Ingrid Bergman		Anastasia	Anna Koreff/Anastasia
	Baker Carroll Baker		Baby Doll	Baby Doll Meighan
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Regnmageren	Curry Lizzie Curry
	Kelly Nancy Kelly		Ondskabens sæd	Penmark Christine Penmark
	Kerr Deborah Kerr		Kongen og jeg	Anna Leonowens
1957 (30.)	Woodward Joanne Woodward		Evas tre ansigter	Eve White / Eve Black / Jane
	Kerr Deborah Kerr		Nonnen og marineren	Angela
	Magnani Anna Magnani		Vild er vinden	Gioia
	Taylor Elizabeth Taylor		Det gyldne træ	Drake Susanna Drake
	Turner Lana Turner		Når man er ung	Constance MacKenzie
1958 (31.)	Hayward Susan Hayward		Jeg vil leve!	Barbara Graham
	Kerr Deborah Kerr		Fra bord til bord	Railton Sibyl Railton-Bell
	MacLaine Shirley MacLaine		De kom løbende	Moorehead Ginnie Moorehead
	Russell Rosalind Russell		Auntie Mame	Dennis Mame Dennis
	Taylor Elizabeth Taylor		Kat på et varmt bliktag	Pollitt Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt
1959 (32.)	Signoret Simone Signoret		En plads på toppen	Aisgill Alice Aisgill
	Day Doris Day		Løs på tråden	Morrow Jan Morrow
	Hepburn Audrey Hepburn		Nonnen	Gabrielle van der Mal
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Pludselig sidste sommer	Venable Violet Venable
	Taylor Elizabeth Taylor		Pludselig sidste sommer	Holly Catherine Holly
1960 (33.)	Taylor Elizabeth Taylor		Ikke for penge	Wandrous Gloria Wandrous
	Garson Greer Garson		Sunrise at Campobello	Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt
	Kerr Deborah Kerr		Fjerne horisonter	Carmody Ida Carmody
	MacLaine Shirley MacLaine		Apartment The Apartment	Kubelik Fran Kubelik
	Mercouri Melina Mercouri		Aldrig om søndagen	Ilya
1961 (34.)	Loren Sophia Loren		Huntigeren	Cesira
	Hepburn Audrey Hepburn		Pigen Holly	Golightly Holly Golightly / Lula Mae Barnes
	Laurie Piper Laurie		Hajen	Packard Sarah Packard
	Page Geraldine Page		Flyvende sommer	Winemiller Alma Winemiller
	Wood Natalie Wood		Feber i blodet	Loomis Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis
1962 (35.)	Bancroft Anne Bancroft		Helen Kellers triumf	Annie Sullivan
	Davis Bette Davis		Hvad blev der egentlig af Baby Jane?	Baby Jane Hudson
	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Long Day's Journey into Night	Mary Cavan Tyrone
	Page Geraldine Page		Ungdoms søde fugl	Del Lago Alexandra Del Lago
	Remick Lee Remick		Hektiske dage	Clay Kirsten Arnesen Clay
1963 (36.)	Neal Patricia Neal		Den utæmmelige	Brown Alma Brown
	Caron Leslie Caron		Vinkelværelset	Fossett Jane Fossett
	MacLaine Shirley MacLaine		Irma la Douce	La Douce Irma La Douce
	Rachel Roberts		Livets pris	Hammond Margaret Hammond
	Wood Natalie Wood		En nat med en fremmed	Rossini Angie Rossini
1964 (37.)	Andrews Julie Andrews		Mary Poppins	Mary Poppins
	Bancroft Anne Bancroft		Bitter frugt	Jo Armitage
	Loren Sophia Loren		Ægteskab på italiensk	Marturano Filumena Marturano
	Reynolds Debbie Reynolds		Den synkefri Molly Brown	Molly Brown
	Stanley Kim Stanley		Bag lukkede skodder	Savage Myra Savage
1965 (38.)	Christie Julie Christie		Darling	Scott Diana Scott
	Andrews Julie Andrews		Sound The Sound of Music	Maria von Trapp
	Eggar Samantha Eggar		Offer for en samler	Grey Miranda Grey
	Hartman Elizabeth Hartman		Et strejf af solskin	D'Arcy Selina D'Arcy
	Signoret Simone Signoret		Narreskibet	Contessa La Contessa
1966 (39.)	Taylor Elizabeth Taylor		Hvem er bange for Virginia Woolf?	Martha
	Aimée Anouk Aimée		Manden og kvinden	Gauthier Anne Gauthier
	Kamińska Ida Kamińska		Butikken på hovedgaden	Lautmann Rozalie Lautmann
	Redgrave Lynn Redgrave		Georgy Girl	Parkin Georgina "Georgy" Parkin
	Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave		Morgan - skrupsplitterravende skør	Delt Leonie Delt
1967 (40.)	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Gæt hvem der kommer til middag	Drayton Christina Drayton
	Bancroft Anne Bancroft		Fagre voksne verden	Robinson Mrs. Robinson
	Dunaway Faye Dunaway		Bonnie and Clyde	Bonnie Parker
	Evans Edith Evans		Hviskende stemmer	Ross Maggie Ross
	Hepburn Audrey Hepburn		Fanget af mørket	Hendrix Susy Hendrix
1968 (41.)	Katharine Hepburn[2]		Løve ved vintertide	Eleanor of Aquitaine
	Streisand Barbra Streisand[2]		Funny Girl	Fanny Brice
	Neal Patricia Neal		Tolv røde roser	Cleary Nettie Cleary
	Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave		Isadora	Duncan Isadora Duncan
	Woodward Joanne Woodward		Rachel, Rachel - en jomfru på 35	Cameron Rachel Cameron
1969 (42.)	Smith Maggie Smith		Miss Brodies bedste år	Jean Brodie
	Bujold Geneviève Bujold		Anne, dronning i tusind dage	Anne Boleyn
	Fonda Jane Fonda		Jamen, man skyder da heste?	Beatty Gloria Beatty
	Minnelli Liza Minnelli		Pigen Pookie	Adams Mary Ann "Pookie" Adams
	Simmons Jean Simmons		Happy Ending	Wilson Mary Wilson
1970 (43.)	Jackson Glenda Jackson		Når kvinder elsker	Bradgwen Gudrun Brangwen
	Alexander Jane Alexander		Det store hvide håb	Backman Eleanor Backman
	MacGraw Ali MacGraw		Love Story	Barrett Jennifer Cavalleri-Barrett
	Miles Sarah Miles		Ryans datter	Ryan Rosy Ryan
	Snodgress Carrie Snodgress		Konen er gal	Bettina "Tina" Balser
1971 (44.)	Fonda Jane Fonda		Klute	Daniels Bree Daniels
	Christie Julie Christie		Vestens syndige par - McCabe & Mrs. Miller	Miller Constance Miller
	Jackson Glenda Jackson		Sunday Bloody Sunday	Greville Alex Greville
	Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave		Marie Stuart, dronning af Skotland	Mary, Queen of Scots
	Suzman Janet Suzman		Nicolai og Alexandra	Kejserinde Alexandra of Rusland
1972 (45.)	Minnelli Liza Minnelli		Cabaret	Sally Bowles
	Ross Diana Ross		Lady Sings the Blues	Holiday Billie Holiday
	Smith Maggie Smith		Min utæmmelige tante	Bertram Augusta Bertram
	Tyson Cicely Tyson		Drømmen om et nyt liv	Morgan Rebecca Morgan
	Ullmann Liv Ullmann		Udvandrerne	Kristina Nilsson
1973 (46.)	Jackson Glenda Jackson		En pikant affære	Allesio Vickie Allessio
	Burstyn Ellen Burstyn		Eksorsisten	MacNeil Chris MacNeil
	Mason Marsha Mason		Orlov til midnat	Paul Maggie Paul
	Streisand Barbra Streisand		Way The Way We Were	Morosky Katie Morosky
	Woodward Joanne Woodward		Husker du	Walden Rita Walden
1974 (47.)	Burstyn Ellen Burstyn		Alice bor her ikke mere	Alice Graham-Hyatt
	Carroll Diahann Carroll		Claudine	Price Claudine Price
	Dunaway Faye Dunaway		Chinatown	Mulwray Evelyn Cross Mulwray
	Perrine Valerie Perrine		Lenny	Harriett Jolliff / Honey Bruce
	Rowlands Gena Rowlands		En kvinde under indflydelse	Longhetti Mabel Longhetti
1975 (48.)	Fletcher Louise Fletcher		Gøgereden	Nurse Mildred Ratched
	Adjani Isabelle Adjani		I kærlighedens lænker	Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewly
	Ann-Margret		Tommy	Walker Nora Walker
	Jackson Glenda Jackson		Hedda	Tesman Hedda Gabler-Tesman
	Kane Carol Kane		Hester Street	Gitl
1976 (49.)	Dunaway Faye Dunaway		Nettet	Christensen Diana Christensen
	Barrault Marie-Christine Barrault		Fætter og kusine	Marthe
	Shire Talia Shire		Rocky	Adrian Pennino
	Spacek Sissy Spacek		Carrie	Carrie White
	Ullmann Liv Ullmann		Ansigt til ansigt	Isaksson Jenny Isaksson
1977 (50.)	Keaton Diane Keaton		Mig og Annie	Hall Annie Hall
	Bancroft Anne Bancroft		Skillevejen	Emma Jacklin
	Fonda Jane Fonda		Julia	Lillian Hellman
	MacLaine Shirley MacLaine		Skillevejen	Deedee Rodgers
	Mason Marsha Mason		Hvem sover hvor?	McFadden Paula McFadden
1978 (51.)	Fonda Jane Fonda		Coming Home - På vej hjem	Hyde Sally Hyde
	Bergman Ingrid Bergman		Høstsonaten	Andergast Charlotte Andergast
	Burstyn Ellen Burstyn		Samme tid næste år	Doris
	Clayburgh Jill Clayburgh		En fri kvinde	Benton Erica Benton
	Page Geraldine Page		Rene linier	Eve
1979 (52.)	Field Sally Field		Rae Norma Rae	Norma Rae Webster
	Clayburgh Jill Clayburgh		Lad os prøve igen	Holberg Marilyn Holmberg
	Fonda Jane Fonda		Kina-syndromet	Wells Kimberly Wells
	Mason Marsha Mason		Et nyt kapitel	MacLaine Jennie MacLaine
	Midler Bette Midler		Rose The Rose	Foster Mary Rose Foster
1980 (53.)	Spacek Sissy Spacek		Coal Miner's Daughter	Lynn Loretta Lynn
	Burstyn Ellen Burstyn		Resurrection	McCauley Edna Mae Harper-McCauley
	Hawn Goldie Hawn		Rekrut Benjamin	Benjamin Judy Benjamin
	Moore Mary Tyler Moore		Ordinary People: En ganske almindelig familie	Jarrett Beth Jarrett
	Rowlands Gena Rowlands		Gloria	Swenson Gloria Swenson
1981 (54.)	Hepburn Katharine Hepburn		Deres sensommer	Thayer Ethel Thayer
	Keaton Diane Keaton		Reds	Bryant Louise Bryant
	Mason Marsha Mason		Only When I Laugh	Hines Georgia Hines
	Sarandon Susan Sarandon		Atlantic City	Matthews Sally Matthews
	Streep Meryl Streep		Den franske løjtnants kvinde	Anna / Sara Woodruff
1982 (55.)	Streep Meryl Streep		Sophie's valg	Zawistowski Sophie Zawistowski
	Andrews Julie Andrews		Victor/Victoria	Grant Victor Grazinski / Victoria Grant
	Lange Jessica Lange		Frances	Farmer Frances Farmer
	Spacek Sissy Spacek		Savnet	Beth Horman
	Winger Debra Winger		Officer og gentleman	Pokrifki Paula Pokrifki
1983 (56.)	MacLaine Shirley MacLaine		Tid til kærtegn	Greenway Aurora Greenway
	Alexander Jane Alexander		Testament	Weatherly Carol Wetherly
	Streep Meryl Streep		Silkwood	Karen Silkwood
	Walters Julie Walters		Lærenemme Rita	Susan White / Rita
	Winger Debra Winger		Tid til kærtegn	Horton Emma Greenway Horton
1984 (57.)	Field Sally Field		En plads i mit hjerte	Spalding Edna Spalding
	Davis Judy Davis		Vejen til Indien	Quested Adela Quested
	Lange Jessica Lange		Country	Ivy Jewell Ivy
	Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave		Kvinderne fra Boston	Chancellor Olive Chancellor
	Spacek Sissy Spacek		Stormfloden	Garvey Mae Garvey
1985 (58.)	Page Geraldine Page		Trip The Trip to Bountiful	Watts Carrie Watts
	Bancroft Anne Bancroft		Agnes of God - Vorherres egen Agnes	Ruth Miriam Ruth / Anna Maria Burchetti
	Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg		Farven lilla	Celie Harris-Johnson
	Lange Jessica Lange		Sweet Dreams	Cline Patsy Cline
	Streep Meryl Streep		Mit Afrika	Blixen Karen Blixen
1986 (59.)	Matlin Marlee Matlin		Kærlighed uden ord	Norman Sarah Norman
	Fonda Jane Fonda		Dagen derpå	Sternbergen Alex Sternbergen / Viveca Van Loren
	Spacek Sissy Spacek		Det slemme hjerte	Botrelle  Babe Botrelle / Rebecca MaGrath
	Turner Kathleen Turner		Peggy Sue blev gift	Bodell Peggy Sue Kelcher-Bodell
	Weaver Sigourney Weaver		Aliens	Ellen Ripley
1987 (60.)	Cher Cher		Lunefulde måne	Castorini Loretta Castorini
	Close Glenn Close		Farligt begær	Forrest Alex Forrest
	Hunter Holly Hunter		Broadcast News	Jane Craig
	Kirkland Sally Kirkland		Anna	Anna
	Streep Meryl Streep		Jernurt	Archer Helen Archer
1988 (61.)	Foster Jodie Foster		Anklaget	Sarah Tobias
	Close Glenn Close		Farlige forbindelser	de Merteuil Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
	Griffith Melanie Griffith		Working Girl	McGill Tess McGill
	Streep Meryl Streep		Et skrig i mørket	Lindy Chamberlain
	Weaver Sigourney Weaver		Gorillaer i disen	Fossey Dian Fossey
1989 (62.)	Tandy Jessica Tandy		Driving Miss Daisy	Werthan Daisy Werthan
	Adjani Isabelle Adjani		Camille Claudel	Camille Cladel
	Collins Pauline Collins		Shirley Valentine	Valentine Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
	Lange Jessica Lange		Music Box	Talbot Ann Talbot
	Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer		De fabelagtige Baker Boys	Diamond Susie Diamond
1990 (63.)	Bates Kathy Bates		Misery	Annie Wilkes
	Huston Anjelica Huston		Ærlige svindlere	Dillon Lilly Dillon
	Roberts Julia Roberts		Pretty Woman	Ward Vivian Ward
	Streep Meryl Streep		Smil - vi er på	Vale Suzanne Vale
	Woodward Joanne Woodward		Mr. & Mrs. Bridge	India Bridge
1991 (64.)	Foster Jodie Foster		Ondskabens øjne	Clarice Starling
	Davis Geena Davis		Thelma & Louise	Dickinson Thelma Dickinson
	Dern Laura Dern		Den vilde rose	Rose
	Midler Bette Midler		For the Boys	Leonard Dixie Leonard
	Sarandon Susan Sarandon		Thelma & Louise	Sawyer Louise Sawyer
1992 (65.)	Thompson Emma Thompson		Howards End	Schlegel Margaret Schlegel
	Deneuve Catherine Deneuve		Indokina	Devries Eliane Devries
	McDonnell Mary McDonnell		Passion Fish	Culhane May-Alice Culhane
	Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer		Love Field	Hallett Louise Irene "Lurene" Hallett
	Sarandon Susan Sarandon		Lorenzo's Oil	Michaela Murphy Odone
1993 (66.)	Hunter Holly Hunter		Piano The Piano	McGrath Ada McGrath
	Bassett Angela Bassett		Tina - What's Love Got to Do with It	Turner Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
	Channing Stockard Channing		En ukendt ven	Louisa "Ouisa" Kittredge
	Thompson Emma Thompson		Resten af dagen	Kenton Sarah "Sally" Kenton
	Winger Debra Winger		Shadowlands	Joy Davidman
1994 (67.)	Lange Jessica Lange		Blue Sky	Marshall Carly Marshall
	Foster Jodie Foster		Nell	Nell Kellty
	Richardson Miranda Richardson		Tom & Viv	Vivienne Haigh-Wood
	Ryder Winona Ryder		Pigebørn	Josephine "Jo" March
	Sarandon Susan Sarandon		Klienten	Love Regina "Reggie" Love
1995 (68.)	Sarandon Susan Sarandon		Dead Man Walking	Helen Prejean
	Shue Elisabeth Shue		Leaving Las Vegas	Sera
	Stone Sharon Stone		Casino	Ginger McKenna
	Streep Meryl Streep		Bridges The Bridges of Madison County	Johnson Francesca Johnson
	Thompson Emma Thompson		Fornuft og Følelse	Elinor Dashwood
1996 (69.)	McDormand Frances McDormand		Fargo	Marge Gunderson
	Blethyn Brenda Blethyn		Hemmeligheder og løgne	Purley Cynthia Rose Purley
	Keaton Diane Keaton		Marvin's Room	Bessie Wakefield
	Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas		Den engelske patient	Clifton Katharine Clifton
	Watson Emily Watson		Breaking the Waves	McNeill Bess McNeill
1997 (70.)	Hunt Helen Hunt		Det bli'r ikke bedre	Connelly Carol Connelly
	Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter		Wings The Wings of the Dove	Croy Kate Croy
	Christie Julie Christie		Afterglow	Mann Phyllis Hart
	Dench Judi Dench		Mrs Brown	Dronning Victoria
	Winslet Kate Winslet		Titanic	Bukater Rose DeWitt Bukater
1998 (71.)	Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow		Shakespeare in Love	Viola de Lesseps / Thomas Kent
	Blanchett Cate Blanchett		Elizabeth	Dronning Elizabeth I
	Montenegro Fernanda Montenegro		Central Station	Isadora "Dora" Teixeira
	Streep Meryl Streep		One True Thing	Kate Gulden
	Watson Emily Watson		Hilary og Jackie	Jacqueline du Pré
1999 (72.)	Swank Hilary Swank		Boys Don't Cry	Brandon Teena
	Bening Annette Bening		American Beauty	Burnham Carolyn Burnham
	McTeer Janet McTeer		Tumbleweeds	Walker Mary Jo Walker
	Moore Julianne Moore		Enden på legen	Sarah Miles
	Streep Meryl Streep		Music of the Heart	Roberta Guaspari
2000 (73.)	Julia Roberts		Erin Brockovich	Brockovich Erin Brockovich
	Allen Joan Allen		Contender The Contender	Hanson Laine Hanson
	Binoche Juliette Binoche		Chocolat	Rocher Vianne Rocher
	Burstyn Ellen Burstyn		Requiem for a Dream	Goldfarb Sara Goldfarb
	Linney Laura Linney		You Can Count On Me	Prescott Samantha "Sammy" Prescott
2001 (74.)	Berry Halle Berry		Monster's Ball	Musgrove Leticia Musgrove
	Dench Judi Dench		Iris	Murdoch Iris Murdoch
	Kidman Nicole Kidman		Moulin Rouge!	Satine
	Spacek Sissy Spacek		In the Bedroom	Fowler Ruth Fowler
	Zellweger Renée Zellweger		Bridget Jones' dagbog	Bridget Jones
2002 (75.)	Kidman Nicole Kidman		The Hours	Woolf Virginia Woolf
	Hayek Salma Hayek		Frida	Kahlo Frida Kahlo
	Lane Diane Lane		Unfaithful	Sumner Constance "Connie" Sumner
	Moore Julianne Moore		Far from Heaven	Whitaker Cathy Whitaker
	Zellweger Renée Zellweger		Chicago	Roxie Hart
2003 (76.)	Theron Charlize Theron		Monster	Wuornos Aileen Wuornos
	Castle-Hughes Keisha Castle-Hughes		Whale Rider	Apirana Paikea Apirana
	Keaton Diane Keaton		Når du mindst venter det	Berry Erica Jane Berry
	Morton Samantha Morton		In America	Sullivan Sarah Sullivan
	Watts Naomi Watts		21 Grams	Peck Cristina Williams-Peck
2004 (77.)	Swank Hilary Swank		Million Dollar Baby	Fitzgerald Maggie Fitzgerald
	Bening Annette Bening		Being Julia	Lambert Julia Lambert
	Sandino Moreno Catalina Sandino Moreno		Maria Full of Grace	Álvarez María Álvarez
	Staunton Imelda Staunton		Vera Drake	Drake Vera Rose Drake
	Winslet Kate Winslet		Evigt solskin i et pletfrit sind	Kruczynski Clementine Kruczynski
2005 (78.)	Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon		Walk the Line	June Carter Cash
	Dench Judi Dench		Mrs Henderson Presents	Laura Henderson
	Huffman Felicity Huffman		Transamerica	Osbourne Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne
	Knightley Keira Knightley		Stolthed & Fordom	Elizabeth Bennet
	Theron Charlize Theron		North Country	Josey Aimes
2006 (79.)	Mirren Helen Mirren		The Queen	Dronning Elisabeth 2.
	Cruz Penélope Cruz		Volver	Raimunda
	Dench Judi Dench		Notes on a Scandal	Covett Barbara Covett
	Streep Meryl Streep		Devil The Devil Wears Prada	Miranda Priestly
	Winslet Kate Winslet		Little Children	Pierce Sarah Pierce
2007 (80.)	Cotillard Marion Cotillard		Spurven	Piaf Édith Piaf
	Blanchett Cate Blanchett		Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Elizabeth 1. af England
	Christie Julie Christie		Away from Her	Anderson Fiona Anderson
	Linney Laura Linney		Savages The Savages	Savage Wendy Savage
	Page Ellen Page		Juno	MacGuff Juno MacGuff
2008 (81.)	Winslet Kate Winslet		The Reader	Schmitz Hanna Schmitz
	Hathaway Anne Hathaway		Rachel Getting Married	Buchman Kym Buchman
	Jolie Angelina Jolie		Changeling	Christine Collins
	Leo Melissa Leo		Frozen River	Eddy Ray Eddy
	Streep Meryl Streep		Doubt	Beauvier Aloysius Beauvier
2009 (82.)	Bullock Sandra Bullock		The Blind Side	Leigh Anne Tuohy
	Mirren Helen Mirren		Last The Last Station	Sophia Tolstaya
	Mulligan Carey Mulligan		Education An Education	Jenny Mellor
	Sidibe Gabourey Sidibe		Precious	Claireece "Precious" Jones
	Streep Meryl Streep		Julie & Julia	Julia Child
2010 (83.)	Portman Natalie Portman		Black Swan	Sayers Nina Sayers
	Bening Annette Bening		The Kids Are All Right	Allgood Nicole Allgood
	Kidman Nicole Kidman		Rabbit Hole	Corbett Becca Corbett
	Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence		Winter's Bone	Dolly Ree Dolly
	Michelle Williams		Blue Valentine	Heller Cindy Heller
2011 (84.)	Streep Meryl Streep		Jernladyen	Thatcher Margaret Thatcher
	Close Glenn Close		Albert Nobbs	Nobbs Albert Nobbs
	Davis Viola Davis		Niceville	Clark Aibileen Clark
	Mara Rooney Mara		The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Lisbeth Salander
	Michelle Williams		My Week with Marilyn	Monroe Marilyn Monroe
2012 (85.)	Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence		Silver Linings Playbook	Maxwell Tiffany Maxwell
	Chastain Jessica Chastain		Zero Zero Dark Thirty	Maya
	Riva Emmanuelle Riva		Amour	Laurent Anne Laurent
	Wallis Quvenzhané Wallis		Beasts of the Southern Wild	Hushpuppy
	Watts Naomi Watts		The Impossible	Maria Bennett
2013 (86.)	Blanchett Cate Blanchett		Blue Jasmine	Francis Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
	Adams Amy Adams		American Hustle	Prosser Sydney Prosser
	Bullock Sandra Bullock		Gravity	Stone Ryan Stone
	Dench Judi Dench		Philomena	Philomena Lee
	Streep Meryl Streep		August: Osage County	Weston Violet Weston
2014 (87.)	Moore Julianne Moore		Still Alice	Howland Alice Howland
	Cotillard Marion Cotillard		Two Days, One Night	Bya Sandra Bya
	Jones Felicity Jones		Teorien om alting	Jane Hawking
	Pike Rosamund Pike		Kvinden der forsvandt	Dunne Amy Elliott-Dunne
	Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon		Wild	Cheryl Strayed
2015 (88.)	Larson Brie Larson		Room	Newsome Joy Newsome
	Blanchett Cate Blanchett		Carol	Aird Carol Aird
	Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence		Joy	Joy Mangano
	Rampling Charlotte Rampling		45 Years	Mercer Kate Mercer
	Ronan Saoirse Ronan		Brooklyn	Lacey Eilis Lacey
2016 (89.)	Stone Emma Stone		La La Land	Dolan Mia Dolan
	Huppert Isabelle Huppert		Elle	Leblanc Michèle Leblanc
	Negga Ruth Negga		Loving	Mildred Loving
	Portman Natalie Portman		Jackie	Jackie Jackie Kennedy
	Streep Meryl Streep		Florence Foster Jenkins	Florence Foster Jenkins
2017 (90.)	McDormand Frances McDormand		Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	Hayes Mildred Hayes
	Hawkins Sally Hawkins		The Shape of Water	Esposito Elisa Esposito
	Robbie Margot Robbie		I, Tonya	Tonya Harding
	Ronan Saoirse Ronan		Lady Bird	McPherson Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson
	Streep Meryl Streep		The Post	Katharine Graham
2018 (91.)	Colman Olivia Colman		The Favourite	Anne af Storbritannien
	Aparicio Yalitza Aparicio		Roma	Gutiérrez Cleodegaria "Cleo" Gutiérrez
	Close Glenn Close		The Wife	Joan Castleman
	Gaga Lady Gaga		A Star Is Born	Maine Ally Maine
	McCarthy Melissa McCarthy		Can You Ever Forgive Me?	Lee Israel
2019 (92.)	Zellweger Renee Zellweger		Judy	Judy Garland
	Cynthia Erivo		Harriet	Harriet Tubman
	Scarlett Johansson		Marriage Story	Nicole Barber
	Saoirse Ronan		Little Woman	Jo March
	Charlize Theron		Bombshell	Megyn Kelly
2020 (93.)	McDormand Frances McDormand		Nomadland	Fern
	Viola Davis		Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	Ma Rainey
	Andra Day		The United States vs. Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday
	Vanessa Kirby		Pieces of a Woman	Martha Weiss
	Carey Mulligan		Promising Young Woman	Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas
2021 (94.)	Chastain Jessica Chastain		The Eyes of Tammy Faye	Tammy Faye Bakker
	Olivia Colman		The Lost Daughter	Leda Caruso
	Penélope Cruz		Parallel Mothers	Janis Martínez Moreno
	Nicole Kidman		Being the Ricardos	Lucille Ball
	Kristen Stewart		Spencer	Diana, prinsesse af Wales
2022 (95.)	Yeoh Michelle Yeoh		Everything Everywhere All at Once	Evelyn Quan Wang
	Cate Blanchett		Tár	Tár Lydia Tár
	de Armas Ana de Armas		Blonde	Jeane Norma Jeane / Marilyn Monroe
	Riseborough Andrea Riseborough		To Leslie	Rowland Leslie Rowland
	Williams Michelle Williams		Fabelmans The Fabelmans	Fabelman Mitzi Fabelman
2023 (95.)	Stone Emma Stone		Poor Things	Baxter Bella Baxter
	Gladstone Lily Gladstone		Killers of the Flower Moon	Burkhart Mollie Burkhart
	Bening Annette Bening		Nyad	Nyad Diana Nyad
	Hüller Sandra Hüller		Anatomie d'une chute	Voyter Sandra Voyter
	Mulligan Carey Mulligan		Maestro	Montealegre Felicia Montealegre