Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actress – Comedy or Musical.

Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Awarded for	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Drama
Location	United States
Presented by	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Currently held by	Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Website	http://www.goldenglobes.com/

The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama". As of 2013, the wording is "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama".

It is notable for being the category in which the only three-way tie in Golden Globe history occurred, when Jodie Foster, Shirley MacLaine, and Sigourney Weaver all won the award in 1989 at the 46th Golden Globe Awards.

Notes:

• † – indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
• †† – indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same performance.
• ‡‡ – indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same performance.
• § – indicates a Golden Globe Award- winning performance that was not nominated for an Academy Award.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

Olivia de Havilland won for her role in The Heiress (1949).

Audrey Hepburn won for her role in Roman Holiday (1953).

Grace Kelly won for her role in 1954's The Country Girl.

Elizabeth Taylor won once from four nominations in 1959's Suddenly, Last Summer'.

Jane Fonda won three times from five nominations for her roles in Klute (1971), Julia (1977) and Coming Home (1978).

Sally Field won this award twice for her roles in 1979's Norma Rae and 1984's Places in the Heart.

Meryl Streep has received fourteen nominations in this category, winning three times for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011).

Shirley MacLaine won twice for her roles in 1983's Terms of Endearment and 1988's Madame Sousatzka.

Marlee Matlin won for her performance in Children of a Lesser God (1986).

Jodie Foster has been nominated five times in this category, winning twice for her roles in The Accused (1988) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). She achieved these two wins before she turned 30 years old.

Emma Thompson won for her role in Howards End (1992).

Jessica Lange was nominated five times, winning once in 1995 for her role in Blue Sky (1994).

Cate Blanchett won twice for her roles in Elizabeth (1998) Blue Jasmine (2013).

Hilary Swank won this award twice for her roles in Boys Don't Cry (1999) and Million Dollar Baby (2004).

Julia Roberts won for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich (2000).

Sissy Spacek won once from four nominations for her performance in In the Bedroom (2001)

Nicole Kidman won once from five nominations for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002).

Helen Mirren won for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006).

Kate Winslet won for her role in Revolutionary Road (2008).

Sandra Bullock won for her role in The Blind Side (2009).

Natalie Portman won for her role in Black Swan (2010).

Julianne Moore won for her role in Still Alice (2014).

Brie Larson won for her role in Room (2015).

Isabelle Huppert won for her performance in Elle (2016).

Frances McDormand won for her performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

1940s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
1943	Jennifer Jones †	Bernadette Soubirous	The Song of Bernadette
1944	Ingrid Bergman †	Paula Alquist Anton	Gaslight
1945	Ingrid Bergman ‡	Sister Mary Benedict	The Bells of St. Mary's
1946	Rosalind Russell ‡	Sister Elizabeth Kenny	Sister Kenny
1947	Rosalind Russell ‡	Lavinia Mannon	Mourning Becomes Electra
1948	Jane Wyman †	Belinda MacDonald	Johnny Belinda
1949	Olivia de Havilland †	Catherine Sloper	The Heiress
	Deborah Kerr ‡	Evelyn Boult	Edward, My Son

1950s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
1950	Gloria Swanson ‡	Norma Desmond	Sunset Boulevard
	Bette Davis ‡	Margo Channing	All About Eve
	Judy Holliday †	Billie Dawn	Born Yesterday
1951	Jane Wyman ‡	LouLou Mason	The Blue Veil
	Vivien Leigh †	Blanche DuBois	A Streetcar Named Desire
	Shelley Winters ‡	Alice Tripp	A Place in the Sun
1952	Shirley Booth †	Lola Delaney	Come Back, Little Sheba
	Joan Crawford ‡	Myra Hudson	Sudden Fear
	Olivia de Havilland	Rachel Sangalletti Ashley	My Cousin Rachel
1953	Audrey Hepburn †	Princess Ann ("Anya Smith")	Roman Holiday
1954	Grace Kelly †	Georgie Elgin	The Country Girl
1955	Anna Magnani †	Serafina Delle Rose	The Rose Tattoo
1956	Ingrid Bergman †	Anna Koreff ("Anastasia")	Anastasia
	Carroll Baker ‡	Baby Doll Meighan	Baby Doll
	Helen Hayes	Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovona	Anastasia
	Audrey Hepburn	Natasha Rostova	War and Peace
	Katharine Hepburn ‡	Lizzie Curry	The Rainmaker
1957	Joanne Woodward †	Eve White / Eve Black / Jane	The Three Faces of Eve
	Marlene Dietrich	Christine Vole/Helm	Witness for the Prosecution
	Deborah Kerr ‡	Sister Angela	Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
	Anna Magnani ‡	Gioia	Wild is the Wind
	Eva Marie Saint	Celia Pope	A Hatful of Rain
1958	Susan Hayward †	Barbara Graham	I Want to Live!
	Ingrid Bergman	Gladys Aylward	The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
	Deborah Kerr ‡	Sibyl Railton-Bell	Separate Tables
	Shirley MacLaine ‡	Ginny Moorehead	Some Came Running
	Jean Simmons	Charlotte Bronn	Home Before Dark
1959	Elizabeth Taylor ‡	Catherine Holly	Suddenly, Last Summer
	Audrey Hepburn ‡	Sister Luke	The Nun's Story
	Katharine Hepburn ‡	Violet Venable	Suddenly, Last Summer
	Lee Remick	Laura Manion	Anatomy of a Murder
	Simone Signoret †	Alice Aisgill	Room at the Top

1960s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
1960	Greer Garson ‡	Eleanor Roosevelt	Sunrise at Campobello
	Doris Day	Kit Preston	Midnight Lace
	Nancy Kwan	Suzie Wong	The World of Suzie Wong
	Jean Simmons	Sharon Falconer	Elmer Gantry
	Elizabeth Taylor †	Gloria Wandrous	Butterfield 8
1961	Geraldine Page ‡	Alma Winemiller	Summer and Smoke
	Leslie Caron	Fanny	Fanny
	Shirley MacLaine	Martha Dobie	The Children's Hour
	Claudia McNeil	Lena Younger	A Raisin in the Sun
	Natalie Wood ‡	Deanie Loomis	Splendor in the Grass
1962	Geraldine Page ‡	Alexandra Del Lago	Sweet Bird of Youth
	Anne Bancroft †	Annie Sullivan	The Miracle Worker
	Bette Davis ‡	Jane Hudson	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
	Katharine Hepburn ‡	Mary Tyrone	Long Day's Journey Into Night
	Glynis Johns	Teresa Harnish	The Chapman Report
	Melina Mercouri	Phaedra	Phaedra
	Lee Remick ‡	Kirsten Arnesen Clay	Days of Wine and Roses
	Susan Strasberg	Rosanna	Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
	Shelley Winters	Charlotte Haze-Humbert	Lolita
	Susannah York	Cecily Koertner	Freud
1963	Leslie Caron ‡	Jane Fosset	The L-Shaped Room
	Polly Bergen	Lorna Medford	The Caretakers
	Geraldine Page	Carrie Berniers	Toys in the Attic
	Rachel Roberts ‡	Margaret Hammond	This Sporting Life
	Romy Schneider	Annemarie von Hartman	The Cardinal
	Alida Valli	La Italiana	The Paper Man
	Marina Vlady	Regina	The Conjugal Bed
	Natalie Wood ‡	Angie Rossini	Love with the Proper Stranger
1964	Anne Bancroft ‡	Jo Armitage	The Pumpkin Eater
	Ava Gardner	Maxine Faulk	The Night of the Iguana
	Rita Hayworth	Lili Alfredo	Circus World
	Geraldine Page	Evie Jackson	Dear Heart
	Jean Seberg	Lilith Arthur	Lilith
1965	Samantha Eggar ‡	Miranda Grey	The Collector
	Julie Christie †	Diana Scott	Darling
	Elizabeth Hartman ‡	Selina D'Arcey	A Patch of Blue
	Simone Signoret ‡	La Condesa	Ship of Fools
	Maggie Smith ‡‡	Desdemona	Othello
1966	Anouk Aimée ‡	Anne Gauthier	A Man and a Woman
	Ida Kaminska ‡	Rozalie Lautmann	The Shop on Main Street
	Virginia McKenna	Joy	Born Free
	Elizabeth Taylor †	Martha	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
	Natalie Wood	Alva Starr	This Property Is Condemned
1967	Edith Evans ‡	Maggie Ross	The Whisperers
	Faye Dunaway ‡	Bonnie Parker	Bonnie and Clyde
	Audrey Hepburn ‡	Susy Hendrix	Wait Until Dark
	Katharine Hepburn †	Christina Drayton	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
	Anne Heywood	Ellen March	The Fox
1968	Joanne Woodward ‡	Rachel Cameron	Rachel, Rachel
	Mia Farrow	Rosemary Woodhouse	Rosemary's Baby
	Katharine Hepburn †	Eleanor of Aquitaine	The Lion in Winter
	Vanessa Redgrave ‡	Isadora Duncan	Isadora
	Beryl Reid	June "George" Buckridge	The Killing of Sister George
1969	Geneviève Bujold ‡	Anne Boleyn	Anne of the Thousand Days
	Jane Fonda ‡	Gloria Beatty	They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
	Liza Minnelli ‡	Pookie Adams	The Sterile Cuckoo
	Jean Simmons ‡	Mary Wilson	The Happy Ending
	Maggie Smith †	Jean Brodie	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1970s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
1970	Ali MacGraw ‡	Jennifer Cavalleri	Love Story
	Faye Dunaway	Lou Andreas Sand	Puzzle of a Downfall Child
	Glenda Jackson †	Gudrun Brangwen	Women in Love
	Melina Mercouri	Nina Kacew	Promise at Dawn
	Sarah Miles ‡	Rosy Ryan	Ryan's Daughter
1971	Jane Fonda †	Bree Daniels	Klute
	Dyan Cannon	Julie Messinger	Such Good Friends
	Glenda Jackson	Elizabeth I of England	Mary, Queen of Scots
	Vanessa Redgrave ‡	Mary, Queen of Scots	Mary, Queen of Scots
	Jessica Walter	Evelyn Draper	Play Misty For Me
1972	Liv Ullmann ‡	Kristina	The Emigrants
	Diana Ross ‡	Billie Holiday	Lady Sings the Blues
	Cicely Tyson ‡	Rebecca Morgan	Sounder
	Trish Van Devere	Aimee Brower	One is a Lonely Number
	Tuesday Weld	Maria Wyeth	Play It as It Lays
	Joanne Woodward	Beatrice Hunsdorfer	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
1973	Marsha Mason ‡	Maggie Paul	Cinderella Liberty
	Ellen Burstyn ‡	Chris MacNeil	The Exorcist
	Barbra Streisand ‡	Kate Morosky	The Way We Were
	Elizabeth Taylor	Barbara Sawyer	Ash Wednesday
	Joanne Woodward ‡	Rita Walden	Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1974	Gena Rowlands ‡	Mabel Longhetti	A Woman Under the Influence
	Ellen Burstyn †	Alice Hyatt	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
	Faye Dunaway ‡	Evelyn Cross Mulwray	Chinatown
	Valerie Perrine ‡	Honey Bruce	Lenny
	Liv Ullmann	Marianne	Scenes From a Marriage
1975	Louise Fletcher †	Nurse Ratched	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
	Karen Black	Faye Greener	The Day of the Locust
	Faye Dunaway	Kathy Hale	Three Days of the Condor
	Marilyn Hassett	Jill Kinmont	The Other Side of the Mountain
	Glenda Jackson ‡	Hedda Gabler	Hedda
1976	Faye Dunaway †	Diana Christensen	Network
	Glenda Jackson	Sarah Bernhardt	The Incredible Sarah
	Sarah Miles	Anne Osbourne	The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
	Talia Shire ‡	Adrian Pennino	Rocky
	Liv Ullmann ‡	Dr. Jenny Isaksson	Face to Face
1977	Jane Fonda ‡	Lillian Hellman	Julia
	Anne Bancroft ‡	Emma Jacklin	The Turning Point
	Diane Keaton	Theresa Dunn	Looking for Mr. Goodbar
	Kathleen Quinlan	Deborah Blake	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
	Gena Rowlands	Myrtle Gordon	Opening Night
1978	Jane Fonda †	Sally Hyde	Coming Home
	Ingrid Bergman ‡	Charlotte Andergast	Autumn Sonata
	Jill Clayburgh ‡	Erica	An Unmarried Woman
	Glenda Jackson	Stevie Smith	Stevie
	Geraldine Page ‡	Eve	Interiors
1979	Sally Field †	Norma Rae Webster	Norma Rae
	Jill Clayburgh	Caterina Silveri	La Luna
	Lisa Eichhorn	Jean Moreton	Yanks
	Jane Fonda ‡	Kimberly Wells	The China Syndrome
	Marsha Mason	Dr. Alexandra Kendall	Promises in the Dark

1980s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
1980	Mary Tyler Moore ‡	Beth Jarrett	Ordinary People
	Ellen Burstyn ‡	Edna Mae McCauley	Resurrection
	Nastassja Kinski	Tess Durbeyfield	Tess
	Deborah Raffin	Lena Canada	Touched by Love
	Gena Rowlands ‡	Gloria Swenson	Gloria
1981	Meryl Streep ‡	Sarah Woodruff / Anna	The French Lieutenant's Woman
	Sally Field	Megan Carter	Absence of Malice
	Katharine Hepburn †	Ethel Thayer	On Golden Pond
	Diane Keaton ‡	Louise Bryant	Reds
	Sissy Spacek	Nita Longley	Raggedy Man
1982	Meryl Streep †	Sophie Zawistowska	Sophie's Choice
	Diane Keaton	Faith Dunlap	Shoot the Moon
	Jessica Lange ‡	Frances Farmer	Frances
	Sissy Spacek ‡	Beth Horman	Missing
	Debra Winger ‡	Paula Pokrifki	An Officer and a Gentleman
1983	Shirley MacLaine †	Aurora Greenway	Terms of Endearment
	Jane Alexander ‡	Carol Amen	Testament
	Bonnie Bedelia	Shirley Roque	Heart Like a Wheel
	Meryl Streep ‡	Karen Silkwood	Silkwood
	Debra Winger ‡	Emma Greenway Horton	Terms of Endearment
1984	Sally Field †	Edna Spalding	Places in the Heart
	Diane Keaton	Kate Soffel	Mrs. Soffel
	Jessica Lange ‡	Jewell Ivy	Country
	Vanessa Redgrave ‡	Olive Chancellor	The Bostonians
	Sissy Spacek ‡	Mae Garvey	The River
1985	Whoopi Goldberg ‡	Celie Johnson	The Color Purple
	Anne Bancroft ‡	Miriam Ruth	Agnes of God
	Cher	Florence "Rusty" Dennis	Mask
	Geraldine Page †	Carrie Watts	The Trip to Bountiful
	Meryl Streep ‡	Karen Blixen	Out of Africa
1986	Marlee Matlin †	Sarah Norman	Children of a Lesser God
	Julie Andrews	Stephanie Anderson	Duet for One
	Anne Bancroft	Thelma Cates	'night, Mother
	Farrah Fawcett	Marjorie	Extremities
	Sigourney Weaver ‡	Ellen Ripley	Aliens
1987	Sally Kirkland ‡	Anna	Anna
	Rachel Chagall	Gaby	Gaby: A True Story
	Glenn Close ‡	Alex Forrest	Fatal Attraction
	Faye Dunaway	Wanda Wilcox	Barfly
	Barbra Streisand	Claudia Draper	Nuts
1988	Jodie Foster †	Sarah Tobias	The Accused
	Shirley MacLaine §	Yuvline Sousatzka	Madame Sousatzka
	Sigourney Weaver ‡	Dian Fossey	Gorillas in the Mist
	Christine Lahti	Annie Pope/Cynthia Manfield	Running on Empty
	Meryl Streep ‡	Lindy Chamberlain	A Cry in the Dark
1989	Michelle Pfeiffer ‡	Susie Diamond	The Fabulous Baker Boys
	Sally Field	M'Lynn Eatenton	Steel Magnolias
	Jessica Lange ‡	Ann Talbot	Music Box
	Andie MacDowell	Ann Bishop Mullany	Sex, Lies, and Videotape
	Liv Ullmann	Gabriele	The Rose Garden

1990s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
1990	Kathy Bates †	Annie Wilkes	Misery
	Anjelica Huston ‡	Lilly Dillon	The Grifters
	Michelle Pfeiffer	Katya Orlova	The Russia House
	Susan Sarandon	Nora Baker	White Palace
	Joanne Woodward ‡	India Bridge	Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
1991	Jodie Foster †	Clarice Starling	The Silence of the Lambs
	Annette Bening	Virginia Hill	Bugsy
	Geena Davis ‡	Thelma Dickinson	Thelma & Louise
	Laura Dern ‡	Rose	Rambling Rose
	Susan Sarandon ‡	Louise Sawyer	Thelma & Louise
1992	Emma Thompson †	Margaret Schlegel	Howards End
	Mary McDonnell ‡	May-Alice Culhane	Passion Fish
	Michelle Pfeiffer ‡	Lurene Hallett	Love Field
	Susan Sarandon ‡	Michaela Odone	Lorenzo's Oil
	Sharon Stone	Catherine Tramell	Basic Instinct
1993	Holly Hunter †	Ada McGrath	The Piano
	Juliette Binoche	Julie de Courcy	Three Colors: Blue
	Michelle Pfeiffer	Ellen Olenska	The Age of Innocence
	Emma Thompson ‡	Sally Kenton	The Remains of the Day
	Debra Winger	Martha Horgan	A Dangerous Woman
1994	Jessica Lange †	Carly Marshall	Blue Sky
	Jodie Foster ‡	Nell Kellty	Nell
	Jennifer Jason Leigh	Dorothy Parker	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
	Miranda Richardson ‡	Vivienne Haigh-Wood	Tom & Viv
	Meryl Streep	Gail Hartman	The River Wild
1995	Sharon Stone ‡	Ginger McKenna	Casino
	Susan Sarandon †	Helen Prejean	Dead Man Walking
	Elisabeth Shue ‡	Sera	Leaving Las Vegas
	Meryl Streep ‡	Francesca Johnson	The Bridges of Madison County
	Emma Thompson ‡	Elinor Dashwood	Sense and Sensibility
1996	Brenda Blethyn ‡	Cynthia Rose Purley	Secrets & Lies
	Courtney Love	Althea Leasure	The People vs. Larry Flynt
	Kristin Scott Thomas ‡	Katharine Clifton	The English Patient
	Meryl Streep	Lee	Marvin's Room
	Emily Watson ‡	Bess McNeill	Breaking the Waves
1997	Judi Dench ‡	Queen Victoria	Mrs Brown
	Helena Bonham Carter ‡	Kate Croy	The Wings of the Dove
	Jodie Foster	Eleanor Arroway	Contact
	Jessica Lange	Ginny Cook Smith	A Thousand Acres
	Kate Winslet ‡	Rose DeWitt Bukater	Titanic
1998	Cate Blanchett ‡	Queen Elizabeth I	Elizabeth
	Fernanda Montenegro ‡	Dora	Central Station
	Susan Sarandon	Jackie Harrison	Stepmom
	Meryl Streep ‡	Kate Gulden	One True Thing
	Emily Watson ‡	Jacqueline du Pré	Hilary and Jackie
1999	Hilary Swank †	Brandon Teena	Boys Don't Cry
	Annette Bening ‡	Carolyn Burnham	American Beauty
	Julianne Moore ‡	Sarah Myles	The End of the Affair
	Meryl Streep ‡	Roberta Guaspari	Music of the Heart
	Sigourney Weaver	Alice Goodwin	A Map of the World

2000s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
2000	Julia Roberts †	Erin Brockovich	Erin Brockovich
	Joan Allen ‡	Laine Hanson	The Contender
	Björk	Selma Ježková	Dancer in the Dark
	Ellen Burstyn ‡	Sara Goldfarb	Requiem for a Dream
	Laura Linney ‡	Samantha "Sammy" Prescott	You Can Count On Me
2001	Sissy Spacek ‡	Ruth Fowler	In the Bedroom
	Halle Berry †	Leticia Musgrove	Monster's Ball
	Judi Dench ‡	Iris Murdoch	Iris
	Nicole Kidman	Grace Stewart	The Others
	Tilda Swinton	Margaret Hall	The Deep End
2002	Nicole Kidman †	Virginia Woolf	The Hours
	Salma Hayek ‡	Frida Kahlo	Frida
	Diane Lane ‡	Connie Summer	Unfaithful
	Julianne Moore ‡	Cathy Whitaker	Far from Heaven
	Meryl Streep	Clarissa Vaughan	The Hours
2003	Charlize Theron †	Aileen Wuornos	Monster
	Cate Blanchett	Veronica Guerin	Veronica Guerin
	Scarlett Johansson	Griet Huller	Girl with a Pearl Earring
	Nicole Kidman	Ada Monroe	Cold Mountain
	Uma Thurman	The Bride	Kill Bill: Volume 1
	Evan Rachel Wood	Tracy Freeland	Thirteen
2004	Hilary Swank †	Maggie Fitzgerald	Million Dollar Baby
	Scarlett Johansson	Pursy Will	A Love Song for Bobby Long
	Nicole Kidman	Anna Wicker	Birth
	Imelda Staunton ‡	Vera Drake	Vera Drake
	Uma Thurman	Beatrix Kiddo (The Bride)	Kill Bill: Volume 2
2005	Felicity Huffman ‡	Bree Osbourne	Transamerica
	Maria Bello	Edie Stall	A History of Violence
	Gwyneth Paltrow	Catherine Posey	Proof
	Charlize Theron ‡	Josey Aimes	North Country
	Ziyi Zhang	Chiyo Sakamoto/Sayuri Nitta	Memoirs of a Geisha
2006	Helen Mirren †	Queen Elizabeth II	The Queen
	Penélope Cruz ‡	Raimunda Paula	Volver
	Judi Dench ‡	Barbara Covett	Notes on a Scandal
	Maggie Gyllenhaal	Sherry Swanson	Sherrybaby
	Kate Winslet ‡	Sarah Pierce	Little Children
2007	Julie Christie ‡	Fiona Anderson	Away from Her
	Cate Blanchett ‡	Queen Elizabeth I	Elizabeth: The Golden Age
	Jodie Foster	Erica Bain	The Brave One
	Angelina Jolie	Mariane Pearl	A Mighty Heart
	Keira Knightley	Cecilia Tallis	Atonement
2008	Kate Winslet §	April Wheeler	Revolutionary Road
	Anne Hathaway ‡	Kym Bachman	Rachel Getting Married
	Angelina Jolie ‡	Christine Collins	Changeling
	Kristin Scott Thomas	Juliette Fontaine	I've Loved You So Long
	Meryl Streep ‡	Sister Aloysius Beauvier	Doubt
2009	Sandra Bullock †	Leigh Anne Tuohy	The Blind Side
	Emily Blunt	Queen Victoria	The Young Victoria
	Helen Mirren ‡	Sofya Tolstoy	The Last Station
	Carey Mulligan ‡	Jenny Mellor	An Education
	Gabourey Sidibe ‡	Claireece "Precious" Jones	Precious

2010s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
2010	Natalie Portman †	Nina Sayers	Black Swan
	Halle Berry	Frankie / Genius / Alice	Frankie & Alice
	Nicole Kidman ‡	Becca Corbett	Rabbit Hole
	Jennifer Lawrence ‡	Ree Dolly	Winter's Bone
	Michelle Williams ‡	Cindy Hiller	Blue Valentine
2011	Meryl Streep †	Margaret Thatcher	The Iron Lady
	Glenn Close ‡	Albert Nobbs	Albert Nobbs
	Viola Davis ‡	Aibileen Clark	The Help
	Rooney Mara ‡	Lisbeth Salander	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
	Tilda Swinton	Eva Khatchadourian	We Need to Talk About Kevin
2012	Jessica Chastain ‡	Maya	Zero Dark Thirty
	Marion Cotillard	Stéphanie	Rust and Bone
	Helen Mirren	Alma Reville	Hitchcock
	Naomi Watts ‡	Maria Bennett	The Impossible
	Rachel Weisz	Hester Collyer	The Deep Blue Sea
2013	Cate Blanchett †	Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis	Blue Jasmine
	Sandra Bullock ‡	Dr. Ryan Stone	Gravity
	Judi Dench ‡	Philomena Lee	Philomena
	Emma Thompson	P. L. Travers	Saving Mr. Banks
	Kate Winslet	Adele Wheeler	Labor Day
2014	Julianne Moore †	Dr. Alice Howland	Still Alice
	Jennifer Aniston	Claire Bennett	Cake
	Felicity Jones ‡	Jane Hawking	The Theory of Everything
	Rosamund Pike ‡	Amy Elliott-Dunne	Gone Girl
	Reese Witherspoon ‡	Cheryl Strayed	Wild
2015	Brie Larson †	Joy "Ma" Newsome	Room
	Cate Blanchett ‡	Carol Aird	Carol
	Rooney Mara ‡‡	Therese Belivet	Carol
	Saoirse Ronan ‡	Eilis Lacey	Brooklyn
	Alicia Vikander ††	Gerda Wegener	The Danish Girl
2016	Isabelle Huppert ‡	Michèle Leblanc	Elle
	Amy Adams	Dr. Louise Banks	Arrival
	Jessica Chastain	Elizabeth Sloane	Miss Sloane
	Ruth Negga ‡	Mildred Loving	Loving
	Natalie Portman ‡	Jackie Kennedy	Jackie
2017	Frances McDormand †	Mildred Hayes	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
	Jessica Chastain	Molly Bloom	Molly's Game
	Sally Hawkins ‡	Elisa Esposito	The Shape of Water
	Meryl Streep ‡	Katharine Graham	The Post
	Michelle Williams	Gail Harris	All the Money in the World
2018
	Glenn Close	Joan Castleman	The Wife
	Lady Gaga	Ally Maine	A Star Is Born
	Nicole Kidman	Erin Bell	Destroyer
	Melissa McCarthy	Lee Israel	Can You Ever Forgive Me?
	Rosamund Pike	Marie Colvin	A Private War

Multiple nominees

14 nominations

• Meryl Streep

6 nominations

• Faye Dunaway
• Katharine Hepburn
• Nicole Kidman
• Geraldine Page

5 nominations

• Anne Bancroft
• Ingrid Bergman
• Cate Blanchett
• Jane Fonda
• Jodie Foster
• Glenda Jackson
• Jessica Lange
• Susan Sarandon
• Joanne Woodward

4 nominations

• Ellen Burstyn
• Judi Dench
• Sally Field
• Audrey Hepburn
• Diane Keaton
• Shirley MacLaine
• Michelle Pfeiffer
• Sissy Spacek
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Emma Thompson
• Liv Ullmann
• Kate Winslet

3 nominations

• Jessica Chastain
• Glenn Close
• Helen Mirren
• Julianne Moore
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Gena Rowlands
• Jean Simmons
• Sigourney Weaver
• Debra Winger
• Natalie Wood

2 nominations

• Annette Bening
• Halle Berry
• Sandra Bullock
• Leslie Caron
• Julie Christie
• Jill Clayburgh
• Bette Davis
• Olivia de Havilland
• Scarlett Johansson
• Angelina Jolie
• Deborah Kerr
• Anna Magnani
• Rooney Mara
• Marsha Mason
• Melina Mercouri
• Sarah Miles
• Rosamund Pike
• Natalie Portman
• Lee Remick
• Rosalind Russell
• Kristin Scott Thomas
• Simone Signoret
• Maggie Smith
• Sharon Stone
• Barbra Streisand
• Hilary Swank
• Tilda Swinton
• Charlize Theron
• Uma Thurman
• Emily Watson
• Michelle Williams
• Shelley Winters
• Jane Wyman

Multiple winners

3 wins

• Ingrid Bergman (2 consecutive)
• Jane Fonda (2 consecutive)
• Meryl Streep (2 consecutive)

2 wins

• Cate Blanchett
• Sally Field
• Jodie Foster
• Shirley MacLaine
• Geraldine Page (consecutive)
• Rosalind Russell (consecutive)
• Hilary Swank
• Joanne Woodward
• Jane Wyman

See also

• Academy Award for Best Actress
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role