Academy Awards For Best Actress Deservers
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Seventh Heaven (1937)
1927/28!
Winner: Janet Gaynor (and for Street Angel and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans)!
Nominees:
Louise Dresser - A Ship Comes In
Gloria Swanson - Sadie Thompson
Winner: Janet Gaynor (and for Street Angel and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans)!
Nominees:
Louise Dresser - A Ship Comes In
Gloria Swanson - Sadie Thompson
Coquette (1929)
1928/29!
Winner: Mary Pickford!
Nominees:
Ruth Chatterton - Madame X as Jacqueline Floriot
Jeanne Eagels - The Letter as Leslie Crosbie
Corinne Griffith - The Divine Lady as Emma Hart
Bessie Love - The Broadway Melody as Hank Mahoney
Winner: Mary Pickford!
Nominees:
Ruth Chatterton - Madame X as Jacqueline Floriot
Jeanne Eagels - The Letter as Leslie Crosbie
Corinne Griffith - The Divine Lady as Emma Hart
Bessie Love - The Broadway Melody as Hank Mahoney
1929/30!
Winner: Norma Shearer!
Nominees:
Nancy Carroll - The Devil's Holiday as Hallie Hobart
Ruth Chatterton - Sarah and Son as Sarah Storm
Greta Garbo - Anna Christie as Anna Christie
Gloria Swanson - The Trespasser as Marion Donnell
Winner: Norma Shearer!
Nominees:
Nancy Carroll - The Devil's Holiday as Hallie Hobart
Ruth Chatterton - Sarah and Son as Sarah Storm
Greta Garbo - Anna Christie as Anna Christie
Gloria Swanson - The Trespasser as Marion Donnell
1930/31!
Winner: Marie Dressler!
Nominees:
Marlene Dietrich - Morocco as Mademoiselle Amy Jolly
Irene Dunne - Cimarron as Sabra Cravat
Ann Harding - Holiday as Linda Seton
Norma Shearer - A Free Soul as Jan Ashe
Winner: Marie Dressler!
Nominees:
Marlene Dietrich - Morocco as Mademoiselle Amy Jolly
Irene Dunne - Cimarron as Sabra Cravat
Ann Harding - Holiday as Linda Seton
Norma Shearer - A Free Soul as Jan Ashe
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
1931/32!
Winner: Helen Hayes!
Nominees:
Marie Dressler - Emma as Emma Thatcher Smith
Lynn Fontanne - The Guardsman as The Actress
Winner: Helen Hayes!
Nominees:
Marie Dressler - Emma as Emma Thatcher Smith
Lynn Fontanne - The Guardsman as The Actress
1932/33!
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
May Robson - Lady for a Day as Apple Annie
Diana Wynyard - Cavalcade as Jane Marryot
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
May Robson - Lady for a Day as Apple Annie
Diana Wynyard - Cavalcade as Jane Marryot
1934!
Winner: Claudette Colbert!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - Of Human Bondage as Mildred Rogers
Myrna Loy - The Thin Man as Nora Charles
Grace Moore - One Night of Love as Mary
Norma Shearer - The Barretts of Wimpole Street as Elizabeth Barrett
Winner: Claudette Colbert!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - Of Human Bondage as Mildred Rogers
Myrna Loy - The Thin Man as Nora Charles
Grace Moore - One Night of Love as Mary
Norma Shearer - The Barretts of Wimpole Street as Elizabeth Barrett
Alice Adams (1935)
1935!
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
Elisabeth Bergner - Escape Me Never as Gemma Jones
Bette Davis - Dangerous as Joyce Heath
Miriam Hopkins - Becky Sharp as Becky Sharp
Merle Oberon - The Dark Angels as Kitty Vane
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
Elisabeth Bergner - Escape Me Never as Gemma Jones
Bette Davis - Dangerous as Joyce Heath
Miriam Hopkins - Becky Sharp as Becky Sharp
Merle Oberon - The Dark Angels as Kitty Vane
My Man Godfrey (1936)
1936!
Winner: Carole Lombard!
Nominees:
Irene Dunne - Theodora Goes Wild as Theodora Lynn
Gladys George - Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Carrie Snyder
Luise Rainer - The Great Ziegfeld as Anna Held
Norma Shearer - Romeo and Juliet as Juliet
Winner: Carole Lombard!
Nominees:
Irene Dunne - Theodora Goes Wild as Theodora Lynn
Gladys George - Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Carrie Snyder
Luise Rainer - The Great Ziegfeld as Anna Held
Norma Shearer - Romeo and Juliet as Juliet
A Star Is Born (1937)
1937!
Winner: Janet Gaynor!
Nominees:
Irene Dunne - The Awful Truth as Lucy Warriner
Greta Garbo - Camille as Marguerite Gautier
Luise Rainer - The Good Earth as O-Lan
Barbara Stanwyck - Stella Dallas as Stella Dallas
Winner: Janet Gaynor!
Nominees:
Irene Dunne - The Awful Truth as Lucy Warriner
Greta Garbo - Camille as Marguerite Gautier
Luise Rainer - The Good Earth as O-Lan
Barbara Stanwyck - Stella Dallas as Stella Dallas
Jezebel (1938)
1938!
Winner: Bette Davis!
Nominees:
Fay Bainter - White Banners as Hannah Parmalee
Wendy Hiller - Pygmalion as Eliza Doolittle
Norma Shearer - Marie Antoinette as Marie Antoinette
Margaret Sullavan - Three Comrades as Pat Hollmann
Winner: Bette Davis!
Nominees:
Fay Bainter - White Banners as Hannah Parmalee
Wendy Hiller - Pygmalion as Eliza Doolittle
Norma Shearer - Marie Antoinette as Marie Antoinette
Margaret Sullavan - Three Comrades as Pat Hollmann
Gone with the Wind (1939)
1939!
Winner: Vivien Leigh!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - Dark Victory as Judith Traherne
Greta Garbo - Ninotchka as Ninotchka
Judy Garland - The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy
Greer Garson - Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Katherine Chipping
Winner: Vivien Leigh!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - Dark Victory as Judith Traherne
Greta Garbo - Ninotchka as Ninotchka
Judy Garland - The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy
Greer Garson - Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Katherine Chipping
Rebecca (1940)
1940!
Winner: Joan Fontaine!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - The Letter as Leslie Crosbie
Katharine Hepburn - The Philadelphia Story as Tracy Lord
Ginger Rogers - Kitty Foyle as Kitty Foyle
Martha Scott - Our Town as Emily Webb
Winner: Joan Fontaine!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - The Letter as Leslie Crosbie
Katharine Hepburn - The Philadelphia Story as Tracy Lord
Ginger Rogers - Kitty Foyle as Kitty Foyle
Martha Scott - Our Town as Emily Webb
Suspicion (1941)
1941!
Winner: Joan Fontaine!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - The Little Foxes as Regina Hubbard Giddens
Olivia de Havilland - Hold Back the Dawn as Emmy Brown
Greer Garson - Blossoms in the Dust as Edna Kahly Gladney
Barbara Stanwyck - Ball of Fire as Sugarpuss O'Shea
Winner: Joan Fontaine!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - The Little Foxes as Regina Hubbard Giddens
Olivia de Havilland - Hold Back the Dawn as Emmy Brown
Greer Garson - Blossoms in the Dust as Edna Kahly Gladney
Barbara Stanwyck - Ball of Fire as Sugarpuss O'Shea
1942!
Winner: Greer Garson!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - Now, Voyager as Charlotte Vale
Greer Garson - Mrs. Miniver as Kay Miniver
Rosalind Russell - My Sister Eileen as Ruth Sherwood
Teresa Wright - The Pride of the Yankees as Eleanor Gehrig
Winner: Greer Garson!
Nominees:
Bette Davis - Now, Voyager as Charlotte Vale
Greer Garson - Mrs. Miniver as Kay Miniver
Rosalind Russell - My Sister Eileen as Ruth Sherwood
Teresa Wright - The Pride of the Yankees as Eleanor Gehrig
The Song of Bernadette (1944)
1943!
Winner: Jennifer Jones!
Nominees:
Jean Arthur - The More the Merrier as Connie Milligan
Ingrid Bergman - For Whom the Bell Tolls as Maria
Joan Fontaine - The Constant Nymph as Tessa Sanger
Greer Garson - Madame Curie as Marie Curie
Winner: Jennifer Jones!
Nominees:
Jean Arthur - The More the Merrier as Connie Milligan
Ingrid Bergman - For Whom the Bell Tolls as Maria
Joan Fontaine - The Constant Nymph as Tessa Sanger
Greer Garson - Madame Curie as Marie Curie
Double Indemnity (1944) (1952)
1944!
Winner: Barbara Stanwyck!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - Gaslight as Paula Alquist
Claudette Colbert - Since You Went Away as Mrs. Anne Hilton
Bette Davis - Mr. Skeffington as Fanny Trellis
Greer Garson - Mrs. Parkington as Susie Parkington
Winner: Barbara Stanwyck!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - Gaslight as Paula Alquist
Claudette Colbert - Since You Went Away as Mrs. Anne Hilton
Bette Davis - Mr. Skeffington as Fanny Trellis
Greer Garson - Mrs. Parkington as Susie Parkington
Brief Encounter (1945)
1945!
Winner: Celia Johnson!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - The Bells of St. Mary's as Sister Mary Benedict
Joan Crawford - Mildred Pierce as Mildred Pierce
Greer Garson - The Valley of Decision as Mary Rafferty
Gene Tierney - Leave Her to Heaven as Ellen Berent
Winner: Celia Johnson!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - The Bells of St. Mary's as Sister Mary Benedict
Joan Crawford - Mildred Pierce as Mildred Pierce
Greer Garson - The Valley of Decision as Mary Rafferty
Gene Tierney - Leave Her to Heaven as Ellen Berent
1946!
Winner: Olivia de Havilland!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - Notorius as Alicia Huberman
Jennifer Jones - Duel in the Sun as Pearl Chavez
Rosalind Russell - Sister Kenny as Elizabeth Kenny
Jane Wyman - The Yearling as Ma Baxter
Winner: Olivia de Havilland!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - Notorius as Alicia Huberman
Jennifer Jones - Duel in the Sun as Pearl Chavez
Rosalind Russell - Sister Kenny as Elizabeth Kenny
Jane Wyman - The Yearling as Ma Baxter
Black Narcissus (1947)
1947!
Winner: Deborah Kerr!
Nominees:
Joan Crawford - Possessed as Louise Howell
Dorothy McGuire - Gentleman's Agreement as Kathy Lacey
Rosalind Russell - Mourning Becomes Electra as Lavinia Mannon
Loretta Young - The Farmer's Daughter as Katrin Holstrom
Winner: Deborah Kerr!
Nominees:
Joan Crawford - Possessed as Louise Howell
Dorothy McGuire - Gentleman's Agreement as Kathy Lacey
Rosalind Russell - Mourning Becomes Electra as Lavinia Mannon
Loretta Young - The Farmer's Daughter as Katrin Holstrom
1948!
Winner: Jane Wyman!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - Joan of Arc as Jeanne d'Arc
Olivia de Havilland - The Snake Pit as Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Irene Dunne - I Remember Mama as Mama
Barbara Stanwyck - Sorry, Wrong Number as Leona Stevenson
Winner: Jane Wyman!
Nominees:
Ingrid Bergman - Joan of Arc as Jeanne d'Arc
Olivia de Havilland - The Snake Pit as Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Irene Dunne - I Remember Mama as Mama
Barbara Stanwyck - Sorry, Wrong Number as Leona Stevenson
1949!
Winner: Olivia de Havilland!
Nominees:
Jeanne Crain - Pinky as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Susan Hayward - My Foolish Heart as Eloise Winters
Deborah Kerr - Edward, My Son as Evelyn Boult
Loretta Young - Come to the Stable as Sister Margaret
Winner: Olivia de Havilland!
Nominees:
Jeanne Crain - Pinky as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Susan Hayward - My Foolish Heart as Eloise Winters
Deborah Kerr - Edward, My Son as Evelyn Boult
Loretta Young - Come to the Stable as Sister Margaret
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
1950!
Winner: Gloria Swanson!
Nominees:
Anne Baxter - All About Eve as Eve Harrington
Bette Davis - All About Eve as Margo Channing
Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday as Emma "Billie" Dawn
Eleanor Parker - Caged as Marie Allen
Winner: Gloria Swanson!
Nominees:
Anne Baxter - All About Eve as Eve Harrington
Bette Davis - All About Eve as Margo Channing
Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday as Emma "Billie" Dawn
Eleanor Parker - Caged as Marie Allen
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
1951!
Winner: Vivien Leigh!
Nominees:
Katharine Hepburn - The African Queen as Rose Sayer
Eleanor Parker - Detective Story as Mary McLeod
Elizabeth Taylor - A Place in the Sun as Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters - A Place in the Sun as Alice Tripp
Winner: Vivien Leigh!
Nominees:
Katharine Hepburn - The African Queen as Rose Sayer
Eleanor Parker - Detective Story as Mary McLeod
Elizabeth Taylor - A Place in the Sun as Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters - A Place in the Sun as Alice Tripp
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
1952!
Winner: Julie Harris!
Nominees:
Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba as Lola Delaney
Joan Crawford - Sudden Fear as Myra Hudson
Bette Davis - The Star as Margaret Elliot
Susan Hayward - With a Song in My Heart as Jane Froman
Winner: Julie Harris!
Nominees:
Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba as Lola Delaney
Joan Crawford - Sudden Fear as Myra Hudson
Bette Davis - The Star as Margaret Elliot
Susan Hayward - With a Song in My Heart as Jane Froman
1953!
Winner: Audrey Hepburn!
Nominees:
Leslie Caron - Lili as Lili Daurier
Ava Gardner - Mogambo as Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly
Deborah Kerr - From Here to Eternity as Karen Holmes
Maggie McNamara - The Moon Is Blue as Patty O'Neill
Winner: Audrey Hepburn!
Nominees:
Leslie Caron - Lili as Lili Daurier
Ava Gardner - Mogambo as Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly
Deborah Kerr - From Here to Eternity as Karen Holmes
Maggie McNamara - The Moon Is Blue as Patty O'Neill
A Star Is Born (1954)
1954!
Winner: Judy Garland!
Nominees:
Dorothy Dandridge - Carmen Jones as Carmen Jones
Audrey Hepburn - Sabrina as Sabrina Fairchild
Grace Kelly - The Country Girl as Georgie Elgin
Jane Wyman - Magnificent Obsession as Helen Phillips
Winner: Judy Garland!
Nominees:
Dorothy Dandridge - Carmen Jones as Carmen Jones
Audrey Hepburn - Sabrina as Sabrina Fairchild
Grace Kelly - The Country Girl as Georgie Elgin
Jane Wyman - Magnificent Obsession as Helen Phillips
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
1955!
Winner: Susan Hayward!
Nominees:
Katharine Hepburn - Summertime as Jane Hudson
Jennifer Jones - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing as Dr. Han Suyin
Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo as Serafina Delle Rose
Eleanor Parker - Interrupted Melody as Marjorie Lawrence
Winner: Susan Hayward!
Nominees:
Katharine Hepburn - Summertime as Jane Hudson
Jennifer Jones - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing as Dr. Han Suyin
Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo as Serafina Delle Rose
Eleanor Parker - Interrupted Melody as Marjorie Lawrence
The Rainmaker (1956)
1956!
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
Carroll Baker - Baby Doll as Baby Doll
Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia as Anna Koreff
Nancy Kelly - The Bad Seed as Christine Penmark
Deborah Kerr - The King and I as Anna Lenowens
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
Carroll Baker - Baby Doll as Baby Doll
Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia as Anna Koreff
Nancy Kelly - The Bad Seed as Christine Penmark
Deborah Kerr - The King and I as Anna Lenowens
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
1957!
Winner: Joanne Woodward!
Nominees:
Deborah Kerr - Heaven Knows Mr. Allison as Sister Angela
Anna Magnani - Wild Is the Wind as Gioia
Elizabeth Taylor - Raintree Country as Susanna Drake
Lana Turner - Peyton Place as Constance MacKenzie
Winner: Joanne Woodward!
Nominees:
Deborah Kerr - Heaven Knows Mr. Allison as Sister Angela
Anna Magnani - Wild Is the Wind as Gioia
Elizabeth Taylor - Raintree Country as Susanna Drake
Lana Turner - Peyton Place as Constance MacKenzie
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
1958!
Winner: Elizabeth Taylor!
Nominees:
Susan Hayward - I Want to Live! as Barbara Graham
Deborah Kerr - Separate Tables as Sibyl Railton-Bell
Shirley MacLaine - Some Came Running as Ginny Moorhead
Rosalind Russell - Auntie Mame as Mame Dennis
Winner: Elizabeth Taylor!
Nominees:
Susan Hayward - I Want to Live! as Barbara Graham
Deborah Kerr - Separate Tables as Sibyl Railton-Bell
Shirley MacLaine - Some Came Running as Ginny Moorhead
Rosalind Russell - Auntie Mame as Mame Dennis
1959!
Winner: Marilyn Monroe!
Nominees:
Audrey Hepburn - The Nun's Story as Gabrielle van der Mal
Katharine Hepburn - Suddenly, Last Summer as Mrs. Violet Venable
Simone Signoret - Room at the Top as Alice Aisgill
Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer as Catherine Holly
Winner: Marilyn Monroe!
Nominees:
Audrey Hepburn - The Nun's Story as Gabrielle van der Mal
Katharine Hepburn - Suddenly, Last Summer as Mrs. Violet Venable
Simone Signoret - Room at the Top as Alice Aisgill
Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer as Catherine Holly
The Apartment (1960)
1960!
Winner: Shirley MacLaine!
Nominees:
Greer Garson - Sunrise at Campobello as Eleanor Roosevelt
Deborah Kerr - The Sundowners as Ida Carmody
Melina Mercouri - Never on Sunday as Ilya
Elizabeth Taylor - BUtterfield 8 as Gloria Wandrous
Winner: Shirley MacLaine!
Nominees:
Greer Garson - Sunrise at Campobello as Eleanor Roosevelt
Deborah Kerr - The Sundowners as Ida Carmody
Melina Mercouri - Never on Sunday as Ilya
Elizabeth Taylor - BUtterfield 8 as Gloria Wandrous
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
1961!
Winner: Audrey Hepburn!
Nominees:
Piper Laurie - The Hustler as Sarah Packard
Sophia Loren - Two Women as Cesira
Geraldine Page - Summer and Smoke as Alma Winemiller
Natalie Wood - Splendor in the Grass as Wilma Dean Loomis
Winner: Audrey Hepburn!
Nominees:
Piper Laurie - The Hustler as Sarah Packard
Sophia Loren - Two Women as Cesira
Geraldine Page - Summer and Smoke as Alma Winemiller
Natalie Wood - Splendor in the Grass as Wilma Dean Loomis
The Miracle Worker (1962) (2002)
1962!
Winner: Anne Bancroft!
Nominees:
Joan Crawford - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as Blanche Hudson
Bette Davis - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as Baby Jane Hudson
Katharine Hepburn - Long Day's Journey Into Night as Mary Cavan Tyrone
Lee Remick - Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Winner: Anne Bancroft!
Nominees:
Joan Crawford - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as Blanche Hudson
Bette Davis - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as Baby Jane Hudson
Katharine Hepburn - Long Day's Journey Into Night as Mary Cavan Tyrone
Lee Remick - Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
1963!
Winner: Leslie Caron!
Nominees:
Shirley MacLaine - Irma la Douche as Irma la Douche
Patricia Neal - Hud as Alma Brown
Rachel Roberts - This Sporting Life as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Natalie Wood - Love with the Proper Stranger as Angie Rossini
Winner: Leslie Caron!
Nominees:
Shirley MacLaine - Irma la Douche as Irma la Douche
Patricia Neal - Hud as Alma Brown
Rachel Roberts - This Sporting Life as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Natalie Wood - Love with the Proper Stranger as Angie Rossini
Mary Poppins (1964)
1964!
Winner: Julie Andrews!
Nominees:
Anne Bancroft - The Pumpkin Eater as Jo Armitage
Sophia Loren - Marriage Italian-Style as Filomena Marturano
Debbie Reynolds - The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Molly Brown
Kim Stanley - Sรฉance on a Wet Afternoon as Myra Savage
Winner: Julie Andrews!
Nominees:
Anne Bancroft - The Pumpkin Eater as Jo Armitage
Sophia Loren - Marriage Italian-Style as Filomena Marturano
Debbie Reynolds - The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Molly Brown
Kim Stanley - Sรฉance on a Wet Afternoon as Myra Savage
1965!
Winner: Julie Andrews!
Nominees:
Julie Christie - Darling as Diana Scott
Samantha Eggar - The Collector as Miranda Grey
Elizabeth Hartman - A Patch of Blue as Selina D'Arcy
Simone Signoret - Ship of Fools as La Contessa
Winner: Julie Andrews!
Nominees:
Julie Christie - Darling as Diana Scott
Samantha Eggar - The Collector as Miranda Grey
Elizabeth Hartman - A Patch of Blue as Selina D'Arcy
Simone Signoret - Ship of Fools as La Contessa
1966!
Winner: Elizabeth Taylor!
Nominees:
Anouk Aimee - A Man and a Woman as Anne Gauthier
Ida Kaminska - The Shop on Main Street as Rozalia Lautmannova
Lynn Redgrave - Georgy Girl as Georgina "Georgy" Parkin
Vanessa Redgrave - Morgan! as Leonie Delt
Winner: Elizabeth Taylor!
Nominees:
Anouk Aimee - A Man and a Woman as Anne Gauthier
Ida Kaminska - The Shop on Main Street as Rozalia Lautmannova
Lynn Redgrave - Georgy Girl as Georgina "Georgy" Parkin
Vanessa Redgrave - Morgan! as Leonie Delt
The Graduate (1967)
1967!
Winner: Anne Bancroft!
Nominees:
Faye Dunaway - Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker
Edith Evans - The Whisperers as Mrs. Ross
Audrey Hepburn - Wait Until Dark as Susy Hendrix
Katharine Hepburn - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton
Winner: Anne Bancroft!
Nominees:
Faye Dunaway - Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker
Edith Evans - The Whisperers as Mrs. Ross
Audrey Hepburn - Wait Until Dark as Susy Hendrix
Katharine Hepburn - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton
1968!
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
Mia Farrow - Rosemary's Baby as Rosemary Woodhouse
Patricia Neal - The Subject Was Roses as Nettie Cleary
Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl as Fanny Brice
Joanne Woodward - Rachel, Rachel as Rachel Cameron
Winner: Katharine Hepburn!
Nominees:
Mia Farrow - Rosemary's Baby as Rosemary Woodhouse
Patricia Neal - The Subject Was Roses as Nettie Cleary
Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl as Fanny Brice
Joanne Woodward - Rachel, Rachel as Rachel Cameron
1969!
Winner: Maggie Smith!
Nominees:
Genevieve Bujold - Anne of the Thousand Days as Anne Boleyn
Jane Fonda - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Gloria Beatty
Liza Minnelli - The Sterile Cuckoo as Mary Ann "Pookie" Adams
Jean Simmons - The Happy Ending as Mary Wilson
Winner: Maggie Smith!
Nominees:
Genevieve Bujold - Anne of the Thousand Days as Anne Boleyn
Jane Fonda - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Gloria Beatty
Liza Minnelli - The Sterile Cuckoo as Mary Ann "Pookie" Adams
Jean Simmons - The Happy Ending as Mary Wilson
Love Story (1970) (2021)
1970!
Winner: Ali MacGraw!
Nominees:
Jane Alexander - The Great White Hope as Eleanor Backman
Glenda Jackson - Women in Love as Gundrun Brangwen
Sarah Miles - Ryan's Daughter as Rosy Ryan
Carrie Snodgress - Diary of a Mad Housewife as Bettina "Tina" Balser
Winner: Ali MacGraw!
Nominees:
Jane Alexander - The Great White Hope as Eleanor Backman
Glenda Jackson - Women in Love as Gundrun Brangwen
Sarah Miles - Ryan's Daughter as Rosy Ryan
Carrie Snodgress - Diary of a Mad Housewife as Bettina "Tina" Balser
1971!
Winner: Jane Fonda!
Nominees:
Julie Christie - McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Constance Miller
Ruth Gordon - Harold and Maude as Marjorie "Maude" Chardin
Vanessa Redgrave - Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary, Queen of Scots
Janet Suzman - Nicholas and Alexandra as Empress Alexandra
Winner: Jane Fonda!
Nominees:
Julie Christie - McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Constance Miller
Ruth Gordon - Harold and Maude as Marjorie "Maude" Chardin
Vanessa Redgrave - Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary, Queen of Scots
Janet Suzman - Nicholas and Alexandra as Empress Alexandra
1972!
Winner: Liza Minnelli!
Nominees:
Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues as Billie Holiday
Maggie Smith - Travels with My Aunt as Augusta Bertram
Cicely Tyson - Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
Liv Ullmann - The Emigrants as Kristina Nilsson
Winner: Liza Minnelli!
Nominees:
Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues as Billie Holiday
Maggie Smith - Travels with My Aunt as Augusta Bertram
Cicely Tyson - Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
Liv Ullmann - The Emigrants as Kristina Nilsson
The Exorcist (1973)
1973!
Winner: Ellen Burstyn!
Nominees:
Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class as Vicki Allessio
Marsha Mason - Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul
Sissy Spacek - Badlands as Holly Sargis
Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were as Katie Morosky
Winner: Ellen Burstyn!
Nominees:
Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class as Vicki Allessio
Marsha Mason - Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul
Sissy Spacek - Badlands as Holly Sargis
Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were as Katie Morosky
1974!
Winner: Faye Dunaway!
Nominees:
Ellen Burstyn - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Alice Graham-Hyatt
Diahann Carroll - Claudine as Claudine Price
Valerie Perrine - Lenny as Harriett Jolliff/Honey Bruce
Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti
Winner: Faye Dunaway!
Nominees:
Ellen Burstyn - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Alice Graham-Hyatt
Diahann Carroll - Claudine as Claudine Price
Valerie Perrine - Lenny as Harriett Jolliff/Honey Bruce
Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti
1975!
Winner: Louise Fletcher!
Nominees:
Isabelle Ajdani - The Story of Adele H. as Adele Hugo/Adele Lewry
Ann-Margaret - Tommy as Nora Walker
Glenda Jackson - Hedda as Hedda Gabler
Carol Kane - Hester Street as Gitl
Winner: Louise Fletcher!
Nominees:
Isabelle Ajdani - The Story of Adele H. as Adele Hugo/Adele Lewry
Ann-Margaret - Tommy as Nora Walker
Glenda Jackson - Hedda as Hedda Gabler
Carol Kane - Hester Street as Gitl
1976!
Winner: Faye Dunaway!
Nominees:
Lauren Bacall - The Shootist as Bond Rogers
Talia Shire - Rocky as Adriana Pennino
Sissy Spacek - Carrie as Carrie White
Liv Ullmann - Face to Face as Jenny Isaksson
Winner: Faye Dunaway!
Nominees:
Lauren Bacall - The Shootist as Bond Rogers
Talia Shire - Rocky as Adriana Pennino
Sissy Spacek - Carrie as Carrie White
Liv Ullmann - Face to Face as Jenny Isaksson
Annie Hall (1977)
1977!
Winner: Diane Keaton!
Nominees:
Anne Bancroft - The Turning Point as Emma Jacklin
Shelley Duvall - 3 Women as Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux
Jane Fonda - Julia as Lillian Hellman
Shirley MacLaine - The Turning Point as Deedee Rodgers
Winner: Diane Keaton!
Nominees:
Anne Bancroft - The Turning Point as Emma Jacklin
Shelley Duvall - 3 Women as Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux
Jane Fonda - Julia as Lillian Hellman
Shirley MacLaine - The Turning Point as Deedee Rodgers
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