Actress in a Leading Role — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Oscars Actress in a Leading Role category in CineRoll's records: 247 films across 50 years, 50 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Hamnet (2026); the earliest on record is Network (1977).

The last three winners were Hamnet (2026), Anora (2025) and Poor Things (2024).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

2026

Hamnet(2025)
Jessie Buckley
Winner
Bugonia(2025)
Emma Stone
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You(2025)
Rose Byrne
Sentimental Value(2025)
Renate Reinsve
Song Sung Blue(2025)
Kate Hudson

2025

Anora(2024)
Mikey Madison
Winner
Emilia Pérez(2024)
Karla Sofía Gascón
I'm Still Here(2024)
Fernanda Torres
The Substance(2024)
Demi Moore
Wicked(2024)
Cynthia Erivo

2024

Poor Things(2023)
Emma Stone
Winner
Anatomy of a Fall(2023)
Sandra Hüller
Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)
Lily Gladstone
Maestro(2023)
Carey Mulligan
NYAD(2023)
Annette Bening

2023

Everything Everywhere All at Once(2022)
Michelle Yeoh
Winner
Blonde(2022)
Ana de Armas
TÁR(2022)
Cate Blanchett
The Fabelmans(2022)
Michelle Williams
To Leslie(2022)
Andrea Riseborough

2022

The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)
Jessica Chastain
Winner
Being the Ricardos(2021)
Nicole Kidman
Parallel Mothers(2021)
Penélope Cruz
Spencer(2021)
Kristen Stewart
The Lost Daughter(2021)
Olivia Colman

2021

Nomadland(2021)
Frances McDormand
Winner
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)
Viola Davis
Pieces of a Woman(2020)
Vanessa Kirby
Promising Young Woman(2020)
Carey Mulligan
The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)
Andra Day

2020

Judy(2019)
Renée Zellweger
Winner
Bombshell(2019)
Charlize Theron
Harriet(2019)
Cynthia Erivo
Little Women(2019)
Saoirse Ronan
Marriage Story(2019)
Scarlett Johansson

2019

The Favourite(2018)
Olivia Colman
Winner
A Star Is Born(2018)
Lady Gaga
Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018)
Melissa McCarthy
Roma(2018)
Yalitza Aparicio
The Wife(2017)
Glenn Close

2018

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017)
Frances McDormand
Winner
I, Tonya(2017)
Margot Robbie
Lady Bird(2017)
Saoirse Ronan
The Post(2017)
Meryl Streep
The Shape of Water(2017)
Sally Hawkins

2017

La La Land(2016)
Emma Stone
Winner
Elle(2016)
Isabelle Huppert
Florence Foster Jenkins(2016)
Meryl Streep
Jackie(2016)
Natalie Portman
Loving(2016)
Ruth Negga

2016

Room(2015)
Brie Larson
Winner
45 Years(2015)
Charlotte Rampling
Brooklyn(2015)
Saoirse Ronan
Carol(2015)
Cate Blanchett
Joy(2015)
Jennifer Lawrence

2015

Still Alice(2014)
Julianne Moore
Winner
Gone Girl(2014)
Rosamund Pike
The Theory of Everything(2014)
Felicity Jones
Two Days, One Night(2014)
Marion Cotillard
Wild(2014)
Reese Witherspoon

2014

Blue Jasmine(2013)
Cate Blanchett
Winner
American Hustle(2013)
Amy Adams
August: Osage County(2013)
Meryl Streep
Gravity(2013)
Sandra Bullock
Philomena(2013)
Judi Dench

2013

Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Jennifer Lawrence
Winner
Amour(2012)
Emmanuelle Riva
Beasts of the Southern Wild(2012)
Quvenzhané Wallis
The Impossible(2012)
Naomi Watts
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)
Jessica Chastain

2012

The Iron Lady(2011)
Meryl Streep
Winner
Albert Nobbs(2011)
Glenn Close
My Week with Marilyn(2011)
Michelle Williams
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)
Rooney Mara
The Help(2011)
Viola Davis

2011

Black Swan(2010)
Natalie Portman
Winner
Blue Valentine(2010)
Michelle Williams
Rabbit Hole(2010)
Nicole Kidman
The Kids Are All Right(2010)
Annette Bening
Winter's Bone(2010)
Jennifer Lawrence

2010

The Blind Side(2009)
Sandra Bullock
Winner
An Education(2009)
Carey Mulligan
Julie & Julia(2009)
Meryl Streep
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire(2009)
Gabourey Sidibe
The Last Station(2009)
Helen Mirren

2009

The Reader(2008)
Kate Winslet
Winner
Changeling(2008)
Angelina Jolie
Doubt(2008)
Meryl Streep
Frozen River(2008)
Melissa Leo
Rachel Getting Married(2008)
Anne Hathaway

2008

La Vie en Rose(2007)
Marion Cotillard
Winner
Away from Her(2007)
Julie Christie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)
Cate Blanchett
Juno(2007)
Ellen Page
The Savages(2007)
Laura Linney

2007

The Queen(2006)
Helen Mirren
Winner
Little Children(2006)
Kate Winslet
Notes on a Scandal(2006)
Judi Dench
The Devil Wears Prada(2006)
Meryl Streep
Volver(2006)
Penélope Cruz

2006

Walk the Line(2005)
Reese Witherspoon
Winner
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Judi Dench
North Country(2005)
Charlize Theron
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Keira Knightley
Transamerica(2005)
Felicity Huffman

2005

Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Hilary Swank
Winner
Being Julia(2004)
Annette Bening
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Kate Winslet
Maria Full of Grace(2004)
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Vera Drake(2004)
Imelda Staunton

2004

Monster(2003)
Charlize Theron
Winner
21 Grams(2003)
Naomi Watts
In America(2003)
Samantha Morton
Something's Gotta Give(2003)
Diane Keaton
Whale Rider(2003)
Keisha Castle-Hughes

2003

The Hours(2002)
Nicole Kidman
Winner
Chicago(2002)
Renée Zellweger
Far from Heaven(2002)
Julianne Moore
Frida(2002)
Salma Hayek
Unfaithful(2002)
Diane Lane

2002

Monster's Ball(2001)
Halle Berry
Winner
Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)
Renée Zellweger
In the Bedroom(2001)
Sissy Spacek
Iris(2001)
Judi Dench
Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Nicole Kidman

2001

Erin Brockovich(2000)
Julia Roberts
Winner
Chocolat(2000)
Juliette Binoche
Requiem for a Dream(2000)
Ellen Burstyn
The Contender(2000)
Joan Allen
You Can Count on Me(2000)
Laura Linney

2000

Boys Don't Cry(1999)
Hilary Swank
Winner
American Beauty(1999)
Annette Bening
Music of the Heart(1999)
Meryl Streep
The End of the Affair(1999)
Julianne Moore
Tumbleweeds(1999)
Janet McTeer

1999

Shakespeare in Love(1998)
Gwyneth Paltrow
Winner
Central Station(1998)
Fernanda Montenegro
Elizabeth(1998)
Cate Blanchett
Hilary and Jackie(1998)
Emily Watson
One True Thing(1998)
Meryl Streep

1998

As Good as It Gets(1997)
Helen Hunt
Winner
Afterglow(1997)
Julie Christie
Mrs Brown(1997)
Judi Dench
The Wings of the Dove(1997)
Helena Bonham Carter
Titanic(1997)
Kate Winslet

1997

Fargo(1996)
Frances McDormand
Winner
Breaking the Waves(1996)
Emily Watson
Marvin's Room(1996)
Diane Keaton
Secrets & Lies(1996)
Brenda Blethyn
The English Patient(1996)
Kristin Scott Thomas

1996

Dead Man Walking(1995)
Susan Sarandon
Winner
Casino(1995)
Sharon Stone
Leaving Las Vegas(1995)
Elisabeth Shue
Sense and Sensibility(1995)
Emma Thompson
The Bridges of Madison County(1995)
Meryl Streep

1995

Blue Sky(1994)
Jessica Lange
Winner
Little Women(1994)
Winona Ryder
Nell(1994)
Jodie Foster
The Client(1994)
Susan Sarandon
Tom & Viv(1994)
Miranda Richardson

1994

The Piano(1993)
Holly Hunter
Winner
Shadowlands(1993)
Debra Winger
Six Degrees of Separation(1993)
Stockard Channing
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Emma Thompson
What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)
Angela Bassett

1993

Howards End(1992)
Emma Thompson
Winner
Indochine(1992)
Catherine Deneuve
Lorenzo's Oil(1992)
Susan Sarandon
Love Field(1992)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Passion Fish(1992)
Mary McDonnell

1992

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Jodie Foster
Winner
For the Boys(1991)
Bette Midler
Rambling Rose(1991)
Laura Dern
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Geena Davis
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Susan Sarandon

1991

Misery(1990)
Kathy Bates
Winner
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)
Joanne Woodward
Postcards from the Edge(1990)
Meryl Streep
Pretty Woman(1990)
Julia Roberts
The Grifters(1990)
Anjelica Huston

1990

Driving Miss Daisy(1989)
Jessica Tandy
Winner
Camille Claudel(1988)
Isabelle Adjani
Music Box(1989)
Jessica Lange
Shirley Valentine(1989)
Pauline Collins
The Fabulous Baker Boys(1989)
Michelle Pfeiffer

1989

The Accused(1988)
Jodie Foster
Winner
Dangerous Liaisons(1988)
Glenn Close
Evil Angels(1988)
Meryl Streep
Gorillas in the Mist(1988)
Sigourney Weaver
Working Girl(1988)
Melanie Griffith

1988

Moonstruck(1987)
Cher
Winner
Anna(1987)
Sally Kirkland
Broadcast News(1987)
Holly Hunter
Fatal Attraction(1987)
Glenn Close
Ironweed(1987)
Meryl Streep

1987

Children of a Lesser God(1986)
Marlee Matlin
Winner
Aliens(1986)
Sigourney Weaver
Crimes of the Heart(1986)
Sissy Spacek
Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)
Kathleen Turner
The Morning After(1986)
Jane Fonda

1986

The Trip to Bountiful(1985)
Geraldine Page
Winner
Agnes of God(1985)
Anne Bancroft
Out of Africa(1985)
Meryl Streep
Sweet Dreams(1985)
Jessica Lange
The Color Purple(1985)
Whoopi Goldberg

1985

Places in the Heart(1984)
Sally Field
Winner
A Passage to India(1984)
Judy Davis
Country(1984)
Jessica Lange
The Bostonians(1984)
Vanessa Redgrave
The River(1984)
Sissy Spacek

1984

Terms of Endearment(1983)
Shirley MacLaine
Winner
Educating Rita(1983)
Julie Walters
Silkwood(1983)
Meryl Streep
Terms of Endearment(1983)
Debra Winger
Testament(1983)
Jane Alexander

1983

Sophie's Choice(1982)
Meryl Streep
Winner
An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)
Debra Winger
Frances(1982)
Jessica Lange
Missing(1982)
Sissy Spacek
Victor/Victoria(1982)
Julie Andrews

1982

On Golden Pond(1981)
Katharine Hepburn
Winner
Atlantic City(1980)
Susan Sarandon
Only When I Laugh(1981)
Marsha Mason
Reds(1981)
Diane Keaton
The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981)
Meryl Streep

1981

Coal Miner's Daughter(1980)
Sissy Spacek
Winner
Gloria(1980)
Gena Rowlands
Ordinary People(1980)
Mary Tyler Moore
Private Benjamin(1980)
Goldie Hawn
Resurrection(1980)
Ellen Burstyn

1980

Norma Rae(1979)
Sally Field
Winner
Chapter Two(1979)
Marsha Mason
Starting Over(1979)
Jill Clayburgh
The China Syndrome(1979)
Jane Fonda
The Rose(1979)
Bette Midler

1979

Coming Home(1978)
Jane Fonda
Winner
An Unmarried Woman(1978)
Jill Clayburgh
Autumn Sonata(1978)
Ingrid Bergman
Interiors(1978)
Geraldine Page
Same Time, Next Year(1978)
Ellen Burstyn

1978

Annie Hall(1977)
Diane Keaton
Winner
Julia(1977)
Jane Fonda
The Goodbye Girl(1977)
Marsha Mason
The Turning Point(1977)
Anne Bancroft
The Turning Point(1977)
Shirley MacLaine

1977

Network(1976)
Faye Dunaway
Winner
Carrie(1976)
Sissy Spacek
Cousin, Cousine(1975)
Marie-Christine Barrault
Face to Face(1976)
Liv Ullmann
Rocky(1976)
Talia Shire