Oscar voor beste vrouwelijke hoofdrol

Amerikaanse filmprijs

De Oscar voor beste vrouwelijke hoofdrol (ook bekend als de Academy Award voor beste vrouwelijke hoofdrol, eerst de Oscar/Academy Award voor beste actrice genoemd) is een jaarlijkse prijs van de Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. De prijs is een van de belangrijkste Oscars en wordt uitgereikt aan de beste actrice in een hoofdrol van het voorgaande jaar. Welke vrouwen daarvoor in aanmerking komen wordt bepaald door mensen die werkzaam zijn in de filmindustrie. Uiteindelijk worden maximaal vijf actrices bekendgemaakt die zijn genomineerd voor de prijs. Tijdens de jaarlijkse uitreiking wordt bekendgemaakt welke van deze vijf actrices de prijs wint.

Winnaars en genomineerden

De winnaars staan bovenaan in vette letters op een gele achtergrond. De overige actrices en films die werden genomineerd staan eronder vermeld in alfabetische volgorde.[1]

1927-1929

JaarActriceFilm
1927-28
(1ste)
Janet Gaynor7th Heaven, Street Angel en Sunrise
Louise DresserA Ship Comes In
Gloria SwansonSadie Thompson
1928-29
(2de)
[noot 1]
Mary PickfordCoquette
Ruth ChattertonMadame X
Betty CompsonThe Barker
Jeanne EagelsThe Letter
Corinne GriffithThe Divine Lady
Bessie LoveThe Broadway Melody

1930-1939

JaarActriceFilm
1929-30
(3de)
Norma ShearerThe Divorcee
Nancy CarrollThe Devil's Holiday
Ruth ChattertonSarah and Son
Greta GarboAnna Christie en Romance
Norma ShearerTheir Own Desire
Gloria SwansonThe Trespasser
1930-31
(4de)
Marie DresslerMin and Bill
Marlene DietrichMorocco
Irene DunneCimarron
Ann HardingHoliday
Norma ShearerA Free Soul
1931-32
(5de)
Helen HayesThe Sin of Madelon Claudet
Marie DresslerEmma
Lynn FontanneThe Guardsman
1932-33
(6de)
[noot 2]
Katharine HepburnMorning Glory
May RobsonLady for a Day
Diana WynyardCavalcade
1934
(7de)
[noot 3]
Claudette ColbertIt Happened One Night
Bette Davis[noot 4]Of Human Bondage
Grace MooreOne Night of Love
Norma ShearerThe Barretts of Wimpole Street
1935
(8ste)
[noot 5]
Bette DavisDangerous
Elisabeth BergnerEscape Me Never
Claudette ColbertPrivate Worlds
Katharine HepburnAlice Adams
Miriam HopkinsBecky Sharp
Merle OberonThe Dark Angel
1936
(9de)
Luise RainerThe Great Ziegfeld
Irene DunneTheodora Goes Wild
Gladys GeorgeValiant Is the Word for Carrie
Carole LombardMy Man Godfrey
Norma ShearerRomeo and Juliet
1937
(10de)
Luise RainerThe Good Earth
Irene DunneThe Awful Truth
Greta GarboCamille
Janet GaynorA Star Is Born
Barbara StanwyckStella Dallas
1938
(11de)
Bette DavisJezebel
Fay BainterWhite Banners
Wendy HillerPygmalion
Norma ShearerMarie Antoinette
Margaret SullavanThree Comrades
1939
(12de)
Vivien LeighGone with the Wind
Bette DavisDark Victory
Irene DunneLove Affair
Greta GarboNinotchka
Greer GarsonGoodbye, Mr. Chips

1940-1949

JaarActriceFilm
1940
(13de)
Ginger RogersKitty Foyle
Bette DavisThe Letter
Joan FontaineRebecca
Katharine HepburnThe Philadelphia Story
Martha ScottOur Town
1941
(14de)
Joan FontaineSuspicion
Bette DavisThe Little Foxes
Olivia de HavillandHold Back the Dawn
Greer GarsonBlossoms in the Dust
Barbara StanwyckBall of Fire
1942
(15de)
Greer GarsonMrs. Miniver
Bette DavisNow, Voyager
Katharine HepburnWoman of the Year
Rosalind RussellMy Sister Eileen
Teresa WrightThe Pride of the Yankees
1943
(16de)
Jennifer JonesThe Song of Bernadette
Jean ArthurThe More the Merrier
Ingrid BergmanFor Whom the Bell Tolls
Joan FontaineThe Constant Nymph
Greer GarsonMadame Curie
1944
(17de)
Ingrid BergmanGaslight
Claudette ColbertSince You Went Away
Bette DavisMr. Skeffington
Greer GarsonMrs. Parkington
Barbara StanwyckDouble Indemnity
1945
(18de)
Joan CrawfordMildred Pierce
Ingrid BergmanThe Bells of St. Mary's
Greer GarsonThe Valley of Decision
Jennifer JonesLove Letters
Gene TierneyLeave Her to Heaven
1946
(19de)
Olivia de HavillandTo Each His Own
Celia JohnsonBrief Encounter
Jennifer JonesDuel in the Sun
Rosalind RussellSister Kenny
Jane WymanThe Yearling
1947
(20ste)
Loretta YoungThe Farmer's Daughter
Joan CrawfordPossessed
Susan HaywardSmash-Up, the Story of a Woman
Dorothy McGuireGentleman's Agreement
Rosalind RussellMourning Becomes Electra
1948
(21ste)
Jane WymanJohnny Belinda
Ingrid BergmanJoan of Arc
Olivia de HavillandThe Snake Pit
Irene DunneI Remember Mama
Barbara StanwyckSorry, Wrong Number
1949
(22ste)
Olivia de HavillandThe Heiress
Jeanne CrainPinky
Susan HaywardMy Foolish Heart
Deborah KerrEdward, My Son
Loretta YoungCome to the Stable

1950-1959

JaarActriceFilm
1950
(23ste)
Judy HollidayBorn Yesterday
Anne BaxterAll About Eve
Bette DavisAll About Eve
Eleanor ParkerCaged
Gloria SwansonSunset Blvd.
1951
(24ste)
Vivien LeighA Streetcar Named Desire
Katharine HepburnThe African Queen
Eleanor ParkerDetective Story
Shelley WintersA Place in the Sun
Jane WymanThe Blue Veil
1952
(25ste)
Shirley BoothCome Back, Little Sheba
Joan CrawfordSudden Fear
Bette DavisThe Star
Julie HarrisThe Member of the Wedding
Susan HaywardWith a Song in My Heart
1953
(26ste)
Audrey HepburnRoman Holiday
Leslie CaronLili
Ava GardnerMogambo
Deborah KerrFrom Here to Eternity
Maggie McNamaraThe Moon Is Blue
1954
(27ste)
Grace KellyThe Country Girl
Dorothy DandridgeCarmen Jones
Judy GarlandA Star Is Born
Audrey HepburnSabrina
Jane WymanMagnificent Obsession
1955
(28ste)
Anna MagnaniThe Rose Tattoo
Susan HaywardI'll Cry Tomorrow
Katharine HepburnSummertime
Jennifer JonesLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Eleanor ParkerInterrupted Melody
1956
(29ste)
Ingrid BergmanAnastasia
Carroll BakerBaby Doll
Katharine HepburnThe Rainmaker
Nancy KellyThe Bad Seed
Deborah KerrThe King and I
1957
(30ste)
Joanne WoodwardThe Three Faces of Eve
Deborah KerrHeaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Anna MagnaniWild Is the Wind
Elizabeth TaylorRaintree County
Lana TurnerPeyton Place
1958
(31ste)
Susan HaywardI Want to Live!
Deborah KerrSeparate Tables
Shirley MacLaineSome Came Running
Rosalind RussellAuntie Mame
Elizabeth TaylorCat on a Hot Tin Roof
1959
(32ste)
Simone SignoretRoom at the Top
Doris DayPillow Talk
Audrey HepburnThe Nun's Story
Katharine HepburnSuddenly, Last Summer
Elizabeth TaylorSuddenly, Last Summer

1960-1969

JaarActriceFilm
1960
(33ste)
Elizabeth TaylorButterfield 8
Greer GarsonSunrise at Campobello
Deborah KerrThe Sundowners
Shirley MacLaineThe Apartment
Melina MercouriNever on Sunday
1961
(34ste)
Sophia LorenTwo Women
Audrey HepburnBreakfast at Tiffany's
Piper LaurieThe Hustler
Geraldine PageSummer and Smoke
Natalie WoodSplendor in the Grass
1962
(35ste)
Anne BancroftThe Miracle Worker
Bette DavisWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Katharine HepburnLong Day's Journey Into Night
Geraldine PageSweet Bird of Youth
Lee RemickDays of Wine and Roses
1963
(36ste)
Patricia NealHud
Leslie CaronThe L-Shaped Room
Shirley MacLaineIrma la Douce
Rachel RobertsThis Sporting Life
Natalie WoodLove with the Proper Stranger
1964
(37ste)
Julie AndrewsMary Poppins
Anne BancroftThe Pumpkin Eater
Sophia LorenMarriage Italian Style
Debbie ReynoldsThe Unsinkable Molly Brown
Kim StanleySeance on a Wet Afternoon
1965
(38ste)
Julie ChristieDarling
Julie AndrewsThe Sound of Music
Samantha EggarThe Collector
Elizabeth HartmanA Patch of Blue
Simone SignoretShip of Fools
1966
(39ste)
Elizabeth TaylorWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Anouk AiméeA Man and a Woman
Ida KaminskaThe Shop on Main Street
Lynn RedgraveGeorgy Girl
Vanessa RedgraveMorgan!
1967
(40ste)
Katharine HepburnGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
Anne BancroftThe Graduate
Faye DunawayBonnie and Clyde
Edith EvansThe Whisperers
Audrey HepburnWait Until Dark
1968
(41ste)
[noot 6]
Katharine HepburnThe Lion in Winter
Barbra StreisandFunny Girl
Patricia NealThe Subject Was Roses
Vanessa RedgraveIsadora
Joanne WoodwardRachel, Rachel
1969
(42ste)
Maggie SmithThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Geneviève BujoldAnne of the Thousand Days
Jane FondaThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Liza MinnelliThe Sterile Cuckoo
Jean SimmonsThe Happy Ending

1970-1979

JaarActriceFilm
1970
(43ste)
Glenda JacksonWomen in Love
Jane AlexanderThe Great White Hope
Ali MacGrawLove Story
Sarah MilesRyan's Daughter
Carrie SnodgressDiary of a Mad Housewife
1971
(44ste)
Jane FondaKlute
Julie ChristieMcCabe & Mrs. Miller
Glenda JacksonSunday Bloody Sunday
Vanessa RedgraveMary, Queen of Scots
Janet SuzmanNicholas and Alexandra
1972
(45ste)
Liza MinnelliCabaret
Diana RossLady Sings the Blues
Maggie SmithTravels with My Aunt
Cicely TysonSounder
Liv UllmannThe Emigrants
1973
(46ste)
Glenda JacksonA Touch of Class
Ellen BurstynThe Exorcist
Marsha MasonCinderella Liberty
Barbra StreisandThe Way We Were
Joanne WoodwardSummer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1974
(47ste)
Ellen BurstynAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Diahann CarrollClaudine
Faye DunawayChinatown
Valerie PerrineLenny
Gena RowlandsA Woman Under the Influence
1975
(48ste)
Louise FletcherOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ann-MargretTommy
Isabelle AdjaniThe Story of Adele H.
Glenda JacksonHedda
Carol KaneHester Street
1976
(49ste)
Faye DunawayNetwork
Marie-Christine BarraultCousin, Cousine
Talia ShireRocky
Sissy SpacekCarrie
Liv UllmannFace to Face
1977
(50ste)
Diane KeatonAnnie Hall
Anne BancroftThe Turning Point
Jane FondaJulia
Shirley MacLaineThe Turning Point
Marsha MasonThe Goodbye Girl
1978
(51ste)
Jane FondaComing Home
Ingrid BergmanAutumn Sonata
Ellen BurstynSame Time, Next Year
Jill ClayburghAn Unmarried Woman
Geraldine PageInteriors
1979
(52ste)
Sally FieldNorma Rae
Jill ClayburghStarting Over
Jane FondaThe China Syndrome
Marsha MasonChapter Two
Bette MidlerThe Rose

1980-1989

JaarActriceFilm
1980
(53ste)
Sissy SpacekCoal Miner's Daughter
Ellen BurstynResurrection
Goldie HawnPrivate Benjamin
Mary Tyler MooreOrdinary People
Gena RowlandsGloria
1981
(54ste)
Katharine HepburnOn Golden Pond
Diane KeatonReds
Marsha MasonOnly When I Laugh
Susan SarandonAtlantic City
Meryl StreepThe French Lieutenant's Woman
1982
(55ste)
Meryl StreepSophie's Choice
Julie AndrewsVictor/Victoria
Jessica LangeFrances
Sissy SpacekMissing
Debra WingerAn Officer and a Gentleman
1983
(56ste)
Shirley MacLaineTerms of Endearment
Jane AlexanderTestament
Meryl StreepSilkwood
Julie WaltersEducating Rita
Debra WingerTerms of Endearment
1984
(57ste)
Sally FieldPlaces in the Heart
Judy DavisA Passage to India
Jessica LangeCountry
Vanessa RedgraveThe Bostonians
Sissy SpacekThe River
1985
(58ste)
Geraldine PageThe Trip to Bountiful
Anne BancroftAgnes of God
Whoopi GoldbergThe Color Purple
Jessica LangeSweet Dreams
Meryl StreepOut of Africa
1986
(59ste)
Marlee MatlinChildren of a Lesser God
Jane FondaThe Morning After
Sissy SpacekCrimes of the Heart
Kathleen TurnerPeggy Sue Got Married
Sigourney WeaverAliens
1987
(60ste)
CherMoonstruck
Glenn CloseFatal Attraction
Holly HunterBroadcast News
Sally KirklandAnna
Meryl StreepIronweed
1988
(61ste)
Jodie FosterThe Accused
Glenn CloseDangerous Liaisons
Melanie GriffithWorking Girl
Meryl StreepA Cry in the Dark
Sigourney WeaverGorillas in the Mist
1989
(62ste)
Jessica TandyDriving Miss Daisy
Isabelle AdjaniCamille Claudel
Pauline CollinsShirley Valentine
Jessica LangeMusic Box
Michelle PfeifferThe Fabulous Baker Boys

1990-1999

JaarActriceFilm
1990
(63ste)
Kathy BatesMisery
Anjelica HustonThe Grifters
Julia RobertsPretty Woman
Meryl StreepPostcards from the Edge
Joanne WoodwardMr. and Mrs. Bridge
1991
(64ste)
Jodie FosterThe Silence of the Lambs
Geena DavisThelma & Louise
Laura DernRambling Rose
Bette MidlerFor the Boys
Susan SarandonThelma & Louise
1992
(65ste)
Emma ThompsonHowards End
Catherine DeneuveIndochine
Mary McDonnellPassion Fish
Michelle PfeifferLove Field
Susan SarandonLorenzo's Oil
1993
(66ste)
Holly HunterThe Piano
Angela BassettWhat's Love Got to Do with It
Stockard ChanningSix Degrees of Separation
Emma ThompsonThe Remains of the Day
Debra WingerShadowlands
1994
(67ste)
Jessica LangeBlue Sky
Jodie FosterNell
Miranda RichardsonTom & Viv
Winona RyderLittle Women
Susan SarandonThe Client
1995
(68ste)
Susan SarandonDead Man Walking
Elisabeth ShueLeaving Las Vegas
Sharon StoneCasino
Meryl StreepThe Bridges of Madison County
Emma ThompsonSense and Sensibility
1996
(69ste)
Frances McDormandFargo
Brenda BlethynSecrets & Lies
Diane KeatonMarvin's Room
Kristin Scott ThomasThe English Patient
Emily WatsonBreaking the Waves
1997
(70ste)
Helen HuntAs Good as It Gets
Helena Bonham CarterThe Wings of the Dove
Julie ChristieAfterglow
Judi DenchMrs. Brown
Kate WinsletTitanic
1998
(71ste)
Gwyneth PaltrowShakespeare in Love
Cate BlanchettElizabeth
Fernanda MontenegroCentral Station
Meryl StreepOne True Thing
Emily WatsonHilary and Jackie
1999
(72ste)
Hilary SwankBoys Don't Cry
Annette BeningAmerican Beauty
Janet McTeerTumbleweeds
Julianne MooreThe End of the Affair
Meryl StreepMusic of the Heart

2000-2009

JaarActriceFilm
2000
(73ste)
Julia RobertsErin Brockovich
Joan AllenThe Contender
Juliette BinocheChocolat
Ellen BurstynRequiem for a Dream
Laura LinneyYou Can Count on Me
2001
(74ste)
Halle BerryMonster's Ball
Judi DenchIris
Nicole KidmanMoulin Rouge!
Sissy SpacekIn the Bedroom
Renée ZellwegerBridget Jones's Diary
2002
(75ste)
Nicole KidmanThe Hours
Salma HayekFrida
Diane LaneUnfaithful
Julianne MooreFar from Heaven
Renée ZellwegerChicago
2003
(76ste)
Charlize TheronMonster
Keisha Castle-HughesWhale Rider
Diane KeatonSomething's Gotta Give
Samantha MortonIn America
Naomi Watts21 Grams
2004
(77ste)
Hilary SwankMillion Dollar Baby
Annette BeningBeing Julia
Catalina Sandino MorenoMaria Full of Grace
Imelda StauntonVera Drake
Kate WinsletEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005
(78ste)
Reese WitherspoonWalk the Line
Judi DenchMrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity HuffmanTransamerica
Charlize TheronNorth Country
Keira KnightleyPride & Prejudice
2006
(79ste)
Helen MirrenThe Queen
Penélope CruzVolver
Judi DenchNotes on a Scandal
Meryl StreepThe Devil Wears Prada
Kate WinsletLittle Children
2007
(80ste)
Marion CotillardLa Vie en Rose
Cate BlanchettElizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie ChristieAway from Her
Laura LinneyThe Savages
Ellen PageJuno
2008
(81ste)
Kate WinsletThe Reader
Anne HathawayRachel Getting Married
Angelina JolieChangeling
Melissa LeoFrozen River
Meryl StreepDoubt
2009
(82ste)
Sandra BullockThe Blind Side
Helen MirrenThe Last Station
Carey MulliganAn Education
Gabourey SidibePrecious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Meryl StreepJulie & Julia

2010-2019

JaarActriceFilm
2010
(83ste)
Natalie PortmanBlack Swan
Annette BeningThe Kids Are All Right
Nicole KidmanRabbit Hole
Jennifer LawrenceWinter's Bone
Michelle WilliamsBlue Valentine
2011
(84ste)
Meryl StreepThe Iron Lady
Glenn CloseAlbert Nobbs
Viola DavisThe Help
Rooney MaraThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle WilliamsMy Week with Marilyn
2012
(85ste)
Jennifer LawrenceSilver Linings Playbook
Jessica ChastainZero Dark Thirty
Emmanuelle RivaAmour
Quvenzhané WallisBeasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi WattsThe Impossible
2013
(86ste)
Cate BlanchettBlue Jasmine
Amy AdamsAmerican Hustle
Sandra BullockGravity
Judi DenchPhilomena
Meryl StreepAugust: Osage County
2014
(87ste)
Julianne MooreStill Alice
Marion CotillardTwo Days, One Night
Felicity JonesThe Theory of Everything
Rosamund PikeGone Girl
Reese WitherspoonWild
2015
(88ste)
Brie LarsonRoom
Cate BlanchettCarol
Jennifer LawrenceJoy
Charlotte Rampling45 Years
Saoirse RonanBrooklyn
2016
(89ste)
Emma StoneLa La Land
Isabelle HuppertElle
Ruth NeggaLoving
Natalie PortmanJackie
Meryl StreepFlorence Foster Jenkins
2017
(90ste)
Frances McDormandThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Sally HawkinsThe Shape of Water
Margot RobbieI, Tonya
Saoirse RonanLady Bird
Meryl StreepThe Post
2018
(91ste)
Olivia ColmanThe Favourite
Yalitza AparicioRoma
Glenn CloseThe Wife
Lady GagaA Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthyCan You Ever Forgive Me?
2019
(92ste)
Renée ZellwegerJudy
Cynthia ErivoHarriet
Scarlett JohanssonMarriage Story
Saoirse RonanLittle Women
Charlize TheronBombshell

2020-2029

JaarActriceFilm
2020
(93ste)
Frances McDormandNomadland
Viola DavisMa Rainey's Black Bottom
Andra DayThe United States vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa KirbyPieces of a Woman
Carey MulliganPromising Young Woman
2021
(94ste)
Jessica ChastainThe Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia ColmanThe Lost Daughter
Penélope CruzParallel Mothers
Nicole KidmanBeing the Ricardos
Kristen StewartSpencer
2022
(95ste)
Michelle YeohEverything Everywhere All at Once
Cate BlanchettTár
Ana de ArmasBlonde
Andrea RiseboroughTo Leslie
Michelle WilliamsThe Fabelmans
2023
(96ste)
Emma StonePoor Things
Annette BeningNyad
Lily GladstoneKillers of the Flower Moon
Sandra HüllerAnatomy of a Fall
Carey MulliganMaestro

Recordhouders

Katharine Hepburn
Luise Rainer
Meryl Streep

Katharine Hepburn is de recordhoudster met vier Oscars in de categorie 'Beste actrice'. Luise Rainer was de eerste actrice die de prijs meer dan één keer won.

Wat betreft nominaties is Meryl Streep recordhoudster. Tot en met 2020 werd ze zeventien keer genomineerd voor de Oscar voor beste actrice en vier keer voor beste vrouwelijke bijrol. Winnen deed ze in de categorie 'bijrol' eenmaal: met haar rol in Kramer vs. Kramer uit 1979. In de categorie 'hoofdrol' won ze tweemaal: de eerste keer met haar rol in Sophie's Choice (1982), de tweede keer met haar rol in The Iron Lady (2011).