Academy award for Best actress - wikipedia Academy award for Best actress Academy Award for Best Actress The 2018 recipient : Frances McDormand Awarded for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Country United States Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) First awarded Janet Gaynor 7th Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise May 16, 1929 ; 88 years ago ( 1929 - 05 - 16 ) ( for performance in films released during the 1927 / 1928 film season ) Currently held by Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ( 2017 ) Website oscars.org The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Janet Gaynor receiving the award for her roles in 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise. Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS ; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy. In the first three years of the awards, actresses were nominated as the best in their categories. At that time, all of their work during the qualifying period ( as many as three films, in some cases ) was listed after the award. However, during the 3rd ceremony held in 1930, only one of those films was cited in each winner 's final award, even though each of the acting winners had two films following their names on the ballots. The following year, this unwieldy and confusing system was replaced by the current system in which an actress is nominated for a specific performance in a single film. Starting with the 9th ceremony held in 1937, the category was officially limited to five nominations per year. One actress has been nominated posthumously, Jeanne Eagels. Only three film characters have been nominated more than once in this category : Elizabeth I of England ( two times by Cate Blanchett ), Leslie Crosbie in The Letter, and Esther Blodgett in A Star Is Born. Six women on the list have received an Honorary Academy Award for their acting ; they are Greta Garbo, Barbara Stanwyck, Mary Pickford, Deborah Kerr, Gena Rowlands, and Sophia Loren. Since its inception, the award has been given to 75 actresses. Katharine Hepburn has won the most awards in this category, with four Oscars. Meryl Streep, who has a total of 21 Oscar nominations ( three wins ), has been nominated in this category on 17 occasions, resulting in two awards. As of the 2018 ceremony, Frances McDormand is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Mildred Hayes in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Contents 1 Winners and nominees 2 Multiple wins and nominations 3 Age superlatives 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links Winners and Nominees In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County ; the ceremonies are always held the following year. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31. For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. Janet Gaynor was the first winner in this category for her roles in 7th Heaven ( 1927 ), Sunrise : A Song of Two Humans ( 1927 ), and Street Angel ( 1928 ). Katharine Hepburn has the most wins in this category for her roles in Morning Glory ( 1933 ), Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner ( 1967 ), The Lion in Winter ( 1968 ), and On Golden Pond ( 1981 ). Bette Davis won two awards from ten nominations for her roles in Dangerous ( 1935 ) and Jezebel ( 1938 ). Luise Rainer became the first person to win two consecutive acting Oscars, having won for The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936 ) and The Good Earth ( 1937 ). She achieved these two consecutive wins before she turned 30 years old. Vivien Leigh won twice for her roles in Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) and A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ). Joan Fontaine won for her role in Suspicion ( 1941 ). Ingrid Bergman was nominated six times in the category, winning for Gaslight ( 1944 ) and for Anastasia ( 1956 ). Joan Crawford won for her performance in Mildred Pierce ( 1945 ). Olivia de Havilland won twice, for her roles in To Each His Own ( 1946 ) and 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 two awards from five nominations for 1960 's BUtterfield 8 and 1966 's Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?. Sophia Loren won for her role in Two Women ( 1961 ), thus becoming the first person to win for a non-English language performance. Julie Andrews won for her performance as the titular character in Mary Poppins ( 1964 ). Barbra Streisand won for her performance in Funny Girl ( 1968 ). Jane Fonda won twice from six nominations for her roles in Klute ( 1971 ) 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 seventeen nominations in this category, winning twice for Sophie 's Choice ( 1982 ) and The Iron Lady ( 2011 ). Shirley MacLaine won once from five nominations for her role in 1983 's Terms of Endearment. At age 21, Marlee Matlin became the youngest person to win Best Actress, winning for her performance in Children of a Lesser God ( 1986 ). Cher won for her performance in Moonstruck ( 1987 ). Jodie Foster won twice for her roles in The Accused ( 1988 ) and The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ). Like Luise Rainer, she achieved these two wins before she turned 30 years old. At age 80, Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner in this category for her performance in 1989 's Driving Miss Daisy. 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 ). Susan Sarandon was nominated five times, winning for her role in Dead Man Walking ( 1995 ). Gwyneth Paltrow won for her dual roles in Shakespeare in Love ( 1998 ). Hilary Swank won this award twice for her roles in Boys Do n't Cry ( 1999 ) and Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ). Julia Roberts won for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ). Halle Berry won for her role in Monster 's Ball ( 2001 ), becoming the first black actress to win this category. Nicole Kidman won for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours ( 2002 ). Charlize Theron won for playing Aileen Wuornos in Monster ( 2003 ), becoming the first South African to win this category. Reese Witherspoon won for playing June Carter Cash in Walk the Line ( 2005 ). Helen Mirren won for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen ( 2006 ). Marion Cotillard won for playing Édith Piaf in La Vie en Rose ( 2007 ), becoming the first person to win for a French - language film. Kate Winslet won for her role in The Reader ( 2008 ). Sandra Bullock won for her role in The Blind Side ( 2009 ). Natalie Portman won for her role in Black Swan ( 2010 ). Jennifer Lawrence won for her role in Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ). Cate Blanchett won for her role in Blue Jasmine ( 2013 ). Julianne Moore won for her role in Still Alice ( 2014 ). Brie Larson won for her role in Room ( 2015 ). Emma Stone won for her role in La La Land ( 2016 ). Table key Indicates the winner Year Actress Role ( s ) Film Ref. 1920s 1927 / 28 ( 1st ) Gaynor ! Janet Gaynor Diane Angela The Wife 7th Heaven Street Angel Sunrise : A Song of Two Humans Dresser ! Louise Dresser Pleznik ! Mrs. Pleznik Ship ! A Ship Comes In Swanson ! Gloria Swanson Thompson ! Sadie Thompson Sadie Thompson 1928 / 29 ( 2nd ) Pickford ! Mary Pickford Besant ! Norma Besant Coquette Chatterton ! Ruth Chatterton Floriot ! Jacqueline Floriot Madame X Compson ! Betty Compson Carrie Barker ! The Barker Eagels ! Jeanne Eagels Crosbie ! Leslie Crosbie Letter ! The Letter Griffith ! Corinne Griffith Emma Hamilton Divine ! The Divine Lady Love ! Bessie Love Mahoney ! Hank Mahoney Broadway ! The Broadway Melody 1930s 1929 / 30 ( 3rd ) Shearer ! Norma Shearer Martin ! Jerry Bernard Martin Divorcee ! The Divorcee Carroll ! Nancy Carroll Hobart ! Hallie Hobart Devil 's ! The Devil 's Holiday Chatterton ! Ruth Chatterton Storm ! Sarah Storm Sarah and Son Garbo ! Greta Garbo Christie ! Anna Christie Madame Rita Cavallini Anna Christie Romance Shearer ! Norma Shearer Marlett ! Lucia Marlett Their Own Desire Swanson ! Gloria Swanson Donnell ! Marion Donnell Trespasser ! The Trespasser 1930 / 31 ( 4th ) Dressler ! Marie Dressler Divot ! Min Divot Min and Bill Dietrich ! Marlene Dietrich Jolly ! Mademoiselle Amy Jolly Morocco Dunne ! Irene Dunne Cravat ! Sabra Cravat Cimarron Harding ! Ann Harding Seton ! Linda Seton Holiday Shearer ! Norma Shearer Ashe ! Jan Ashe Soul ! A Free Soul 1931 / 32 ( 5th ) Hayes ! Helen Hayes Claudet ! Madelon Claudet Sin ! The Sin of Madelon Claudet Dressler ! Marie Dressler Smith ! Emma Thatcher Smith Emma Fontanne ! Lynn Fontanne Actress ! The Actress Guardsman ! The Guardsman 1932 / 33 ( 6th ) Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Lovelace ! Eva Lovelace Morning Glory Robson ! May Robson Apple Annie Lady for a Day Wynyard ! Diana Wynyard Marryot ! Jane Marryot Cavalcade 1934 ( 7th ) Colbert ! Claudette Colbert Andrews ! Ellie Andrews It Happened One Night Moore ! Grace Moore Barrett ! Mary Barrett One Night of Love Shearer ! Norma Shearer Barrett ! Elizabeth Barrett Barretts ! The Barretts of Wimpole Street Davis ! Bette Davis ( Write - in ) Rogers ! Mildred Rogers Of Human Bondage 1935 ( 8th ) Davis ! Bette Davis Heath ! Joyce Heath Dangerous Bergner ! Elisabeth Bergner Jones ! Gemma Jones Escape Me Never Colbert ! Claudette Colbert Everest ! Jane Everest Private Worlds Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Adams ! Alice Adams Alice Adams Hopkins ! Miriam Hopkins Sharp ! Becky Sharp Becky Sharp Oberon ! Merle Oberon Vane ! Kitty Vane Dark ! The Dark Angel 1936 ( 9th ) Rainer ! Luise Rainer Held ! Anna Held Great ! The Great Ziegfeld Dunne ! Irene Dunne Theodora Lynn Theodora Goes Wild George ! Gladys George Snyder ! Carrie Snyder Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Lombard ! Carole Lombard Bullock ! Irene Bullock My Man Godfrey Shearer ! Norma Shearer Juliet Capulet Romeo and Juliet 1937 ( 10th ) Rainer ! Luise Rainer O - Lan Good ! The Good Earth Dunne ! Irene Dunne Warriner ! Lucy Warriner Awful ! The Awful Truth Garbo ! Greta Garbo Gautier ! Marguerite Gautier Camille Gaynor ! Janet Gaynor Blodgett ! Esther Victoria Blodgett / Vicki Lester Star ! A Star Is Born Stanwyck ! Barbara Stanwyck Dallas ! Stella Martin Dallas Stella Dallas 1938 ( 11th ) Davis ! Bette Davis Marsden ! Julie Marsden Jezebel Bainter ! Fay Bainter Parmalee ! Hannah Parmalee White Banners Hiller ! Wendy Hiller Doolittle ! Eliza Doolittle Pygmalion Shearer ! Norma Shearer Antoinette ! Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Sullavan ! Margaret Sullavan Hollmann ! Patricia `` Pat '' Hollmann Three Comrades 1939 ( 12th ) Leigh ! Vivien Leigh O'Hara ! Scarlett O'Hara Gone with the Wind Davis ! Bette Davis Traherne ! Judith Traherne Dark Victory Dunne ! Irene Dunne McKay ! Terry McKay Love Affair Garbo ! Greta Garbo Ivanoff ! Nina Yakushova `` Ninotchka '' Ivanoff Ninotchka Garson ! Greer Garson Katherine Bridges Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1940s 1940 ( 13th ) Rogers ! Ginger Rogers Foyle ! Kitty Foyle Kitty Foyle Davis ! Bette Davis Crosbie ! Leslie Crosbie Letter ! The Letter Fontaine ! Joan Fontaine de Winter ! The Second Mrs. de Winter Rebecca Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Lord ! Tracy Lord Philadelphia ! The Philadelphia Story Scott ! Martha Scott Webb ! Emily Webb Our Town 1941 ( 14th ) Fontaine ! Joan Fontaine Aysgarth ! Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Suspicion Davis ! Bette Davis Giddens ! Regina Giddens Little ! The Little Foxes de Havilland ! Olivia de Havilland Brown ! Emmy Brown Hold Back the Dawn Garson ! Greer Garson Gladney ! Edna Gladney Blossoms in the Dust Stanwyck ! Barbara Stanwyck O'Shea ! Katherine `` Sugarpuss '' O'Shea Ball of Fire 1942 ( 15th ) Garson ! Greer Garson Miniver ! Kay Miniver Mrs. Miniver Davis ! Bette Davis Vale ! Charlotte Vale Now, Voyager Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Harding ! Tess Harding Woman of the Year Russell ! Rosalind Russell Sherwood ! Ruth Sherwood My Sister Eileen Wright ! Teresa Wright Gerhig ! Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig Pride ! The Pride of the Yankees 1943 ( 16th ) Jones ! Jennifer Jones Soubirous ! Bernadette Soubirous Song ! The Song of Bernadette Arthur ! Jean Arthur Milligan ! Constance `` Connie '' Milligan More ! The More the Merrier Bergman ! Ingrid Bergman María For Whom the Bell Tolls Fontaine ! Joan Fontaine Sanger ! Tessa Sanger Constant ! The Constant Nymph Garson ! Greer Garson Curie ! Marie Curie Madame Curie 1944 ( 17th ) Bergman ! Ingrid Bergman Paula Alquist Anton Gaslight Colbert ! Claudette Colbert Hilton ! Anne Hilton Since You Went Away Davis ! Bette Davis Trellis ! Fanny Trellis Mr. Skeffington Garson ! Greer Garson Parkington ! Susie `` Sparrow '' Parkington Mrs. Parkington Stanwyck ! Barbara Stanwyck Dietrichson ! Phyllis Dietrichson Double Indemnity 1945 ( 18th ) Crawford ! Joan Crawford Beragon ! Mildred Pierce Beragon Mildred Pierce Bergman ! Ingrid Bergman Benedict ! Mary Benedict Bells ! The Bells of St. Mary 's Garson ! Greer Garson Rafferty ! Mary Rafferty Valley ! The Valley of Decision Jones ! Jennifer Jones Singleton Love Letters Tierney ! Gene Tierney Harland ! Ellen Berent Harland Leave Her to Heaven 1946 ( 19th ) de Havilland ! Olivia de Havilland Norris ! Josephine `` Jody '' Norris To Each His Own Johnson ! Celia Johnson Jesson ! Laura Jesson Brief Encounter Jones ! Jennifer Jones Chavez ! Pearl Chavez Duel in the Sun Russell ! Rosalind Russell KEnny ! Elizabeth Kenny Sister Kenny Wyman ! Jane Wyman Baxter ! Orry Baxter Yearling ! The Yearling 1947 ( 20th ) Young ! Loretta Young Holstrom ! Katie Holstrom Farmer 's ! The Farmer 's Daughter Crawford ! Joan Crawford Howell ! Louise Howell Possessed Hayward ! Susan Hayward Conway ! Angelica Evans Conway Smash - Up, the Story of a Woman McGuire ! Dorothy McGuire Lacy ! Kathy Lacy Gentleman 's Agreement Russell ! Rosalind Russell Mannon ! Lavinia Mannon Mourning Becomes Electra 1948 ( 21st ) Wyman ! Jane Wyman McDonald ! Belinda McDonald Johnny Belinda Bergman ! Ingrid Bergman Joan of Arc Joan of Arc de Havilland ! Olivia de Havilland Cunningham ! Virginia Stuart Cunningham Snake ! The Snake Pit Dunne ! Irene Dunne Hanson ! Martha Hanson I Remember Mama Stanwyck ! Barbara Stanwyck Stevenson ! Leona Stevenson Sorry, Wrong Number 1949 ( 22nd ) de Havilland ! Olivia de Havilland Sloper ! Catherine Sloper Heiress ! The Heiress Crain ! Jeanne Crain Johnson ! Patricia `` Pinky '' Johnson Pinky Hayward ! Susan Hayward Winters ! Eloise Winters My Foolish Heart Kerr ! Deborah Kerr Boult ! Evelyn Boult Edward, My Son Young ! Loretta Young Margaret Come to the Stable 1950s 1950 ( 23rd ) Holliday ! Judy Holliday Dawn ! Emma `` Billie '' Dawn Born Yesterday Baxter ! Anne Baxter Harrington ! Eve Harrington All About Eve Davis ! Bette Davis Channing ! Margo Channing Parker ! Eleanor Parker Allen ! Marie Allen Caged Swanson ! Gloria Swanson Desmond ! Norma Desmond Sunset Boulevard 1951 ( 24th ) Leigh ! Vivien Leigh DuBois ! Blanche DuBois Streetcar ! A Streetcar Named Desire Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Sayer ! Rose Sayer African ! The African Queen Parker ! Eleanor Parker McLeod ! Mary McLeod Detective Story Winters ! Shelley Winters Tripp ! Alice Tripp Place ! A Place in the Sun Wyman ! Jane Wyman Mason ! Louise Mason Blue ! The Blue Veil 1952 ( 25th ) Booth ! Shirley Booth Delaney ! Lola Delaney Come Back, Little Sheba Crawford ! Joan Crawford Hudson ! Myra Hudson Sudden Fear Davis ! Bette Davis Elliot ! Margaret Elliot Star ! The Star Harris ! Julie Harris Addams ! Frances `` Frankie '' Addams Member ! The Member of the Wedding Hayward ! Susan Hayward Froman ! Jane Froman With a Song in My Heart 1953 ( 26th ) Hepburn ! Audrey Hepburn Ann ! Princess Ann Roman Holiday Caron ! Leslie Caron Daurier ! Lili Daurier Lili Gardner ! Ava Gardner Kelly ! Eloise `` Honey Bear '' Kelly Mogambo Kerr ! Deborah Kerr Holmes ! Karen Holmes From Here to Eternity McNamara ! Maggie McNamara O'Neill ! Patty O'Neill Moon ! The Moon Is Blue 1954 ( 27th ) Kelly ! Grace Kelly Elgin ! Georgie Elgin Country ! The Country Girl Dandridge ! Dorothy Dandridge Jones ! Carmen Jones Carmen Jones Garland ! Judy Garland Blodgett ! Esther Victoria Blodgett / Vicki Lester Star ! A Star Is Born Hepburn ! Audrey Hepburn Fairchild ! Sabrina Fairchild Sabrina Wyman ! Jane Wyman Phillips ! Helen Phillips Magnificent Obsession 1955 ( 28th ) Magnani ! Anna Magnani Rose ! Serafina Delle Rose Rose ! The Rose Tattoo Hayward ! Susan Hayward Roth ! Lillian Roth I 'll Cry Tomorrow Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Hudson ! Jane Hudson Summertime Jones ! Jennifer Jones Suyin ! Han Suyin Love is a Many - Splendored Thing Parker ! Eleanor Parker Marjorie Lawrence Interrupted Melody 1956 ( 29th ) Bergman ! Ingrid Bergman Koreff ! Anna Koreff / Anastasia Anastasia Baker ! Carroll Baker Baby Doll Meighan Baby Doll Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Curry ! Lizzie Curry Rainmaker ! The Rainmaker Kelly ! Nancy Kelly Penmark ! Christine Penmark Bad ! The Bad Seed Kerr ! Deborah Kerr Leonowens ! Anna Leonowens King ! The King and I 1957 ( 30th ) Woodward ! Joanne Woodward White ! Eve White / Eve Black / Jane Three ! The Three Faces of Eve Kerr ! Deborah Kerr Angela Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Magnani ! Anna Magnani Gioia Wild Is the Wind Taylor ! Elizabeth Taylor Drake ! Susanna Drake Raintree County Turner ! Lana Turner MacKenzie ! Constance MacKenzie Peyton Place 1958 ( 31st ) Hayward ! Susan Hayward Graham ! Barbara Graham I Want to Live ! Kerr ! Deborah Kerr Railton ! Sibyl Railton - Bell Separate Tables MacLaine ! Shirley MacLaine Moorehead ! Ginnie Moorehead Some Came Running Russell ! Rosalind Russell Dennis ! Mame Dennis Auntie Mame Taylor ! Elizabeth Taylor Pollitt ! Margaret `` Maggie the Cat '' Pollitt Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1959 ( 32nd ) Signoret ! Simone Signoret Aisgill ! Alice Aisgill Room at the Top Day ! Doris Day Morrow ! Jan Morrow Pillow Talk Hepburn ! Audrey Hepburn van der Mal ! Gabrielle van der Mal Nun 's ! The Nun 's Story Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Venable ! Violet Venable Suddenly, Last Summer Taylor ! Elizabeth Taylor Holly ! Catherine Holly 1960s 1960 ( 33rd ) Taylor ! Elizabeth Taylor Wandrous ! Gloria Wandrous BUtterfield 8 Garson ! Greer Garson Roosevelt ! Eleanor Roosevelt Sunrise at Campobello Kerr ! Deborah Kerr Carmody ! Ida Carmody Sundowners ! The Sundowners MacLaine ! Shirley MacLaine Kubelik ! Fran Kubelik Apartment ! The Apartment Mercouri ! Melina Mercouri Ilya Never on Sunday 1961 ( 34th ) Loren ! Sophia Loren Cesira Two Women Hepburn ! Audrey Hepburn Golightly ! Holly Golightly / Lula Mae Barnes Breakfast at Tiffany 's Laurie ! Piper Laurie Packard ! Sarah Packard Hustler ! The Hustler Page ! Geraldine Page Winemiller ! Alma Winemiller Summer and Smoke Wood ! Natalie Wood Loomis ! Wilma Dean `` Deanie '' Loomis Splendor in the Grass 1962 ( 35th ) Bancroft ! Anne Bancroft Sullivan ! Annie Sullivan Miracle ! The Miracle Worker Davis ! Bette Davis Hudson ! Baby Jane Hudson What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ? Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Tyrone ! Mary Cavan Tyrone Long Day 's Journey into Night Page ! Geraldine Page Del Lago ! Alexandra Del Lago Sweet Bird of Youth Remick ! Lee Remick Clay ! Kirsten Arnesen Clay Days of Wine and Roses 1963 ( 36th ) Neal ! Patricia Neal Brown ! Alma Brown Hud Caron ! Leslie Caron Fossett ! Jane Fossett L ! The L - Shaped Room MacLaine ! Shirley MacLaine La Douce ! Irma La Douce Irma la Douce Roberts ! Rachel Roberts Hammond ! Margaret Hammond This Sporting Life Wood ! Natalie Wood Rossini ! Angie Rossini Love with the Proper Stranger 1964 ( 37th ) Andrews ! Julie Andrews Poppins ! Mary Poppins Mary Poppins Bancroft ! Anne Bancroft Armitage ! Jo Armitage Eater ! The Pumpkin Eater Loren ! Sophia Loren Marturano ! Filumena Marturano Marriage Italian Style Reynolds ! Debbie Reynolds Brown ! Molly Brown Unsinkable ! The Unsinkable Molly Brown Stanley ! Kim Stanley Savage ! Myra Savage Séance on a Wet Afternoon 1965 ( 38th ) Christie ! Julie Christie Scott ! Diana Scott Darling Andrews ! Julie Andrews von Trapp ! Maria von Trapp Sound ! The Sound of Music Eggar ! Samantha Eggar Grey ! Miranda Grey Collector ! The Collector Hartman ! Elizabeth Hartman D'Arcy ! Selina D'Arcy Patch ! A Patch of Blue Signoret ! Simone Signoret Contessa ! La Contessa Ship of Fools 1966 ( 39th ) Taylor ! Elizabeth Taylor Martha Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? Aimée ! Anouk Aimée Gauthier ! Anne Gauthier Man ! A Man and a Woman Kamińska ! Ida Kamińska Lautmann ! Rozalie Lautmann Shop ! The Shop on Main Street Redgrave ! Lynn Redgrave Parkin ! Georgina `` Georgy '' Parkin Georgy Girl Redgrave ! Vanessa Redgrave Delt ! Leonie Delt Morgan ! 1967 ( 40th ) Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Drayton ! Christina Drayton Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner Bancroft ! Anne Bancroft Robinson ! Mrs. Robinson Graduate ! The Graduate Dunaway ! Faye Dunaway Parker ! Bonnie Parker Bonnie and Clyde Evans ! Edith Evans Ross ! Maggie Ross Whisperers ! The Whisperers Hepburn ! Audrey Hepburn Hendrix ! Susy Hendrix Wait Until Dark 1968 ( 41st ) Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn ( TIE ) Eleanor of Aquitaine Lion ! The Lion in Winter Streisand ! Barbra Streisand ( TIE ) Brice ! Fanny Brice Funny Girl Neal ! Patricia Neal Cleary ! Nettie Cleary Subject ! The Subject was Roses Redgrave ! Vanessa Redgrave Duncan ! Isadora Duncan Isadora Woodward ! Joanne Woodward Cameron ! Rachel Cameron Rachel, Rachel 1969 ( 42nd ) Smith ! Maggie Smith Brodie ! Jean Brodie Prime ! The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Bujold ! Geneviève Bujold Boleyn ! Anne Boleyn Anne of the Thousand Days Fonda ! Jane Fonda Beatty ! Gloria Beatty They Shoot Horses, Do n't They ? Minnelli ! Liza Minnelli Adams ! Mary Ann `` Pookie '' Adams Cuckoo ! The Sterile Cuckoo Simmons ! Jean Simmons Wilson ! Mary Wilson Happy ! The Happy Ending 1970s 1970 ( 43rd ) Jackson ! Glenda Jackson Bradgwen ! Gudrun Brangwen Women in Love Alexander ! Jane Alexander Backman ! Eleanor Backman Great ! The Great White Hope MacGraw ! Ali MacGraw Barrett ! Jennifer Cavalleri - Barrett Love Story Miles ! Sarah Miles Ryan ! Rosy Ryan Ryan 's Daughter Snodgress ! Carrie Snodgress Balser ! Bettina `` Tina '' Balser Diary of a Mad Housewife 1971 ( 44th ) Fonda ! Jane Fonda Daniels ! Bree Daniels Klute Christie ! Julie Christie Miller ! Constance Miller McCabe & Mrs. Miller Jackson ! Glenda Jackson Greville ! Alex Greville Sunday Bloody Sunday Redgrave ! Vanessa Redgrave Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots Suzman ! Janet Suzman Alexandra ! Empress Alexandra of Russia Nicholas and Alexandra 1972 ( 45th ) Minnelli ! Liza Minnelli Bowles ! Sally Bowles Cabaret Ross ! Diana Ross Holiday ! Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues Smith ! Maggie Smith Bertram ! Augusta Bertram Travels with My Aunt Tyson ! Cicely Tyson Morgan ! Rebecca Morgan Sounder Ullmann ! Liv Ullmann Kristina Nilsson Emigrants ! The Emigrants 1973 ( 46th ) Jackson ! Glenda Jackson Allesio ! Vickie Allessio Touch ! A Touch of Class Burstyn ! Ellen Burstyn MacNeil ! Chris MacNeil Exorcist ! The Exorcist Mason ! Marsha Mason Paul ! Maggie Paul Cinderella Liberty Streisand ! Barbra Streisand Morosky ! Katie Morosky Way ! The Way We Were Woodward ! Joanne Woodward Walden ! Rita Walden Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams ( 47th ) Burstyn ! Ellen Burstyn Hyatt ! Alice Graham - Hyatt Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore Carroll ! Diahann Carroll Price ! Claudine Price Claudine Dunaway ! Faye Dunaway Mulwray ! Evelyn Cross Mulwray Chinatown Perrine ! Valerie Perrine Bruce ! Harriett Jolliff / Honey Bruce Lenny Rowlands ! Gena Rowlands Longhetti ! Mabel Longhetti Woman ! A Woman Under the Influence ( 48th ) Fletcher ! Louise Fletcher Ratched ! Nurse Mildred Ratched One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest Adjani ! Isabelle Adjani Hugo ! Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewly Story ! The Story of Adele H. Ann - Margret Walker ! Nora Walker Tommy Jackson ! Glenda Jackson Tesman ! Hedda Gabler - Tesman Hedda Kane ! Carol Kane Gitl Hester Street 1976 ( 49th ) Dunaway ! Faye Dunaway Christensen ! Diana Christensen Network Barrault ! Marie - Christine Barrault Marthe Cousin Cousine Shire ! Talia Shire Pennino ! Adrian Pennino Rocky Spacek ! Sissy Spacek White ! Carrie White Carrie Ullmann ! Liv Ullmann Isaksson ! Jenny Isaksson Face to Face 1977 ( 50th ) Keaton ! Diane Keaton Hall ! Annie Hall Annie Hall Bancroft ! Anne Bancroft Jacklin ! Emma Jacklin Turning ! The Turning Point Fonda ! Jane Fonda Hellman ! Lillian Hellman Julia MacLaine ! Shirley MacLaine Rodgers ! Deedee Rodgers Turning ! The Turning Point Mason ! Marsha Mason McFadden ! Paula McFadden Goodbye ! The Goodbye Girl 1978 ( 51st ) Fonda ! Jane Fonda Hyde ! Sally Hyde Coming Home Bergman ! Ingrid Bergman Andergast ! Charlotte Andergast Autumn Sonata Burstyn ! Ellen Burstyn Doris Same Time, Next Year Clayburgh ! Jill Clayburgh Benton ! Erica Benton Unmarried ! An Unmarried Woman Page ! Geraldine Page Eve Interiors 1979 ( 52nd ) Field ! Sally Field Webster ! Norma Rae Webster Rae ! Norma Rae Clayburgh ! Jill Clayburgh Holberg ! Marilyn Holmberg Starting Over Fonda ! Jane Fonda Wells ! Kimberly Wells China ! The China Syndrome Mason ! Marsha Mason MacLaine ! Jennie MacLaine Chapter Two Midler ! Bette Midler Foster ! Mary Rose Foster Rose ! The Rose 1980s 1980 ( 53rd ) Spacek ! Sissy Spacek Lynn ! Loretta Lynn Coal Miner 's Daughter Burstyn ! Ellen Burstyn McCauley ! Edna Mae Harper - McCauley Resurrection Hawn ! Goldie Hawn Benjamin ! Judy Benjamin Private Benjamin Moore ! Mary Tyler Moore Jarrett ! Beth Jarrett Ordinary People Rowlands ! Gena Rowlands Swenson ! Gloria Swenson Gloria 1981 ( 54th ) Hepburn ! Katharine Hepburn Thayer ! Ethel Thayer On Golden Pond Keaton ! Diane Keaton Bryant ! Louise Bryant Reds Mason ! Marsha Mason Hines ! Georgia Hines Only When I Laugh Sarandon ! Susan Sarandon Matthews ! Sally Matthews Atlantic City Streep ! Meryl Streep Anna / Sara Woodruff French ! The French Lieutenant 's Woman 1982 ( 55th ) Streep ! Meryl Streep Zawistowski ! Sophie Zawistowski Sophie 's Choice Andrews ! Julie Andrews Grant ! Victor Grazinski / Victoria Grant Victor / Victoria Lange ! Jessica Lange Farmer ! Frances Farmer Frances Spacek ! Sissy Spacek Horman ! Beth Horman Missing Winger ! Debra Winger Pokrifki ! Paula Pokrifki Officer ! An Officer and a Gentleman ( 56th ) MacLaine ! Shirley MacLaine Greenway ! Aurora Greenway Terms of Endearment Alexander ! Jane Alexander Weatherly ! Carol Wetherly Testament Streep ! Meryl Streep Silkwood ! Karen Silkwood Silkwood Walters ! Julie Walters Susan White / Rita Educating Rita Winger ! Debra Winger Horton ! Emma Greenway Horton Terms of Endearment 1984 ( 57th ) Field ! Sally Field Spalding ! Edna Spalding Places in the Heart Davis ! Judy Davis Quested ! Adela Quested Passage ! A Passage to India Lange ! Jessica Lange Ivy ! Jewell Ivy Country Redgrave ! Vanessa Redgrave Chancellor ! Olive Chancellor Bostonians ! The Bostonians Spacek ! Sissy Spacek Garvey ! Mae Garvey River ! The River 1985 ( 58th ) Page ! Geraldine Page Watts ! Carrie Watts Trip ! The Trip to Bountiful Bancroft ! Anne Bancroft Ruth ! Miriam Ruth / Anna Maria Burchetti Agnes of God Goldberg ! Whoopi Goldberg Johnson ! Celie Harris - Johnson Color ! The Color Purple Lange ! Jessica Lange Cline ! Patsy Cline Sweet Dreams Streep ! Meryl Streep Blixen ! Karen Blixen Out of Africa 1986 ( 59th ) Matlin ! Marlee Matlin Norman ! Sarah Norman Children of a Lesser God Fonda ! Jane Fonda Sternbergen ! Alex Sternbergen / Viveca Van Loren Morning ! The Morning After Spacek ! Sissy Spacek Botrelle ! Babe Botrelle / Rebecca MaGrath Crimes of the Heart Turner ! Kathleen Turner Bodell ! Peggy Sue Kelcher - Bodell Peggy Sue Got Married Weaver ! Sigourney Weaver Ripley ! Ellen Ripley Aliens ( 60th ) Cher ! Cher Castorini ! Loretta Castorini Moonstruck Close ! Glenn Close Forrest ! Alex Forrest Fatal Attraction Hunter ! Holly Hunter Craig ! Jane Craig Broadcast News Kirkland ! Sally Kirkland Anna Anna Streep ! Meryl Streep Archer ! Helen Archer Ironweed 1988 ( 61st ) Foster ! Jodie Foster Tobias ! Sarah Tobias Accused ! The Accused Close ! Glenn Close de Merteuil ! Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil Dangerous Liaisons Griffith ! Melanie Griffith McGill ! Tess McGill Working Girl Streep ! Meryl Streep Chamberlain ! Lindy Chamberlain Cry ! A Cry in the Dark Weaver ! Sigourney Weaver Fossey ! Dian Fossey Gorillas in the Mist 1989 ( 62nd ) Tandy ! Jessica Tandy Werthan ! Daisy Werthan Driving Miss Daisy Adjani ! Isabelle Adjani Claudel ! Camille Claudel Camille Claudel Collins ! Pauline Collins Valentine ! Shirley Valentine - Bradshaw Shirley Valentine Lange ! Jessica Lange Talbot ! Ann Talbot Music Box Pfeiffer ! Michelle Pfeiffer Diamond ! Susie Diamond Fabulous ! The Fabulous Baker Boys 1990s 1990 ( 63rd ) Bates ! Kathy Bates Wilkes ! Annie Wilkes Misery Huston ! Anjelica Huston Dillon ! Lilly Dillon Grifters ! The Grifters Roberts ! Julia Roberts Ward ! Vivian Ward Pretty Woman Streep ! Meryl Streep Vale ! Suzanne Vale Postcards from the Edge Woodward ! Joanne Woodward Bridge ! India Bridge Mr. & Mrs. Bridge 1991 ( 64th ) Foster ! Jodie Foster Starling ! Clarice Starling Silence ! The Silence of the Lambs Davis ! Geena Davis Dickinson ! Thelma Dickinson Thelma & Louise Dern ! Laura Dern Rose Rambling Rose Midler ! Bette Midler Leonard ! Dixie Leonard For the Boys Sarandon ! Susan Sarandon Sawyer ! Louise Sawyer Thelma & Louise 1992 ( 65th ) Thompson ! Emma Thompson Schlegel ! Margaret Schlegel Howards End Deneuve ! Catherine Deneuve Devries ! Eliane Devries Indochine McDonnell ! Mary McDonnell Culhane ! May - Alice Culhane Passion Fish Pfeiffer ! Michelle Pfeiffer Hallett ! Louise Irene `` Lurene '' Hallett Love Field Sarandon ! Susan Sarandon Odone ! Michaela Murphy Odone Lorenzo 's Oil 1993 ( 66th ) Hunter ! Holly Hunter McGrath ! Ada McGrath Piano ! The Piano Bassett ! Angela Bassett Turner ! Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner What 's Love Got to Do with It Channing ! Stockard Channing Kitteridge ! Louisa `` Ouisa '' Kittredge Six Degrees of Separation Thompson ! Emma Thompson Kenton ! Sarah `` Sally '' Kenton Remains ! The Remains of the Day Winger ! Debra Winger Davidman ! Joy Davidman Shadowlands 1994 ( 67th ) Lange ! Jessica Lange Marshall ! Carly Marshall Blue Sky Foster ! Jodie Foster Kellty ! Nell Kellty Nell Richardson ! Miranda Richardson Haigh ! Vivienne Haigh - Wood Tom & Viv Ryder ! Winona Ryder March ! Josephine `` Jo '' March Little Women Sarandon ! Susan Sarandon Love ! Regina `` Reggie '' Love Client ! The Client 1995 ( 68th ) Sarandon ! Susan Sarandon Prejean ! Helen Prejean Dead Man Walking Shue ! Elisabeth Shue Sera Leaving Las Vegas Stone ! Sharon Stone McKenna ! Ginger McKenna Casino Streep ! Meryl Streep Johnson ! Francesca Johnson Bridges ! The Bridges of Madison County Thompson ! Emma Thompson Dashwood ! Elinor Dashwood Sense and Sensibility ( 69th ) McDormand ! Frances McDormand Gunderson ! Marge Gunderson Fargo Blethyn ! Brenda Blethyn Purley ! Cynthia Rose Purley Secrets & Lies Keaton ! Diane Keaton Bessie Wakefield Marvin 's Room Scott Thomas ! Kristin Scott Thomas Clifton ! Katharine Clifton English ! The English Patient Watson ! Emily Watson McNeill ! Bess McNeill Breaking the Waves 1997 ( 70th ) Hunt ! Helen Hunt Connelly ! Carol Connelly As Good as It Gets Bonham Carter ! Helena Bonham Carter Croy ! Kate Croy Wings ! The Wings of the Dove Christie ! Julie Christie Mann ! Phyllis Hart Afterglow Dench ! Judi Dench Victoria ! Queen Victoria Mrs Brown Winslet ! Kate Winslet Bukater ! Rose DeWitt Bukater Titanic 1998 ( 71st ) Paltrow ! Gwyneth Paltrow Kent ! Viola de Lesseps / Thomas Kent Shakespeare in Love Blanchett ! Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth Montenegro ! Fernanda Montenegro Isadora `` Dora '' Teixeira Central Station Streep ! Meryl Streep Gulden ! Kate Gulden One True Thing Watson ! Emily Watson Pré ! Jacqueline du Pré Hilary and Jackie 1999 ( 72nd ) Swank ! Hilary Swank Teena ! Brandon Teena Boys Do n't Cry Bening ! Annette Bening Burnham ! Carolyn Burnham American Beauty McTeer ! Janet McTeer Walker ! Mary Jo Walker Tumbleweeds Moore ! Julianne Moore Miles ! Sarah Miles End ! The End of the Affair Streep ! Meryl Streep Guaspari ! Roberta Guaspari Music of the Heart 2000s 2000 ( 73rd ) Roberts ! Julia Roberts Brockovich ! Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich Allen ! Joan Allen Hanson ! Laine Hanson Contender ! The Contender Binoche ! Juliette Binoche Rocher ! Vianne Rocher Chocolat Burstyn ! Ellen Burstyn Goldfarb ! Sara Goldfarb Requiem for a Dream Linney ! Laura Linney Prescott ! Samantha `` Sammy '' Prescott You Can Count On Me 2001 ( 74th ) Berry ! Halle Berry Musgrove ! Leticia Musgrove Monster 's Ball Dench ! Judi Dench Murdoch ! Iris Murdoch Iris Kidman ! Nicole Kidman Satine Moulin Rouge ! Spacek ! Sissy Spacek Fowler ! Ruth Fowler In the Bedroom Zellweger ! Renée Zellweger Jones ! Bridget Jones Bridget Jones 's Diary 2002 ( 75th ) Kidman ! Nicole Kidman Woolf ! Virginia Woolf Hours ! The Hours Hayek ! Salma Hayek Kahlo ! Frida Kahlo Frida Lane ! Diane Lane Sumner ! Constance `` Connie '' Sumner Unfaithful Moore ! Julianne Moore Whitaker ! Cathy Whitaker Far from Heaven Zellweger ! Renée Zellweger Hart ! Roxie Hart Chicago 2003 ( 76th ) Theron ! Charlize Theron Wuornos ! Aileen Wuornos Monster Castle - Hughes ! Keisha Castle - Hughes Apirana ! Paikea Apirana Whale Rider Keaton ! Diane Keaton Berry ! Erica Jane Berry Something 's Gotta Give Morton ! Samantha Morton Sullivan ! Sarah Sullivan In America Watts ! Naomi Watts Peck ! Cristina Williams - Peck 21 Grams ( 77th ) Swank ! Hilary Swank Fitzgerald ! Maggie Fitzgerald Million Dollar Baby Bening ! Annette Bening Lambert ! Julia Lambert Being Julia Sandino Moreno ! Catalina Sandino Moreno Álvarez ! María Álvarez Maria Full of Grace Staunton ! Imelda Staunton Drake ! Vera Rose Drake Vera Drake Winslet ! Kate Winslet Kruczynski ! Clementine Kruczynski Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2005 ( 78th ) Witherspoon ! Reese Witherspoon Carter ! June Carter Cash Walk the Line Dench ! Judi Dench Henderson ! Laura Forster - Henderson Mrs Henderson Presents Huffman ! Felicity Huffman Osbourne ! Sabrina `` Bree '' Osbourne Transamerica Knightley ! Keira Knightley Bennet ! Elizabeth Bennet Pride & Prejudice Theron ! Charlize Theron Aimes ! Josey Aimes North Country 2006 ( 79th ) Mirren ! Helen Mirren Elizabeth ! Queen Elizabeth II Queen ! The Queen Cruz ! Penélope Cruz Raimunda Volver Dench ! Judi Dench Covett ! Barbara Covett Notes on a Scandal Streep ! Meryl Streep Priestly ! Miranda Priestly Devil ! The Devil Wears Prada Winslet ! Kate Winslet Pierce ! Sarah Pierce Little Children 2007 ( 80th ) Cotillard ! Marion Cotillard Piaf ! Édith Piaf La Vie en Rose Blanchett ! Cate Blanchett Elizabeth ! Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth : The Golden Age Christie ! Julie Christie Anderson ! Fiona Anderson Away from Her Linney ! Laura Linney Savage ! Wendy Savage Savages ! The Savages Page ! Ellen Page MacGuff ! Juno MacGuff Juno 2008 ( 81st ) Winslet ! Kate Winslet Schmitz ! Hanna Schmitz Reader ! The Reader Hathaway ! Anne Hathaway Buchman ! Kym Buchman Rachel Getting Married Jolie ! Angelina Jolie Collins ! Christine Collins Changeling Leo ! Melissa Leo Eddy ! Ray Eddy Frozen River Streep ! Meryl Streep Beauvier ! Aloysius Beauvier Doubt 2009 ( 82nd ) Bullock ! Sandra Bullock Tuohy ! Leigh Anne Tuohy Blind ! The Blind Side Mirren ! Helen Mirren Tolstaya ! Sophia Tolstaya Last ! The Last Station Mulligan ! Carey Mulligan Mellor ! Jenny Mellor Education ! An Education Sidibe ! Gabourey Sidibe Claireece `` Precious '' Jones Precious : Based on the Novel ' Push ' by Sapphire Streep ! Meryl Streep Child ! Julia Child Julie & Julia 2010s ( 83rd ) Portman ! Natalie Portman Sayers ! Nina Sayers Black Swan Bening ! Annette Bening Allgood ! Nicole Allgood Kids ! The Kids Are All Right Kidman ! Nicole Kidman Corbett ! Becca Corbett Rabbit Hole Lawrence ! Jennifer Lawrence Dolly ! Ree Dolly Winter 's Bone Williams ! Michelle Williams Heller ! Cindy Heller Blue Valentine 2011 ( 84th ) Streep ! Meryl Streep Thatcher ! Margaret Thatcher Iron ! The Iron Lady Close ! Glenn Close Nobbs ! Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs Davis ! Viola Davis Clark ! Aibileen Clark Help ! The Help Mara ! Rooney Mara Salander ! Lisbeth Salander Girl ! The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Williams ! Michelle Williams Monroe ! Marilyn Monroe My Week with Marilyn 2012 ( 85th ) Lawrence ! Jennifer Lawrence Maxwell ! Tiffany Maxwell Silver Linings Playbook Chastain ! Jessica Chastain Maya Zero ! Zero Dark Thirty Riva ! Emmanuelle Riva Laurent ! Anne Laurent Amour Wallis ! Quvenzhané Wallis Hushpuppy Beasts of the Southern Wild Watts ! Naomi Watts Bennett ! Maria Bennett Impossible ! The Impossible 2013 ( 86th ) Blanchett ! Cate Blanchett Francis ! Jeanette `` Jasmine '' Francis Blue Jasmine Adams ! Amy Adams Prosser ! Sydney Prosser American Hustle Bullock ! Sandra Bullock Stone ! Ryan Stone Gravity Dench ! Judi Dench Lee ! Philomena Lee Philomena Streep ! Meryl Streep Weston ! Violet Weston August : Osage County 2014 ( 87th ) Moore ! Julianne Moore Howland ! Alice Howland Still Alice Cotillard ! Marion Cotillard Bya ! Sandra Bya Two Days, One Night Jones ! Felicity Jones Hawking ! Jane Hawking Theory ! The Theory of Everything Pike ! Rosamund Pike Dunne ! Amy Elliott - Dunne Gone Girl Witherspoon ! Reese Witherspoon Strayed ! Cheryl Strayed Wild 2015 ( 88th ) Larson ! Brie Larson Newsome ! Joy Newsome Room Blanchett ! Cate Blanchett Aird ! Carol Aird Carol Lawrence ! Jennifer Lawrence Mangano ! Joy Mangano Joy Rampling ! Charlotte Rampling Mercer ! Kate Mercer 45 Years Ronan ! Saoirse Ronan Lacey ! Eilis Lacey Brooklyn 2016 ( 89th ) Stone ! Emma Stone Dolan ! Mia Dolan La La Land Huppert ! Isabelle Huppert Leblanc ! Michèle Leblanc Elle Negga ! Ruth Negga Loving ! Mildred Loving Loving Portman ! Natalie Portman Jackie ! Jackie Kennedy Jackie Streep ! Meryl Streep Jenkins ! Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins 2017 ( 90th ) McDormand ! Frances McDormand Hayes ! Mildred Hayes Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Hawkins ! Sally Hawkins Esposito ! Elisa Esposito The Shape of Water Robbie ! Margot Robbie Harding ! Tonya Harding I, Tonya Ronan ! Saoirse Ronan McPherson ! Christine `` Lady Bird '' McPherson Lady Bird Streep ! Meryl Streep Graham ! Katharine Graham The Post Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards : Wins Actress Nominations Katharine Hepburn 12 Meryl Streep 17 Bette Davis 10 Ingrid Bergman 6 Jane Fonda Elizabeth Taylor 5 Olivia de Havilland Glenda Jackson Jodie Foster Sally Field Vivien Leigh Frances McDormand Luise Rainer Hilary Swank The following individuals received four or more Best Actress nominations : Nominations Actress 17 Meryl Streep 12 Katharine Hepburn 10 Bette Davis 7 Greer Garson 6 Ingrid Bergman Jane Fonda Deborah Kerr Sissy Spacek 5 Anne Bancroft Ellen Burstyn Judi Dench Irene Dunne Susan Hayward Audrey Hepburn Jessica Lange Shirley MacLaine Susan Sarandon Norma Shearer Elizabeth Taylor Cate Blanchett Julie Christie Olivia de Havilland Glenda Jackson Jennifer Jones Diane Keaton Marsha Mason Geraldine Page Vanessa Redgrave Rosalind Russell Barbara Stanwyck Kate Winslet Joanne Woodward Jane Wyman Age superlatives Record Actress Film Age ( in years ) Ref. Oldest winner Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy 80 Oldest nominee Emmanuelle Riva Amour 85 Youngest winner Marlee Matlin Children of a Lesser God 21 Youngest nominee Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild 9 See also All Academy Award acting nominees 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 in a Motion Picture -- Drama 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 Notes Jump up ^ The 2nd Academy Awards is unique in being the only occasion where there were no official nominees. Subsequent research by AMPAS has resulted in a list of unofficial or de facto nominees, based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges. A : Rules at the time of the first three ceremonies allowed for a performer to receive a single nomination which could honor their work in more than one film. Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer were both nominated for two different roles in the same category. Current Academy rules forbid this from happening. No official reason was ever given as to why Shearer won the award for only one of the two films she was listed for. B ^ : Bette Davis 's performance in Of Human Bondage was not nominated for an Oscar. Several influential people at the time campaigned to have her name included on the list, so for that year ( and the following year also ) the Academy relaxed its rules and allowed a write - in vote. Technically this meant that any performance was eligible to win the award, whether or not they were an official nominee. While the Academy does not officially recognize this as a nomination for Davis, they have included her in the list of nominees for the 1935 ceremony on their official website. C : Both Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand received the exact number of votes resulting in both actresses receiving the award, according to Academy rules. References Jump up ^ `` Rule One : Award Definitions '' ( PDF ). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). p. 1. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rule Six : Special Rules for the Acting Awards '' ( PDF ). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). p. 8 - 7. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Levy 2003, p. 56 Jump up ^ Dirks, Tim. `` 1929 -- 38 Academy Awards Winners and History ''. Filmsite. Rainbow Media. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2013. Jump up ^ Thise 2008, p. 235 Jump up ^ AMPAS Honorary Award database Archived 2008 - 07 - 23 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Crouse 2005, p. 257 ^ Jump up to : Levy 2003, p. 52 Jump up ^ King, Susan ( March 28, 2011 ). `` The Academy to fete Sophia Loren ''. Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Crouse 2005, p. 88 Jump up ^ `` The 1st Academy Awards ( 1929 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 2nd Academy Awards ( 1930 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 3rd Academy Awards ( 1931 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2013. 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Question: who won the first oscar for best actress
Answer: Janet Gaynor