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Best Actress in a Leading Role

Notable Honorees

Cate Blanchett • Nicole Kidman • Meryl Streep • Julianne Moore • Helen Mirren • Kate Winslet • Olivia Colman • Reese Witherspoon • Barbra Streisand • Michelle Yeoh • Joanne Woodward • Julia Roberts • Susan Sarandon • Katharine Hepburn • Emma Thompson • Sandra Bullock • Kathy Bates • Jessica Lange • Jennifer Lawrence • Claudette Colbert • Marion Cotillard • Shirley MacLaine • Cher • Jessica Chastain • Julie Andrews • Frances McDormand • Natalie Portman • Maggie Smith • Jane Fonda • Audrey Hepburn • Holly Hunter • Charlize Theron • Bette Davis • Liza Minnelli • Elizabeth Taylor • Ingrid Bergman • Emma Stone • Ellen Burstyn • Sissy Spacek • Gwyneth Paltrow • Joan Fontaine • Mary Pickford • Jodie Foster • Norma Shearer • Diane Keaton • Susan Hayward • Faye Dunaway • Glenda Jackson • Vivien Leigh • Grace Kelly • Helen Hayes • Greer Garson • Patricia Neal • Julie Christie • Judy Holliday • Simone Signoret • Marie Dressler • Ginger Rogers • Sophia Loren • Hilary Swank • Shirley Booth • Louise Fletcher • Brie Larson • Halle Berry • Geraldine Page • Anna Magnani • Olivia de Havilland • Sally Field • Jessica Tandy • Luise Rainer • Anne Bancroft • Loretta Young • Joan Crawford • Jane Wyman • Jennifer Jones

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acting Academy Award Academy Award for best original screenplay Academy Award for best adapted screenplay Academy Award for best director Academy Award for best cinematography Academy Award for best actor Academy Award for best picture Academy Award for best supporting actor Academy Award for best supporting actress Meisner technique Stanislavsky system