Oscar for Best Actress

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Prior to the 49th Academy Awards ceremony (1977), this award was simply known as the Academy Award of Merit for Performance by an Actress. Since its inception, however, the award ha... more

Also known as:

  • Oscar, Best Actress,
  • Performance by an actress in a leading role

Award category

Presenting Organization

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy is composed of over 6,000 motion picture professionals. While the great majority of its members are based in the...

Category of:

Winners:

Year Award Winner Winning work Notes/Description
  • 2008
  • Role: Hanna Schmitz
  • 2007
  • Role: Edith Piaf
  • 2006
  • Role: The Queen
  • 2005
  • Role: June Carter
  • 2004
  • Role: Maggie Fitzgerald
  • 2003
  • Role: Aileen Wuornos
  • 2002
  • Role: Virginia Woolf
  • 2001
  • Role: Leticia Musgrove
  • 2000
  • Role: Erin Brockovich
  • 1999
  • Role: Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon
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