Oscars Best Actress Retrospective

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See which actresses have picked up a prized golden statue over the past 40 years

Year: 2015
Film: Still Alice

Julianne Moore winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2015 Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Julianne Moore

Dress: Custom-made Chanel couture

Cate Blanchett winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2014 Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Cate Blanchett

Year: 2014
Film: Blue Jasmine
Dress: Armani Prive

Jennifer Lawrence Oscars 2013 Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Jennifer Lawrence

Year: 2013
Film: Silver Linings Playbook
Dress: Dior Couture

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Meryl Streep

Year: 2012
Film: The Iron Lady
Dress: Lanvin

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Natalie Portman

Year: 2011
Film: Black Swan
Dress: Rodarte

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Sandra Bullock

Year: 2010
Film: The Blind Side
Dress: Marchesa

Kate Winslet - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Kate Winslet

Year: 2009
Film: The Reader
Dress: Yves Saint Laurent

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Marion Cotillard

Year: 2008
Film: La Vie en Rose
Dress: Jean-Paul Gaultier

Helen Mirren - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Helen Mirren

Year: 2007
Film: The Queen
Dress: Christian Lacroix

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Reese Witherspoon

Year: 2006
Film: Walk the Line
Dress: Vintage Christian Dior

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Hilary Swank

Year: 2005
Film: Million Dollar Baby
Dress: Guy Laroche

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Charlize Theron

Year: 2004
Film: Monster
Dress: Gucci

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Nicole Kidman

Year: 2003
Film: The Hours
Dress: Jean-Paul Gaultier

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Halle Berry

Year: 2002
Film: Monster's Ball
Dress: Elie Saab

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Julia Roberts

Year: 2001
Film: Erin Brockovich
Dress: Vintage Valentino

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Hilary Swank

Year: 2000
Film: Boys Don't Cry
Dress: Randolph Duke

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Gwyneth Paltrow

Year: 1999
Film: Shakespeare in Love
Dress: Ralph Lauren

Helen Hunt - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Helen Hunt

Year: 1998
Film: As Good as it Gets
Dress: Gucci

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Frances McDormand

Year: 1997
Film: Fargo
Dress: Richard Tyler

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Susan Sarandon

Year: 1996
Film: Dead Man Walking
Dress: Dolce & Gabbana

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Jessica Lange

Year: 1995
Film: Blue Sky

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Holly Hunter

Year: 1994
Film: The Piano

Emma Thompson - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Emma Thompson

Year: 1993
Film: Howards End

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Jodie Foster

Year: 1992
Film: Silence of the Lambs

Kathy Bates - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Kathy Bates

Year: 1991
Film: Misery

Jessica Tandy - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Jessica Tandy

Year: 1990
Film: Driving Miss Daisy

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Jodie Foster

Year: 1989
Film: The Accused

Cher - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Cher

Year: 1988
Film: Moonstruck
Dress: Bob Mackie

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Marlee Matlin

Year: 1987
Film: Children of a Lesser God

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Geraldine Page

Year: 1986
Film: The Trip to Bountiful

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Sally Field

Year: 1985
Film: Places in the Heart

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Shirley MacLaine

Year: 1984
Film: Terms of Endearment

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Meryl Streep

Year: 1983
Film: Sophie's Choice

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Katharine Hepburn

Year: 1982
Film: On Golden Pond

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Sissy Spacek

Year: 1981
Film: Coal Miner's Daughter

Sally Field - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Sally Field

Year: 1980
Film: Norma Rae

Jane Fonda - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Jane Fonda

Year: 1979
Film: Coming Home

Diane Keaton - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Diane Keaton

Year: 1978
Film: Annie Hall

Faye Dunaway - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Faye Dunaway

Year: 1977
Film: Network

Louise Fletcher - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Louise Fletcher

Year: 1976
Film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ellen Burstyn - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Ellen Burstyn

Year: 1975
Film: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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Glenda Jackson

Year: 1974
Film: A Touch of Class

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Liza Minnelli

Year: 1973
Film: Cabaret

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Jane Fonda

Year: 1972
Film: Klute

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Glenda Jackson

Year: 1971
Film: Women in Love

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