See which actresses have picked up a prized golden statue over the past 40 years
Year: 2015Film: Still Alice
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2015
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Dress: Custom-made Chanel couture
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2015
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Dress: Custom-made Chanel couture
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2014
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Year: 2014
Film: Blue Jasmine
Dress: Armani Prive
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence Oscars 2013
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Year: 2013
Film: Silver Linings Playbook
Dress: Dior Couture
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep - Oscars Best Actress retrospective - Oscars - Oscars 2012 - Best Actress - Marie Claire - Marie Clarie UK
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Year: 2012
Film: The Iron Lady
Dress: Lanvin
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman - Oscars Best Actress retrospective - Oscars - Oscars 2012 - Best Actress - Marie Claire - Marie Clarie UK
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Year: 2011
Film: Black Swan
Dress: Rodarte
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Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2010
Film: The Blind Side
Dress: Marchesa
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2009
Film: The Reader
Dress: Yves Saint Laurent
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2008
Film: La Vie en Rose
Dress: Jean-Paul Gaultier
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2007
Film: The Queen
Dress: Christian Lacroix
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2006
Film: Walk the Line
Dress: Vintage Christian Dior
Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2005
Film: Million Dollar Baby
Dress: Guy Laroche
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2004
Film: Monster
Dress: Gucci
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2003
Film: The Hours
Dress: Jean-Paul Gaultier
Halle Berry
Halle Berry - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2002
Film: Monster's Ball
Dress: Elie Saab
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2001
Film: Erin Brockovich
Dress: Vintage Valentino
Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 2000
Film: Boys Don't Cry
Dress: Randolph Duke
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1999
Film: Shakespeare in Love
Dress: Ralph Lauren
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1998
Film: As Good as it Gets
Dress: Gucci
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1997
Film: Fargo
Dress: Richard Tyler
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1996
Film: Dead Man Walking
Dress: Dolce & Gabbana
Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1995
Film: Blue Sky
Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1994
Film: The Piano
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1993
Film: Howards End
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1992
Film: Silence of the Lambs
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1991
Film: Misery
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1990
Film: Driving Miss Daisy
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1989
Film: The Accused
Cher
Cher - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1988
Film: Moonstruck
Dress: Bob Mackie
Marlee Matlin
Marlee Matlin - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1987
Film: Children of a Lesser God
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1986
Film: The Trip to Bountiful
Sally Field
Sally Field - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1985
Film: Places in the Heart
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley Maclaine - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1984
Film: Terms of Endearment
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1983
Film: Sophie's Choice
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1982
Film: On Golden Pond
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1981
Film: Coal Miner's Daughter
Sally Field
Sally Field - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1980
Film: Norma Rae
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1979
Film: Coming Home
Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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Year: 1978
Film: Annie Hall
Faye Dunaway
