Oscars Best Actress Retrospective

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

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Julianne Moore winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2015
Julianne Moore winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2015
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See which actresses have picked up a prized golden statue over the past 40 years

Year: 2015Film: Still Alice

Julianne Moore

Dress: Custom-made Chanel couture

Cate Blanchett

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

Jennifer Lawrence Oscars 2013
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Year: 2013
Film: Silver Linings Playbook
Dress: Dior Couture

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

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Year: 2012
Film: The Iron Lady
Dress: Lanvin

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

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Year: 2011
Film: Black Swan
Dress: Rodarte

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Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

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Year: 2010
Film: The Blind Side
Dress: Marchesa

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

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

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

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

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

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Year: 2007
Film: The Queen
Dress: Christian Lacroix

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

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

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

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

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

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Year: 2004
Film: Monster
Dress: Gucci

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

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

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

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

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

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Year: 2001
Film: Erin Brockovich
Dress: Vintage Valentino

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

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

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

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Year: 1997
Film: Fargo
Dress: Richard Tyler

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

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

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

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Year: 1995
Film: Blue Sky

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

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Year: 1994
Film: The Piano

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

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Year: 1993
Film: Howards End

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

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Year: 1992
Film: Silence of the Lambs

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

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Year: 1991
Film: Misery

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

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Year: 1990
Film: Driving Miss Daisy

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

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Year: 1989
Film: The Accused

Cher

Cher

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Year: 1988
Film: Moonstruck
Dress: Bob Mackie

Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

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Year: 1987
Film: Children of a Lesser God

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

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Year: 1986
Film: The Trip to Bountiful

Sally Field

Sally Field

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Year: 1985
Film: Places in the Heart

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

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Year: 1984
Film: Terms of Endearment

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

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Year: 1983
Film: Sophie's Choice

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

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Year: 1982
Film: On Golden Pond

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

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Year: 1981
Film: Coal Miner's Daughter

Sally Field

Sally Field

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Year: 1980
Film: Norma Rae

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

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Year: 1979
Film: Coming Home

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

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Year: 1978
Film: Annie Hall

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

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Year: 1977
Film: Network

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

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

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

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

Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

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Year: 1974
Film: A Touch of Class

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

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Year: 1973
Film: Cabaret

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

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Year: 1972
Film: Klute

Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

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Year: 1971
Film: Women in Love

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