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Oscars Best Actress Retrospective

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    Year: 2015
    Film:     Still Alice

    Julianne Moore winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2015
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    Julianne Moore

    Dress: Custom-made Chanel couture

    Cate Blanchett winning Best Actress at the Oscars in 2014
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    Cate Blanchett

    Year: 2014
    Film:     Blue Jasmine
    Dress:     Armani Prive

    Jennifer Lawrence Oscars 2013
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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 - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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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
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    Kate Winslet

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

    Marion Cotillard - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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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
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    Helen Mirren

    Year: 2007
    Film: The Queen
    Dress: Christian Lacroix

    Reese Witherspoon - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Reese Witherspoon

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

    Hilary Swank - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Hilary Swank

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

    Charlize Theron - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Charlize Theron

    Year: 2004
    Film: Monster
    Dress: Gucci

    Nicole Kidman - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Nicole Kidman

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

    Halle Berry - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Halle Berry

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

    Julia Roberts - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Julia Roberts

    Year: 2001
    Film: Erin Brockovich
    Dress: Vintage Valentino

    Hilary Swank - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Hilary Swank

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

    Gwyneth Paltrow - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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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
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    Helen Hunt

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

    Frances McDormand - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Frances McDormand

    Year: 1997
    Film: Fargo
    Dress: Richard Tyler

    Susan Sarandon - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Susan Sarandon

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

    Jessica Lange - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Jessica Lange

    Year: 1995
    Film: Blue Sky

    Holly Hunter - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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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
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    Emma Thompson

    Year: 1993
    Film: Howards End

    Jodie Foster - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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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
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    Kathy Bates

    Year: 1991
    Film: Misery

    Jessica Tandy - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Jessica Tandy

    Year: 1990
    Film: Driving Miss Daisy

    Jodie Foster - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Jodie Foster

    Year: 1989
    Film: The Accused

    Cher - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Cher

    Year: 1988
    Film: Moonstruck
    Dress: Bob Mackie

    Marlee Matlin - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Marlee Matlin

    Year: 1987
    Film: Children of a Lesser God

    Geraldine Page - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Geraldine Page

    Year: 1986
    Film: The Trip to Bountiful

    Sally Field - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Sally Field

    Year: 1985
    Film: Places in the Heart

    Shirley Maclaine - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Shirley MacLaine

    Year: 1984
    Film: Terms of Endearment

    Meryl Streep - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Meryl Streep

    Year: 1983
    Film: Sophie's Choice

    Katharine Hepburn - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Katharine Hepburn

    Year: 1982
    Film: On Golden Pond

    Sissy Spacek - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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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
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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
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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
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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
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    Faye Dunaway

    Year: 1977
    Film: Network

    Louise Fletcher - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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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
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    Ellen Burstyn

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

    Glenda Jackson - Oscars Best Actress retrospective, Marie Claire
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    Glenda Jackson

    Year: 1974
    Film: A Touch of Class

    Liza Minnelli - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Liza Minnelli

    Year: 1973
    Film: Cabaret

    Jane Fonda - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Jane Fonda

    Year: 1972
    Film: Klute

    Glenda Jackson - Academy Awards, best actress, Oscar, oscars, winners, retrospective, history, celebrity, Marie Claire
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    Glenda Jackson

    Year: 1971
    Film: Women in Love

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