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SHARE THISPrintEmailMore sharingRedditStumbleUponDelicious/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar1","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/20/showbiz/movies/oscars-2014-best-actresses-through-the-years/index.html","title" : "Oscars\' best actresses of all time"});Oscars' best actresses of all timeBy Lisa Respers France, CNNFebruary 28, 2014 -- Updated 2010 GMT (0410 HKT)if (typeof cnnArticleGallery=="undefined"){var cnnArticleGallery={};if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=[];}}var expGalleryPT00=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGalleryPT00.setImageCount(87);expGalleryPT00.setAdsRefreshCount(3);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("A history of Oscar-winning best actresses", 1);.cnn_html_slideshow_metadata > .cnn_html_media_utility::before{color:red;content:'>>';font-size:9px;line-height:12px;padding-right:1px}.cnnstrylccimg640{margin:0 27px 14px 0}.captionText{filter:alpha(opacity=100);opacity:1}.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:visited,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:link,.captionText a,.captionText a:visited,.captiontext a:link{color:#004276;outline:medium none}.cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{margin:0 auto;padding-right:68px;width:270px}
The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles in May 1929, honoring films and performances from 1927 and 1928. Here is a look back at all of the best actress winners, listed by the year in which they received their Oscar.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"A history of Oscar-winning best actresses"}
Douglas Fairbanks Sr. hands Janet Gaynor her best actress Oscar in 1929 for Gaynor's performance in the 1927 film ''Sunrise." It was the first best actress Oscar ever awarded.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Janet Gaynor (1929)"}
In 1930, there were actually two Oscar ceremonies. Actress Mary Pickford, seen here, receives her best actress Oscar in April 1930 for her performance in the 1929 film "Coquette."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Mary Pickford (April 1930)"}
Norma Shearer receives a best actress Oscar in October 1930 for her role in "The Divorcee." Giving her the award is Conrad Nagel, who starred with her in the film released earlier that year.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Norma Shearer (October 1930) "}
Marie Dressler and Lionel Barrymore collect their best actress and best actor Oscars in 1931. Dressler won for "Min and Bill" and Barrymore won for "A Free Soul."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Marie Dressler (1931)"}
Film producer Louis B. Mayer presents the best actress Oscar to Helen Hayes for her role in "The Sin of Madelon Claudet."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Helen Hayes (1932)"}
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Katharine Hepburn appear in the 1933 film "Morning Glory." Hepburn's performance earned her the best actress Oscar in 1934. There was no Academy Awards ceremony in 1933; films from that year and the last half of 1932 were eligible to win at the 1934 ceremony.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"Katharine Hepburn (1934)"}
Claudette Colbert won the best actress Oscar in 1935 for "It Happened One Night," a film that was the first to win all five of the major Academy Award categories -- best picture, best director, best actor, best actress and best screenplay.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"Claudette Colbert (1935)"}
Bette Davis and film producer Jack L. Warner hold Davis' best actress Oscar at the ceremony held in 1936. Davis won her first Oscar for her role in the film "Dangerous."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"Bette Davis (1936)"}
Luise Rainer, second from left, is seen at the 1937 ceremony with, from left, Louis B. Mayer, Louise Tracy and Frank Capra. Rainer won for "The Great Ziegfeld."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":10,"title":"Luise Rainer (1937) "}
For her performance in "The Good Earth," Luise Rainer won the best actress Oscar for the second consecutive year.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":11,"title":"Luise Rainer (1938)"}
Bette Davis won her second Oscar in 1939, this time for "Jezebel."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":12,"title":"Bette Davis (1939) "}
Vivien Leigh accepts her Oscar in 1940 for her performance in "Gone With the Wind."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":13,"title":"Vivien Leigh (1940)"}
Actors James Stewart and Ginger Rogers smile after winning Oscars in 1941. Stewart won best actor for his performance in "The Philadelphia Story," while Rogers won best actress for her performance in "Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":14,"title":"Ginger Rogers (1941)"}
Joan Fontaine looks at the best actress Oscar she won for her role in the film "Suspicion." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":15,"title":"Joan Fontaine (1942)"}
After winning the best actress Oscar in 1943, Greer Garson gets a congratulatory kiss from her "Mrs. Miniver" co-star Walter Pidgeon.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":16,"title":"Greer Garson (1943)"}
Jennifer Jones holds the best actress Oscar she won in 1944 for her performance in "Song of Bernadette." To her right is actress Ingrid Bergman.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":17,"title":"Jennifer Jones (1944) "}
Ingrid Bergman didn't have to wait long to hold her own best actress award. Here, she poses with the Oscar she earned for her role in the film "Gaslight."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":18,"title":"Ingrid Bergman (1945)"}
Joan Crawford receives her Academy Award in bed because of an illness. She was recognized for her performance in the 1945 film "Mildred Pierce."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":19,"title":"Joan Crawford (1946)"}
Olivia de Havilland receives her best actress Oscar from actor Ray Milland for her performance in "To Each His Own."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":20,"title":"Olivia de Havilland (1947)"}
Loretta Young, second from left, won the best actress Oscar in 1948 for her role in "Farmer's Daughter."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":21,"title":"Loretta Young (1948)"}
Jane Wyman stands by a doorway backstage at the Academy Awards. She won her best actress Oscar for the film "Johnny Belinda."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":22,"title":"Jane Wyman (1949)"}
Olivia de Havilland looks at her two best actress Oscars. She won her second in 1950 for her role in "The Heiress."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":23,"title":"Olivia de Havilland (1950)"}
Judy Holliday bursts into tears in 1951 after winning the best actress Oscar for her performance in "Born Yesterday."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":24,"title":"Judy Holliday (1951)"}
Vivien Leigh appears with Karl Malden in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Her performance in the film earned her a second Oscar.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":25,"title":"Vivien Leigh (1952)"}
Shirley Booth wins the best actress Oscar for "Come Back, Little Sheba" in 1953.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":26,"title":"Shirley Booth (1953)"}
Audrey Hepburn is surrounded by reporters as she holds her best actress Oscar for "Roman Holiday."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":27,"title":"Audrey Hepburn (1954)"}
Grace Kelly poses with her Oscar after the Academy Awards ceremony in 1955. She won the statuette for her role in "The Country Girl."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":28,"title":"Grace Kelly (1955)"}
Anna Magnani enthusiastically holds the Oscar she won for "Rose Tattoo." The award was presented to her by U.S. Ambassador Clare Luce at the Villa Taverna in Rome. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":29,"title":"Anna Magnani (1956)"}
Ingrid Bergman, right, appears with Helen Hayes in a scene from the movie "Anastasia." Her performance earned her a second Oscar for best actress.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":30,"title":"Ingrid Bergman (1957)"}
Joanne Woodward smiles while holding her best actress Oscar (and a cigarette). She received the award for her role in the film "Three Faces of Eve."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":31,"title":"Joanne Woodward (1958)"}
From left, actor Burl Ives, actress Susan Hayward and actor David Niven pose with their Oscars in 1959. Hayward won for her role in "I Want to Live!"cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":32,"title":"Susan Hayward (1959)"}
Actress Simone Signoret, seen here next to actor Rock Hudson at the Academy Awards ceremony in 1960, won the best actress Oscar for her role in "Room at the Top." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":33,"title":"Simone Signoret (1960)"}
Elizabeth Taylor is seen with her Oscar after being named best actress for her part in "Butterfield 8."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":34,"title":"Elizabeth Taylor (1961)"}
Sophia Loren reacts after winning best actress for the film "La Ciociara."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":35,"title":"Sophia Loren (1962)"}
Anne Bancroft cries in her New York apartment as she accepts a congratulatory phone call following her win for "The Miracle Worker."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":36,"title":"Anne Bancroft (1963)"}
Patricia Neal and her three children look at her Oscar statuette, which she won in 1964 for her role in "Hud." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":37,"title":"Patricia Neal (1964)"}
Julie Andrews looks at the Academy Award she won for "Mary Poppins'" in 1965. The role was her film debut. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":38,"title":"Julie Andrews (1965)"}
Julie Christie is seen with her Academy Award, which she won for her role in "Darling."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":39,"title":"Julie Christie (1966)"}
Elizabeth Taylor holds up her second Oscar, this one for the film "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":40,"title":"Elizabeth Taylor (1967)"}
Katharine Hepburn and Cecil Kellaway appear in a scene from "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Hepburn won her second Oscar more than 30 years after her first.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":41,"title":"Katharine Hepburn (1968)"}
Barbra Streisand gazes at the best actress statuette she won for "Funny Girl." There was a tie for the award in 1969, with the other winner being Katharine Hepburn.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":42,"title":"Barbra Streisand (1969)"}
Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole appear in "The Lion in Winter." The film earned Hepburn her third Oscar for best actress.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":43,"title":"Katharine Hepburn (1969)"}
Maggie Smith, who won for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," celebrates with her husband at the time, Robert Stephens.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":44,"title":"Maggie Smith (1970)"}
Glenda Jackson won the best actress Oscar for her part in "Women In Love."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":45,"title":"Glenda Jackson (1971)"}
Jane Fonda cradles the best actress Oscar she received for "Klute."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":46,"title":"Jane Fonda (1972) "}
Liza Minnelli holds the Oscar she won for "Cabaret."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":47,"title":"Liza Minnelli (1973)"}
George Segal and Glenda Jackson appear in a scene from "A Touch of Class," which snagged Jackson the best actress Oscar in 1974.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":48,"title":"Glenda Jackson (1974)"}
Ellen Burstyn, left, appears in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," which won her the best actress Oscar in 1975. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":49,"title":"Ellen Burstyn (1975) "}
From left, producer Saul Zaentz, actor Jack Nicholson, actress Louise Fletcher and producer Michael Douglas pose with their Oscars at the 1976 Academy Awards ceremony. They all won for the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," which swept the major categories that year.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":50,"title":"Louise Fletcher (1976) "}
Faye Dunaway rests by the Beverly Hills Hotel swimming pool the morning after she received the best actress Oscar for "Network."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":51,"title":"Faye Dunaway (1977)"}
Diane Keaton places her Oscar on a restaurant table after the Academy Awards ceremony in 1978. She received the award for her role in "Annie Hall."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":52,"title":"Diane Keaton (1978)"}
Jane Fonda is ecstatic about winning her second Academy Award, this one for "Coming Home."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":53,"title":"Jane Fonda (1979)"}
Sally Field accepts the best actress Oscar for her role in "Norma Rae."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":54,"title":"Sally Field (1980)"}
Sissy Spacek accepts the best actress Oscar for her role in the film "Coal Miner's Daughter."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":55,"title":"Sissy Spacek (1981)"}
Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn appear in a scene from "On Golden Pond," which won Hepburn her fourth Oscar for best actress.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":56,"title":"Katharine Hepburn (1982)"}
Meryl Streep holds her best actress Oscar for "Sophie's Choice." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":57,"title":"Meryl Streep (1983)"}
Shirley MacLaine accepts her Oscar in 1984. She won for her performance in "Terms of Endearment." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":58,"title":"Shirley MacLaine (1984)"}
Sally Field holds the best actress Oscar in the press room at the Academy Awards. She won the award, her second, for her role in "Places in the Heart."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":59,"title":"Sally Field (1985)"}
Geraldine Page wins best actress for "The Trip to Bountiful."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":60,"title":"Geraldine Page (1986)"}
Hearing-impaired actress Marlee Matlin uses sign language while holding the Academy Award she won for "Children of a Lesser God."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":61,"title":"Marlee Matlin (1987)"}
Cher wears that dress in 1988, when she won the Academy Award for "Moonstruck."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":62,"title":"Cher (1988) "}
Jodie Foster holds her Oscar in the press room after winning for her role in "The Accused."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":63,"title":"Jodie Foster (1989)"}
Jessica Tandy acknowledges applause after receiving the Oscar for her role in "Driving Miss Daisy."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":64,"title":"Jessica Tandy (1990)"}
Kathy Bates, far left, clutches the best actress award for her role in "Misery." To her left are fellow Oscar winners Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg and Joe Pesci. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":65,"title":"Kathy Bates (1991)"}
Jodie Foster holds up her second Oscar, this one for her role in "The Silence of the Lambs."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":66,"title":"Jodie Foster (1992) "}
Emma Thompson poses with her Oscar after winning best actress for her role in "Howards End." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":67,"title":"Emma Thompson (1993)"}
Holly Hunter poses in the press room after being awarded the best actress Oscar for her performance in "The Piano."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":68,"title":"Holly Hunter (1994) "}
Jessica Lange holds the Oscar she won for her role in the film "Blue Sky." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":69,"title":"Jessica Lange (1995)"}
Susan Sarandon accepts the Oscar for her role in "Dead Man Walking." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":70,"title":"Susan Sarandon (1996)"}
Frances McDormand, who won best actress for her role in "Fargo," poses with Geoffrey Rush, who won best actor that year. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":71,"title":"Frances McDormand (1997)"}
Helen Hunt holds her Oscar after winning for "As Good As It Gets." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":72,"title":"Helen Hunt (1998)"}
Gwyneth Paltrow cries as she receives the best actress Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":73,"title":"Gwyneth Paltrow (1999)"}
Actor Roberto Benigni presents Hilary Swank, who won the best actress Oscar for the film "Boys Don't Cry."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":74,"title":"Hilary Swank (2000)"}
Julia Roberts holds her Oscar for her role in "Erin Brockovich." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":75,"title":"Julia Roberts (2001)"}
Halle Berry celebrates as she holds her Oscar for "Monster's Ball." Berry is the only African-American to win the Oscar for best actress.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":76,"title":"Halle Berry (2002)"}
Nicole Kidman accepts her award for her role in "The Hours." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":77,"title":"Nicole Kidman (2003)"}
Charlize Theron poses with her Oscar after winning for the film "Monster."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":78,"title":"Charlize Theron (2004)"}
Hilary Swank grabbed her second Academy Award in 2005 for the film "Million Dollar Baby."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":79,"title":"Hilary Swank (2005)"}
Reese Witherspoon kisses then-husband Ryan Phillippe before going on stage to accept the best actress award for "Walk the Line."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":80,"title":"Reese Witherspoon (2006)"}
Director Taylor Hackford kisses his wife, Helen Mirren, after Mirren won the best actress Oscar for her role in "The Queen."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":81,"title":"Helen Mirren (2007)"}
Marion Cotillard accepts the Oscar for her role in "La Vie en Rose." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":82,"title":"Marion Cotillard (2008)"}
Kate Winslet reacts after winning the best actress Oscar for "The Reader." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":83,"title":"Kate Winslet (2009)"}
Best actress Sandra Bullock gives her acceptance speech after winning for "The Blind Side."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":84,"title":"Sandra Bullock (2010)"}
Natalie Portman poses in the press room after winning the best actress Oscar for "Black Swan."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":85,"title":"Natalie Portman (2011)"}
Meryl Streep, right, laughs with Sandra Bullock after Streep's win for her role in "The Iron Lady."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":86,"title":"Meryl Streep (2012)"}
Jennifer Lawrence charms the audience in 2013 as she accepts the best actress Oscar for her performance in "Silver Linings Playbook."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":87,"title":"Jennifer Lawrence (2013)"}HIDE CAPTIONA history of Oscar-winning best actressesJanet Gaynor (1929)Mary Pickford (April 1930)Norma Shearer (October 1930) Marie Dressler (1931)Helen Hayes (1932)Katharine Hepburn (1934)Claudette Colbert (1935)Bette Davis (1936)Luise Rainer (1937) Luise Rainer (1938)Bette Davis (1939) Vivien Leigh (1940)Ginger Rogers (1941)Joan Fontaine (1942)Greer Garson (1943)Jennifer Jones (1944) Ingrid Bergman (1945)Joan Crawford (1946)Olivia de Havilland (1947)Loretta Young (1948)Jane Wyman (1949)Olivia de Havilland (1950)Judy Holliday (1951)Vivien Leigh (1952)Shirley Booth (1953)Audrey Hepburn (1954)Grace Kelly (1955)Anna Magnani (1956)Ingrid Bergman (1957)Joanne Woodward (1958)Susan Hayward (1959)Simone Signoret (1960)Elizabeth Taylor (1961)Sophia Loren (1962)Anne Bancroft (1963)Patricia Neal (1964)Julie Andrews (1965)Julie Christie (1966)Elizabeth Taylor (1967)Katharine Hepburn (1968)Barbra Streisand (1969)Katharine Hepburn (1969)Maggie Smith (1970)Glenda Jackson (1971)Jane Fonda (1972) Liza Minnelli (1973)Glenda Jackson (1974)Ellen Burstyn (1975) Louise Fletcher (1976) Faye Dunaway (1977)Diane Keaton (1978)Jane Fonda (1979)Sally Field (1980)Sissy Spacek (1981)Katharine Hepburn (1982)Meryl Streep (1983)Shirley MacLaine (1984)Sally Field (1985)Geraldine Page (1986)Marlee Matlin (1987)Cher (1988) Jodie Foster (1989)Jessica Tandy (1990)Kathy Bates (1991)Jodie Foster (1992) Emma Thompson (1993)Holly Hunter (1994) Jessica Lange (1995)Susan Sarandon (1996)Frances McDormand (1997)Helen Hunt (1998)Gwyneth Paltrow (1999)Hilary Swank (2000)Julia Roberts (2001)Halle Berry (2002)Nicole Kidman (2003)Charlize Theron (2004)Hilary Swank (2005)Reese Witherspoon (2006)Helen Mirren (2007)Marion Cotillard (2008)Kate Winslet (2009)Sandra Bullock (2010)Natalie Portman (2011)Meryl Streep (2012)Jennifer Lawrence (2013)<<<
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