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Also Known As Best Actress in a Leading Role
Notable Honorees Cate Blanchett • Nicole Kidman • Meryl Streep • Julianne Moore • Helen Mirren • Kate Winslet • Olivia Colman • Reese Witherspoon • Barbra Streisand • Michelle Yeoh • Joanne Woodward • Julia Roberts • Susan Sarandon • Katharine Hepburn • Emma Thompson • Sandra Bullock • Kathy Bates • Jessica Lange • Claudette Colbert • Marion Cotillard • Shirley MacLaine • Cher • Jessica Chastain • Julie Andrews • Frances McDormand • Natalie Portman • Maggie Smith • Jane Fonda • Audrey Hepburn • Charlize Theron • Holly Hunter • Bette Davis • Liza Minnelli • Elizabeth Taylor • Ingrid Bergman • Jennifer Lawrence • Emma Stone • Ellen Burstyn • Sissy Spacek • Gwyneth Paltrow • Joan Fontaine • Mary Pickford • Jodie Foster • Norma Shearer • Diane Keaton • Susan Hayward • Faye Dunaway • Glenda Jackson • Vivien Leigh • Grace Kelly • Helen Hayes • Greer Garson • Patricia Neal • Julie Christie • Judy Holliday • Simone Signoret • Marie Dressler • Ginger Rogers • Sophia Loren • Hilary Swank • Shirley Booth • Louise Fletcher • Brie Larson • Halle Berry • Geraldine Page • Anna Magnani • Olivia de Havilland • Sally Field • Jessica Tandy • Luise Rainer • Anne Bancroft • Loretta Young • Joan Crawford • Jane Wyman • Jennifer Jones

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