Ranking of the nominees and years so far

1. 1969




2. 1974




3. 2006




4. 1976



5. 1988



6. 2002




7. 1993




1. Julianne Moore in Far From Heaven (2002)






2. Judi Dench in Notes On A Scandal (2006)






3. Maggie Smith in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)






4. Kate Winslet in Little Children (2006)







5. Liv Ullman in Face To Face (1976)






6. Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)






7. Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976)





8. Faye Dunaway in Network (1976 )




9. Liza Minnelli in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)






10. Glenn Close in Dangerous Liasions (1988)





11. Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under The Influence (1974)






12 Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1976)






13. Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)






14. Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)





15. Valerie Perrine in Lenny (1974)






16. Jane Fonda in They Shoot Horses Don't They (1969)






17. Genevieve Ann Bujold in Anne Of The Thousand Days (1969)





18. Angela Basset in What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993)






19. Meryl Streep in A Cry In The Dark (1988)






20. Diahaan Carol in Claudine (1974)




21. Jodie Foster in The Accused (1988)





22. Jean Simmons in The Happy Ending (1969)




23. Diane Lane in Unfaithful (2002)





24. Renee Zellweger in Chicago (2002)




25. Penelope Cruz in Volver (2006)



26. Emma Thompson in The Remains Of The Day (1993)




27. Marie Christine- Barrault in Cousin, Cousine (1976)




28. Signourney Weaver in Gorillas In The Mist (1988)




29. Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)




30. Nicole Kidman in The Hours (2002)



31. Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)



32. Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)




33. Stockard Channing in Six Degrees Of Separation (1993)




34. Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)




35. Salma Hayek in Frida (2002)