Since the first Academy Awards Ceremony in the 1920s, women have shone bright in their skills and the lengths they are willing to go to in order to bring a character to life. As with any competition, many are nominated, but only a few win the ultimate prize of the Oscar statue. From the early forms of black-and-white moving pictures, the female lead has been a pivotal piece of storytelling. As the years have gone by, these actors have told stories of the marginalized, those suffering in silence, and expressed the pain and depths women go to in order to care for those that they love or to take care of themselves. These performances are timeless, and viewers return to them again and again to find something new to catch or to emulate.
Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, or Bette Davis may come to mind from the heyday of Hollywood. In recent years, Frances McDormand, Julia Roberts, Michelle Yeoh, and Jessica Chastain have brightened the Academy Awards stage to accept their award. All of these represent the years of work that went into the effort to produce an award-winning performance that will stand the test of time. Many names are mentioned in this list you may have never heard of, and some have repeated the award-worthy performance. One thing does stand out: the need for more diversity and highlighting what is sure to be outstanding performances from women of all races.
To determine who won best actress every year at the Oscars, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role were ranked chronologically. Once you finish this list, take some time to check out some of the most iconic photos of the Oscars.
1st Academy Awards (1927/28): Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)
> Role: Diane in “7th Heaven”
> Runner-ups: Gloria Swanson, Louise Dresser
2nd Academy Awards (1928/29): Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford in Coquette (1929)
> Role: Norma Besant in “Coquette”
> Runner-ups: Bessie Love, Corinne Griffith, Jeanne Eagels, Betty Compson, Ruth Chatterton
3rd Academy Awards (1929/30): Norma Shearer
Norman Shearer in The Dicvorcee (1930)
> Role: Jerry in “The Divorcee”
> Runner-ups: Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo, Ruth Chatterton, Nancy Carroll
4th Academy Awards (1930/31): Marie Dressler
Wallace Beery, Marie Dressler in Min and Bill (1930)
> Role: Min in “Min and Bill”
> Runner-ups: Norma Shearer, Ann Harding, Irene Dunne, Marlene Dietrich
5th Academy Awards (1931/32): Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes in The Sin of Madelon Claudet
> Role: Madelon in “The Sin of Madelon Claudet”
> Runner-ups: Lynn Fontanne, Marie Dressler
6th Academy Awards (1932/33): Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Morning Glory (1933)
> Role: Eva Lovelace in “Morning Glory”
> Runner-ups: Diana Wynyard, May Robson
7th Academy Awards (1934): Claudette Colbert
Claudette Corbert in It Happened One Night (1934)
> Role: Ellie Andrews in “It Happened One Night”
> Runner-ups: Norma Shearer, Grace Moore, Bette Davis
8th Academy Awards (1935): Bette Davis
Bette Davis in Dangerous (1935)
> Role: Joyce Heath in “Dangerous”
> Runner-ups: Merle Oberon, Miriam Hopkins, Katharine Hepburn, Claudette Colbert, Elisabeth Bergner
9th Academy Awards (1936): Luise Rainer
William Powell, Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
> Role: Anna Held in “The Great Ziegfeld”
> Runner-ups: Norma Shearer, Carole Lombard, Gladys George, Irene Dunne
10th Academy Awards (1937): Luise Rainer
Paul Muni, Luise Rainer in The Good Earth (1937)
> Role: O-Lan in “The Good Earth”
> Runner-ups: Barbara Stanwyck, Janet Gaynor, Greta Garbo, Irene Dunne
11th Academy Awards (1938): Bette Davis
Bette Davis in Jezebel (1938)
> Role: Julie Morrison in “Jezebel”
> Runner-ups: Margaret Sullavan, Norma Shearer, Wendy Hiller, Fay Bainter
12th Academy Awards (1939): Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind (1939)
> Role: Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind”
> Runner-ups: Greer Garson, Greta Garbo, Irene Dunne, Bette Davis
13th Academy Awards (1940): Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle (1940)
> Role: Kitty Foyle in “Kitty Foyle”
> Runner-ups: Martha Scott, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Fontaine, Bette Davis
14th Academy Awards (1941): Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine in Suspicion (1941)
> Role: Lina McLaidlaw in “Suspicion”
> Runner-ups: Barbara Stanwyck, Greer Garson, Olivia de Havilland, Bette Davis
15th Academy Awards (1942): Greer Garson
Greer Garson in Mrs. Miniver (1942)
> Role: Kay Miniver in “Mrs. Miniver”
> Runner-ups: Teresa Wright, Rosalind Russell, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis
16th Academy Awards (1943): Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943)
> Role: Bernadette Soubirous in “The Song of Bernadette”
> Runner-ups: Greer Garson, Joan Fontaine, Ingrid Bergman, Jean Arthur
17th Academy Awards (1944): Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight (1944)
> Role: Paula Alquist in “Gaslight”
> Runner-ups: Barbara Stanwyck, Greer Garson, Bette Davis, Claudette Colbert
18th Academy Awards (1945): Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce (1945)
> Role: Mildred Pierce in “Mildred Pierce”
> Runner-ups: Gene Tierney, Jennifer Jones, Greer Garson, Ingrid Bergman
19th Academy Awards (1946): Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland in To Each His Own (1946)
> Role: Jody Norris in “To Each His Own”
> Runner-ups: Jane Wyman, Rosalind Russell, Jennifer Jones, Celia Johnson
20th Academy Awards (1947): Loretta Young
Joseph Cotten, Loretta Young in The Farmers Daughter
> Role: Katrin Holstrom in “The Farmer’s Daughter”
> Runner-ups: Rosalind Russell, Dorothy McGuire, Susan Hayward, Joan Crawford
21st Academy Awards (1948): Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman in Johnny Belinda (1948)
> Role: Belinda McDonald in “Johnny Belinda”
> Runner-ups: Barbara Stanwyck, Irene Dunne, Olivia de Havilland, Ingrid Bergman
22nd Academy Awards (1949): Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress (1949)
> Role: Catherine Sloper in “The Heiress”
> Runner-ups: Loretta Young, Deborah Kerr, Susan Hayward, Jeanne Crain
23rd Academy Awards (1950): Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday (1950)
> Role: Billie Dawn in “Born Yesterday”
> Runner-ups: Gloria Swanson, Eleanor Parker, Bette Davis, Anne Baxter
24th Academy Awards (1951): Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
> Role: Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
> Runner-ups: Jane Wyman, Shelley Winters, Eleanor Parker, Katharine Hepburn
25th Academy Awards (1952): Shirley Booth
Shirely Boothe in Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
> Role: Lola Delaney in “Come Back, Little Sheba”
> Runner-ups: Susan Hayward, Julie Harris, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford
26th Academy Awards (1953): Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday (1953)
> Role: Princess Anne in “Roman Holiday”
> Runner-ups: Maggie McNamara, Deborah Kerr, Ava Gardner, Leslie Caron
27th Academy Awards (1954): Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly in The Country Girl (1954)
> Role: Georgie Elgin in “The Country Girl”
> Runner-ups: Jane Wyman, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Dorothy Dandridge
28th Academy Awards (1955): Anna Magnani
Burt Lancaster, Anna Magnani, Zolya Talma in The Rose Tattoo
> Role: Serafina Della Rose in “The Rose Tattoo”
> Runner-ups: Eleanor Parker, Jennifer Jones, Katharine Hepburn, Susan Hayward
29th Academy Awards (1956): Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner in Anastasia (1956)
> Role: The Woman in “Anastasia”
> Runner-ups: Deborah Kerr, Nancy Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, Carroll Baker
30th Academy Awards (1957): Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward in The Three Faces of Eve
> Role: Eve White/Eve Black/Jane in “The Three Faces of Eve”
> Runner-ups: Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, Anna Magnani, Deborah Kerr
31st Academy Awards (1958): Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! (1958)
> Runner-ups: Elizabeth Taylor, Rosalind Russell, Shirley MacLaine, Deborah Kerr
32nd Academy Awards (1959): Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret in Room At The Top (1959)
> Role: Alice Aisgill in “Room at the Top”
> Runner-ups: Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day
33rd Academy Awards (1960): Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Tayor in Butterfield 8 (1960)
> Role: Gloria Wandrous in “Butterfield 8”
> Runner-ups: Melina Mercouri, Shirley MacLaine, Deborah Kerr, Greer Garson
34th Academy Awards (1961): Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren in Two Women (1960)
> Role: Cesira in “Two Women”
> Runner-ups: Natalie Wood, Geraldine Page, Piper Laurie, Audrey Hepburn
35th Academy Awards (1962): Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Inga Swenson in The Miracle Worker (1962)
> Role: Annie Sullivan in “The Miracle Worker”
> Runner-ups: Lee Remick, Geraldine Page, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis
36th Academy Awards (1963): Patricia Neal
Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal in Hud (1963)
> Role: Alma in “Hud”
> Runner-ups: Natalie Wood, Rachel Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Caron
37th Academy Awards (1964): Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (1961)
> Role: Mary Poppins in “Mary Poppins”
> Runner-ups: Kim Stanley, Debbie Reynolds, Sophia Loren, Anne Bancroft
38th Academy Awards (1965): Julie Christie
Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
> Role: Diana Scott in “Darling”
> Runner-ups: Simone Signoret, Elizabeth Hartman, Samantha Eggar, Julie Andrews
39th Academy Awards (1966): Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor in Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
> Role: Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
> Runner-ups: Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, Ida Kaminska, Anouk Aimee
40th Academy Awards (1967): Katharine Hepburn
Katherine Hepburn in Guess Whos Coming to Dinner? (1967)
> Role: Christina Drayton in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”
> Runner-ups: Audrey Hepburn, Dame Edith Evans, Faye Dunaway, Anne Bancroft
41st Academy Awards (1968): Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn in Lion In Winter (1968)
> Role: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in “The Lion in Winter”
> Runner-ups: Barbra Streisand, Joanne Woodward, Vanessa Redgrave, Patricia Neal
42nd Academy Awards (1969): Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
> Role: Miss Jean Brodie in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”
> Runner-ups: Jean Simmons, Liza Minnelli, Jane Fonda, Genevieve Bujold
43rd Academy Awards (1970): Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson in Women in Love (1969)
> Role: Gudrun Brangwen in “Women in Love”
> Runner-ups: Carrie Snodgress, Sarah Miles, Ali MacGraw, Jane Alexander
44th Academy Awards (1971): Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda in Klute (1971)
> Role: Bree Daniel in “Klute”
> Runner-ups: Janet Suzman, Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Julie Christie
45th Academy Awards (1972): Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (1972)
> Role: Sally Bowles in “Cabaret”
> Runner-ups: Liv Ullmann, Cicely Tyson, Maggie Smith, Diana Ross
46th Academy Awards (1973): Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson in A Touch of Class (1973)
> Role: Vicki Allessio in “A Touch of Class”
> Runner-ups: Joanne Woodward, Barbra Streisand, Marsha Mason, Ellen Burstyn
47th Academy Awards (1974): Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burrstyn in Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore
> Role: Alice Hyatt in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
> Runner-ups: Gena Rowlands, Valerie Perrine, Faye Dunaway, Diahann Carroll
48th Academy Awards (1975): Louise Fletcher
N/A
> Role: Nurse Mildred Ratched in “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
> Runner-ups: Carol Kane, Glenda Jackson, Ann-Margret, Isabelle Adjani
49th Academy Awards (1976): Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway in Network (1976)
> Role: Diana Christensen in “Network”
> Runner-ups: Liv Ullmann, Sissy Spacek, Talia Shire, Marie-Christine Barrault
50th Academy Awards (1977): Diane Keaton
> Role: Annie Hall in “Annie Hall”
> Runner-ups: Marsha Mason, Shirley MacLaine, Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft
51st Academy Awards (1978): Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda in Coming Home (1978)
> Role: Sally Hyde in “Coming Home”
> Runner-ups: Geraldine Page, Jill Clayburgh, Ellen Burstyn, Ingrid Bergman
52nd Academy Awards (1979): Sally Field
> Role: Norma Rae in “Norma Rae”
> Runner-ups: Bette Midler, Marsha Mason, Jane Fonda, Jill Clayburgh
53rd Academy Awards (1980): Sissy Spacek
> Role: Loretta Lynn in “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
> Runner-ups: Gena Rowlands, Mary Tyler Moore, Goldie Hawn, Ellen Burstyn
54th Academy Awards (1981): Katharine Hepburn
> Role: Ethel Thayer in “On Golden Pond”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Marsha Mason, Diane Keaton
55th Academy Awards (1982): Meryl Streep
> Role: Sophie in “Sophie’s Choice”
> Runner-ups: Debra Winger, Sissy Spacek, Jessica Lange, Julie Andrews
56th Academy Awards (1983): Shirley MacLaine
> Role: Aurora Greenway in “Terms of Endearment”
> Runner-ups: Debra Winger, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander
57th Academy Awards (1984): Sally Field
Sally Field in Places in the Heart (1984)
> Role: Edna Spalding in “Places in the Heart”
> Runner-ups: Sissy Spacek, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Lange, Judy Davis
58th Academy Awards (1985): Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
> Role: Mrs. Watts in “The Trip to Bountiful”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, Whoopi Goldberg, Anne Bancroft
59th Academy Awards (1986): Marlee Matlin
Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)
> Role: Sarah in “Children of a Lesser God”
> Runner-ups: Sigourney Weaver, Kathleen Turner, Sissy Spacek, Jane Fonda
60th Academy Awards (1987): Cher
> Role: Loretta Castorini in “Moonstruck”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Sally Kirkland, Holly Hunter, Glenn Close
61st Academy Awards (1988): Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster in The Accused (1988)
> Role: Sarah Tobias in “The Accused”
> Runner-ups: Sigourney Weaver, Meryl Streep, Melanie Griffith, Glenn Close
62nd Academy Awards (1989): Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
> Role: Daisy Werthan in “Driving Miss Daisy”
> Runner-ups: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Pauline Collins, Isabelle Adjani
63rd Academy Awards (1990): Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates in Misery (1990)
> Role: Annie Wilkes in “Misery”
> Runner-ups: Joanne Woodward, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Anjelica Huston
64th Academy Awards (1991): Jodie Foster
N/A
> Role: Clarice Starling in “The Silence of the Lambs”
> Runner-ups: Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Laura Dern, Geena Davis
65th Academy Awards (1992): Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson in Howards End (1992)
> Role: Margaret Schlegel in “Howards End”
> Runner-ups: Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary McDonnell, Catherine Deneuve
66th Academy Awards (1993): Holly Hunter
> Role: Ada in “The Piano”
> Runner-ups: Debra Winger, Emma Thompson, Stockard Channing, Angela Bassett
67th Academy Awards (1994): Jessica Lange
Jessica Lang in Blue Sky (1994)
> Role: Carly Marshall in “Blue Sky”
> Runner-ups: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Miranda Richardson, Jodie Foster
68th Academy Awards (1995): Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking (1995)
> Role: Sister Helen Prejean in “Dead Man Walking”
> Runner-ups: Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep, Sharon Stone, Elisabeth Shue
69th Academy Awards (1996): Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996)
> Role: Marge Gunderson in “Fargo”
> Runner-ups: Emily Watson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Diane Keaton, Brenda Blethyn
70th Academy Awards (1997): Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt in As Good as it Gets (1997)
> Role: Carol Connelly in “As Good as It Gets”
> Runner-ups: Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Julie Christie, Helena Bonham Carter
71st Academy Awards (1998): Gwyneth Paltrow
> Role: Viola De Lesseps in “Shakespeare in Love”
> Runner-ups: Emily Watson, Meryl Streep, Fernanda Montenegro, Cate Blanchett
72nd Academy Awards (1999): Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank in Boys Dont Cry (1999)
> Role: Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon in “Boys Don’t Cry”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Janet McTeer, Annette Bening
73rd Academy Awards (2000): Julia Roberts
> Role: Erin Brockovich in “Erin Brockovich”
> Runner-ups: Laura Linney, Ellen Burstyn, Juliette Binoche, Joan Allen
74th Academy Awards (2001): Halle Berry
Halle Berry in Monsters Ball (2001)
> Role: Leticia Musgrove in “Monster’s Ball”
> Runner-ups: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench
75th Academy Awards (2002): Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman in The Hours (2002)
> Role: Virginia Woolf in “The Hours”
> Runner-ups: Renée Zellweger, Julianne Moore, Diane Lane, Salma Hayek
76th Academy Awards (2003): Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron in Monster (2003)
> Role: Aileen Wuornos in “Monster”
> Runner-ups: Naomi Watts, Samantha Morton, Diane Keaton, Keisha Castle-Hughes
77th Academy Awards (2004): Hilary Swank
> Role: Maggie Fitzgerald in “Million Dollar Baby”
> Runner-ups: Kate Winslet, Imelda Staunton, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Annette Bening
78th Academy Awards (2005): Reese Witherspoon
> Role: June Carter in “Walk the Line”
> Runner-ups: Charlize Theron, Keira Knightley, Felicity Huffman, Judi Dench
79th Academy Awards (2006): Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
> Role: The Queen in “The Queen”
> Runner-ups: Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz
80th Academy Awards (2007): Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose (2007)
> Role: Edith Piaf in “La Vie en Rose”
> Runner-ups: Elliot Page, Laura Linney, Julie Christie, Cate Blanchett
81st Academy Awards (2008): Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet in The Reader (2008)
> Role: Hanna Schmitz in “The Reader”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Melissa Leo, Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway
82nd Academy Awards (2009): Sandra Bullock
> Role: Leigh Anne Tuohy in “The Blind Side”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Gabourey Sidibe, Carey Mulligan, Helen Mirren
83rd Academy Awards (2010): Natalie Portman
> Role: Nina Sayers/The Swan Queen in “Black Swan”
> Runner-ups: Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman, Annette Bening
84th Academy Awards (2011): Meryl Streep
> Role: Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady”
> Runner-ups: Michelle Williams, Rooney Mara, Viola Davis, Glenn Close
85th Academy Awards (2012): Jennifer Lawrence
> Role: Tiffany in “Silver Linings Playbook”
> Runner-ups: Naomi Watts, Quvenzhané Wallis, Emmanuelle Riva, Jessica Chastain
86th Academy Awards (2013): Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine (2013)
> Role: Jasmine in “Blue Jasmine”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Sandra Bullock, Amy Adams
87th Academy Awards (2014): Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore in Still Alice (2014)
> Role: Alice Howland in “Still Alice”
> Runner-ups: Reese Witherspoon, Rosamund Pike, Felicity Jones, Marion Cotillard
88th Academy Awards (2015): Brie Larson
Brie Larson in Room (2015)
> Role: Ma in “Room”
> Runner-ups: Saoirse Ronan, Charlotte Rampling, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett
89th Academy Awards (2016): Emma Stone
Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)
> Role: Mia in “La La Land”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Ruth Negga, Isabelle Huppert
90th Academy Awards (2017): Frances McDormand
Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
> Role: Mildred in “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
> Runner-ups: Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Sally Hawkins
91st Academy Awards (2018): Olivia Colman
> Role: Queen Anne in “The Favourite”
> Runner-ups: Melissa McCarthy, Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, Yalitza Aparicio
92nd Academy Awards (2019): Renée Zellweger
Renée Zellweger, Bella Ramsey, Lewin Lloyd in Judy (2019)
> Role: Judy Garland in “Judy”
> Runner-ups: Charlize Theron, Saoirse Ronan, Scarlett Johansson, Cynthia Erivo
93rd Academy Awards (2020): Frances McDormand
N/A
> Role: Fern in “Nomadland”
> Runner-ups: Carey Mulligan, Vanessa Kirby, Andra Day, Viola Davis
94th Academy Awards (2021): Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
> Role: Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
> Runner-ups: Kristen Stewart, Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz, Olivia Colman
95th Academy Awards (2023): Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
> Role: Evelyn Wang in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
> Runner-ups: Michelle Williams, Andrea Riseborough, Ana de Armas, Cate Blanchett