Actress in a Leading Role

1948 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerThe Farmer's DaughterLoretta YoungAfter leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.Amazon1948 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesGentleman's AgreementDorothy McGuireAmazonMourning Becomes ElectraRosalind RussellAmazonPossessedJoan CrawfordAmazonSmash-Up: The Story of a WomanSusan HaywardAmazon

1947 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerTo Each His OwnOlivia de HavillandAn unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.Amazon1947 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesBrief EncounterCelia JohnsonAmazonDuel in the SunJennifer JonesAmazonSister KennyRosalind RussellAmazonThe YearlingJane WymanAmazon

1946 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerMildred PierceJoan CrawfordA hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.Amazon1946 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesLeave Her to HeavenGene TierneyAmazonLove LettersJennifer JonesAmazonThe Bells of St. Mary'sIngrid BergmanAmazonThe Valley of DecisionGreer GarsonAmazon

1945 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerGaslightIngrid BergmanYears after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane.Amazon1945 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesDouble IndemnityBarbara StanwyckAmazonMr. SkeffingtonBette DavisAmazonMrs. ParkingtonGreer GarsonAmazonSince You Went AwayClaudette ColbertAmazon

1944 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerThe Song of BernadetteJennifer JonesA young peasant girl saw a divine miracle. The phenomenon became widely known and changed the lives of many.Amazon1944 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesFor Whom the Bell TollsIngrid BergmanAmazonMadame CurieGreer GarsonAmazonThe Constant NymphJoan FontaineAmazonThe More the MerrierJean ArthurAmazon

1943 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerMrs. MiniverGreer GarsonA British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II.Amazon1943 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesMy Sister EileenRosalind RussellAmazonNow, VoyagerBette DavisAmazonThe Pride of the YankeesTeresa WrightAmazonWoman of the YearKatharine HepburnAmazon

1942 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerSuspicionJoan FontaineA shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.Amazon1942 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesBall of FireBarbara StanwyckAmazonBlossoms in the DustGreer GarsonAmazonHold Back the DawnOlivia de HavillandAmazonThe Little FoxesBette DavisAmazon

1941 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerKitty FoyleGinger RogersA hard-working, white-collar girl from a middle-class family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family.Amazon1941 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesOur TownMartha ScottAmazonRebeccaJoan FontaineAmazonThe LetterBette DavisAmazonThe Philadelphia StoryKatharine HepburnAmazon

1952 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerA Streetcar Named DesireVivien LeighDisturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.Amazon1952 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesA Place in the SunShelley WintersAmazonDetective StoryEleanor ParkerAmazonThe African QueenKatharine HepburnAmazonThe Blue VeilJane WymanAmazon

1939 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role WinnerJezebelBette DavisIn 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.Amazon1939 Academy Awards - Actress in a Leading Role NomineesMarie AntoinetteNorma ShearerAmazonPygmalionWendy HillerAmazonThree ComradesMargaret SullavanAmazonWhite BannersFay BainterAmazon