Oscar (Academy Award): Best Actress in a Leading Role 1928-

[Magnolia296]

I agree with these awards except for 1986 where Sigourney Weaver was ignored. She deserved the Oscar for her marvellous work in Aliens

[juani842]

jane wyman born on 1917 no on1914 that's fake

[kmgidlowblack]

you have a picture of jennifer aniston for Holly hunter

[interlexio]

i can't believe after all those amazing and talented woman, people like Resse Witherspoon and Sandra Bullock were chose as winners, thanks academy for giving away your pity votes!

[curlyman217]

@interlexio i couldnt agree with you more!

[itsrachelrimmer]

woooooooow all of them lived a very long life....and successfull!

[CalifoniaGirl]

so many of the greats don't get enough attention payed to them today personally though I Think Glenda Jackson's second oscar was joke Barbra Streisand Or Joanne Woodward were better in the parts they played then Glenda was in A touch Of Class

[PadrethePio]

I agree with you about Glenda's second oscar. Although I think she is a terrific actress, Ellen Burstyn should have won for The Exorcist. I think the Academy were unwilling to give her an oscar for it (and for best picture over The Sting) because it was controversial. Personally I think they gave Glenda the oscar more for the title of the film than anything else unfortunately.

[PadrethePio]

I always think Charlize Theron in Monster goes unnoticed by everyone when discussing who deserved the oscar the most.

Fact: she delivered one of the best performances in cinema history.

[redeckot]

marion...marion..marion...^_^

and please..cate blanchett for elizabeth..

i dont know in 05,felicity huffman just thrilled me,reese is absolutely amazing in walk the line,but felicity is way better ..hmmm..and in 01,naomi watts should be nominated in mullholand drive and please put away halle berry..judy dench is over the top in "irish"

[lilimili89]

GREAT JOB!

[harryp1996]

Meryl Streep, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, and Hilary Swank are the best. They deserve every award they recieve!

[Slowlondon]

Does anybody know that song?

[tucksedo]

at 7:55 that isn't holly hunter that is jennifer aniston, you really need to change that becuase holly hunter is pissed somewhere

[harryp1996]

Oh my god!!! LOL!!!!

[kormoran78]

Beautiful video. Really fantastic idea with all the best acresses in a leading role. Kathy Bates, Meryl Streep, Faye Dunaway, Sissy Spacek, Sally Field, Jane Fonda and the others acresses are great movie legends.

[1jonssonh]

your missing meryl streep for Kramer v.s. kramer

[mickh18]

she won supporting actress.

[Grutz100]

she won supporting

[brotherjohn25]

Nope. Meryl won best supporting in Kramer vs Kramer. She won best actress in Sophie's Choice.

[popsyzoom]

charlize theron and hillary swank r d best!!!

[qokhein]

2007 Marion Cotillard

2008 Kate Winslet

:)

[treehoop]

Thats not holly hunter at 7:54? Is it?

[lynxe22]

No this is a photo of Jennifer Aniston

[aroundthewayboy]

Katherine Hepburn, Bette Davis, and Meryl Streep have by far the most Oscar nominations, and they are also the finest actresses of all time (I cannot even imagine who could play any of Bette Davis's roles today -- maybe Cate Blanchett?).

The Academy Awards may be sort of silly, and individual nominations controversial, but they succeed in picking out the best actresses over time.

[lonelygnome1]

wow....I never realized how many times katharine hepburn won...sheeesh.

[BillyL96]

BEST WINS

*Jodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs

*Kathy Bates, Misery

*Charlize Theron, Monster

*Elizabeth Taylor, Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

*Anne Bancroft, The Miracle Worker

*Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday

[BillyL96]

Kat Hepburn didn't deserve the Oscar for "GWCTD" for 1967. She beat out the others who were better than her. She only got it because Tracy died.

[LickMyCuntMoFo]

They should have picked Anne Bancroft for The Graduate.

[27marioSais]

I don't care about Oscars anymore,but i like many actresses here,especially Loretta Young and Claudette Colbert.

[Ga11owbraid]

The best winners:

Olivia de Havilland "The Heiress"

Jane Fonda "Klute"

Katherine Hepburn "The Lion in Winter"

Francis MacDormand "Fargo"

Holly Hunter "The Piano"

[mariamne1988]

the best actress ever is miss BETTE DAVIS ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡­¡¡¡¡¡

[BillyL96]

"But cha ahh Blanche, ya r in that chair!"- Baby Jane Hudson

[vigy85]

the best is katherine hepburn!

[freddimaus]

Best Oscar-winning actresses: 1. Meryl Streep 2. Elizabeth Taylor 3. Maggie Smith 4. Hilary Swank 5. Bette Davies 6. Vivien Leigh 7. Katherine Hepburn 8. Jodie Foster 9. Joan Crawford 10. Charlize Theron

[claudja777]

guys,glenda jackson is an amazing actress.

[classicmovies11]

Isn't the picture at 7:51 the Oscar Emma got for screenplay?

[BillyL96]

The Best:

*Elizabeth Taylor, Butterfield 8 and "Virginia Woolf?"

*Anne Bancroft, The Miracle Worker

*Viven Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire

*Charlize Theron, Monster

*Jodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs

*Kathy Bates, Misery

*Grace Kelly, The Country Girl

*Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday

[ScorpioToxic16]

awsome video

[StewieGriffin2009]

That picture at 7:54 is Jennifer Aniston, not Holly Hunter.

[boguslaav]

it's even funny;)

[dnasty312]

the first picture in Holly Hunter's section isn't Holly

[classicmovies11]

why not make one for best supporting actress? :)

[classicmovies11]

please add Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose!

[IngridBergmanRocked]

Love me some Ingrid & Bette Davis...thanks:)!

[planojudy]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[classicmovies11]

I love Katharine Hepburn!

[karkooooor]

the greatest actress its so hard to forget them

[JuniorMints93]

Update please!

[rhcpbroncos]

7:54

Isn't that Jennifer Aniston?

[PomodoriSecchiMorti]

Yes, she is!

[ledallegrave]

Top 5 Best Actresses:

1. Katharine Hepburn

2. Bette Davis

3. Vivien Leigh

4. Ingrid Bergman

5. Meryl Streep

[curlyman217]

@ledallegrave and olivia de havilland (the heiress, to each his own, hush hush sweet charlotte, snake pit, gone with the wind)! kate winslet (the reader, titanic, revolutionary road), cate blanchett (avaitor, elizabeth, i'm not there, notes on a scandal), marcia gay harden (pollock, mystic river), and nicole kidman (the hours, rabbit hole, the others, cold mountain).

[classicmovies11]

You'd better update this oscars! The winner for 2008 is Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose.

[olomkatona]

Can someone tell me the title and composer of the music which begins at 07:46 in this beautiful video?

Thank you.

[LAMISCH]

It's called "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Vivaldi

[olomkatona]

Thank you.

[olomkatona]

Thank you.

[ombreross]

That's an 1890 Italian opera by MASCAGNI!!! Vivaldi died 150 years before...

[olomkatona]

Correct...

[witoverignorance]

its the intermezzo from cavalleria rusticana

[classicmovies11]

Top 5 Best Actresses:

1. Katharine Hepburn

2. Bette Davis

3. Audrey Hepburn

4. Ingrid Bergman

5. Olivia de Havilland

[thumper514s]

Julie Andrews was robbed of the the 1965 Oscar.

She should have won it for "The Sound of Music"--not Julie Christie for "Darling".

[ICLP87]

Italians: Sofia Loren and Anna Magnani

French: Claudette Colbert, Simone Signoret and Marion Cotillard (Very well deserved)

Germans: Luise Reiner

When an Hispanic actress:

Only three nominees: Salma Hayek (Mexican), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Colombian) and Penelope Cruz (Spanish)... I hope soon

[claudja777]

claudette colbert is totally american

[ICLP87]

Actually Colbert was born near to Paris (Saint-Mande, seine), France in 1903; but she takes the american nationality when her marriage. so Colbert is from birth French

[crematlv16]

.sorry but .. the better actress is katherine hepburn ok... next is a bette davis ... nexta julia roberts ok

[asia8000]

What about Ingrid Bergman?

[seansantaclarita]

top 5 best actresses;

5_Louise Fletcher

4_Jane Fonda

3_Marion Cotillard

2_Meryl Streep

1_Reece Witherspoon

[CapricornBG]

Reece Witherspoon ? hahahaz that made me laugh all night :-D

[daralibra]

Top 10 best acterss 10.Julie Christie 9.Holly Hunter 8.Audrey Hepburn 7.Katharine Hepburn 6.Helen Hunt 5.Jodie Foster 4.Sally Field 3.Susan Sarandon 2.Charlize Theron 1.Resse Witherspoon

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[and9347]

Judy Garland was ROBBED!!!

[martin5517]

no Julie, but Marion!!!! She really deserved it!! Congrats Marion!!!

[JuniorMints93]

I was surprised at the win but Marion deserved it.

[JuniorMints93]

I was surprised at the win but Marion deserved it.

[smeckghi]

yeah yeah yeah! Go Julie Christie Gooo!

[SmartyKid5]

how do you know all of these?

[duhcow]

your first picture of holly hunter is actually jennifer aniston.

[wanderingjuvi]

get ready to add Julie Christie for Away From Her in of couple of weeks.

[ewlalah]

Marion is more deserving!

[gerrostruzzolo]

Good video! I like it! Good job!

[mikyross]

I was getting sad as I read all those death dates in the beginning of this video... But it was a sudden joy to me to realize that all those actresses, Bette Vivien Katharine Anna will remain in the best things you made during your wonderful lives... your art will live forever, for you and for us...

PS: hope that Meryl will win her third Oscar soon, she deserved it so many times...

[kukuzzu]

sophia loren-anna magnani.....l italia è fiera di voi!!

[Ole199104]

I think Kate Winslet should get an oscar soon:D She was nominated for about five times, and never won. She deserves it at all:)

[921144666]

Im in love with Vivien Leigh, Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and Julie Andrews!! I wish can marry all 4 them!!!!! :-)

[lulanne]

jennifer aniston sur holly hunter!!! nan mais je reve!! comment on peut faire une aussi grossière erreur sur une aussi belle video!!! En tout cas merci pour ce moment de poesie, j'adore!!!

[surinameasianindian]

Aishwarya sharara in youtube is the answer. Best song and beautiful actress and best actress.

[sarandez]

2000 Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream

2001 Naomi Watts, Mulholland Dr.

2002 Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven

2003 Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Vol. 1

2004 Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2005 Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger

2006 Helen Mirren, The Queen

2007 front runner-Laura Linney, The Savages

[allaza9]

ummm-are these ur bets?

[deanriam]

Seems like you just like to disagree with everybody who won, some of those choices are just ludicrous and pathetic.

[sarandez]

1990 Anjelica Huston, The Grifters

1991 Susan Sarandon, Thelma and Louise

1992 Emma Thompson, Howards End

1993 Holly Hunter, The Piano

1994 Jessica Lange, Blue Sky

1995 Nicole Kidman, To Die For

1996 Frances McDormand, Fargo

1997 Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown

1998 Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth

1999 Annette Bening, American Beauty

[sarandez]

1990 Anjelica Huston, The Grifters

1991 Susan Sarandon, Thelma and Louise

1992 Emma Thompson, Howards End

1993 Holly Hunter, The Piano

1994 Jessica Lange, Blue Sky

1995 Nicole Kidman, To Die For

1996 Frances McDormand, Fargo

1997 Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown

1998 Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth

1999 Annette Bening, American Beauty

[sarandez]

1980 Gena Rowlands, Gloria

1981 Meryl Streep,The French Lieutenant's Woman

1982 Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice

1983 Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment

1984 Judy Davis, A Passage to India

1985 Mia Farrow, The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986 Sigourney Weaver, Aliens

1987 Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction

1988 Jodie Foster, The Accused

1989 Michelle Pfeiffer, The Fabulous Baker Boys

[sarandez]

My opinion for some best actress are:

1976 Sissy Spacek, Carrie

1977 Diane Keaton, Annie Hall

1978 Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata

1979 Bette Midler, The Rose

[lakevubud]

Bette Davis was Robbed so many times!

And this montage goes in the dumper after Helen Hunt, UGH & then Paltrow.

[deanriam]

I don't think Bette Davis was robbed any of the times she lost, people say she was for "All About Eve" but to me, Gloria Swanson should've won that year for "Sunset Boulevard", a case of having three very strong frontrunners and they all canceled each other out and the weakest link ended up winning, definitely the biggest crime in this category.

I would've wanted her to win for "Baby Jane" but one can't deny Bancroft's amazing performance in "The Miracle Worker".

[lakevubud]

obasz! Are you aware that you have a still of Jennifer Anniston after HOLLY HUNTER'S Name????????!!!!!!!! WTF?

[sistermoonlight69]

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[KeriLFalcon]

My favorite moment was when Halle Berry won! It was the most emotional moment ever...to me personally!

[MostHauntedCharmedG]

my god kate hepburn won alota oscars

[outinsider]

Yes she did, and deserved every last one of them

[lulanne]

Sure she did!! she's the best!! Don't you think she deserved a better tribute after she died???

[outinsider]

The tribute reel wasn't that bad, the audience response was a different scenario.

[lulanne]

i want to be sure there is no misunderstanding! i'm not talking about the utube video, i love this, i watch it all the time!! i just think that, for example, the oscars could be better than julia robert sayin:" ok!, she was a great actress, and we remember her coz she wearing pants in the 30'!!" Of course i'm excessive, but...:-)))

[outinsider]

I thought Julia Roberts did a fine job with the Hepburn tribute, the audience wasn't really into it as she was though. They have the tribute on youtube.

[LickMyCuntMoFo]

Not Guess who's coming to dinner or Morning GLory.

[outinsider]

She deserved every single Oscar she got. Of course, the critics and "historians" will come up with whatever excuse or justification made from preference that makes them sleep at night, but Kate Hepburn deserved every Oscar she got, from her first to her last and every nomination in between.

[LickMyCuntMoFo]

The woman may be the "best actress ever" to some people, but she played the same damn thing everytime.

Did she ever change her voice?

What if she was playing someone who was alive and used her distictive voice, she would be a memory today.

[outinsider]

wow, for an "expert", you definitely come off as an amateur.

[LickMyCuntMoFo]

How about when I make my Oscar predictions video near the end of January, and you can stop fucking your mom or dad.

[outinsider]

what? That didn't even make sense.

[universalbananas]

if someone else had katharine hepburn's voice, they'd be a fucking idiot to try to change it.

[BillyL96]

Kate did absolutley NOTHING in GWCTD. Dunaway, Bancroft, and Audrey Hepburn were all much more deserving.

[outinsider]

Watch that movie again, this time, take away your personal preference, take away what you think you know about acting in film, take away what you know about film, take away what you know about acting, and watch the movie for art's sake. Kate executes her art very well, so well, in fact, that she deserved an award for it.

[BillyL96]

No, still I don't think she was worthy. Anyone else could have played that just as well-and besides, who even remebers her performance, let alone the film itself? Everyone remembers Bancroft's "Mrs. Robinson" and Dunaway's "Bonnie Parker" one of the two should have won.

[outinsider]

But, in this very discussion, we are remembering all three, including Kate's. Besides, I would have voted for Kate than Bancroft's cougar and Dunaway's criminal anyway.

[CapricornBG]

that year Dunaway should have won! She's a natural in Bonnie and Clyde! and so much better than in Network!

[smeckghi]

meryl streep best actress of all times!!!

[KeriLFalcon]

I agree!

[alessandrokaka1]

Great job Obasz.....well done!

[Julien0149]

Nice montage, but I could you put a picture of jenifer Aniston instead of Holly Hunter !!!

Shame !!!

[alessandrokaka1]

How many times are you morons planning on making the same Jennifer Aniston observation?

[KeriLFalcon]

maybe some people just looked at it! Why are you getting so defensive? Its not like they said, "alessandrokaka1 is in the picture!" Geeze lighten up!

[nanahdaniel]

jennifer aniston?? ahahah

[Lucky7777777]

Also, it's Women in Love that Glenda Jackson won for. Not Woman in Love. Great vid otherwise!!

[tenababy1]

1 thing I also noticed is that you put a pic of Jennifer Aniston as Holly Hunter.

[KeriLFalcon]

I thought that was Jen Aniston~! I looked at it and said.. Boy, that picture sure does look like Jen Aniston~ Good catch!

[vicking00]

Ok, I swear (really it wasn't a mistake) IMDB used to have the date of her death. Maybe it was a flase rumor, but I still remember the day I went there and saw she died....but I'm happy she's still with us :-)

[missuniworld]

good job!, but Janet Gaynor won for 3 pictures at the same time. Sunrise, Street Angel and Seventh Heaven.

[grai]

is it me or do the women get less glamourous and less charismatic looking as time goes up to the present?

[pheobs61]

They get slutier.

[grai]

sluttier has two t's

[dgrassi610]

Times just change. I don't believe they look "less glamorous", per se. There are just different fashions and more diverse films/performances with each passing decade.

[vicking00]

Louise Fletcher died some years ago.

[EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

No, she's still alive.

[MalDawg44]

No, I believe she's still alive.

[elizadoolittle0526]

beatiful

[ARedHeadWithATemper]

erm.. the first pic you have of Holly Hunter isn't... erm.. Holly Hunter... it's Jeniffer Aniston o.O

[ewlalah]

love this piece of music too ... it's from the movie amadeus !! brilliant movie

[marbleann]

Great work. Thanks.

[filminsound]

as with the males..great job dude!

[JRRDPR]

This is very nice.Thanks.Love this piece of music too.:-)

[ronnykmarshall]

Wonderful!! Hope you update it from time to time. Thank you for doing this. Great job.

[obasz]

soon come the next one: best actor in a leading role