This page contains 6 tables of Oscar Categories in the following order:
BEST PICTURE
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST DIRECTOR
The left hand column is the Award Year and the number in parentheses is the film year. The Supporting Actor & Actress Categories were started in 1937.
To see a list of actors, actresses and directors who have won more than one Oscar, click here.
To see a list of people who have hosted the Oscar ceremonies, click here.
BEST FILM
| Award Year | |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) |
| 2022 | CODA (2021) |
| 2021 | Nomadland (2020) |
| 2020 | Parasite (2019) |
| 2019 | Green Book (2018) |
| 2018 | Shape of Water, The (2017) |
| 2017 | Moonlight (2016) |
| 2016 | Spotlight (2015) |
| 2015 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) |
| 2014 | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
| 2013 | Argo (2012) |
| 2012 | Artist,The (2011) |
| 2011 | King’s Speech,The (2010) |
| 2010 | Hurt Locker,The (2009) |
| 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | No Country For Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Departed, The (2006) |
| 2006 | Crash (2005) |
| 2005 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
| 2004 | Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (2003) |
| 2003 | Chicago (2002) |
| 2002 | A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
| 2001 | Gladiator (2000) |
| 2000 | American Beauty (1999) |
| 1999 | Shakespeare In Love (1998) |
| 1998 | Titanic (1997) |
| 1997 | English Patient, The (1996) |
| 1996 | Braveheart (1995) |
| 1995 | Forrest Gump (1994) |
| 1994 | Schindler’s List (1993) |
| 1993 | Unforgiven (1992) |
| 1992 | Silence of the Lambs,The (1991) |
| 1991 | Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) |
| 1989 | Rain Man (1988) |
| 1988 | Last Emperor, The (1987) |
| 1987 | Platoon (1986) |
| 1986 | Out of Africa (1985) |
| 1985 | Amadeus (1984) |
| 1984 | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
| 1983 | Gandhi (1982) |
| 1982 | Chariots of Fire (1981) |
| 1981 | Ordinary People (1980) |
| 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) |
| 1979 | Deer Hunter, The (1978) |
| 1978 | Annie Hall (1977) |
| 1977 | Rocky (1976) |
| 1976 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) |
| 1975 | Godfather: Part II, The (1974) |
| 1974 | Sting, The (1973) |
| 1973 | Godfather, The (1972) |
| 1972 | French Connection, The (1971) |
| 1971 | Patton (1970) |
| 1970 | Midnight Cowboy (1969) |
| 1969 | Oliver! (1968) |
| 1968 | In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| 1967 | Man for All Seasons, A (1966) |
| 1966 | Sound of Music, The (1965) |
| 1965 | My Fair Lady (1964) |
| 1964 | Tom Jones (1963) |
| 1963 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| 1962 | West Side Story (1961) |
| 1961 | Apartment, The (1960) |
| 1960 | Ben-Hur (1959) |
| 1959 | Gigi (1958) |
| 1958 | Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) |
| 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) |
| 1956 | Marty (1955) |
| 1955 | On the Waterfront (1954) |
| 1954 | From Here to Eternity (1953) |
| 1953 | Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952) |
| 1952 | American in Paris, An (1951) |
| 1951 | All About Eve (1950) |
| 1950 | All the King’s Men (1949) |
| 1949 | Hamlet (1948) |
| 1948 | Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) |
| 1947 | Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) |
| 1946 | Lost Weekend, The (1945) |
| 1945 | Going My Way (1944) |
| 1944 | Casablanca (1943) |
| 1943 | Mrs. Miniver (1942) |
| 1942 | How Green Was My Valley (1941) |
| 1941 | Rebecca (1940) |
| 1940 | Gone with the Wind (1939) |
| 1939 | You Can’t Take It With You (1938) |
| 1938 | Life of Émile Zola, The (1937) |
| 1937 | Great Ziegfeld, The (1936) |
| 1936 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) |
| 1935 | It Happened One Night (1934) |
| 1934 | Cavalcade (1933) |
| 1933 | Grand Hotel (1932) |
| 1932 | Cimarron (1931) |
| 1931 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |
| 1930 | Broadway Melody, The(1929) |
| 1929 | Wings (1928) |
BEST ACTOR
| 2023 | Brendan Fraser | The Whale (2022) |
| 2022 | Will Smith | King Richard (2021) |
| 2021 | Anthony Hopkins | Father,The (2020) |
| 2020 | Joaquin Phoenix | Joker (2019) |
| 2019 | Rami Malek | Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) |
| 2018 | Gary Oldman | Darkest Hour (2017) |
| 2017 | Casey Affleck | Manchester by the Sea (2016) |
| 2016 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Revenant, The (2015) |
| 2015 | Eddie Redmayne | Theory of Everything, The (2014) |
| 2014 | Matthew McConaughey | Dallas Buyers Club (2013) |
| 2013 | Daniel Day-Lewis | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | Jean Dujardin | Artist, The (2011) |
| 2011 | Colin Firth | King’s Speech, The (2010) |
| 2010 | Jeff Bridges | Crazy Heart (2009) |
| 2009 | Sean Penn | Milk (2008) |
| 2008 | Daniel Day-Lewis | There Will Be Blood (2007) |
| 2007 | Forest Whitaker | Last King of Scotland, The (2006) |
| 2006 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Capote (2005) |
| 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Ray (2004) |
| 2004 | Sean Penn | Mystic River (2003) |
| 2003 | Adrien Brody | Pianist, The (2002) |
| 2002 | Denzel Washington | Training Day (2001) |
| 2001 | Russell Crowe | Gladiator (2000) |
| 2000 | Kevin Spacey | American Beauty (1999) |
| 1999 | Roberto Benigni | La Vita e Bella (1998) |
| 1998 | Jack Nicholson | As Good As It Gets (1997) |
| 1997 | Geoffrey Rush | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | Nicolas Cage | Leaving Las Vegas (1995) |
| 1995 | Tom Hanks | Forrest Gump (1994) |
| 1994 | Tom Hanks | Philadelphia (1993) |
| 1993 | Al Pacino | Scent of a Woman (1992) |
| 1992 | Anthony Hopkins | Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) |
| 1991 | Jeremy Irons | Reversal of Fortune (1990) |
| 1990 | Daniel Day-Lewis | My Left Foot (1989) |
| 1989 | Dustin Hoffman | Rain Man (1988) |
| 1988 | Michael Douglas | Wall Street (1987) |
| 1987 | Paul Newman | Color of Money, The (1986) |
| 1986 | William Hurt | Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) |
| 1985 | F. Murray Abraham | Amadeus (1984) |
| 1984 | Robert Duvall | Tender Mercies (1983) |
| 1983 | Ben Kingsley | Gandhi (1982) |
| 1982 | Henry Fonda | On Golden Pond (1981) |
| 1981 | Robert De Niro | Raging Bull (1980) |
| 1980 | Dustin Hoffman | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) |
| 1979 | Jon Voight | Coming Home (1978) |
| 1978 | Richard Dreyfuss | Goodbye Girl, The (1977) |
| 1977 | Peter Finch | Network (1976)(Posthumous) |
| 1976 | Jack Nicholson | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) |
| 1975 | Art Carney | Harry and Tonto (1974) |
| 1974 | Jack Lemmon | Save the Tiger (1973) |
| 1973 | Marlon Brando | Godfather (Refused)(1972) |
| 1972 | Gene Hackman | French Connection, The (1971) |
| 1971 | George C. Scott | Patton (Refused)(1970) |
| 1970 | John Wayne | True Grit (1969) |
| 1969 | Cliff Robertson | Charly (1968) |
| 1968 | Rod Steiger | In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| 1967 | Paul Scofield | Man for All Seasons, A (1966) |
| 1966 | Lee Marvin | Cat Ballou (1965) |
| 1965 | Rex Harrison | My Fair Lady (1964) |
| 1964 | Sidney Poitier | Lilies of the Field (1963) |
| 1963 | Gregory Peck | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) |
| 1962 | Maximilian Schell | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) |
| 1961 | Burt Lancaster | Elmer Gantry (1960) |
| 1960 | Charlton Heston | Ben-Hur (1959) |
| 1959 | David Niven | Separate Tables (1958) |
| 1958 | Alec Guinness | Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) |
| 1957 | Yul Brynner | King and I, The (1956) |
| 1956 | Ernest Borgnine | Marty (1955) |
| 1955 | Marlon Brando | On the Waterfront (1954) |
| 1954 | William Holden | Stalag 17 (1953) |
| 1953 | Gary Cooper | High Noon (1952) |
| 1952 | Humphrey Bogart | African Queen, The (1951) |
| 1951 | José Ferrer | Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) |
| 1950 | Broderick Crawford | All the King’s Men (1949) |
| 1949 | Laurence Olivier | Hamlet (1948) |
| 1948 | Ronald Colman | Double Life, A (1947) |
| 1947 | Fredric March | Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) |
| 1946 | Ray Milland | Lost Weekend, The (1945) |
| 1945 | Bing Crosby | Going My Way (1944) |
| 1944 | Paul Lukas | Watch on the Rhine (1943) |
| 1943 | James Cagney | Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) |
| 1942 | Gary Cooper | Sergeant York (1941) |
| 1941 | James Stewart | Philadelphia Story, The (1940) |
| 1940 | Robert Donat | Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) |
| 1939 | Spencer Tracy | Boys Town (1938) |
| 1938 | Spencer Tracy | Captains Courageous (1937) |
| 1937 | Paul Muni | Story of Louis Pasteur, The (1936) |
| 1936 | Victor McLaglen | Informer, The (1935) |
| 1935 | Clark Gable | It Happened One Night (1934) |
| 1934 | Charles Laughton | Private Life of Henry VIII, The (1933) |
| 1933 | Fredric March Wallace Beery |
Jekyll & Hyde (1932) Champ, The (1932) |
| 1932 | Lionel Barrymore | Free Soul, A (1931) |
| 1931 | George Arliss | Disraeli (1930) |
| 1930 | Warner Baxter | In Old Arizona (1929) |
| 1929 | Emil Jannings | Way of All Flesh, The (1928) |
In 2021 Anthony Hopkins, age 83, was the oldest winner of an acting Academy Award.
In 2003 Adrien Brody age 29 was the youngest winner
BEST ACTRESS
| 2023 | Michelle Yeoh | Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) |
| 2022 | Jessica Chastain | The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) |
| 2021 | Frances McDormand | Nomadland (2020) |
| 2020 | Renée Zellweger | Judy (2019) |
| 2019 | Olivia Colman | Favourite, The (2018) |
| 2018 | Frances McDormand | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) |
| 2017 | Emma Stone | La La Land (2016) |
| 2016 | Brie Larson | Room (2015) |
| 2015 | Julianne Moore | Still Alice (2014) |
| 2014 | Cate Blanchett | Blue Jasmine (2013) |
| 2013 | Jennifer Lawrence | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Meryl Streep | Iron Lady, The (2011) |
| 2011 | Natalie Portman | Black Swan (2010) |
| 2010 | Sandra Bullock | Blind Side, The (2009) |
| 2009 | Kate Winslet | Reader, The (2008) |
| 2008 | Marion Cotillard | La Vie En Rose (2007) |
| 2007 | Helen Mirren | Queen, The (2006) |
| 2006 | Reese Witherspoon | Walk The Line (2005) |
| 2005 | Hilary Swank | Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
| 2004 | Charlize Theron | Monster (2003) |
| 2003 | Nicole Kidman | Hours, The (2002) |
| 2002 | Halle Berry | Monster’s Ball (2001) |
| 2001 | Julia Roberts | Erin Brockovich (2000) |
| 2000 | Hilary Swank | Boys Don’t Cry (1999) |
| 1999 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Shakespeare In Love (1998) |
| 1998 | Helen Hunt | As Good As It Gets (1997) |
| 1997 | Frances McDormand | Fargo (1996) |
| 1996 | Susan Sarandon | Dead Man Walking (1995) |
| 1995 | Jessica Lange | Blue Sky (1994) |
| 1994 | Holly Hunter | Piano, The (1993) |
| 1993 | Emma Thompson | Howards End (1992) |
| 1992 | Jodie Foster | Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) |
| 1991 | Kathy Bates | Misery (1990) |
| 1990 | Jessica Tandy | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) |
| 1989 | Jodie Foster | Accused, The (1988) |
| 1988 | Cher | Moonstruck (1987) |
| 1987 | Marlee Matlin | Children of a Lesser God (1986) |
| 1986 | Geraldine Page | Trip to Bountiful, The (1985) |
| 1985 | Sally Field | Places in the Heart (1984) |
| 1984 | Shirley MacLaine | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
| 1983 | Meryl Streep | Sophie’s Choice (1982) |
| 1982 | Katharine Hepburn | On Golden Pond (1981) |
| 1981 | Sissy Spacek | Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) |
| 1980 | Sally Field | Norma Rae (1979) |
| 1979 | Jane Fonda | Coming Home (1978) |
| 1978 | Diane Keaton | Annie Hall (1977) |
| 1977 | Faye Dunaway | Network (1976) |
| 1976 | Louise Fletcher | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) |
| 1975 | Ellen Burstyn | Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) |
| 1974 | Glenda Jackson | Touch of Class, A (1973) |
| 1973 | Liza Minnelli | Cabaret (1972) |
| 1972 | Jane Fonda | Klute (1971) |
| 1971 | Glenda Jackson | Women in Love (1970) |
| 1970 | Maggie Smith | Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The (1969) |
| 1969 | Barbra Streisand Katharine Hepburn |
Funny Girl (1968) Lion In Winter (1968) |
| 1968 | Katharine Hepburn | Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) |
| 1967 | Elizabeth Taylor | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
| 1966 | Julie Christie | Darling (1965) |
| 1965 | Julie Andrews | Mary Poppins (1964) |
| 1964 | Patricia Neal | Hud (1963) |
| 1963 | Anne Bancroft | Miracle Worker, The (1962) |
| 1962 | Sophia Loren | Ciociara, La (1961) |
| 1961 | Elizabeth Taylor | Butterfield 8 (1960) |
| 1960 | Simone Signoret | Room at the Top (1959) |
| 1959 | Susan Hayward | I Want to Live! (1958) |
| 1958 | Joanne Woodward | Three Faces of Eve, The (1957) |
| 1957 | Ingrid Bergman | Anastasia (1956) |
| 1956 | Anna Magnani | Rose Tattoo, The (1955) |
| 1955 | Grace Kelly | Country Girl, The (1954) |
| 1954 | Audrey Hepburn | Roman Holiday (1953) |
| 1953 | Shirley Booth | Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) |
| 1952 | Vivien Leigh | Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) |
| 1951 | Judy Holliday | Born Yesterday (1950) |
| 1950 | Olivia De Havilland | Heiress, The (1949) |
| 1949 | Jane Wyman | Johnny Belinda (1948) |
| 1948 | Loretta Young | Farmer’s Daughter, The (1947) |
| 1947 | Olivia De Havilland | To Each His Own (1946) |
| 1946 | Joan Crawford | Mildred Pierce (1945) |
| 1945 | Ingrid Bergman | Gaslight (1944) |
| 1944 | Jennifer Jones | Song of Bernadette, The (1943) |
| 1943 | Greer Garson | Mrs. Miniver (1942) |
| 1942 | Joan Fontaine | Suspicion (1941) |
| 1941 | Ginger Rogers | Kitty Foyle (1940) |
| 1940 | Vivien Leigh | Gone with the Wind (1939) |
| 1939 | Bette Davis | Jezebel (1938) |
| 1938 | Luise Rainer | Good Earth, The (1937) |
| 1937 | Luise Rainer | Great Ziegfeld, The (1936) |
| 1936 | Bette Davis | Dangerous (1935) |
| 1935 | Claudette Colbert | It Happened One Night (1934) |
| 1934 | Katharine Hepburn | Morning Glory (1933) |
| 1933 | Helen Hayes | Sin of Madelon Claudet, The (1932) |
| 1932 | Marie Dressler | Min and Bill (1931) |
| 1931 | Norma Shearer | Divorcee, The (1930) |
| 1930 | Mary Pickford | Coquette (1929) |
| 1929 | Janet Gaynor | Seventh Heaven (1928) |
In 1990 Jessica Tandy age 80 was the oldest winner
In 1987 Marlee Matlin age 21 was the youngest winner
SUPPTNG ACTOR
| 2023 | Ke Huy Quan | Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) |
| 2022 | Troy Kotsur | CODA (2021) |
| 2021 | Daniel Kaluuya | Judas and the Black Messiah (2020) |
| 2020 | Brad Pitt | Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood (2019) |
| 2019 | Mahershala Ali | Green Book (2018) |
| 2018 | Sam Rockwell | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) |
| 2017 | Mahershala Ali | Moonlight (2016) |
| 2016 | Mark Rylance | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | J.K. Simmons | Whiplash (2014) |
| 2014 | Jared Leto | Dallas Buyers Club (2013) |
| 2013 | Christoph Waltz | Django Unchained (2012) |
| 2012 | Christopher Plummer | Beginners (2011) |
| 2011 | Christian Bale | Fighter, The (2010) |
| 2010 | Christoph Waltz | Inglourious Basterds! (2009) |
| 2009 | Heath Ledger | Dark Knight, The (2008) (Posthumous) |
| 2008 | Javier Bardem | No Country For Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Alan Arkin | Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
| 2006 | George Clooney | Syriana (2005) |
| 2005 | Morgan Freeman | Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
| 2004 | Tim Robbins | Mystic River (2003) |
| 2003 | Chris Cooper | Adaptation (2002) |
| 2002 | Jim Broadbent | Iris (2001) |
| 2001 | Benicio Del Toro | Traffic (2000) |
| 2000 | Michael Caine | Cider House Rules, The (1999) |
| 1999 | James Coburn | Affliction (1998) |
| 1998 | Robin Williams | Good Will Hunting (1997) |
| 1997 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Jerry Maguire (1996) |
| 1996 | Kevin Spacey | Usual Suspects, The (1995) |
| 1995 | Martin Landau | Ed Wood (1994) |
| 1994 | Tommy Lee Jones | Fugitive, The (1993) |
| 1993 | Gene Hackman | Unforgiven (1992) |
| 1992 | Jack Palance | City Slickers (1991) |
| 1991 | Joe Pesci | GoodFellas (1990) |
| 1990 | Denzel Washington | Glory (1989) |
| 1989 | Kevin Kline | Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) |
| 1988 | Sean Connery | Untouchables, The (1987) |
| 1987 | Michael Caine | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) |
| 1986 | Don Ameche | Cocoon (1985) |
| 1985 | Haing S. Ngor | Killing Fields, The (1984) |
| 1984 | Jack Nicholson | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
| 1983 | Louis Gossett Jr. | Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982) |
| 1982 | John Gielgud | Arthur (1981) |
| 1981 | Timothy Hutton | Ordinary People (1980) |
| 1980 | Melvyn Douglas | Being There (1979) |
| 1979 | Christopher Walken | Deer Hunter, The (1978) |
| 1978 | Jason Robards | Julia (1977) |
| 1977 | Jason Robards | All the President’s Men (1976) |
| 1976 | George Burns | Sunshine Boys, The (1975) |
| 1975 | Robert De Niro | Godfather: Part II, The (1974) |
| 1974 | John Houseman | Paper Chase, The (1973) |
| 1973 | Joel Grey | Cabaret (1972) |
| 1972 | Ben Johnson | Last Picture Show, The (1971) |
| 1971 | John Mills | Ryan’s Daughter (1970) |
| 1970 | Gig Young | They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) |
| 1969 | Jack Albertson | Subject Was Roses, The (1968) |
| 1968 | George Kennedy | Cool Hand Luke (1967) |
| 1967 | Walter Matthau | Fortune Cookie, The (1966) |
| 1966 | Martin Balsam | Thousand Clowns, A (1965) |
| 1965 | Peter Ustinov | Topkapi (1964) |
| 1964 | Melvyn Douglas | Hud (1963) |
| 1963 | Ed Begley | Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) |
| 1962 | George Chakiris | West Side Story (1961) |
| 1961 | Peter Ustinov | Spartacus (1960) |
| 1960 | Hugh Griffith | Ben-Hur (1959) |
| 1959 | Burl Ives | Big Country, The (1958) |
| 1958 | Red Buttons | Sayonara (1957) |
| 1957 | Anthony Quinn | Lust for Life (1956) |
| 1956 | Jack Lemmon | Mister Roberts (1955) |
| 1955 | Edmond O’Brien | Barefoot Contessa, The (1954) |
| 1954 | Frank Sinatra | From Here to Eternity (1953) |
| 1953 | Anthony Quinn | Viva Zapata! (1952) |
| 1952 | Karl Malden | Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) |
| 1951 | George Sanders | All About Eve (1950) |
| 1950 | Dean Jagger | Twelve O’Clock High (1949) |
| 1949 | Walter Huston | Treasure of the Sierra Madre,The(1948) |
| 1948 | Edmund Gwenn | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) |
| 1947 | Harold Russell | Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) |
| 1946 | James Dunn | Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A (1945) |
| 1945 | Barry Fitzgerald | Going My Way (1944) |
| 1944 | Charles Coburn | More the Merrier, The (1943) |
| 1943 | Van Heflin | Johnny Eager (1941) |
| 1942 | Donald Crisp | How Green Was My Valley (1941) |
| 1941 | Walter Brennan | Westerner, The (1940) |
| 1940 | Thomas Mitchell | Stagecoach (1939) |
| 1939 | Walter Brennan | Kentucky (1938) |
| 1938 | Joseph Schildkraut | Life of Émile Zola, The (1937) |
| 1937 | Walter Brennan | Come and Get It (1936) |
In 2012 Christopher Plummer 82 was the oldest winner
In 1981 Timothy Hutton age 20 was the youngest winner
SUPPTNG ACTRESS
| 2023 | Jamie Lee Curtis | Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) |
| 2022 | Ariana DeBose | West Side Story (2021) |
| 2021 | Yuh-Jung Youn | Minari (2020) |
| 2020 | Laura Dern | Marriage Story (2019) |
| 2019 | Regina King | If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) |
| 2018 | Allison Janney | I, Tonya (2017) |
| 2017 | Viola Davis | Fences (2016) |
| 2016 | Alicia Vikander | Danish Girl, The (2015) |
| 2015 | Patricia Arquette | Boyhood (2014) |
| 2014 | Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
| 2013 | Anne Hathaway | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2012 | Octavia Spencer | Help,The (2011) |
| 2011 | Melissa Leo | Fighter, The (2010) |
| 2010 | Mo’Nique | Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) |
| 2009 | Penélope Cruz | Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) |
| 2008 | Tilda Swinton | Michael Clayton (2007) |
| 2007 | Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls (2006) |
| 2006 | Rachel Weisz | Constant Gardener, The (2005) |
| 2005 | Cate Blanchett | Aviator, The (2004) |
| 2004 | Renée Zellweger | Cold Mountain (2003) |
| 2003 | Catherine Zeta Jones | Chicago (2002) |
| 2002 | Jennifer Connelly | A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
| 2001 | Marcia Gay Harden | Pollock (2000) |
| 2000 | Angelina Jolie | Girl, Interrupted |
| 1999 | Judi Dench | Shakespeare In Love (1998) |
| 1998 | Kim Bassinger | L A Confidential (1997) |
| 1997 | Juliette Binoche | English Patient, The (1996) |
| 1996 | Mira Sorvino | Mighty Aphrodite (1995) |
| 1995 | Dianne Wiest | Bullets Over Broadway (1994) |
| 1994 | Anna Paquin | Piano, The (1993) |
| 1993 | Marisa Tomei | My Cousin Vinny (1992) |
| 1992 | Mercedes Ruehl | Fisher King, The (1991) |
| 1991 | Whoopi Goldberg | Ghost (1990) |
| 1990 | Brenda Fricker | My Left Foot (1989) |
| 1989 | Geena Davis | Accidental Tourist, The (1988) |
| 1988 | Olympia Dukakis | Moonstruck (1987) |
| 1987 | Dianne Wiest | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) |
| 1986 | Anjelica Huston | Prizzi’s Honor (1985) |
| 1985 | Peggy Ashcroft | Passage to India, A (1984) |
| 1984 | Linda Hunt | Year of Living Dangerously, The (1983) |
| 1983 | Jessica Lange | Tootsie (1982) |
| 1982 | Maureen Stapleton | Reds (1981) |
| 1981 | Mary Steenburgen | Melvin and Howard (1980) |
| 1980 | Meryl Streep | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) |
| 1979 | Maggie Smith | California Suite (1978) |
| 1978 | Vanessa Redgrave | Julia (1977) |
| 1977 | Beatrice Straight | Network (1976) |
| 1976 | Lee Grant | Shampoo (1975) |
| 1975 | Ingrid Bergman | Murder on the Orient Express (1974) |
| 1974 | Tatum O’Neal | Paper Moon (1973) |
| 1973 | Eileen Heckart | Butterflies Are Free (1972) |
| 1972 | Cloris Leachman | Last Picture Show, The (1971) |
| 1971 | Helen Hayes | Airport (1970) |
| 1970 | Goldie Hawn | Cactus Flower (1969) |
| 1969 | Ruth Gordon | Rosemary’s Baby (1968) |
| 1968 | Estelle Parsons | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) |
| 1967 | Sandy Dennis | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
| 1966 | Shelley Winters | Patch of Blue, A (1965) |
| 1965 | Lila Kedrova | Alexis Zorbas (1964) |
| 1964 | Margaret Rutherford | V.I.P.s, The (1963) |
| 1963 | Patty Duke | Miracle Worker, The (1962) |
| 1962 | Rita Moreno | West Side Story (1961) |
| 1961 | Shirley Jones | Elmer Gantry (1960) |
| 1960 | Shelley Winters | Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959) |
| 1959 | Wendy Hiller | Separate Tables (1958) |
| 1958 | Miyoshi Umeki | Sayonara (1957) |
| 1957 | Dorothy Malone | Written on the Wind (1956) |
| 1956 | Jo Van Fleet | East of Eden (1955) |
| 1955 | Eva Marie Saint | On the Waterfront (1954) |
| 1954 | Donna Reed | From Here to Eternity (1953) |
| 1953 | Gloria Grahame | Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) |
| 1952 | Kim Hunter | Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) |
| 1951 | Josephine Hull | Harvey (1950) |
| 1950 | Mercedes McCambridge | All the King’s Men(1949) |
| 1949 | Claire Trevor | Key Largo (1948) |
| 1948 | Celeste Holm | Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) |
| 1947 | Anne Baxter | Razor’s Edge, The (1946) |
| 1946 | Anne Revere | National Velvet (1945) |
| 1945 | Ethel Barrymore | None But the Lonely Heart (1944) |
| 1944 | Katina Paxinou | For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) |
| 1943 | Teresa Wright | Mrs. Miniver (1942) |
| 1942 | Mary Astor | Great Lie, The (1941) |
| 1941 | Jane Darwell | Grapes of Wrath, The (1940) |
| 1940 | Hattie McDaniel | Gone with the Wind (1939) |
| 1939 | Fay Bainter | Jezebel (1938) |
| 1938 | Alice Brady | In Old Chicago (1937) |
| 1937 | Gale Sondergaard | Anthony Adverse (1936) |
In 1985 Peggy Ashcroft age 77 was the oldest winner
In 1974 Tatum O’Neal age 10 was the youngest winner
BEST DIRECTOR
| 2023 | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert | Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) |
| 2022 | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog (2021) |
| 2021 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadladland (2020) |
| 2020 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite (2019) |
| 2019 | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma (2018) |
| 2018 | Guillermo del Toro | Shape of Water, The (2017) |
| 2017 | Damien Chazelle | La La Land (2016) |
| 2016 | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Revenant, The (2015) |
| 2015 | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) |
| 2014 | Alfonso Cuaron | Gravity (2013) |
| 2013 | Ang Lee | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | Michel Hazanavicius | Artist, The (2011) |
| 2011 | Tom Hooper | King’s Speech, The (2010) |
| 2010 | Kathryn Bigelow | Hurt Locker, The (2009) |
| 2009 | Danny Boyle | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | Joel Coen & Ethan Coen | No Country For Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Martin Scorsese | Departed, The (2006) |
| 2006 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Clint Eastwood | Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
| 2004 | Peter Jackson | Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (2003) |
| 2003 | Roman Polanski | Pianist, The (2002) |
| 2002 | Ron Howard | A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
| 2001 | Steven Soderbergh | Traffic (2000) |
| 2000 | Samuel Mendes | American Beauty (1999) |
| 1999 | Steven Spielberg | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | James Cameron | Titanic (1997) |
| 1997 | Anthony Minghella | English Patient, The (1996) |
| 1996 | Mel Gibson | Braveheart (1995) |
| 1995 | Robert Zemeckis | Forrest Gump (1994) |
| 1994 | Steven Spielberg | Schindler’s List (1993) |
| 1993 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven (1992) |
| 1992 | Jonathan Demme | Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) |
| 1991 | Kevin Costner | Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| 1990 | Oliver Stone | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) |
| 1989 | Barry Levinson | Rain Man (1988) |
| 1988 | Bernardo Bertolucci | Last Emperor, The |
| 1987 | Oliver Stone | Platoon (1986) |
| 1986 | Sydney Pollack | Out of Africa (1985) |
| 1985 | Milos Forman | Amadeus (1984) |
| 1984 | James L. Brooks | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
| 1983 | Richard Attenborough | Gandhi (1982) |
| 1982 | Warren Beatty | Reds (1981) |
| 1981 | Robert Redford | Ordinary People (1980) |
| 1980 | Robert Benton | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) |
| 1979 | Michael Cimino | Deer Hunter, The (1978) |
| 1978 | Woody Allen | Annie Hall (1977) |
| 1977 | John G. Avildsen | Rocky (1976) |
| 1976 | Milos Forman | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest(1975) |
| 1975 | Francis Coppola | Godfather: Part II, The |
| 1974 | George Roy Hill | Sting, The (1973) |
| 1973 | Bob Fosse | Cabaret (1972) |
| 1972 | William Friedkin | French Connection, The (1971) |
| 1971 | Franklin J. Schaffner | Patton (1970) |
| 1970 | John Schlesinger | Midnight Cowboy (1969) |
| 1969 | Carol Reed | Oliver! (1968) |
| 1968 | Mike Nichols | Graduate, The (1967) |
| 1967 | Fred Zinnemann | Man for All Seasons, A (1966) |
| 1966 | Robert Wise | Sound of Music, The (1965) |
| 1965 | George Cukor | My Fair Lady (1964) |
| 1964 | Tony Richardson | Tom Jones (1963) |
| 1963 | David Lean | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| 1962 | Robert Wise Jerome Robbins |
West Side Story (1961) |
| 1961 | Billy Wilder | Apartment, The (1960) |
| 1960 | William Wyler | Ben-Hur (1959) |
| 1959 | Vincente Minnelli | Gigi (1958) |
| 1958 | David Lean | Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) |
| 1957 | George Stevens | Giant (1956) |
| 1956 | Delbert Mann | Marty (1955) |
| 1955 | Elia Kazan | On the Waterfront (1954) |
| 1954 | Fred Zinnemann | From Here to Eternity (1953) |
| 1953 | John Ford | Quiet Man, The (1952) |
| 1952 | George Stevens | Place in the Sun, A (1951) |
| 1951 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | All About Eve (1950) |
| 1950 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Letter to Three Wives, A (1949) |
| 1949 | John Huston | Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) |
| 1948 | Elia Kazan | Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) |
| 1947 | William Wyler | Best Years of Our Lives, The |
| 1946 | Billy Wilder | Lost Weekend, The (1945) |
| 1945 | Leo McCarey | Going My Way (1944) |
| 1944 | Michael Curtiz | Casablanca (1942) |
| 1943 | William Wyler | Mrs. Miniver (1942) |
| 1942 | John Ford | How Green Was My Valley (1941) |
| 1941 | John Ford | Grapes of Wrath, The (1940) |
| 1940 | Victor Fleming | Gone with the Wind (1939) |
| 1939 | Frank Capra | You Can’t Take It With You (1938) |
| 1938 | Leo McCarey | Awful Truth, The (1937) |
| 1937 | Frank Capra | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) |
| 1936 | John Ford | Informer, The (1935) |
| 1935 | Frank Capra | It Happened One Night (1934) |
| 1934 | Frank Lloyd | Cavalcade (1933) |
| 1933 | Frank Borzage | Bad Girl (1932) |
| 1932 | Norman Taurog | Skippy (1931) |
| 1931 | Lewis Milestone | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |
| 1930 | Frank Lloyd | Divine Lady, The (1929) |
| 1929 | Frank Borzage (Comedy) | Seventh Heaven (1928) |
| 1929 | Lewis Milestone (Drama) | Two Arabian Knights (1928) |