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The 123 pages that link to Academy Award for Best Actress, each with the reason it gives.

• Academy Award for Best ActorCompared with: Best Actress is the paired lead-performance category, historically divided by gender.

• Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressCompared with: Its lead-performance distinction separates it from this supporting category.

• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleCompared with: Its nominees and winners often overlap with BAFTA’s, but voting bodies and outcomes differ.

• César Award for Best ActressCompared with: Its Hollywood-centered electorate contrasts with the César’s French film-industry membership.

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaCompared with: Golden Globe recognition is often compared with this more influential film-industry award.

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyCompared with: Unlike the Globes, the Oscars do not divide leading-actress contenders by film genre.

• Academy Juvenile AwardCompared with: The Academy sometimes honored young actresses through this regular category instead of a Juvenile Award.

• Cicely TysonCompared with: Tyson received a nomination for Sounder but did not win, despite acclaim for the role.

• Patty DukeCompared with: Duke’s Oscar for The Miracle Worker was in the supporting, not leading, category.

• Shelley WintersCompared with: Winters received four acting nominations but won only in the supporting category.

• Marisa TomeiCompared with: Tomei's Oscar recognized a supporting performance, not a leading one.

• Octavia SpencerCompared with: Spencer’s Oscar was for a supporting performance, distinguishing it from the lead-acting award.

• Sônia BragaCompared with: Braga's work in Kiss of the Spider Woman drew attention in the United States without an Academy Award nomination.

• Tatum O’NealCompared with: O’Neal’s award recognized a supporting performance, not a leading one.

• Melissa LeoCompared with: Leo was nominated in this category for her lead role in Frozen River.

• Mo'NiqueCompared with: Mo'Nique’s Oscar recognized a supporting role, distinguishing the category and scale of her achievement.