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

• Janet GaynorRelated: Gaynor received the inaugural award in 1929 for three films.

• Jessica LangeRelated: Lange won it for Blue Sky after an earlier supporting-actress win.

• Joanne WoodwardRelated: Woodward received the award in 1958 for The Three Faces of Eve.

• Julia RobertsRelated: Roberts received it for Erin Brockovich in 2001.

• Kate WinsletRelated: Winslet received the award for The Reader after several earlier nominations.

• Marie DresslerRelated: Dressler won the award for Min and Bill at the 1931 ceremony.

• Natalie PortmanRelated: Portman received the award for Black Swan in 2011.

• Norma ShearerRelated: Shearer won the award for The Divorcee and received five additional nominations.

• Patricia NealRelated: Neal’s win for Hud marked the peak of her film recognition.

• Reese WitherspoonRelated: Witherspoon won it for Walk the Line in 2006.

• Ava GardnerRelated: Gardner received a Best Actress nomination for Mogambo, her only competitive Oscar nomination.

• Charlize TheronRelated: Theron won the award for Monster at the 76th Academy Awards.

• Ellen BurstynRelated: Burstyn won the award for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and received several further nominations.

• Emmanuelle RivaRelated: Riva became its oldest nominee for Best Actress through Amour.

• Gena RowlandsRelated: Her nominations for A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria brought independent performances into Hollywood’s highest-profile awards.

• Irene DunneRelated: Dunne received five nominations in this category but never won.

• Julie ChristieRelated: Christie won for Darling and later received nominations for films including Away from Her.

• Melanie GriffithRelated: Griffith was nominated for her role in Working Girl.

• Nicole KidmanRelated: Kidman won the award for The Hours, a career-defining recognition.

• Salma HayekRelated: Her nomination for Frida made her the first Mexican actor nominated in this category.

• Sandra BullockRelated: Bullock won this award for The Blind Side.

• Sigourney WeaverRelated: Weaver received a nomination for her performance in Gorillas in the Mist.

• Greer GarsonRelated: Garson won the award for Mrs. Miniver at the 1943 ceremony.

• Gwyneth PaltrowRelated: Paltrow received it for Shakespeare in Love at the 71st Academy Awards.

• Holly HunterRelated: Hunter won this award for The Piano in 1994.

• Jane WymanRelated: Wyman’s win for Johnny Belinda marked a decisive turn in her film career.

• Jennifer LawrenceRelated: Lawrence received the award for Silver Linings Playbook at age 22.

• Joan FontaineRelated: Fontaine won the award for Suspicion at the 14th Academy Awards.

• Shirley MacLaineRelated: MacLaine won the award for Terms of Endearment after several earlier nominations.

• Simone SignoretRelated: Signoret became the first French actress to win it, for Room at the Top.

• Charlotte RamplingRelated: Rampling received a nomination for 45 Years, her first Academy Award nomination.

• Fernanda MontenegroRelated: Montenegro became the first Brazilian nominated in this category for Central Station.

• Gene TierneyRelated: Tierney received a nomination for Leave Her to Heaven, her only Oscar nomination.

• Julianne MooreRelated: Moore won this award for portraying Alice Howland in Still Alice.

• Kathy BatesRelated: Bates won it for Misery, becoming the film's sole Oscar-winning performer.

• Kristen StewartRelated: Stewart received a nomination for her portrayal of Diana in Spencer.

• Leslie CaronRelated: Caron received a nomination for The L-Shaped Room.

• Loretta YoungRelated: Young won the award in 1948 for The Farmer’s Daughter.

• Marion CotillardRelated: Cotillard won for La Vie en Rose, becoming the first actor to win for a French-language performance.

• Marlee MatlinRelated: Matlin became its first deaf recipient for Children of a Lesser God.

• Rosalind RussellRelated: Russell received four nominations in this category, including for My Sister Eileen and Auntie Mame.

• Sissy SpacekRelated: Spacek won for Coal Miner's Daughter and received five further nominations.

• Geneviève BujoldRelated: Bujold received a nomination for her performance in Anne of the Thousand Days.

• Geraldine PageRelated: Page won the award in 1986 for The Trip to Bountiful, after eight earlier acting nominations.

• Helen HuntRelated: Hunt won it for As Good as It Gets in 1998.

• Hilary SwankRelated: Swank won this award for both Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby.

• Louise FletcherRelated: Fletcher won the award for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

• Margot RobbieRelated: Robbie received nominations for I, Tonya and Barbie, marking recognition of two contrasting roles.

• Sharon StoneRelated: Stone received a nomination for her performance in Casino.

• Shirley BoothRelated: Booth won it for the 1952 film Come Back, Little Sheba.