In this article, we list the celebrated female actors who were nominated for (and won) an Academy Award for the movies made between 2010 and the present day.
Did your favourite actors miss out on an Oscar? Let us know in the comments below.
83rd Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2010
Nominated Actresses
Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
Best Actress Winner
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
84th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2011
Nominated Actresses
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis – The Help
Best Actress Winner
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
85th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2012
Nominated Actresses
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Actress Winner
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
86th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2013
Nominated Actresses
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Cate Blancett – Blue Jasmine
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Best Actress Winner
Cate Blancett – Blue Jasmine
87th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2014
Nominated Actresses
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Best Actress Winner
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
88th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2015
Nominated Actresses
Brie Larson – Room
Cate Blancett – Carol
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years Later
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Best Actress Winner
Brie Larson – Room
89th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2016
Nominated Actresses
Emma Stone – La La Land
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Ruth Negga – Loving
Best Actress Winner
Emma Stone – La La Land
90th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2017
Nominated Actresses
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
Meryl Streep – The Post
Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
Best Actress Winner
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
91st Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2018
Nominated Actresses
Glenn Close – The Wife
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Best Actress Winner
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
92nd Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2019
Nominated Actresses
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Renée Zellweger – Judy
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Best Actress Winner
Renée Zellweger – Judy
93rd Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2020
Nominated Actresses
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Actress Winner
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
94th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2021
Nominated Actresses
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Best Actress Winner
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
95th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2022
Nominated Actresses
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Best Actress Winner
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
96th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2023
Nominated Actresses
Annette Bening – Nyad
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Best Actress Winner
To be determined
97th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 2024
Nominated Actresses
To be determined
Best Actress Winner
To be determined
Which acting performances have you most enjoyed? Let us know in the comments below.