WINNER

NOBUKO OTOWA, ONIBAB

Nobuko Otowa delivers such an impactful performance that while my only relationship with her is from this classic horror film it's such a singular turn I could not award anyway else. The performance really stays with you.

#movies #LeadingActress #NobukoOtowa

1965
LEADING ACTRESS

nominees
Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music
Catharine Denenuve, Repulsion
Samantha Eggar, The Collector
Anna Magnani, Mamma Roma

#movies #LeadingActress #ActingClips #JulieAndrews #CatharineDenenuve #SamanthaEggar #AnnaMagnani

1939

Gone with the Wind (1939)
directed by Victor Fleming, written by Sidney Howard

Vivien Leigh plays Scarlett O'Hara

Review: boxd.it/dE5Ol3

#LeadingActress #VivienLeigh #GonewiththeWind #ScarlettOHara #VictorFleming #1939film #FilmSky

WINNER

KIM STANLEY, SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON

Kim Stanley a rare film actor is impactful with each screen appearance she has. In Seance she is magical and haunting in this classic British chamber piece. Such a thrilling turn to experience.

#movies #LeadingActress #KimStanley

1964
LEADING ACTRESS

nominees
Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins
Anna Karina, Vivre sa Vie
Abbey Lincoln, Nothing but a Man
Ingrid Thulin, The Silence

#movies #LeadingActress #ActingClips #JulieAndrews #AnnaKarina #AbbeyLincoln #IngridThulin

1938

Jezebel (1938)
directed by William Wyler, written by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel & John Huston

Bette Davis plays Julie Marsden

Review: boxd.it/dxXSa9

#LeadingActress #BetteDavis #Jezebel #JulieMarsden #WilliamWyler #1938film #FilmSky

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Leading Actress is the next award.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste last years winner is here to present this years nominees & winner.

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#cinema #leadingactress #personalchoice #MarianneJeanBaptiste #RoseByrne #FilmSky

1937

The Good Earth (1937)
directed by Sidney Franklin, written by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger & Claudine West

Luise Rainer plays O-Lan

Review: boxd.it/dsiITV

#LeadingActress #LuiseRainer #TheGoodEarth #OLan #SidneyFranklin #1937film #FilmSky

1936

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by William Anthony McGuire

Luise Rainer plays Anna Held

Review: boxd.it/dmKQUf

#LeadingActress #LuiseRainer #TheGreatZiegfeld #AnnaHeld #RobertZLeonard #1936film #FilmSky

WINNER

INGRID THULIN, WINTER LIGHT

Ingrid Thulin like many of the great Ingmar Bergman muses is dramatically impressive in this cold moving piece of cinema.

#movies #LeadingActress #IngridThulin

1963
LEADING ACTRESS

nominees
Judy Garland, I Could Go On Singing
Julie Harris, The Haunting
Rachel Roberts, This Sporting Life
Jean Simmons, All the Way Home

#movies #LeadingActress #ActingClips #JudyGarland #JulieHarris #RachelRoberts #JeanSimmons

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1. Rose Byrne as Linda in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

#RoseByrne #IfIHadLegsIdKickYou #Linda #LeadingActress #98thAcademyAwards

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2. Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet

#JessieBuckley #Hamnet #AgnesShakespeare #LeadingActress #98thAcademyAwards

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3. Kate Hudson as Claire Sardina in Song Sung Blue

#KateHudson #SongSungBlue #ClaireSardina #LeadingActress #98thAcademyAwards

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4. Renate Reinsve as Nora Borg in Sentimental Value

#RenateReinsve #SentimentalValue #NoraBorg #LeadingActress #98thAcademyAwards

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5. Emma Stone as Michelle Fuller in Bugonia

#EmmaStone #Bugonia #MichelleFuller #LeadingActress #98thAcademyAwards

1935

Dangerous (1935)
directed by Alfred E. Green, written by Laird Doyle

Bette Davis plays Joyce Heath

Review: boxd.it/dgN82v

#LeadingActress #BetteDavis #Dangerous #JoyceHeath #AlfredEGreen #1935film #FilmSky

1934

It Happened One Night (1934)
directed by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin

Claudette Colbert plays Ellen "Ellie" Andrews

Review: boxd.it/d9Vc0h

#LeadingActress #ClaudetteColbert #ItHappenedOneNight #EllenAndrews #FrankCapra #1934film #FilmSky

WINNER

KATHARINE HEPBURN, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

Katharine Hepburn manages to reinvent herself so brilliantly even after three decades of film performances. As the fragile Mary Tyrone she delivers such an addictive turn brilliantly theatrical.

#movies #LeadingActress #KatharineHepburm

1962
LEADING ACTRESS

nominees
Harriet Andersson, Through a Glass Darkly
Bette Davis, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Jeanne Moreau, Jules et Jim
Kinuyo Tanaka, The Ballad of Narayama

#movies #LeadingActress #ActingClips #HarrietAndersson #BetteDavis #JeanneMoreau #KinuyoTanaka

1932/33

Morning Glory (1933)
directed by Lowell Sherman, written by Howard J. Green

Katharine Hepburn plays Eva Lovelace

Review: boxd.it/d3Fqvd

#LeadingActress #KatharineHepburn #MorningGlory #EvaLovelace #LowellSherman #1933film #FilmSky

1931/32

The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
directed by Edgar Selwyn, written by Charles MacArthur & Ben Hecht

Helen Hayes plays Madelon Claudet

Review: boxd.it/cXe5YP

#LeadingActress #HelenHayes #TheSinofMadelonClaudet #MadelonClaudet #1931film #FilmSky

WINNER

JEANNE MOREAU, ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS

Jeanne Moreau one of French cinema's greatest beauties is compelling to such an extent in this new wave feature I find her work so transcendent of time and space. She operates so well almost silently throughout.

#movies #LeadingActress #JeanneMoreau

1961
LEADING ACTRESS

nominees
Claudia Cardinale, Girl with a Suitcase
Deborah Kerr, The Innocents
Claudia McNeil, A Raisin in the Sun
Hideko Takamine, Immortal Love

#movies #LeadingActress #ActingClips #ClaudiaCardinale #DeborahKerr #ClaudiaMcNeil #HidekoTakamine

1930/31

Min and Bill (1930)
directed by George W. Hill, written by Frances Marion & Marion Jackson

Marie Dressler plays Min Divot

Review: boxd.it/cQ0O2b

#LeadingActress #MarieDressler #MinandBill #MinDivot #GeorgeWHill #1930film #FilmSky

1929/30

The Divorcee (1930)
directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by Nick Grinde, Zelda Sears & John Meehan

Norma Shearer plays Jerry Martin

Review: boxd.it/cIFib1

#LeadingActress #NormaShearer #TheDivorcee #JerryMartin #RobertZLeonard #1930film #FilmSky

WINNER

EMMANUELLE RIVA, HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR

Decades before Amour Emmanuelle Riva was both a stunning beauty and talent on screen in this breakthrough romantic part. Her subtle control of the camera really speaks volumes throughout.

#movies #LeadingActress #EmmanuelleRiva

1960
LEADING ACTRESS

nominees
Doris Day, Midnight Lace
Judy Holliday, Bells Are Ringing
Janet Leigh, Psycho
Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment

#movies #LeadingActress #ActingClips #DorisDay #JudyHolliday #JanetLeigh #ShirleyMacLaine

1928/29

Coquette (1929)
directed by Sam Taylor, written by John Grey, Allen McNeil & Sam Taylor

Mary Pickford plays Norma Besant

Review: boxd.it/cBeUUh

#LeadingActress #MaryPickford #Coquette #NormaBesant #SamTaylor #1929film #FilmSky

2026 BAFTA Film Awards longlist for Leading Actress – Part 2:

• Jennifer Lawrence – ‘DIE MY LOVE’
• Renate Reinsve – ‘SENTIMENTAL VALUE’
• Andrea Riseborough – ‘DRAGONFLY’
• Emma Stone – ‘BUGONIA’
• Tessa Thompson – ‘HEDDA’

#BAFTA2026 #LeadingActress