Monday, January 22, 2007
Best Performances (Ranked By Ballot)
Here are all the winning best actresses that received votes for the best of all time, ranked by the numbers of ballots on which they appeared.
1. Vivien Leigh (Gone With the Wind) 29
2. Elizabeth Taylor
(Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) 26
3. Frances McDormand (Fargo) 24
4. Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire) 23
5. Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) 22
5. Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice) 22
6. Olivia de Havilland (The Heiress) 18
6. Holly Hunter (The Piano) 18
8. Maggie Smith (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) 17
9. Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night) 15
9. Jane Fonda (Klute) 14
9. Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) 14
11. Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter) 13
12. Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter) 12
13. Patricia Neal (Hud) 11
14. Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce) 10
14. Faye Dunaway (Network) 10
16. Ingrid Bergman (Gaslight) 9
16. Judy Holliday (Born Yesterday) 9
16. Liza Minnelli (Cabaret) 9
19. Bette Davis (Jezebel) 8
20. Ellen Burstyn
(Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) 7
21. Kathy Bates (Misery) 6
21. Julie Christie (Darling) 6
21. Louise Fletcher
(One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) 6
21. Janet Gaynor
(7th Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise) 6
21. Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) 6
21. Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) 6
21. Charlize Theron (Monster) 6
28. Anne Bancroft (The Miracle Worker) 5
28. Jodie Foster (The Accused) 5
28. Susan Hayward (I Want to Live!) 5
28. Simone Signoret (Room at the Top) 5
28. Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl) 5
33. Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) 4
33. Sally Field (Norma Rae) 4
33. Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday) 4
33. Glenda Jackson (Women in Love) 4
33. Sophia Loren (Two Women) 4
33. Emma Thompson (Howards End) 4
39. Jessica Lange (Blue Sky) 3
40. Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia) 2
40. Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba) 2
40. Grace Kelly (The Country Girl) 2
40. Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo) 2
40. Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment) 2
40. Norma Shearer (The Divorcee) 2
40. Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) 2
40. Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces of Eve) 2
48. Cher (Moonstruck) 1
48. Marie Dressler (Min and Bill) 1
48. Helen Hayes (The Sin of Madelon Claudet) 1
48. Katharine Hepburn (Morning Glory) 1
48. Nicole Kidman (The Hours) 1
48. Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God) 1
48. Geraldine Page (The Trip to Bountiful) 1
48. Luise Rainer (The Good Earth) 1
48. Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich) 1
48. Elizabeth Taylor (Butterfield 8) 1
48. Jane Wyman (Johnny Belinda) 1
1. Vivien Leigh (Gone With the Wind) 29
2. Elizabeth Taylor
(Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) 26
3. Frances McDormand (Fargo) 24
4. Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire) 23
5. Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) 22
5. Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice) 22
6. Olivia de Havilland (The Heiress) 18
6. Holly Hunter (The Piano) 18
8. Maggie Smith (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) 17
9. Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night) 15
9. Jane Fonda (Klute) 14
9. Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) 14
11. Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter) 13
12. Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter) 12
13. Patricia Neal (Hud) 11
14. Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce) 10
14. Faye Dunaway (Network) 10
16. Ingrid Bergman (Gaslight) 9
16. Judy Holliday (Born Yesterday) 9
16. Liza Minnelli (Cabaret) 9
19. Bette Davis (Jezebel) 8
20. Ellen Burstyn
(Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) 7
21. Kathy Bates (Misery) 6
21. Julie Christie (Darling) 6
21. Louise Fletcher
(One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) 6
21. Janet Gaynor
(7th Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise) 6
21. Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) 6
21. Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) 6
21. Charlize Theron (Monster) 6
28. Anne Bancroft (The Miracle Worker) 5
28. Jodie Foster (The Accused) 5
28. Susan Hayward (I Want to Live!) 5
28. Simone Signoret (Room at the Top) 5
28. Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl) 5
33. Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) 4
33. Sally Field (Norma Rae) 4
33. Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday) 4
33. Glenda Jackson (Women in Love) 4
33. Sophia Loren (Two Women) 4
33. Emma Thompson (Howards End) 4
39. Jessica Lange (Blue Sky) 3
40. Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia) 2
40. Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba) 2
40. Grace Kelly (The Country Girl) 2
40. Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo) 2
40. Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment) 2
40. Norma Shearer (The Divorcee) 2
40. Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) 2
40. Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces of Eve) 2
48. Cher (Moonstruck) 1
48. Marie Dressler (Min and Bill) 1
48. Helen Hayes (The Sin of Madelon Claudet) 1
48. Katharine Hepburn (Morning Glory) 1
48. Nicole Kidman (The Hours) 1
48. Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God) 1
48. Geraldine Page (The Trip to Bountiful) 1
48. Luise Rainer (The Good Earth) 1
48. Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich) 1
48. Elizabeth Taylor (Butterfield 8) 1
48. Jane Wyman (Johnny Belinda) 1
