Every Best Actress Winner In Oscar History
1940: Vivien Leigh
Leigh took home the 12th award for her iconic role in Gone With The Wind, beating out Bette Davis, Irene Dunne, Greta Garbo and Greer Garson.
1941: Ginger Rogers
Rogers took home the award for her role in Kitty Foyle, winning out against Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine, Katharine Hepburn and Martha Scott.
1942: Joan Fontaine
Fontaine won in 1941 for her role in Suspicion, beating out Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Greer Garson and Barbara Stanwyck.
1943: Greer Garson
Garson finally got her chance with her performance in Mrs. Miniver, beating out Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell and Teresa Wright for the award.
1944: Jennifer Jones
Jones won for her role in The Song of Bernadette, edging out Jean Arthur, Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine and Greer Garson.
1945: Ingrid Bergman
At the 17th Annual Academy Awards, Bergman took home her first win for her role in Gaslight, bearing out Claudette Colbert, Better Davis, Greer Garson and Barbara Stanwyck.
1946: Joan Crawford
Crawford won for her iconic role as the title character in Mildred Piece in 1945, beating out Ingrid Bergman, Greer Garson, Jennifer Jones and Gene Tierney.
1947: Olivia de Havilland
de Havilland won for her role in To Each His Own, beating out Celia Johnson, Jennifer Jones, Rosalind Russell and Jane Wyman.
1948: Loretta Young
Young took home the award for her performance in The Farmer’s Daughter, edging out Joan Crawford, Susan Hayward, Dorothy McGuire and Rosalind Russell.
1949: Jane Wyman
Wyman took home the award for her role in Johnny Belinda, beating out Ingrid Bergman, Olivia de Havilland, Irene Dunne and Barabara Stanwyck.