Every Best Actress Winner In Oscar History
1950: Olivia de Havilland
de Havilland took home her second win in 1949 for The Heiress, beating out Jeanne Crain, Susan Hayward, Deborah Kerr and Loretta Young.
1951: Judy Holliday
Holliday won for her role in Born Yesterday, beating out Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, Eleanor Parker and Gloria Swanson.
1952: Vivien Leigh
Leigh took home her second win for her (also iconic) role in A Streetcar Named Desire as Blanche DuBois. She won against Katharine Hepburn, Eleanor Parker, Shelley Winters and Jane Wyman.
1953: Shirley Booth
Booth won for her performance in Come Back, Little Sheba in 1952, beating Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Julie Harris and Susan Hayward for the award.
1954: Audrey Hepburn
This Hepburn won her first award for her famous (and one of her most well known) role in Roman Holiday, beating out Leslie Caron, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Maggie McNamara.
1955: Grace Kelly
Legendary Grace Kelly won at the 27th Annual Academy Awards for her performance in The Country Girl, beating out Dorothy Dandridge, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and Jane Wyman.
1956: Anna Magnani
Magnani won for her role in The Rose Tattoo, beating out Susan Hayward, Katharine Hepburn, Jennifer Jones and Eleanor Parker.
1957: Ingrid Bergman
Bergman took home another award in 1956 for her role in Anastasia, edging out Carroll Baker, Katharine Hepburn, Nancy Kelly and Deborah Kerr.
1958: Joanne Woodward
Woodward won the award for her role in The Three Faces of Eve, winning out against Deborah Kerr, Anna Magnani, Elizabeth Taylor and Lana Turner.
1959: Susan Hayward
Hayward’s role in I Want To Live! won her the 31st Academy Award for Best Actress, beating out Deborah Kerr, Shirley MacLaine, Rosalind Russell and Elizabeth Taylor.