Every Best Actress Winner In Oscar History
1980: Sally Field
Field first stole our hearts (and the win) in 1980 with her title role in Norma Rae, edging out Jill Clayburgh, Jane Fonda, Marsha Mason and Bette Midler for the win.
1981: Sissy Spacek
Spacek took home the award for her performance in The Coal Miner’s Daughter, beating out Ellen Burstyn, Goldie Hawn, Mary Tyler Moore and Gena Rowlands for the win.
1982: Katharine Hepburn
Movie queen Hepburn took home her next award for On Golden Pond, beating out Diane Keaton, Marsha Mason, Susan Sarandon and Meryl Streep for the award.
1983: Meryl Streep
Legendary actress Meryl Streep took home her first win in 1983 for Sophie’s Choice, beating out Julie Andrews, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek and Debra Winger for the win.
1984: Shirley MacLaine
MacLaine won in 1984 for her role in classic Terms of Endearment, winning out against Jane Alexander, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Debra Winger.
1985: Sally Field
Field won again in 1985 for her role in Places in the Heart, winning out against Judy Davis, Jessica Lange, Vanessa Redgrave and Sissy Spacek for the award.
1986: Geraldine Page
Page won for her performance in The Trip to Bountiful, beating out Anne Bancroft, Whoopi Goldberg, Jessica Lange and Meryl Streep for the win.
1987: Marlee Matlin
Matlin took home the award at the 59th Academy Awards for her role in Children of a Lesser God, beating out Jane Fonda, Sissy Spacek, Kathleen Turner and Sigourney Weaver for the win. She historically is the only deaf performer to win the award.
1988: Cher
Cher took home the 1988 win for her role in Moonstruck, beating out Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Sally Kirkland and Meryl Streep for the win.
1989: Jodie Foster
Foster took home her first Academy Award in 1989 for her role in The Accused, beating out Glenn Close, Melanie Griffith, Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver for the win.