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Like this (five = best, one = worst):
Five Stars: Amy Adams, in “JUNEBUG” *Peggy Ashcroft, in “A PASSAGE TO INDIA” Ronee Blakley, in “NASHVILLE” Catherine Burns, in “LAST SUMMER” Toni Collette, in “THE SIXTH SENSE” *Sandy Dennis, in “WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?” Dyan Cannon, in "BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE" *Patty Duke, in “THE MIRACLE WORKER” *Ruth Gordon, in “ROSEMARY’S BABY” Marianne Jean-Baptiste, in “SECRETS & LIES” Catherine Keener, in “CAPOTE” Rinko Kikuchi, in “BABEL” Julianne Moore, in “THE HOURS” Saoirse Ronan, in “ATONEMENT” Thelma Ritter, in “PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET” Amy Ryan, in “GONE BABY GONE” *Tilda Swinton, in “MICHAEL CLAYTON” *Marisa Tomei, in “MY COUSIN VINNY” Lily Tomlin, in “NASHVILLE” Lesley Ann Warren, in “VICTOR/VICTORIA” *Rachel Weisz, in “THE CONSTANT GARDENER” Natalie Wood, in “REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE”
Four Stars: Adriana Barraza, in “BABEL” *Cate Blanchett, in “THE AVIATOR” Brenda Blethyn, in “LITTLE VOICE” Carol Channing, in “THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE” Patricia Clarkson, in “PIECES OF APRIL” Judi Dench, in “CHOCOLAT” Minnie Driver, in “GOOD WILL HUNTING” Rachel Griffiths, in “HILARY AND JACKIE” *Marcia Gay Harden, in “POLLOCK” Kate Hudson, in “ALMOST FAMOUS” *Mercedes McCambridge, in “ALL THE KING’S MEN” Helen Mirren, in “GOSFORD PARK” *Rita Moreno, in “WEST SIDE STORY” Geraldine Page, in “HONDO” Lynn Redgrave, in “GODS AND MONSTERS” *Vanessa Redgrave, in “JULIA” Chlöe Sevigny, in “BOYS DON’T CRY” *Beatrice Straight, in “NETWORK” Meryl Streep, in “ADAPTATION” *Claire Trevor, in “KEY LARGO” *Renée Zellweger, in “COLD MOUNTAIN” *Catherine Zeta-Jones, in “CHICAGO”
Three Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, in “HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG” Eileen Brennan, in “PRIVATE BENJAMIN” Abigail Breslin, in “LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE” Ellen Burstyn, in “THE LAST PICTURE SHOW” Patricia Collinge, in “THE LITTLE FOXES” *Angelina Jolie, in “GIRL, INTERRUPTED” *Cloris Leachman, in “THE LAST PICTURE SHOW” *Estelle Parsons, in “BONNIE AND CLYDE” Queen Latifah, in “CHICAGO” Marjorie Rambeau, in “TORCH SONG” Thelma Ritter, in “ALL ABOUT EVE” Uma Thurman, in “PULP FICTION” Teresa Wright, in “THE LITTLE FOXES” Susannah York, in “THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY?”
Two Stars: Kathy Bates, in “PRIMARY COLORS” Candy Clark, in “AMERICAN GRAFFITI” Celeste Holm, in “ALL ABOUT EVE” Grace Kelly, in “MOGAMBO” Susan Kohner, in “IMITATION OF LIFE” Laura Linney, in “KINSEY” *Dorothy Malone, in “WRITTEN ON THE WIND” Frances McDormand, in “ALMOST FAMOUS” Frances McDormand, in “NORTH COUNTRY” Juanita Moore, in “IMITATION OF LIFE” Julianne Moore, in “BOOGIE NIGHTS” Sophie Okonedo, in “HOTEL RWANDA” Beah Richards, in “GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER” Maggie Smith, in “GOSFORD PARK” *Mira Sorvino, in “MIGHTY APHRODITE” *Dianne Wiest, in “BULLETS OVER BROADWAY”
One Star: *Kim Basinger, in “L.A. CONFIDENTIAL” Kathy Bates, in “ABOUT SCHMIDT” Cate Blanchett, in “NOTES ON A SCANDAL” Joan Cusack, in “IN & OUT” *Jennifer Hudson, in “DREAMGIRLS” Elsa Lanchester, in “WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION” Joan Plowright, in “ENCHANTED APRIL” *Donna Reed, in “FROM HERE TO ETERNITY” Gloria Stuart, in “TITANIC” Jennifer Tilly, in “BULLETS OVER BROADWAY”
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Now, an ordered ranking of all those performances I've seen (so far)!
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
TIER 1: TOP 10
1. Rinko Kikuchi -- BABEL Best Scene - The final scene with the policeman.
2. Ronee Blakley -- NASHVILLE Best Scene - "Dues".
3. Thelma Ritter -- PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET Best Scene - "I feel like an old clock, windin' down."
4. Catherine Burns -- LAST SUMMER Best Scene - Telling the story of her mother's death.
5. Ruth Gordon -- ROSEMARY'S BABY Best Scene - Explaining that Rosemary isn't dead to her fellow Satanists during the devil-rape scene.
6. Patty Duke -- THE MIRACLE WORKER Best Scene - "W-A-T-E-R".
7. Lily Tomlin -- NASHVILLE Best Scene - Her wordless "I'm Easy" scene.
8. Lesley Ann Warren -- VICTOR/VICTORIA Best Scene - "Pookie, I'm hor-nee!".
9. Toni Collette -- THE SIXTH SENSE Best Scene - "Do I make her proud?".
10. Marianne Jean-Baptiste -- SECRETS & LIES Best Scene - Her exasperation during the birthday party scene.
Tier 2: FANTASTIC
11. Amy Adams -- JUNEBUG Best Scene - "It isn't my fault!".
12. Tilda Swinton -- MICHAEL CLAYTON Best Scene - Her final confrontation with Clayton.
13. Saoirse Ronan -- ATONEMENT Best Scene - "I want to thank you for saving my life."
14. Julianne Moore -- THE HOURS Best Scene - Crying in the bathroom as her husband calls her to bed.
15. Peggy Ashcroft -- A PASSAGE TO INDIA Best Scene - Her first scene with Dr. Aziz in the old mosque.
16. Amy Ryan -- GONE BABY GONE Best Scene - Her final scene, at the end of the film.
17. Marisa Tomei -- MY COUSIN VINNY Best Scene - Her courtroom scene.
18. Sandy Dennis -- WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Best Scene - Talking about the bells.
19. Natalie Wood -- REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE Best Scene - Her intimacy with Ray in the abandoned mansion.
20. Rachel Weisz -- THE CONSTANT GARDENER Best Scene - Trying to "seduce" Sandy.
21. Catherine Keener -- CAPOTE Best Scene - Being taken aback when someone compliments her work at Capote's book unveiling.
TIER 3: VERY GOOD
22. Claire Trevor -- KEY LARGO Best Scene - Singing her song in exchange for a drink.
23. Mercedes McCambridge -- ALL THE KING'S MEN Best Scene - Pointing out the differences between herself and Ann at the mirror.
24. Catherine Zeta-Jones -- CHICAGO Best Scene - "All That Jazz".
25. Patricia Clarkson -- PIECES OF APRIL Best Scene - Arguing with her husband by the side of the road.
26. Vanessa Redgrave -- JULIA Best Scene - Her scene in the restaurant.
27. Kate Hudson -- ALMOST FAMOUS Best Scene - Being "introduced" to Russell by William.
28. Judi Dench -- CHOCOLAT Best Scene - Seeing her daughter at the riverside during her birthday party.
29. Renee Zellweger -- COLD MOUNTAIN Best Scene - "If I shed one tear for my father I stole it off a crocodile!"
30. Adriana Barraza -- BABEL Best Scene - Running in the desert trying to find the kids.
31. Beatrice Straight -- NETWORK Best Scene - Her big scene with Max.
32. Cate Blanchett -- THE AVIATOR Best Scene - Her concern for Howard once he starts going mad.
33. Brenda Blethyn -- LITTLE VOICE Best Scene - "You great long streak of ****!"
34. Minnie Driver -- GOOD WILL HUNTING Best Scene - Her reaction to Will's departure.
35. Meryl Streep -- ADAPTATION Best Scene - Brushing her teeth in the mirror.
36. Helen Mirren -- GOSFORD PARK Best Scene - Crying in her sister's arms.
37. Rachel Griffiths -- HILARY AND JACKIE Best Scene - Her reaction when Jackie proposes that she "share" her husband.
38. Lynn Redgrave -- GODS AND MONSTERS Best Scene - Throwing eggshells into the trashcan with great force.
39. Geraldine Page -- HONDO Best Scene - Her reminiscence scene by moonlight.
40. Carol Channing -- THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Best Scene - "Jazz Baby".
41. Chloe Sevigny -- BOYS DON'T CRY Best Scene - "The Bluest Eyes in Texas".
42. Marcia Gay Harden -- POLLOCK Best Scene - Blowing up at her husband near the end.
43. Rita Moreno -- WEST SIDE STORY Best Scene - "America".
TIER 4: GOOD
44. Estelle Parsons -- BONNIE AND CLYDE Best Scene - Realizing she's blinded.
45. Ellen Burstyn -- THE LAST PICTURE SHOW Best Scene - Her reminiscence scene in the car.
46. Abigail Breslin -- LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Best Scene - When she's told that her grandfather is dead.
47. Uma Thurman -- PULP FICTION Best Scene - Dancing with Vinny.
48. Teresa Wright -- THE LITTLE FOXES Best Scene - Confronting her mother at the end.
49. Susannah York -- THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? Best Scene - Her shower scene.
50. Thelma Ritter -- ALL ABOUT EVE Best Scene - "Everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end."
51. Shohreh Aghdashloo -- HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG Best Scene - Trying to reassure Kathy in broken English after her suicide attempt.
52. Cloris Leachman -- THE LAST PICTURE SHOW Best Scene - Her final "blow-up" scene.
53. Eileen Brennan -- PRIVATE BENJAMIN Best Scene - Her drunken inspection.
54. Marjorie Rambeau -- TORCH SONG Best Scene - Her final and largest scene.
55. Patricia Collinge -- THE LITTLE FOXES Best Scene - Being constantly ignored by her husband at the beginning.
56. Queen Latifah -- CHICAGO Best Scene - "When You're Good to Mama".
57. Angelina Jolie -- GIRL, INTERRUPTED Best Scene - Threatening to stab herself with the ballpoint pen.
TIER 5: FAIR
58. Maggie Smith -- GOSFORD PARK 59. Candy Clark -- AMERICAN GRAFFITI 60. Frances McDormand -- ALMOST FAMOUS 61. Mira Sorvino -- MIGHTY APHRODITE 62. Julianne Moore -- BOOGIE NIGHTS 63. Laura Linney -- KINSEY 64. Susan Kohner -- IMITATION OF LIFE 65. Frances McDormand -- NORTH COUNTRY 66. Celeste Holm -- ALL ABOUT EVE 67. Dianne Wiest -- BULLETS OVER BROADWAY 68. Beah Richards -- GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 69. Sophie Okonedo -- HOTEL RWANDA 70. Juanita Moore -- IMITATION OF LIFE 71. Grace Kelly -- MOGAMBO 72. Dorothy Malone -- WRITTEN ON THE WIND 73. Kathy Bates -- PRIMARY COLORS
TIER 6: POOR
74. Joan Plowright -- ENCHANTED APRIL 75. Cate Blanchett -- NOTES ON A SCANDAL 76. Gloria Stuart -- TITANIC 77. Jennifer Hudson -- DREAMGIRLS 78. Kathy Bates -- ABOUT SCHMIDT 79. Jennifer Tilly -- BULLETS OVER BROADWAY 80. Joan Cusack -- IN & OUT 81. Elsa Lanchester -- WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION 82. Kim Basinger -- L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 83. Donna Reed -- FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
5 Stars (Perfect) Alice Brady, My Man Godfrey Angela Lansbury, The Manchurian Candidate Cloris Leachman, The Last Picture Show Jane Darwell, The Grapes of Wrath Jean Hagen, Singin' in the Rain Joan Cusack, In&Out Josephine Hzll, Harvey Judith Anderson, Rebecca Juliette Binoche, The English Patient Kim Hunter, A Streetcar named Desire Lila Kedrova, Zorba, the Greek Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously Maggie Smith, California Suite Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer Patty Duke, The Mircle Worker Rita Moreno, West Side Story Sandy Dennis, Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
4 Stars (Very Good) Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine Alice Brady, In Old Chicago Anna Paquin, The Piano Anne Baxter, The Razor's Edge Anne Revere, Gentleman's Agreement Anne Revere, The Song of Bernadette Betsy Blair, Marty Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot Cate Blanchett, The Aviator Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago Celeste Holm, All about Eve Celeste Holm, Gentleman's Agreement Clair Trevor, Key Largo Cloe Sevigny, Boys don't cry Dianne Wiest, Bullets over Broadway Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity Eileen Heckart, Butterflies are Free Ellen Burstyn, The Last Picture Show Estelle Parsons, Bonnie and Clyde Eva Marie Saint, On the Waterfront Fay Bainter, Jezebel Gladys Cooper, The Song of Bernadette Goldie Hawn, Cactus Flower Hattie McDaniel, Gone with the Wind Helen Mirren, Gosford Park Jane Alexander, Kramer vs. Kramer Jennifer Tilly, Bullets over Broadway Jessica Lange, Tootsie Judi Dench, Chocolat Judy Garland, Judgement at Nuremberg Katina Paxinou, For Whom the Bell tolls Kim Basinger, L.A., Confidential Lilia Skala, Lillies of the Field Madeline Kahn, Paper Moon Maggie Smith, Gosford Park Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom Maureen Stapleton, Reds Mercedes McCambridge, All the King's Men Mercedes Ruehl, The Fisher King Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite Olivia de Havilland, Gone with the Wind Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog Susannah York, They Shoot Horses, don't They? Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon Teri Garr, Tootsie Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton Toni Colette, The Sixth Sense Vanessa Redgrave, Julia Wendy Hiller, A Man for all Seasons Wendy Hiller, Separate Tables
3 Stars (Good) Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted Anjelica Huston, Prizzi's Honor Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce Anne Revere, National Velvet Beah Richards, Guess who's coming to dinner Beatrice Straight, Network Dianne Wiest, Hannah and her Sisters Dorothy Malone, Written on the Wind Ethel Barrymore, None but the lonely Heart Eve Arden, Mildred Pierce Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver Gale Sondergaard, Anthony Adverse Gloria Stuart, Titanic Grace Kelly, Mogambo Hermione Baddeley, Room at the Top Jane Fonda, On Golden Pond Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls Judi Dench, Shakespeare in Love Julianne Moore, The Hours Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinny Mary Astor, The Great Lie Mary Badham, To Kill a Mockingbird Mary Steenburghen, Melvin and Howard Nancy Olson, Sunset Boulevard Piper Laurie, Children of a Lesser God Queen Latifah, Chicago Ruth Hussey, The Philadelphia Story Shirley Jones, Elmar Gantry Teresa Wright, Mrs. Miniver Thelma Ritter, Pillow Talk Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost
2 Stars (Okay) Angela Lansbury, Gaslight Geena Davis, Accidental Tourist Helen Hayes, Airport Ingrid Bergman, Murder on the Orient Express Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden+ Lee Grant, Shampoo Linda Blair, The Exorcist Margaret Rutherford, The V.I.P.s Maureen Stapleton, Airport Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara Penelope Mildord, Coming Home Ruth Gordon, Rosemary's Baby Shelley Winters, A Patcho of Blue Thelma Ritter, All about Eve
1 Star (mmh...) Gloria Grahame, The Bad and the Beautiful Kay Medford, Funny Girl Lauren Bacall, The Mirror has Two Faces
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5 stars Cloris Leachman; The Last Picture Show Jane Darwell; The Grapes of Wrath Maggie Smith; California Suite Linda Hunt; The Year of Living Dangerously Claire Trevor; Key Largo Josephine Hull; Harvey Estelle Parsons; Bonnie and Clyde Olympia Dukakis; Moonstruck Mary Astor; The Great Lie Rita Moreno; West Side Story
4 Stars Shelley Winters; A Patch of Blue Anne Baxter; The Razor's Edge Catherine Zeta-Jones; Chicago Hattie McDaniel; Gone with the Wind Sandy Dennis; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Peggy Ashcroft; A Passage to India Katina Paxinou; For Whom the Bell Tolls Brenda Fricker; My Left Foot Kim Hunter; A Streetcar Named Desire Angelina Jolie; Girl Interrupted Dianne Wiest; Hannah and Her Sisters Whoopi Goldberg; Ghost Tatum O'Neal; Paper Moon Ruth Gordon; Rosemary's Baby Patty Duke; The Miracle Worker Shirley Jones; Elmer Gantry Mercedes McCambridge; All the King's Men Alice Brady; In Old Chicago Anne Revere; National Velvet
3 Stars Juliette Binoche; The English Patient Geena Davis; The Accidental Tourist Vanessa Redgrave; Julia Mercedes Ruehl; The Fisher King Anjelica Huston; Prizzi's Honor Mary Steenburgen; Melvin and Howard Dianne Wiest; Bullets over Broadway Eileen Heckart; Butterflies are Free Margaret Rutherford; The VIPs Shelley Winters; The Diary of Anne Frank Anna Paquin; The Piano Jessica Lange; Tootsie Eva Marie Saint; On the Waterfront Meryl Streep; Kramer vs Kramer
Two Stars Kim Basinger; L.A. Confidential Ingrid Bergman; Murder on the Orient Express Ethel Barrymore; None But the Lonely Heart Jennifer Hudson; Dreamgirls Judi Dench; Shakespeare in Love Helen Hayes; Airport Dorothy Malone; Written on the Wind Beatrice Straight; Network Donna Reed; From Here to Eternity Celeste Holm; Gentleman's Agreement Gale Sondergaard; Anthony Adverse Lila Kedrova; Zorba the Greek Maureen Stapleton; Reds Jo Van Fleet; East of Eden
One Star Goldie Hawn; Cactus Flower Marisa Tomei; My Cousin Vinny Lee Grant; Shampoo Wendy Hiller; Separate Tables Renee Zellweger; Cold Mountain Gloria Grahame; The Bad and the Beautiful Teresa Wright; Mrs. Miniver Mira Sorvino; Mighty Aphrodite Fay Bainter; Jezebel Miyoshi Umeki; Sayonara
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Sara Allgood, “How Green Was My Valley” Judith Anderson, “Rebecca” Peggy Ashcroft, “A Passage to India” Mary Badham, “To Kill a Mockingbird” Fay Bainter, “The Children’s Hour” Fay Bainter, “Jezebel” Ethel Barrymore, “None But the Lonely Heart” Anne Baxter, “The Razor’s Edge” Juliette Binoche, “The English Patient” Betsy Blair, “Marty” Ronee Blakley, “Nashville” Cate Blanchett, “The Aviator” Cate Blanchett, “Notes on a Scandal” Eileen Brennan, “Private Benjamin” Ellen Burstyn, “The Last Picture Show” Valentina Cortese, “Day for Night” Quinn Cummings, “The Goodbye Girl” Jane Darwell, “The Grapes of Wrath” Judy Davis, “Husbands and Wives” Olivia de Havilland, “Gone With the Wind” Judi Dench, “Chocolat” Sandy Dennis, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Olympia Dukakis, “Moonstruck” Mildred Dunnock, “Death of a Salesman” Patty Duke, “The Miracle Worker” Brenda Fricker, “My Left Foot” Judy Garland, “Judgment at Nuremberg” Jean Hagen, “Singin’ in the Rain” Marcia Gay Harden, “Pollock” Eileen Heckart, “Butterflies Are Free” Celeste Holm, “All About Eve” Josephine Hull, “Harvey” Linda Hunt, “The Year of Living Dangerously” Kim Hunter, “A Streetcar Named Desire” Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Secrets & Lies” Lila Kedrova, “Zorba the Greek” Angela Lansbury, “The Manchurian Candidate” Cloris Leachman, “The Last Picture Show” Eva Le Gallienne, “Resurrection” Mercedes McCambridge, “All the King’s Men” Hattie McDaniel, “Gone With the Wind” Juanita Moore, “Imitation of Life” Agnes Moorehead, “The Magnificent Ambersons” Tatum O’Neal, “Paper Moon” Anna Paquin, “The Piano” Estelle Parsons, “Bonnie and Clyde” Katina Paxinou, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” Vanessa Redgrave, “Julia” Donna Reed, “From Here to Eternity” Beah Richards, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” Thelma Ritter, “Pickup on South Street” Mercedes Ruehl, “The Fisher King” Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone” Eva Marie Saint, “On the Waterfront” Maggie Smith, “California Suite” Maggie Smith, “Gosford Park” Meryl Streep, “Adaptation.” Jessica Tandy, “Fried Green Tomatoes” Lily Tomlin, “Nashville” Ethel Waters, “Pinky” Dame May Whitty, “Mrs. Miniver” Dame May Whitty, “Night Must Fall” Dianne Wiest, “Bullets Over Broadway” Kate Winslet, “Sense and Sensibility” Peggy Wood, “The Sound of Music” Teresa Wright, “Mrs. Miniver” Catherine Zeta-Jones, “Chicago”
FOUR STARS
Amy Adams, “Junebug” Shohreh Aghdashloo, “House of Sand and Fog” Norma Aleandro, “Gaby: A True Story” Jane Alexander, “All the President’s Men” Joan Allen, “Nixon” Joan Allen, “The Crucible” Ann-Margret, “Carnal Knowledge” Margaret Avery, “The Color Purple” Adriana Barraza, “Babel” Ethel Barrymore, “Pinky” Kathy Bates, “Primary Colors” Barbara Bel Geddes, “I Remember Mama” Annette Bening, “The Grifters” Candice Bergen, “Starting Over” Linda Blair, “The Exorcist” Joan Blondell, “The Blue Veil” Beulah Bondi, “Of Human Hearts” Lorraine Bracco, “Goodfellas” Alice Brady, “In Old Chicago” Alice Brady, “My Man Godfrey” Abigail Breslin, “Little Miss Sunshine” Leslie Browne, “The Turning Point” Billie Burke, “Merrily We Live” Catherine Burns, “Last Summer” Spring Byington, “You Can’t Take It With You” Lynn Carlin, “Faces” Peggy Cass, “Auntie Mame” Carol Channing, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Cher, “Silkwood” Patricia Clarkson, “Pieces of April” Glenn Close, “The Big Chill” Patricia Collinge, “The Little Foxes” Jennifer Connelly, “A Beautiful Mind” Ellen Corby, “I Remember Mama” Judi Dench, “Shakespeare in Love” Mildred Dunnock, “Baby Doll” Hope Emerson, “Caged” Edith Evans, “The Chalk Garden” Edith Evans, “Tom Jones” Geraldine Fitzgerald, “Wuthering Heights” Jane Fonda, “On Golden Pond” Jodie Foster, “Taxi Driver” Teri Garr, “Tootsie” Whoopi Goldberg, “Ghost” Ruth Gordon, “Rosemary’s Baby” Lee Grant, “Shampoo” Grayson Hall, “The Night of the Iguana” Marcia Gay Harden, “Mystic River” Tess Harper, “Crimes of the Heart” Barbara Harris, “Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?” Rosemary Harris, “Tom & Viv” Goldie Hawn, “Cactus Flower” Helen Hayes, “Airport” Eileen Heckart, “The Bad Seed” Mariel Hemingway, “Manhattan” Wendy Hiller, “Separate Tables” Celeste Holm, “Gentleman’s Agreement” Kate Hudson, “Almost Famous” Holyl Hunter, “thirteen” Anjelica Huston, “Enemies: A Love Story” Anjelica Huston, “Prizzi’s Honor” Angelina Jolie, “Girl, Interrupted” Catherine Keener, “Being John Malkovich” Sally Kellerman, “M*A*S*H” Miliza Korjus, “The Great Waltz” Diane Ladd, “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” Diane Ladd, “Rambling Rose” Diane Ladd, “Wild at Heart” Elsa Lanchester, “Witness for the Prosecution” Hope Lange, “Peyton Place” Angela Lansbury, “The Picture of Dorian Gray” Piper Laurie, “Carrie” Juliette Lewis, “Cape Fear” Sondra Locke, “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” Joan Lorring, “The Corn is Green” Aline MacMahon, “Dragon Seed” Virginia Madsen, “Sideways” Marjorie Main, “The Egg and I” Helen Mirren, “Gosford Park” Helen Mirren, “The Madness of King George” Julianne Moore, “The Hours” Agnes Moorehead, “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” Agnes Moorehead, “Mrs. Parkington” Samantha Morton, “Sweet and Lowdown” Sophie Okonedo, “Hotel Rwanda” Lena Olin, “Enemies: A Love Story” Maria Ouspenskaya, “Dodsworth” Geraldine Page, “Hondo” Geraldine Page, “Pete ’n’ Tillie” Estelle Parsons, “Rachel, Rachel” Joyce Redman, “Othello” Lynn Redgrave, “Gods and Monsters” Anne Revere, “Gentleman’s Agreement” Anne Revere, “The Song of Bernadette” Miranda Richardson, “Damage” Thelma Ritter, “Pillow Talk” Flora Robson, “Saratoga Trunk” Margaret Rutherford, “The V.I.P.s” Chloe Sevigny, “Boys Don’t Cry” Lilia Skala, “Lilies of the Field” Maggie Smith, “Othello” Maggie Smith, “A Room with a View” Gale Sondergaard, “Anna and the King of Siam” Gale Sondergaard, “Anthony Adverse” Kim Stanley, “Frances” Maureen Stapleton, “Airport” Maureen Stapleton, “Interiors” Maureen Stapleton, “Lonelyhearts” Maureen Stapleton, “Reds” Mary Steenburgen, “Melvin and Howard” Beatrice Straight, “Network” Meryl Streep, “Kramer vs. Kramer” Emma Thompson, “In the Name of the Father” Meg Tilly, “Agnes of God” Claire Trevor, “Dead End” Claire Trevor, “Key Largo” Mary Ure, “Sons and Lovers” Brenda Vaccaro, “Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough” Jo Van Fleet, “East of Eden” Julie Walters, “Billy Elliot” Lesley Ann Warren, “Victor/Victoria” Sigourney Weaver, “Working Girl” Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener” Michelle Williams, “Brokeback Mountain” Oprah Winfrey, “The Color Purple” Mare Winningham, “Georgia” Natalie Wood, “Rebel Without a Cause” Susannah York, “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” Renee Zellweger, “Cold Mountain”
THREE STARS
Jane Alexander, “Kramer vs. Kramer” Anne Archer, “Fatal Attraction” Mary Astor, “The Great Lie” Barbara Barrie, “Breaking Away” Ethel Barrymore, “The Paradine Case” Ethel Barrymore, “The Spiral Staircase” Ingrid Bergman, “Murder on the Orient Express” Jeannie Berlin, “The Heartbreak Kid” Karen Black, “Five Easy Pieces” Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There” Brenda Blethyn, “Little Voice” Ann Blyth, “Mildred Pierce” Beulah Bondi, “The Gorgeous Hussy” Dyan Cannon, “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” Dyan Cannon, “Heaven Can Wait” Diane Cilento, “Tom Jones” Candy Clark, “American Graffiti” Glenn Close, “The World According to Garp” Gladys Cooper, “Now, Voyager” Gladys Cooper, “The Song of Bernadette” Lindsay Crouse, “Places in the Heart” Joan Cusack, “In & Out” Geena Davis, “The Accidental Tourist” Melinda Dillon, “Absence of Malice” Melinda Dillon, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Minnie Driver, “Good Will Hunting” Lillian Gish, “Duel in the Sun” Paulette Goddard, “So Proudly We Hail!” Ruth Gordon, “Inside Daisy Clover” Gloria Grahame, “Crossfire” Lee Grant, “Detective Story” Lee Grant, “The Landlord” Lee Grant, “Voyage of the Damned” Rachel Griffiths, “Hilary and Jackie” Joan Hackett, “Only When I Laugh” Barbara Hershey, “The Portrait of a Lady” Wendy Hiller, “A Man for All Seasons” Celeste Holm, “Come to the Stable” Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls” Martha Hyer, “Some Came Running” Amy Irving, “Yentl” Glynis Johns, “The Sundowners” Shirley Jones, “Elmer Gantry” Katy Jurado, “Broken Lance” Madeline Kahn, “Blazing Saddles” Madeline Kahn, “Paper Moon” Shirley Knight, “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” Shirley Knight, “Sweet Bird of Youth” Susan Kohnor, “Imitation of Life” Jocelyn LaGarde, “Hawaii” Christine Lahti, “Swing Shift” Elsa Lanchester, “Come to the Stable” Jessica Lange, “Tootsie” Piper Laurie, “Children of a Lesser God” Peggy Lee, “Pete Kelly’s Blues” Andrea Leeds, “Stage Door” Janet Leigh, “Psycho” Margaret Leighton, “The Go-Between” Lotte Lenya, “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone” Amy Madigan, “Twice in a Lifetime” Dorothy Malone, “Written on the Wind” Colette Marchand, “Moulin Rouge” Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, “The Color of Money” Patty McCormack, “The Bad Seed” Mary McDonnell, “Dances with Wolves” Frances McDormand, “Mississippi Burning” Frances McDormand, “North Country” Elizabeth McGovern, “Ragtime” Vivien Merchant, “Alfie” Una Merkel, “Summer and Smoke” Julianne Moore, “Boogie Ngihts” Agnes Moorehead, “Johnny Belinda” Rita Moreno, “West Side Story” Cathy Moriarty, “Raging Bull” Mildred Natwick, “Barefoot in the Park” Edna May Oliver, “Drums Along the Mohawk” Maria Ouspenskaya, “Love Affair” Gerladine Page, “The Pope of Greenwich Village” Geraldine Page, “You’re a Big Boy Now” Marisa Pavan, “The Rose Tattoo” Rosie Perez, “Fearless” Michelle Pfeiffer, “Dangerous Liaisons” Joan Plowright, “Enchanted April” Natalie Portman, “Closer” Queen Latifah, “Chicago” Joyce Redman, “Tom Jones” Vanessa Redgrave, “Howards End” Anne Revere, “National Velvet” Thelma Ritter, “Birdman of Alcatraz” Thelma Ritter, “The Mating Season” Thelma Ritter, “With a Song in My Heart” Julia Roberts, “Steel Magnolias” Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement” Winona Ryder, “The Age of Innocence” Diana Scarwid, “Inside Moves” Talia Shire, “The Godfather, Part II” Sylvia Sidney, “Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams” Jean Simmons, “Hamlet” Mira Sorvino, “Mighty Aphrodite” Ann Sothern, “The Whales of August” Meryl Streep, “The Deer Hunter” Gloria Stuart, “Titanic” Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton” Uma Thurman, “Pulp Fiction” Jennifer Tilly, “Bullets Over Broadway” Marisa Tomei, “In the Bedroom” Marisa Tomei, “My Cousin Vinny” Susan Tyrell, “Fat City” Diane Varsi, “Peyton Place” Tuesday Weld, “Looking for Mr. Goodbar” Dianne Wiest, “Hannah and Her Sisters” Dianne Wiest, “Parenthood” Cara Williams, “The Defiant Ones” Kate Winslet, “Iris” Shelley Winters, “The Diary of Anne Frank” Shelley Winters, “A Patch of Blue” Shelley Winters, “The Poseidon Adventure” Alfre Woodard, “Cross Creek” Teresa Wright, “The Little Foxes” Margaret Wycherly, “Sergeant York”
TWO STARS
Eve Arden, “Mildred Pierce” Lauren Bacall, “The Mirror Has Two Faces” Hermione Baddeley, “Room at the Top” Kathy Bates, “About Schmidt” Glenn Close, “The Natural” Toni Collette, “The Sixth Sense” Joan Cusack, “Working Girl” Jennifer Jones, “Since You Went Away” Catherine Keener, “Capote” Angela Lansbury, “Gaslight” Laura Linney, “Kinsey” Frances McDormand, “Almost Famous” Penelope Milford, “Coming Home” Sylvia Miles, “Farewell, My Lovely” Terry Moore, “Come Back, Little Sheba” Kate Nelligan, “The Prince of Tides” Barbara O’Neil, “All This, and Heaven Too” Kathleen Quinlan, “Apollo 13” Marjorie Rambeau, “Primrose Path” Marjorie Rambeau, “Torch Song” Anne Ramsey, “Throw Momma from the Train” Thelma Ritter, “All About Eve” Katharine Ross, “The Graduate” Jan Sterling, “The High and the Mighty” Claire Trevor, “The High and the Mighty” Lucile Watson, “Watch on the Rhine”
ONE STAR
Kim Basinger, “L.A. Confidential” Gladys Cooper, “My Fair Lady” Ruby Dee, “American Gangster” Nina Foch, “Executive Suite” Gloria Grahame, “The Bad and the Beautiful” Bonita Granville, “These Three” Holly Hunter, “The Firm” Ruth Hussey, “The Philadelphia Story” Carolyn Jones, “The Bachelor Party” Grace Kelly, “Mogambo” Rinko Kikuchi, “Babel” Mercedes McCambridge, “Giant” Kay Medford, “Funny Girl” Sylvia Miles, “Midnight Cowboy” Nancy Olson, “Sunset Blvd.” Susan Peters, “Random Harvest” Anne Shirley, “Stella Dallas” Miyoshi Umeki, “Sayonara”
