In this article, we list the celebrated female actors who were nominated for (and won) an Academy Award for the movies made between 1970 and 1989.
Did your favourite actors miss out on an Oscar? Let us know in the comments below.
43rd Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1970
Nominated Actresses
Ali MacGraw – Love Story
Carrie Snodgress – Diary of a Mad Housewife
Glenda Jackson – Women in Love
Jane Alexander – The Great White Hope
Sarah Miles – Ryan’s Daughter
Best Actress Winner
Glenda Jackson – Women in Love
44th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1971
Nominated Actresses
Glenda Jackson – Sunday Bloody Sunday
Jane Fonda – Klute
Janet Suzman – Nicholas and Alexandra
Julie Christie – McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Vanessa Redgrave – Mary, Queen of Scots
Best Actress Winner
Jane Fonda – Klute
45th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1972
Nominated Actresses
Cicely Tyson – Sounder
Diana Ross – Lady Sings the Blues
Liv Ullmann – The Emigrants
Liza Minnelli – Cabaret
Maggie Smith – Travels with My Aunt
Best Actress Winner
Liza Minnelli – Cabaret
46th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1973
Nominated Actresses
Barbara Streisand – The Way We Were
Ellen Burstyn – The Exorcist
Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class
Joanne Woodward – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Marsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty
Best Actress Winner
Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class
47th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1974
Nominated Actresses
Diahann Carroll – Claudine
Ellen Burstyn – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Faye Dunaway – Chinatown
Gena Rowlands – A Woman Under the Influence
Valerie Perrine – Lenny
Best Actress Winner
Ellen Burstyn – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
48th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1975
Nominated Actresses
Ann-Margret – Tommy
Carol Kane – Hester Street
Glenda Jackson – Hedda
Isabelle Adjani – The Story of Adele H.
Louise Fletcher – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Best Actress Winner
Louise Fletcher – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
49th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1976
Nominated Actresses
Faye Dunaway – Network
Liv Ullmann – Face to Face
Marie-Christine Barrault – Cousin Cousine
Sissy Spacek – Carrie
Talia Shire – Rocky
Best Actress Winner
Faye Dunaway – Network
50th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1977
Nominated Actresses
Anne Bancroft – The Turning Point
Diane Keaton – Annie Hall
Jane Fonda – Julia
Marsha Mason – The Goodbye Girl
Shirley MacLaine – The Turning Point
Best Actress Winner
Diane Keaton – Annie Hall
51st Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1978
Nominated Actresses
Ellen Burstyn – Same Time, Next Year
Geraldine Page – Interiors
Ingrid Bergman – Autumn Sonata
Jane Fonda – Coming Home
Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman
Best Actress Winner
Jane Fonda – Coming Home
52nd Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1979
Nominated Actresses
Bette Midler – The Rose
Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome
Jill Clayburgh – Starting Over
Marsha Mason – Chapter Two
Sally Field – Norma Rae
Best Actress Winner
Sally Field – Norma Rae
53rd Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1980
Nominated Actresses
Ellen Burstyn – Resurrection
Gena Rowlands – Gloria
Goldie Hawn – Private Benjamin
Mary Tyler Moore – Ordinary People
Sissy Spacek – Coal Miner’s Daughter
Best Actress Winner
Sissy Spacek – Coal Miner’s Daughter
54th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1981
Nominated Actresses
Diane Keaton – Reds
Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond
Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh
Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant’s Woman
Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City
Best Actress Winner
Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond
55th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1982
Nominated Actresses
Debra Winger – An Officer and a Gentleman
Jessica Lange – Frances
Julie Andrews – Victor/Victoria
Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice
Sissy Spacek – Missing
Best Actress Winner
Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice
56th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1983
Nominated Actresses
Debra Winger – Terms of Endearment
Jane Alexander – Testament
Julie Walters – Educating Rita
Meryl Streep – Silkwood
Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment
Best Actress Winner
Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment
57th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1984
Nominated Actresses
Jessica Lange – Country
Judy Davis – A Passage to India
Sally Field – Places in the Heart
Sissy Spacek – The River
Vanessa Redgrave – The Bostonians
Best Actress Winner
Sally Field – Places in the Heart
58th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1985
Nominated Actresses
Anne Bancroft – Agnes of God
Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful
Jessica Lange – Sweet Dreams
Meryl Streep – Out of Africa
Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple
Best Actress Winner
Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful
59th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1986
Nominated Actresses
Jane Fonda – The Morning After
Kathleen Turner – Peggy Sue Got Married
Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God
Sigourney Weaver – Aliens
Sissy Spacek – Crimes of the Heart
Best Actress Winner
Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God
60th Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1987
Nominated Actresses
Cher – Moonstruck
Glenn Close – Fatal Attraction
Holly Hunter – Broadcast News
Meryl Streep – Ironweed
Sally Kirkland – Anna
Best Actress Winner
Cher – Moonstruck
61st Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1988
Nominated Actresses
Glenn Close – Dangerous Liaisons
Jodie Foster – The Accused
Melanie Griffith – Working Girl
Meryl Streep – A Cry in the Dark
Sigourney Weaver – Gorillas in the Mist
Best Actress Winner
Jodie Foster – The Accused
62nd Academy Awards
Best Actress: Films of 1989
Nominated Actresses
Isabelle Adjani – Camille Claudel
Jessica Lange – Music Box
Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Fabulous Baker Boys
Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine
Best Actress Winner
Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy
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