Best Actress 1990's

The Academy Awards or Oscars are the most influential of the various film awards. they are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences in the USA. The winning of an Oscar can have a large impact the commercial success of a film. However as will all such awards there is always disagreement over the nominations and the winner. This page lists best actress winners and nominations for 1990 to 1999.

Year	Winner of Best Actress	Nominations for Best Actress
1999	Hilary Swank: Boys Don't Cry	Annette Bening: American Beauty
		Janet McTeer: Tumbleweeds
		Julianne Moore: The End Of The Affair
		Meryl Streep: Music Of The Heart
1998	Gwyneth Paltrow: Shakespeare In Love	Cate Blanchett: Elizabeth
		Fernanda Montenegro: Central Station
		Meryl Streep: One True Thing
		Emily Watson: Hilary And Jackie
1997	Helen Hunt: As Good As It Gets	Judi Dench: Mrs. Brown
		Helena Bonham Carter: The Wings Of The Dove
		Kate Winslet: Titanic
		Julie Christie: Afterglow
1996	Frances McDormand: Fargo	Brenda Blethyn: Secrets And Lies
		Diane Keaton: Marvin's Room
		Kristin Scott Thomas: The English Patient
		Emily Watson: Breaking The Waves
1995	Susan Sarandon: Dead Man Walking	Elisabeth Shue: Leaving Las Vegas
		Sharon Stone: Casino
		Meryl Streep: The Bridges Of Madison County
		Emma Thompson: Sense And Sensibility
1994	Jessica Lange: Blue Sky	Jodie Foster: Nell
		Miranda Richardson: Tom And Viv
		Winona Ryder: Little Women
		Susan Sarandon: The Client
1993	Holly Hunter: The Piano	Angela Bassett: What's Love Got to Do With It
		Stockard Channing: Six Degrees of Separation
		Emma Thompson: The Remains of the Day
		Debra Winger: Shadowlands
1992	Emma Thompson: Howards End	Catherine Deneuve: Indochine
		Mary McDonnell: Passion Fish
		Michelle Pfeiffer: Love Field
		Susan Sarandon: Lorenzo's Oil
1991	Jodie Foster: The Silence Of The Lambs	Geena Davis: Thelma And Louise
		Laura Dern: Rambling Rose
		Bette Midler: For the Boys
		Susan Sarandon: Thelma And Louise
1990	Kathy Bates: Misery	Anjelica Huston: The Grifters
		Julia Roberts: Pretty Woman
		Meryl Streep: Postcards from the Edge
		Joanne Woodward: Mr. and Mrs. Bridge