Ranking of the performances reviewed so far
- Olivia De Havilland, Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Angela Lansbury, The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)
- Rooney Mara, Carol (2015)
- Patty Duke, The Miracle Worker (1962)
- Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There (2007)
- Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
- Betsy Blair, Marty (1955)
- Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver (1976)
- Piper Laurie, Carrie (1976)
- Juanita Moore, Imitation of Life (1959)
- Amy Adams, Junebug (2005)
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight (2015)
- Rinko Kikuchi, Babel (2005)
- Celeste Holm, All About Eve (1950)
- Agnes Moorehead, The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
- Susan Kohner, Imitation of Life (1959)
- Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton (2007)
- Natalie Wood, Rebel without a Cause (1955)
- Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener (2005)
- Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Josephine Hull, Harvey (1950)
- Cher, Silkwood (1983)
- Saoirse Ronan, Atonement (2007)
- Katharine Ross, The Graduate (1967)
- Adriana Barraza, Babel (2006)
- Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- Beatrice Straight, Network (1976)
- Estelle Parsons, Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Julia Roberts, August: Osage County (2013)
- Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- Hattie McDaniel, Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Geraldine Fitzgerald, Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone (2007)
- Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
- June Squibb, Nebraska (2013)
- Gladys Cooper, Now, Voyager (1942)
- Shirley Knight, Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
- Hope Emerson, Caged (1950)
- Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs (2015)
- Glenn Close, The Big Chill (1983)
- Teresa Wright, Mrs. Miniver (1942)
- Amy Irving, Yentl (1983)
- Maria Ouspenskaya, Love Affair (1939)
- Mildred Natwick, Barefoot in the Park (1967)
- Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl (2015)
- Marisa Pavan, The Rose Tattoo (1955)
- Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle (2013)
- Nancy Olson, Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver (1942)
- Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine (2013)
- Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal (2006)
- Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (2006)
- Rachel McAdams, Spotlight (2015)
- Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- Ruby Dee, American Gangster (2007)
- Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden (1955)
- Catherine Keener, Capote (2005)
- Alfre Woodard, Cross Creek (1983)
- Thelma Ritter, Pillow Talk (1959)
- Samantha Morton, Sweet & Lowdown (1999)
- Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Mary Badham, To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
- Peggy Lee, Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955)
- Susan Peters, Random Harvest (1942)
- Frances McDormand, North Country (2005)
- Thelma Ritter, All About Eve (1950)
- Hermione Baddeley, Room at the Top (1959)
- Thelma Ritter, Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
- Lee Grant, Voyage of the Damned (1976)
- Edna May Oliver, Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
- Jane Alexander, All the President’s Men (1976)
- Beah Richards, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967)
- Carol Channing, Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Great to see them all ranked! Here is my list from the nominees you have listed.
RispondiElimina1. Olivia de Havilland
2. Hattie McDaniel
3. Juanita Moore
4. Agnes Moorehead
5. Patty Duke
6. Gladys Cooper
7. Susan Kohner
8. Celeste Holm
9. Natalie Wood
10. Betsy Blair
11. Geraldine Fitzgerald
12. Hope Emerson (might go down)
13. Teresa Wright
14. Nancy Olson
15. Maria Ouspenskaya
16. Estelle Parsons
17. May Whitty
18. Toni Collette
19. Jo Van Fleet
20. Thelma Ritter (Pillow Talk)
21. Susan Peters
22. Mary Badham
23. Thelma Ritter (All About Eve)
24. Beah Richards
Glad we agree on number 1! Olivia is just wonderful <3
EliminaExcellent choices. Im seeing Taxi Driver tonight. But i agree that Piper Laurie, Olivia de Haviland(although on my last rewatch i prefered Hattie McDaniel by a little), Amy Adams(Junebug), Rinko Kikuchi, Jenifer Jason Leigh, Chloe Sevigny, Patty Duke(she is more of a co-lead) and Rooney Mara(she is clear lead) are one of the greatest performances this category has ever nominated or rewarded. Havent seen other ladies that got here 5.
RispondiEliminaI guess I love McDaniel a little less than most people but I'm glad you do. And I agree that both Duke and Mara are leading (I can see Duke as supporting though, I used to put her in that category actually, but Mara is obviously, unquestionably lead).
EliminaI completely agree with you about the top ten! And thank you for doing this list, I know it must have been extremely unwieldy and hard. :)
RispondiEliminaYou're welcome :) it wasn't that hard to be honest even if a few performances might change of a few spots in the future.
EliminaI have a strong feeling Carol Channing is not going to leave your bottom 5. She may not be last in the final result, but still.
RispondiEliminaI can already tell you that she is not going to be last when I finish all the year, but there is a strong possibility she'll remain in the bottom 5.
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