2012 Meryl Streep: "The Iron Lady"

2011 Natalie Portman: "Black Swan"

2010 Sandra Bullock: "The Blind Side"

2009 Kate Winslet: "The Reader"

2008 Marion Cotillard: "La Vie en Rose"

2007 Helen Mirren: "The Queen"

2006 Reese Witherspoon: "Walk the Line"

2005 Hilary Swank: "Million Dollar Baby"

2004 Charlize Theron: "Monster"

2003 Nicole Kidman: "The Hours"

2002 Halle Berry: "Monster's Ball"

2001 Julia Roberts: "Erin Brockovich"

2000 Hilary Swank: "Boys Don't Cry"

1995 Jessica Lange: "Blue Sky"

1994 Holly Hunter: "The Piano"

1993 Emma Thompson: "Howards End"