Redigerer Oscar for beste kvinnelige hovedrolle (avsnitt)

=== 2000-årene ===
[[Fil:Halle Berry by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Halle Berry]] vant for rollen i ''[[Monster's Ball]]'', og ble dermed den første svarte skuespilleren til å vinne prisen.]]
[[Fil:Charlize Theron Cannes 2015 6.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Charlize Theron]] vant for rollen i ''[[Monster (film)|Monster]]''.]]
[[Fil:Reese Witherspoon at TIFF 2014.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Reese Witherspoon]] vant for rollen i ''[[Walk the Line]]''.]]
[[Fil:KateWinsletByAndreaRaffin2011.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Kate Winslet]] har vært nominert til prisen fire ganger, og vant i 2009 for rollen i ''[[The Reader]]''.]]
[[Fil:Natalie Portman Thor 2 cropped.png|thumb|right|150px|[[Natalie Portman]] vant for rollen i ''[[Black Swan]]''.]]
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! width="10%"| År
! width="20%"| Skuespillerinne
! width="20%"| Film
! width="20%"| Rolle
! width="2%" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Referanse}}
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| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2000|2000]] <br /> <small>[[Den 73. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;" 
| [[Julia Roberts]] || ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'' || [[Erin Brockovich]] || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars73">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001|title=The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Joan Allen]] || ''[[Kandidaten (film)|Kandidaten]]'' || Laine Billings Hanson
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| [[Juliette Binoche]] || ''[[Sjokolade (film)|Sjokolade]]'' || Vianne Rocher
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| [[Ellen Burstyn]] || ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' || Sara Goldfarb
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| [[Laura Linney]] || ''[[You Can Count on Me]]'' || Samantha «Sammy» Prescott
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| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2001|2001]] <br /> <small>[[Den 74. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| [[Halle Berry]] || ''[[Monster's Ball]]'' || Leticia Musgrove || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars74">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002|title=The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Judi Dench]] || ''[[Iris (film)|Iris]]'' || [[Iris Murdoch]]
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| [[Nicole Kidman]] || ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' || Satine
|-
| [[Sissy Spacek]] || ''[[In the Bedroom]]'' || Ruth Fowler
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| [[Renée Zellweger]] || ''[[Bridget Jones’ dagbok (film)|Bridget Jones’ dagbok]]'' || Bridget Jones
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2002|2002]] <br /> <small>[[Den 75. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;" 
| [[Nicole Kidman]] || ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' || [[Virginia Woolf]] || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars75">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003|title=The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Salma Hayek]] || ''[[Frida]]'' || [[Frida Kahlo]]
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| [[Diane Lane]] || ''[[Unfaithful (film)|Unfaithful]]'' || Constance «Connie» Sumner
|-
| [[Julianne Moore]] || ''[[Far from Heaven]]'' || Cathy Whitaker
|-
| [[Renée Zellweger]] || ''[[Chicago (film)|Chicago]]'' || Roxie Hart
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2003|2003]] <br /> <small>[[Den 76. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| [[Charlize Theron]] || ''[[Monster (film)|Monster]]'' || [[Aileen Wuornos|Aileen Carol Wuornos]] || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars76">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2004|title=The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Keisha Castle-Hughes]] || ''[[Whale Rider]]'' || Paikea Apirana
|-
| [[Diane Keaton]] || ''[[Når du minst venter det]]'' || Erika Berry
|-
| [[Samantha Morton]] || ''[[In America]]'' || Sarah Sullivan
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| [[Naomi Watts]] || ''[[21 grams]]'' || Cristina «Cris» (Williams) Peck
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| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2004|2004]] <br /> <small>[[Den 77. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;" 
| [[Hilary Swank]] || ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' || Maggie Fitzgerald || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars77">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005|title=The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Annette Bening]] || ''[[Being Julia]]'' || Julia Lambert
|-
| [[Catalina Sandino Moreno]] || ''[[Maria Full of Grace]]'' || María Álvarez
|-
| [[Imelda Staunton]] || ''[[Vera Drakes hemmelighet]]'' || Vera Rose Drake
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| [[Kate Winslet]] || ''[[Evig solskinn i et plettfritt sinn]]'' || Clementine Kruczynski
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2005|2005]] <br /> <small>[[Den 78. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;" 
| [[Reese Witherspoon]] || ''[[Walk the Line]]'' || [[June Carter Cash]] || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars78">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006|title=The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Judi Dench]] || ''[[Mrs. Henderson presenterer]]'' || Laura Henderson
|-
| [[Felicity Huffman]] || ''[[Transamerica]]'' || Sabrina «Bree» Osbourne
|-
| [[Charlize Theron]] || ''[[North Country]]'' || Josey Aimes
|-
| [[Keira Knightley]] || ''[[Stolthet og fordom (2005)|Stolthet og fordom]]'' || Elizabeth Bennet
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2006|2006]] <br /> <small>[[Den 79. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;" 
| [[Helen Mirren]] || ''[[The Queen]]'' || [[Elizabeth II av Storbritannia|Dronning Elizabeth II]] || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars79">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007|title=The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
|-
| [[Penélope Cruz]] || ''[[Volver]]'' || Raimunda
|-
| [[Judi Dench]] || ''[[Notes on a Scandal]]'' || Barbara Covett
|-
| [[Meryl Streep]] || ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]'' || Miranda Priestly
|-
| [[Kate Winslet]] || ''[[Som små barn]]'' || Sarah Pierce
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2007|2007]] <br /> <small>[[Den 80. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;" 
| [[Marion Cotillard]] || ''[[La Vie en rose (film)|La Vie en rose]]'' || [[Édith Piaf]] || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars80">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008|title=The 80th Academy Awards (2008) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Cate Blanchett]] || ''[[Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]'' || [[Elizabeth I av Storbritannia|Dronning Elizabeth I]]
|-
| [[Julie Christie]] || ''[[Away from Her]]'' || Fiona Anderson
|-
| [[Laura Linney]] || ''[[The Savages]]'' || Wendy Savage
|-
| [[Elliot Page|Ellen Page]]<ref name="Oscars80"/> || ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'' || Juno MacGuff
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2008|2008]] <br /> <small>[[Den 81. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| [[Kate Winslet]] ||''[[The Reader]]'' || Hanna Schmitz || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars81">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|title=The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
|-
| [[Anne Hathaway (skuespiller)|Anne Hathaway]] || ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' || Kym
|-
| [[Angelina Jolie]] || ''[[Changeling]]'' || Christine Collins
|-
| [[Melissa Leo]] || ''[[Frozen River]]'' || Ray Eddy
|-
| [[Meryl Streep]] || ''[[Doubt]]'' || Aloysius Beauvier
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [[Filmåret 2009|2009]] <br /> <small>[[Den 82. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| [[Sandra Bullock]] || ''[[The Blind Side]]'' || Leigh Anne Tuohy || rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscars82">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2010|title=The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=26. april 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
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| [[Helen Mirren]] || ''[[The Last Station]]'' || Sophia Tolstaya
|-
| [[Carey Mulligan]] || ''[[An Education]]'' || Jenny Miller
|-
| [[Gabourey Sidibe]] || ''[[Precious]]'' || Claireece «Precious» Jones
|-
| [[Meryl Streep]] || ''[[Julie & Julia]]'' || [[Julia Child]]
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