Redigerer Oscar for beste kvinnelige hovedrolle (avsnitt)

=== 1920-årene ===
[[Fil:Janet Gaynor Argentinean Magazine AD.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Janet Gaynor]] var den første vinneren. Hun vant for ''[[Syvende himmel (1927)|Syvende himmel]]'' (1927), ''[[Solopgang (film)|Solopgang]]'' (1927) og ''[[Street Angel]]'' (1928).]]
[[Fil:Mary Pickford cph.3c17995u.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Mary Pickford]] vant for ''[[Coquette]]'' (1928).]]
{| class="wikitable" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f6e39c;|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="10%"| År
! width="20%"| Skuespillerinne
! width="20%"| Film
! width="20%"| Rolle
! width="2%" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Referanse}}
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| rowspan="4" align="center"| [[Filmåret 1927|1927]]/[[Filmåret 1928|28]] <br /> <small>[[Den 1. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| [[Janet Gaynor]]
| ''[[Syvende himmel (1927)|Syvende himmel]]'' / ''[[Gatens engel]]'' / ''[[Solopgang (film)|Solopgang]]''
| Diane / Angela / The Wife (Indre)
| rowspan="3" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"| <ref name="Oscars1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1929|title=The 1st Academy Awards (1929) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=27. august 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
|-
| [[Louise Dresser]]
| ''[[Kamp for lykken]]''
| Mrs. Pleznik
|-
| [[Gloria Swanson]]
| ''[[Sadie Thompson]]''
| Sadie Thompson
|-
| rowspan="7" align="center"| [[Filmåret 1928|1928]]/[[Filmåret 1929|29]] <br /> <small>[[Den 2. Oscar-utdelingen]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| [[Mary Pickford]]
| ''[[En kokette]]''
| Norma Besant
| rowspan="7" style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"| <ref name="Oscars2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1930 |title=The 2nd Academy Awards Nominees and Winners |accessdate=27. august 2013|publisher= Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ruth Chatterton]]
| ''[[Madame X (1929 film)|Madame X]]''
| Jacqueline Floriot
|-
| [[Betty Compson]]
| ''[[The Barker]]''
| Carrie
|-
| [[Jeanne Eagels]] <small>([[posthum]])</small>
| ''[[Hemmelig elskov]]''
| Leslie Crosbie
|-
| [[Corinne Griffith]]
| ''[[Lady Hamilton]]''
| [[Emma Hamilton]]
|-
| [[Bessie Love]]
| ''[[The Broadway Melody]]''
| Hank Mahoney
|-
|}