1941 Joan Fontaine - Suspicion as "Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth"

1942 Greer Garson - Mrs. Miniver as "Kay Miniver"

1943 Jennifer Jones - The Song of Bernadette as "Bernadette Soubirous"

1944 Ingrid Bergman - Gaslight as "Paula Alquist Anton"

1945 Joan Crawford - Mildred Pierce as "Mildred Pierce"

1946 Olivia de Havilland- To Each His Own as "Josephine Norris"

1947 Loretta Young - The Farmer's Daughter as "Katrin Holstrom"

1948 Jane Wyman - Johnny Belinda as "Belinda McDonald"

1949 Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress as "Catherine Sloper"

1950 Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday as "Emma 'Billie' Dawn"