1971 Cloris Leachman - The Last Picture Show as "Ruth Popper"

1972 Eileen Heckart - Butterflies Are Free as "Mrs. Baker"

1973 Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon as "Addie Loggins"

1974 Ingrid Bergman- Murder on the Orient Express as "Greta Ohlsson"

1975 Lee Grant - Shampoo as "Felicia"

1976 Beatrice Straight- Network as "Louise Schumacher"

1977 Vanessa Redgrave - Julia as "Julia" (Also see her controversial acceptance speech)

1978 Maggie Smith - California Suite as "Diana Barrie"

1979 Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer as "Joanna Kramer"

1980 Mary Steenburgen - Melvin and Howard as "Lynda Dunmar"