1981 Katharine Hepburn - On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer

1982 Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice as Sophie Zawistowska

1983 Shirley MacLaine - Terms of Endearment as Aurora Greenway

1984 Sally Field- Places in the Heart as Edna Spalding 1985 Geraldine Page - The Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Watts

1986 Marlee Matlin - Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman

1987 Cher - Moonstruck as Loretta Castorini

1988 Jodie Foster - The Accused as Sarah Tobias

1989 Jessica Tandy - Driving Miss Daisy as Daisy Werthan

1990 Kathy Bates - Misery as Annie Wilkes