Best Actress: 1950s

1950: Gloria Swanson, Sunset Blvd.

Oscar winner: Judy Holliday, Born Yesterday

Was she nominated?: Yes

1951: Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire

Oscar winner: Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire

1952: Maureen O'Hara, The Quiet Man

Oscar winner: Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba

Was she nominated?: No

1953: Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday

Oscar winner: Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday

1954: Grace Kelly, Rear Window

Oscar winner: Grace Kelly, The Country Girl

1955: Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch

Oscar winner: Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo
Was she nominated?: No

1956: Brigitte Bardot, And God Created Woman

Oscar winner: Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia

Was she nominated?: No

1957: Audrey Hepburn, Love in the Afternoon

Oscar winner: Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve
Was she nominated?: No

1958: Elizabeth Taylor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Oscar winner: Susan Hayward, I Want to Live!
Was she nominated?: Yes

1959: Emmanuelle Riva, Hiroshima, Mon Amour

Oscar winner: Simone Signoret, Room at the Top

Was she nominated?: No

Updated: 9/19/14