Best Actress: 1980s

1980: Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter

Oscar winner: Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter

1981: Isabelle Adjani, Possession

Oscar winner: Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond

Was she nominated?: No

1982: Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice

Oscar winner: Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice

1983: Sandrine Bonnaire, À Nos Amours

Oscar winner: Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment

Was she nominated?: No

1984: Mia Farrow, Broadway Danny Rose

Oscar winner: Sally Field, Places in the Heart

Was she nominated?: No

1985: Grazyna Szapolowska, No End

Oscar winner: Geraldine Page, The Trip to Bountiful

Was she nominated?: No

1986: Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God

Oscar winner: Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God

1987: Holly Hunter, Broadcast News

Oscar winner: Cher, Moonstruck
Was she nominated?: Yes

1988: Jamie Lee Curtis, A Fish Called Wanda

Oscar winner: Jodie Foster, The Accused
Was she nominated?: No

1989: Michelle Pfeiffer, The Fabulous Baker Boys

Oscar winner: Jessica Tandy, Driving Miss Daisy
Was she nominated?: Yes

Updated: 8/14/14