Oscar Winners Through The Ages: 25 Years Of Best Actress

Posted: 22/02/13 | Updated: 22/02/13

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The Oscars are almost upon us and while Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva, Quvenzhance Wallis and Naomi Watts battle it out for Best Leading Actress we're looking back at all the winning ladies from the past 25 years. Remember when Cher won an Academy Award?

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From Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet to Halle Berry and Meryl Streep take a flick through the gallery below and refresh your Oscars knowledge with every Best Actress since 1988...

Oh, and a quick note to all the nominees, if you're set on scooping the prize don't wear gold. Matching your dress to your award = fashion fail.

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  • 1988

    Cher for <em>Moonstruck</em>

  • 1989

    Jodie Foster for <em>The Accused </em>

  • 1990

    Jessica Tandy for <em>Driving Miss Daisy</em>

  • 1991

    Kathy Bates for <em>Misery </em>

  • 1992

    Jodie Foster for <em>The Silence Of The Lambs</em>

  • 1993

    Emma Thompson for <em>Howards End</em>

  • 1994

    Holly Hunter <em>The Piano</em>

  • 1995

    Jessica Lange for <em>Blue Sky</em>

  • 1996

    Susan Sarandon for <em>Dead Man Walking</em>

  • 1997

    Frances McDormand for <em>Fargo</em>

  • 1998

    Helen Hunt for<em> As Good As It Gets</em>

  • 1999

    Gwyneth Paltrow for <em>Shakespeare In Love</em>

  • 2000

    Hilary Swank for <em>Boys Don't Cry</em>

  • 2001

    Julia Roberts for <em>Erin Brockovich</em>

  • 2002

    Halle Berry for <em>Monter's Ball</em>

  • 2003

    Nicole Kidman for <em>The Hours</em>

  • 2004

    Charlize Theron for <em>Monster</em>

  • 2005

    Hilary Swank for <em>Million Dollar Baby</em>

  • 2006

    Reese Witherspoon for <em>Walk The Line</em>

  • 2007

    Helen Mirren for <em>The Queen</em>

  • 2008

    Marion Cotillard for <em>Le Vie En Rose</em>

  • 2009

    Kate Winslet for <em>The Reader</em>

  • 2010

    Sandra Bullock for <em>The Blind Side</em>

  • 2011

    Natalie Portman for <em>Black Swan</em>

  • 2012

    Meryl Streep for <em>The Iron Lady</em>

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