Best Actress Oscar winners of the 2010s
The top 3 according to 47 votes from people: Meryl Streep — The Iron Lady · Julianne Moore — Still Alice · Natalie Portman — Black Swan. (Updated Mar 25, 2026.)
The actresses who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for films from 2010 to 2019, and the roles that won it.
Top 10
-
1
Meryl Streep — The Iron Lady
2011 film. Margaret Thatcher; her third Oscar.
-
2
Julianne Moore — Still Alice
2014 film. A linguist with early-onset Alzheimer's.
-
3
Natalie Portman — Black Swan
2010 film. A ballerina unravelling in Swan Lake.
-
4
Cate Blanchett — Blue Jasmine
2013 film. A New York socialite who loses everything.
-
5
Jennifer Lawrence — Silver Linings Playbook
2012 film. A young widow and a dance contest.
-
6
Renée Zellweger — Judy
2019 film. Judy Garland's last London concerts.
-
7
Emma Stone — La La Land
2016 film. An aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
-
8
Olivia Colman — The Favourite
2018 film. Queen Anne of Great Britain.
-
9
Brie Larson — Room
2015 film. A mother and son held captive in a shed.
-
10
Frances McDormand — Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017 film. A mother demanding justice for her daughter.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
Is something missing?
Comments (9)
Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland closing the decade, good comeback story.
Brie Larson in Room was devastating.
Frances McDormand in Three Billboards, fantastic.
Olivia Colman's acceptance speech was the best.
Brie Larson in Room broke my heart.
Meryl winning for The Iron Lady over Viola Davis in The Help is still debated.
Viola was incredible but The Iron Lady was a full transformation, I get it.
A great performance in a mediocre film, Viola's was in a better one.
Olivia Colman beating Glenn Close in 2019, Glenn still waiting for her Oscar.