Thập niên 1990

• 1995 – Nicole Kidman - To Die For
• 1996 – Frances McDormand - Fargo
• 1997 – Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove
• 1998 – Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth
• 1999 – Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry

Thập niên 2000

2000: Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich

• Joan Allen – The Contender
• Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream
• Björk Guðmundsdóttir – Dancer in the Dark
• Laura Linney – You Can Count on Me

2001: Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom

• Nicole Kidman – Moulin Rouge!
• Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones's Diary

2002: Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven

• Salma Hayek – Frida
• Nicole Kidman – The Hours

2003: Charlize Theron – Monster

• Jennifer Connelly – House of Sand and Fog
• Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give
• Nicole Kidman – Cold Mountain
• Samantha Morton – In America
• Naomi Watts – 21 Grams

2004: Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby

• Annette Bening – Being Julia
• Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace (María llena eres de gracia)
• Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
• Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 2
• Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2005: Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

• Joan Allen – The Upside of Anger
• Judi Dench – Mrs. Henderson Presents
• Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
• Keira Knightley – Pride and Prejudice
• Charlize Theron – North Country

2006: Helen Mirren – The Queen

• Penélope Cruz – To Return (Volver)
• Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
• Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
• Kate Winslet – Little Children

2007: Julie Christie – Away From Her

• Amy Adams – Enchanted
• Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
• Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
• Ellen Page – Juno

2008: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
2008: Meryl Streep – Doubt

• Kate Beckinsale – Nothing But the Truth
• Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Melissa Leo – Frozen River