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Poll: Greatest Lead Actress Oscar Performances (1990-2024)

A poll by urbanemovies
Which Oscar-winning Best Lead Actress performance from 1990 to 2024 is the greatest?

Greatest Acting Oscar Performances (1990-2024) Companion Polls Lead Actor : Lead Actress : Supporting Actor : Supporting Actress

Discuss the topic here.

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Results of 1,112 votes:

  1. 1.

    Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

     
    1992 Oscar: Clarice M. Starling
  2. 2.

    Kathy Bates in Misery (1990)

     
    1991 Oscar: Annie Wilkes
  3. 3.

    Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)

     
    2011 Oscar: Nina Sayers
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