ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Charlize Theron

Josey Aimes

• Keira Knightley

Elizabeth Bennet

• Felicity Huffman

Bree

• Judi Dench

Mrs. Laura Henderson

• Kate Winslet

Clementine Kruczynski

• Imelda Staunton

Vera

• Catalina Sandino Moreno

Maria

• Annette Bening

Julia Lambert

• Naomi Watts

Cristina Peck

• Samantha Morton

Sarah

• Diane Keaton

Erica Barry

• Keisha Castle-Hughes

Paikea

• Renée Zellweger

Roxie Hart

• Julianne Moore

Cathy Whitaker

• Diane Lane

Connie Sumner

• Salma Hayek

Frida Kahlo

• Renée Zellweger

Bridget Jones

• Judi Dench

Iris Murdoch

• Sissy Spacek

Ruth Fowler

• Nicole Kidman

Satine

• Laura Linney

Samantha 'Sammy' Prescott

• Ellen Burstyn

Sara Goldfarb

• Juliette Binoche

Vianne Rocher

• Joan Allen

Laine Hanson

• Meryl Streep

Roberta Guaspari

• Julianne Moore

Sarah Miles

• Janet McTeer

Mary Jo Walker

• Annette Bening

Carolyn Burnham

• Fernanda Montenegro

Dora

• Cate Blanchett

Queen Elizabeth I

• Meryl Streep

Kate Gulden

• Emily Watson

Jacqueline du Pré

• Julie Christie

Phyllis Mann

• Helena Bonham Carter

Kate Croy

• Judi Dench

Queen Victoria

• Kate Winslet

Rose DeWitt Bukater

• Kristin Scott Thomas

Katharine Clifton

• Brenda Blethyn

Cynthia

• Diane Keaton

Bessie

• Emily Watson

Bess