ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Anne Bancroft

Sister Miriam Ruth

• Whoopi Goldberg

Celie

• Jessica Lange

Patsy Cline

• Meryl Streep

Karen

• Judy Davis

Adela Quested

• Jessica Lange

Jewell Ivy

• Vanessa Redgrave

Olive Chancellor

• Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey

• Jane Alexander

Carol Wetherly

• Meryl Streep

Karen Silkwood

• Julie Walters

Rita

• Debra Winger

Emma Horton

• Julie Andrews

Victor/Victoria

• Jessica Lange

Frances Farmer

• Sissy Spacek

Beth Horman

• Debra Winger

Paula Pokrifki

• Diane Keaton

Louise Bryant

• Marsha Mason

Georgia

• Susan Sarandon

Sally

• Meryl Streep

Sara Woodruff/Anna

• Ellen Burstyn

Edna May

• Goldie Hawn

Judy Benjamin

• Mary Tyler Moore

Beth Jarrett

• Gena Rowlands

Gloria Swenson

• Jill Clayburgh

Marilyn Homberg

• Jane Fonda

Kimberly Wells

• Marsha Mason

Jennie MacLaine

• Bette Midler

Rose

• Ingrid Bergman

Charlotte Andergast

• Ellen Burstyn

Doris

• Jill Clayburgh

Erica

• Geraldine Page

Eve

• Anne Bancroft

Emma Jacklin

• Jane Fonda

Lillian Hellman

• Shirley MacLaine

Deedee Rodgers

• Marsha Mason

Paula McFadden

• Marie-Christine Barrault

Marthe

• Talia Shire

Adrian

• Sissy Spacek

Carrie White

• Liv Ullmann

Dr. Jenny Isaksson