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Academy awards Performance by an actress in a leading role [1980 era]


1980 year (53 th)

Sissy SpacekCoal Miner's Daughter

Nomination :

Ellen BurstynResurrection
Goldie HawnPrivate Benjamin
Gena RowlandsGloria
Mary Tylor MooreOrdinary People


1981 year (54 th)

Katharine HepburnOn Golden Pond

Nomination :

Susan SarandonAtlantic City
Diane KeatonReds
Meryl StreepThe French Lieutenant's Woman
Marsha MasonOnly When I Laugh


1982 year (55 th)

Meryl StreepSophie's Choise

Nomination :

Debra WingerAn Officer And A Gentleman
Julie AndrewsVictor/Victoria
Sissy SpacekMissing
Jessica LangeFrances


1983 year (56 th)

Shirley MacLaineTerms of Endearment

Nomination :

Jane AlexanderTestament
Meryl StreepSilkwood
Debra WingerTerms of Endearment
Julie WaltersEducating Rita


1984 year (57 th)

Sally FieldPlaces in the Heart

Nomination :

Judy DavisA Passage To India
Jessica LangeCountry
Sissy SpacekThe River
Vanessa RedgraveThe Bostonians


1985 year (58 th)

Geraldine PageThe Trip to Bountiful

Nomination :

Jessica LangeSweet Dreams
Whoopi GoldbergThe Color Purple
Anne BancroftAgnes of God
Meryl StreepOut of Africa


1986 year (59 th)

Marlee MatlinChildren of a Lesser God

Nomination :

Jane FondaThe Morning After
Sissy SpacekCrimes of the Heart
Kathleen TurnerPeggy Sue Got Married
Sigourney WeaverAliens


1987 year (60 th)

CherMoonstruck

Nomination :

Holly HunterBroadcast News
Glenn CloseFATAL ATTRACTION
Sally Kirklandanna
Meryl StreepIronweed


1988 year (61 th)

Jodie FosterThe Accused

Nomination :

Glenn CloseDangerous Liaisons
Sigourney WeaverGorillas In The Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
Melanie GriffithWorking Girl
Meryl StreepA Cry in the Dark


1989 year (62 th)

Jessica TandyDriving Miss Daisy

Nomination :

Jessica LangeMusic Box
Isabelle AdjaniCamille Claudel
Michelle PfeifferThe Fabulous Baker Boys
Pauline CollinsShirley Valentine
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