Of course, subject to change.
1990
Kathy Bates - Misery
Anjelica Houston - The Grifters
* Helen Mirren - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover *
Meryl Streep - Postcards from the Edge
Joanne Woodward - Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
1991
Juliette Binoche - Lovers on the Bridge
Geena Davis - Thelma & Louise
* Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs *
Susan Sarandon - Thelma & Louise
Reese Witherspoon - Man on the Moon
1992
Catherine Deneuve - Indochine
* Sheryl Lee - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me *
Gong Li - Raise the Red Lantern
Kyra Sedgwick - Singles
Emma Thompson - Howards End
1993
Angela Bassett - What's Love Got to Do with It
Juliette Binoche - Three Colors: Blue
* Holly Hunter - The Piano *
Diane Keaton - Manhattan Murder Mystery
Emma Thompson - The Remains of the Day
1994
Isabelle Adjani - La reine Margot
* Linda Fiorentino - The Last Seduction *
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Gong Li - To Live
Kate Winslet - Heavenly Creatures
1995
Toni Collette - Muriel's Wedding
Nicole Kidman - To Die For
Julianne Moore - Safe
***** ELISABETH SHUE - LEAVING LAS VEGAS *****
Meryl Streep - The Bridges of Madison County
1996
Brenda Blethyn - Secrets and Lies
Laura Dern - Citizen Ruth
Gwyneth Paltrow - Emma
* Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves *
Reese Witherspoon - Freeway
I cheat and have McDormand in Supporting...
1997
Julie Christie - Afterglow
Judi Dench - Mrs. Brown
* Jodie Foster - Contact *
Pam Grier - Jackie Brown
Victoire Thivisol - Ponette
I'm the biggest Kate Winslet fangirl ever, but anyone that says she was robbed this year is pretty insane.
1998
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth
Samantha Morton - Under the Skin
Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love
* Christina Ricci - Buffalo '66 *
Emily Watson - Hilary and Jackie
If TV movies count, boot Blanchett and the win goes to Angelina Jolie, amazing in Gia.
1999
Julianne Moore - The End of the Affair
Cecilia Roth - All About My Mother
* Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry *
Kate Winslet - Holy Smoke!
Reese Witherspoon - Election
2000
Cate Blanchett - The Gift
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
* Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me *
Renee Zellweger - Nurse Betty
Ziyi Zhang - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001
Maggie Cheung - In the Mood for Love
Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge! (and The Others)
Charlotte Rampling - Under the Sand
* Naomi Watts - Mulholland Dr. *
Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones' Diary
If TV nominees are allowed, I'd boot Cheung and Rampling for Emma Thompson in Wit and Judy Davis in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.
2002
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Secretary
Isabelle Huppert - The Piano Teacher
Diane Lane - Unfaithful
Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven
* Samantha Morton - Morvern Callar *
If TV movies were allowed, I'd boot Huppert for Uma Thurman in Hysterical Blindness. Or maybe not. But she'd be a close sixth, since the year falls off fast after those six.
2003
Zooey Deschanel - All the Real Girls
* Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation *
Charlize Theron - Monster
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Evan Rachel Wood - thirteen
This skews young, blonde, and pretty, doesn't it? Hmmm.
2004
Nicole Kidman - Dogville (and Birth)
Laura Linney - P.S...
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Vol. 2
* Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind *
2005
Q'Orianka Kilcher - The New World
Yeong-ae Lee - Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Gwyneth Paltrow - Proof
Sarah Polley - The Secret Life of Words
* Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener *
2006
Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal
Laura Dern - Inland Empire
Kirsten Dunst - Marie-Antoinette
* Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada *
Naomi Watts - The Painted Veil
2007
* Amy Adams - Enchanted *
Nicole Kidman - Margot at the Wedding
Laura Linney - The Savages
Sienna Miller - Interview
Tang Wei - Lust, Caution
Pardon me, I am in post-Oscar-but-pre-good-movie-hype mode. I tend to post a lot of things like this then look back in like two years and say "WHAT WAS I THINKING???!!!"
