Best Actress: 1970s

1970: Liv Ullmann, The Passion of Anna

Oscar winner: Glenda Jackson, Women in Love

Was she nominated?: No

1971: Jane Fonda, Klute

Oscar winner: Jane Fonda, Klute

1972: Liza Minnelli, Cabaret

Oscar winner: Liza Minnelli, Cabaret

1973: Ellen Burstyn, The Exorcist

Oscar winner: Glenda Jackson, A Touch of Class
Was she nominated?: Yes

1974: Liv Ullmann, Scenes from a Marriage

Oscar winner: Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Was she nominated?: No (not eligible)

1975: Isabelle Adjani, The Story of Adele H.

Oscar winner: Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Was she nominated?: Yes

1976: Liv Ullmann, Face to Face

Oscar winner: Faye Dunaway, Network

Was she nominated?: Yes

1977: Diane Keaton, Annie Hall

Oscar winner: Diane Keaton, Annie Hall

1978: Ingrid Bergman & Liv Ullmann, Autumn Sonata

Oscar winner: Jane Fonda, Coming Home

Were they nominated?: Bergman was, but Ullmann wasn't.

1979: Sigourney Weaver, Alien

Oscar winner: Sally Field, Norma Rae
Was she nominated?: No

Updated: 11/12/12