Best Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame

Awarded to the actress deemed by Cosmo voters to be one of the best of all time. The winning actress will be inducted into the Cosmique Movie Hall of Fame, and will not be eligible in subsequent years to be re-nominated to this category. There are no restrictions on her films’ era, nationality, or language, nor whether she is living or dead. All actresses except previous winners are eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Actresses who have already been inducted into the Best Actresses Hall of Fame are no longer eligible for renomination. Once you’re in, you’re in. Note, however, that Best Comedic Actress Hall of Fame inductees are still eligible for the Best Actresses Hall of Fame.

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2000 Awards)

Winner

• Katharine Hepburn

Additional Nominees

• Bette Davis
• Audrey Hepburn
• Meryl Streep
• Sigourney Weaver

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2001 Awards)

Winner

• Maggie Smith

Additional Nominees

• Julie Andrews
• Cate Blanchett
• Bette Davis
• Jessica Lange
• Meryl Streep

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2002 Awards)

Winner

• Bette Davis

Additional Nominees

• Cate Blanchett
• Marilyn Monroe
• Rosalind Russell
• Meryl Streep

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2003 Awards)

Winner

• Meryl Streep

Additional Nominees

• Ingrid Bergman
• Cate Blanchett
• Audrey Hepburn
• Jessica Lange
• Julianne Moore
• Rosalind Russell

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2004 Awards)

Winner

• Audrey Hepburn

Additional Nominees

• Ingrid Bergman
• Glenn Close
• Joan Crawford
• Jessica Lange
• Rosalind Russell
• Elizabeth Taylor

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2005 Awards)

Winner

• Ingrid Bergman

Additional Nominees

• Judi Dench
• Jodie Foster
• Rosalind Russell
• Gloria Swanson

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2006 Awards)

Winner

• Judi Dench

Additional Nominees

• Joan Allen
• Joan Crawford
• Sally Field
• Rosalind Russell

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2010 Awards)

Winner

• Glenn Close

Additional Nominees

• Joan Allen
• Cate Blanchett
• Joan Crawford
• Marilyn Monroe
• Rosalind Russell
• Elizabeth Taylor

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2012 Awards)

Winner

• Elizabeth Taylor

Additional Nominees

• Joan Crawford
• Sally Field
• Marilyn Monroe
• Rosalind Russell

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2013 Awards)

Winner

• Joan Crawford

Additional Nominees

• Julie Andrews
• Cate Blanchett
• Judy Garland
• Nicole Kidman
• Jessica Lange

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2014 Awards)

Winner

• Sally Field

Additional Nominees

• Cate Blanchett
• Judy Garland
• Helen Mirren
• Susan Sarandon
• Barbara Stanwyck

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2015 Awards)

Winner

• Helen Mirren

Additional Nominees

• Anne Bancroft
• Cate Blanchett
• Norma Shearer
• Sigourney Weaver
• Holly Woodlawn

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2016 Awards)

Winner

• Rosalind Russell

Additional Nominees

• Marlene Deitrich
• Veronica Lake
• Angela Lansbury
• Shirley MacClaine
• Holly Woodlawn

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2017 Awards)

Winner

• Judy Garland

Additional Nominees

• Kathy Bates
• Divine
• Jane Fonda
• Jessica Lange
• Barbara Stanwyck

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2018 Awards)

Winner

• Rita Moreno

Additional Nominees

• Angela Bassett
• Madeline Kahn
• Jessica Lange
• Cloris Leachman
• Mary Tyler Moore

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2019 Awards)

Winner

• Madeline Kahn

Additional Nominees

• Joan Allen
• Marlene Dietrich
• Cloris Leachman
• Mary Tyler Moore
• Diana Rigg

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2020 Awards)

Winner

• Cloris Leachman

Additional Nominees

• Viola Davis
• Jane Fonda
• Barbara Stanwyck
• Dianne Wiest
• Holly Woodlawn

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2021 Awards)

Winner

• Angela Lansbury

Additional Nominees

• Angela Bassett
• Viola Davis
• Marilyn Monroe
• Agnes Moorehead
• Dianne Wiest

Best Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2022 Awards)

Winner

• Viola Davis

Additional Nominees

• Julie Andrews
• Angela Bassett
• Kathy Bates
• Divine
• Jane Fonda