1980, Sally Field, Norma Rae (Bob Mackie)
1981, Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner’s Daughter
1983, Meryl Streep, Sophie’s Choice (Christian Leigh)
1984, Shirley Maclaine, Terms of Endearment (Fabrice)
1985, Sally Field, Places in the Heart (Holly Harp)
1986, Geraldine Page, The Trip to Bountiful (Gail Cooper-Hecht)
1987, Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God (Theoni V. Aldredge)