1. Jane Fonda, Klute
2. Glenda Jackson, Women in Love
3. Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
4. Faye Dunaway, Network
5. Liza Minnelli, Cabaret
6. Sally Field, Norma Rae
7. Diane Keaton, Annie Hall
8. Jane Fonda, Coming Home
9. Glenda Jackson, A Touch of Class
10. Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

This article is part of a special year-long series of anecdotes, reflections and thoughts about the Academy Awards.