Poll: Oscars 2025 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Which of the nominees of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025) for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy do you think should win? Discuss here or take other Golden Globe polls here

Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Erivo was born on 01/08/1987 in Stockwell, London, England, UK. She is a singer, songwriter and an actress. Which character played by Cynthia Erivo is your favorite? Tip: Click here to view the images fully in a slideshow. Discuss this poll here.

How, and to what extent, women and girls are portrayed in cinema reflects how they are seen in the world but it is likely that their representation in film also impacts how they are seen in the world. Therefore, women and girls' roles in film is of vital importance. Women and girls continue to be underrepresented in movies: for example, they still get only about one-third of speaking roles. There is reason to celebrate, however: the trend in the past ten years has been towards more female leads in Hollywood movies. In 2022, for example, 44% of co-leading roles in top grossing films went to women and girls, still not reaching parity but an all time high. Let's support films with women and girls in prominent roles so the movie industry moves towards equality, with the world perhaps following. We can start by celebrating these female protagonists: which of these heroines from 2024 is your favorite? Speak up and speak out (and see sources for the above information) here. Also vote for your favorite heroines of 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017. Notes: Characters are listed in alphabetical order by first name. Characters based on real people have asterisks next to their names. Thank you to everyone who helped me compile this list, especially urbanemovies and Pencho15.

The IMDb voters picked these 11 different Oscar winners for 2025. Which IMDb poll winner deserved the Oscar the most? Note: The votes were counted shortly after the Academy Award ceremony. It may have changed in the meantime. You may discuss the poll here Previous years: 2024 / 2023 / 2022

Which one of these winning performances at The Oscars (2025) is your favorite? Tip: Click here to view the images fully in a slideshow. Discuss this poll here.

The Wicked Witch of the West is the principal villain who appears in the classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Of these actresses who have played a live-action Wicked Witch of the West, which one is your favorite? Tip: Click here to view the posters fully in a slideshow. Discuss this poll here.

After hearing the Oscar nominations, what surprised you the most? Discuss Here Poll by Pencho15

This 2025 Emilia Pérez (2024) became one of the most divisive Best Picture Oscar nominees of all time. The film community received it with enthusiasm, and after winning the jury prize at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, it went on to be one of the biggest films in the award season, earning 13 nominations for the Oscars, a record for a movie in a foreign language and winning over 100 awards worldwide. However, people didn't share the industry's praise for the film. It is currently the worst best picture nominee ever according to the IMDb ratings, and it received harsh criticism coming from the trans community and from Mexico, the two groups that were supposed to be represented by the film. The songs of the musical became viral for all the bad reasons and the film had a terrible award campaign spearheaded by some controversial social media posts made by its lead actress, but despite the fallout the film remained loved by the film industry, and it won two Oscars. So what is your opinion of the film, is it good or bad? Discuss Here Poll by Pencho15