1974—Marilyn Burns as Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1975—Karen Black as Julie/Millicent/Therese/Amelia in Trilogy of Terror

1976—Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in Carrie

1977—Marsha Mason as Janice Templeton in Audrey Rose

1978—Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in Halloween

1979—Margot Kidder as Kathy Lutz in The Amityville Horror

1980—Jamie Lee Curtis as Alana Maxwell in Terror Train

1981—Melissa Sue Anderson as Virginia Cartwright in Happy Birthday to Me

1982—JoBeth Williams as Diane Freeling in Poltergeist

1983—Susan Tyrrel as Aunt Cheryl in Night Warning

1984—Heather Langenkamp as Nancy in A Nightmare on Elm Street

1985—Lori Cardille as Sarah in Day of the Dead

1986—Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Aliens

1987—Glenn Close as Alex Forest in Fatal Attraction

1988—Danielle Harris as Jamie Loyd in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1989—Danielle Harris as Jamie Loyd in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1990—Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in Misery

1991—Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs

1992—Virgina Madsen as Helen Lyle in Candyman

1993—Sara Smuts-Kennedy as Dora in Jack Be Nimble

1994—Marina Zudina as Billy Hughes in Mute Witness

1995—Lili Taylor as Kathleen Conklin in The Addiction

1996—Ana Torent as Angela in Thesis

1997—Courteney Cox-Arquette as Gale Weathers in Scream 2

1998—Jamie Lee Curtis as Kerry Tate/Laurie Strode in Halloween: H20

1999—Heather Donahue as Heather in The Blair Witch Project

2000—Brittany Murphy as Jody Markem in Cherry Falls

2001—Nicole Kidman as Grace Stewart in The Others

2002—Angela Bettis as Carrie White in Carrie

2003—Angela Bettis as May Dove Canady in May

2004—Lin Shaye as Laura Harrington in Dead End

2005—Cecile De France as Marie in High Tension

2006—Shauna McDonald as Sarah in The Descent

2007—Nadja Brand as Hope in Broken

2008—Kelly Reilly as Jenny in Eden Lake