Best Female Lead movies that are golden globes winners or nominees

Actors : Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates,
Directors : Jon Avnet,

A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.

Actors : Martin Clunes, Tchéky Karyo, Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson,
Directors : Nigel Cole,

A small-town English widow, facing financial troubles after her husband's suicide, turns to agriculture of an illegal kind.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, Emma Nelson, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig,
Directors : Richard Linklater,

A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Hart Bochner, Natalie Portman, Eileen Ryan,
Directors : Wayne Wang,

A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills.

Actors : Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton,
Directors : Jerry Zaks,

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Goldie Hawn, Erika Christensen,
Directors : Bob Dolman,

Lavinia and Suzette, former rock groupies and best friends, reconnect after twenty years; one is still as wild as ever, while the other has adopted a more conservative lifestyle.

Actors : Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Nicolas Cage, Kathleen Turner,
Directors : Francis Ford Coppola,

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

Actors : James Frain, David Morrissey, Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths,
Directors : Anand Tucker,

The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

Actors : Jackie Guerra, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Seda, Edward James Olmos,
Directors : Gregory Nava,

The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.

Actors : Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Sigourney Weaver,
Directors : James Cameron,

The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough?

Actors : Isaiah Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Garret Dillahunt, John Hawkes,
Directors : Debra Granik,

An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.

Actors : Captain Haggerty, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Lazar,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife, who is trying to restart her life following her husband's murder while being pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself.

Actors : Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Ewan McGregor, Michael Caine,
Directors : Mark Herman,

A shy reclusive lady is convinced by an invisible entity to sing. Subsequently, she finds herself noticed by a sleazy talent agent and her talent being showcased on-stage. She also meets a kind but nervous man who becomes her best friend.

Actors : Meryl Streep, Michael Angarano, Cloris Leachman, Henry Dinhofer,
Directors : Wes Craven,

Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

Actors : Amy Irving, Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, John Travolta,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.

Actors : John Heard, Malcolm McDowell, Nastassja Kinski, Annette O'Toole,
Directors : Paul Schrader,

A young woman's sexual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard.

Actors : Mark Blum, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna,
Directors : Susan Seidelman,

A bored suburban housewife, seeking escape from her life, suffers amnesia after an accident, wakes up, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan.

Actors : Tom Everett Scott, Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt,
Directors : Carl Franklin,

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

Actors : Gene Hackman, Shirley MacLaine, Meryl Streep, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.

Actors : Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Tilda Swinton,
Directors : Andrew Adamson,

Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.