The Iron Lady
Actress In a Leading Role /
Meryl Streep
Nominated Role
Meryl Streep portrays Margaret Thatcher, the formidable shopkeeper’s daughter who rises through the ranks of the Conservative Party to become Britain’s first female prime minister.
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Academy Awards History
This is the seventeenth Academy Award nomination for Meryl Streep. She was previously nominated for:
JULIE & JULIA (2009)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
DOUBT (2008)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
ADAPTATION (2002)
Nominee, Actress in a Supporting Role
MUSIC OF THE HEART (1999)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
ONE TRUE THING (1998)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (1995)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
A CRY IN THE DARK (1988)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
IRONWEED (1987)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
OUT OF AFRICA (1985)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
SILKWOOD (1983)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
SOPHIE'S CHOICE (1982)
Winner, Actress in a Leading Role
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN (1981)
Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
KRAMER VS. KRAMER (1979)
Winner, Actress in a Supporting Role
THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
Nominee, Actress in a Supporting Role
