Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy is one the Satellite Awards, given annually by the International Press Academy. In 2011, the IPA pared down its Satellite nominations in the motion picture categories from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflects the merger of drama and comedy under a general Best Picture heading, including the Best Actor/Actress headings and the Supporting headings. For the list of nominees and winners after 2010, see Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Winners and nominees	Film	Role
1996	Gwyneth Paltrow	Emma	Emma Woodhouse
	Glenn Close	101 Dalmatians	Cruella de Vil
	Shirley MacLaine	Mrs. Winterbourne	Grace Winterbourne
	Heather Matarazzo	Welcome to the Dollhouse	Dawn Wiener
	Bette Midler	The First Wives Club	Brenda Morelli Cushman
1997	Helen Hunt	As Good as It Gets	Carol Connelly
	Pam Grier	Jackie Brown	Jackie Brown
	Lisa Kudrow	Romy and Michele's High School Reunion	Michele Weinberger
	Parker Posey	The House of Yes	'Jackie-O' Pascal
	Julia Roberts	My Best Friend's Wedding	Julianne Potters
1998	Christina Ricci	The Opposite of Sex	Dede Truitt
	Jane Horrocks	Little Voice	Little Voice
	Holly Hunter	Living Out Loud	Judith Moore
	Gwyneth Paltrow	Shakespeare in Love	Viola de Lesseps
	Meg Ryan	You've Got Mail	Kathleen Kelly
1999	Janet McTeer	Tumbleweeds	Mary Jo Walker
	Julianne Moore	An Ideal Husband	Laura Cheveley
	Frances O'Connor	Mansfield Park	Fanny Price
	Julia Roberts	Notting Hill	Anna Scott
	Cecilia Roth	All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)	Manuela
	Reese Witherspoon	Election	Tracy Flick

2000-2010

Year	Winners and nominees	Film	Role
2000	Renée Zellweger	Nurse Betty	Betty Sizemore
	Brenda Blethyn	Saving Grace	Grace Trevethyn
	Sandra Bullock	Miss Congeniality	Gracie Hart
	Glenn Close	102 Dalmatians	Cruella de Vil
	Cameron Diaz	Charlie's Angels	Natalie Cook
	Jenna Elfman	Keeping the Faith	Anna Reilly
2001	Nicole Kidman	Moulin Rouge!	Satine
	Thora Birch	Ghost World	Enid
	Audrey Tautou	Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)	Amélie Poulain
	Sigourney Weaver	Heartbreakers	Max Conners
	Reese Witherspoon	Legally Blonde	Elle Woods
	Renée Zellweger	Bridget Jones's Diary	Bridget Jones
2002	Jennifer Westfeldt	Kissing Jessica Stein	Jessica Stein
	Jennifer Aniston	The Good Girl	Justine Last
	Maggie Gyllenhaal	Secretary	Lee Holloway
	Catherine Keener	Lovely & Amazing	Michelle Marks
	Nia Vardalos	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Toula Portokalos
	Renée Zellweger	Chicago	Roxie Hart
2003	Diane Keaton	Something's Gotta Give	Erica Barry
	Jamie Lee Curtis	Freaky Friday	Tess Coleman
	Hope Davis	American Splendor	Joyce Brabner
	Katie Holmes	Pieces of April	April Burns
	Diane Lane	Under the Tuscan Sun	Frances
	Helen Mirren	Calendar Girls	Chris Harper
2004	Annette Bening	Being Julia	Julia Lambert
	Jena Malone	Saved!	Mary
	Natalie Portman	Garden State	Sam
	Emmy Rossum	The Phantom of the Opera	Christine Daaé
	Kerry Washington	Ray	Della Bea Robinson
	Kate Winslet	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Clementine Kruczynski
2005	Reese Witherspoon	Walk the Line	June Carter Cash
	Joan Allen	The Upside of Anger	Terry Wolfmeyer
	Judi Dench	Mrs Henderson Presents	Laura Henderson
	Claire Danes	Shopgirl	Mirabelle
	Keira Knightley	Pride & Prejudice	Elizabeth Bennet
	Joan Plowright	Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont	Mrs. Palfrey
2006	Meryl Streep	The Devil Wears Prada	Miranda Priestly
	Annette Bening	Running with Scissors	Deirdre Burroughs
	Toni Collette	Little Miss Sunshine	Sheryl Hoover
	Beyoncé Knowles	Dreamgirls	Deena Jones
	Julie Walters	Driving Lessons	Evie Walton
	Jodie Whittaker	Venus	Jessie
2007	Ellen Page	Juno	Juno MacGuff
	Amy Adams	Enchanted	Giselle
	Cate Blanchett	I'm Not There	Jude Quinn
	Katherine Heigl	Knocked Up	Alison Scott
	Nicole Kidman	Margot at the Wedding	Margot
	Emily Mortimer	Lars and the Real Girl	Karin Lindstrom
2008	Sally Hawkins	Happy-Go-Lucky	Pauline "Poppy" Cross
	Catherine Deneuve	A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)	Junon
	Kat Dennings	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	Norah Silverberg
	Lisa Kudrow	Kabluey	Leslie
	Debra Messing	Nothing Like the Holidays	Sarah Rodriguez
	Meryl Streep	Mamma Mia!	Donna Sheridan
2009	Meryl Streep	Julie & Julia	Julia Child
	Sandra Bullock	The Proposal	Margaret Tate
	Marion Cotillard	Nine	Luisa Contini
	Zooey Deschanel	(500) Days of Summer	Summer Finn
	Katherine Heigl	The Ugly Truth	Abby Richter
2010	Anne Hathaway	Love and Other Drugs	Maggie Murdock
	Annette Bening	The Kids Are All Right	Nic
	Sally Hawkins	Made in Dagenham	Rita O'Grady
	Catherine Keener	Please Give	Kate
	Julianne Moore	The Kids Are All Right	Jules
	Mary-Louise Parker	Red	Sarah Ross
	Marisa Tomei	Cyrus	Molly