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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
DescriptionBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
LocationLos Angeles, California
Presented byBroadcast Film Critics Association
Currently held byJulianne Moore for Still Alice (2014)
Websitewww.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress is an award given out at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The awards are presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. This award was first given in 1995. There were no official nominees announced until 2001. There have been two ties in this category. There are currently six nominees annually. This is the main best actress award for leading dramatic performances. The Critics Choice also have other categories for Best Comedic Actress and Best Action Actress. For supporting actress, see Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress.

§ = indicates the performance was not nominated for the Academy Award

List of winners and nominees

1990s

Year Actress Character Film
1995 Nicole Kidman Suzanne Stone-Maretto To Die For §
1996 Frances McDormand Marge Gunderson Fargo
1997 Helena Bonham Carter Kate Croy The Wings of the Dove
1998 Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth
1999 Hilary Swank Brandon Teena Boys Don't Cry

2000s

Year Actress Character Film
2000 Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich
2001 Sissy Spacek Ruth Fowler In the Bedroom
Nicole Kidman Satine Moulin Rouge!
Renee Zellweger Bridget Jones Bridget Jones's Diary
2002 Julianne Moore Cathy Whitaker Far from Heaven
Salma Hayek Frida Kahlo Frida
Nicole Kidman Virginia Woolf The Hours
Diane Lane Constance "Connie" Sumner Unfaithful
2003 Charlize Theron Aileen Wuornos Monster
Jennifer Connelly Kathy Nicolo House of Sand and Fog §
Diane Keaton Erica Barry Something's Gotta Give
Nicole Kidman Ada Monroe Cold Mountain §
Samantha Morton Sarah Sullivan In America
Naomi Watts Cristina "Cris" Williams-Peck 21 Grams
2004 Hilary Swank Maggie Fitzgerald Million Dollar Baby
Annette Bening Julia Lambert Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno María Álvarez Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton Vera Rose Drake Vera Drake
Kate Winslet Clementine Kruczynski Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Uma Thurman Beatrix Kiddo Kill Bill: Volume 2 §
2005 Reese Witherspoon June Carter Walk the Line
Joan Allen Terry Wolfmeyer The Upside of Anger §
Judi Dench Laura Henderson Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne / Stanley Schupak Transamerica
Keira Knightley Elizabeth Bennet Pride and Prejudice
Charlize Theron Josey Aimes North Country
2006 Helen Mirren Elizabeth II The Queen
Penélope Cruz Raimunda Volver
Judi Dench Barbara Covett Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep Miranda Priestly The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet Sarah Pierce Little Children
2007 Julie Christie Fiona Anderson Away from Her
Amy Adams Princess Giselle Enchanted §
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Marion Cotillard Édith Piaf La Vie en rose
Angelina Jolie Marianne Pearl A Mighty Heart §
Ellen Page Juno MacGuff Juno
2008 Anne Hathaway (TIE) Kym Buchman Rachel Getting Married
Meryl Streep (TIE) Aloysius Bouvier Doubt
Kate Beckinsale Rachel Armstrong Nothing but the Truth §
Cate Blanchett Daisy Fuller (adult) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button §
Angelina Jolie Christine Collins Changeling
Melissa Leo Ray Eddy Frozen River
2009 Sandra Bullock (TIE) Leigh Anne Tuohy The Blind Side
Meryl Streep (TIE) Julia Child Julie & Julia
Emily Blunt Queen Victoria The Young Victoria §
Carey Mulligan Jenny Miller An Education
Saoirse Ronan Susie Salmon The Lovely Bones §
Gabourey Sidibe Claireece "Precious" Jones Precious

2010s

Year Actress Character Film
2010 Natalie Portman Nina Sayers Black Swan
Annette Bening Nicole "Nic" Allgood The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman Becca Corbett Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence Ree Dolly Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams Cynthia "Cindy" Heller Blue Valentine
Noomi Rapace Lisbeth Salander The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo §
2011 Viola Davis Aibileen Clark The Help
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Martha Marcy May Marlene §
Meryl Streep Margaret Thatcher The Iron Lady
Charlize Theron Mavis Gary Young Adult §
Tilda Swinton Eva Khatchadourian We Need to Talk About Kevin §
Michelle Williams Marilyn Monroe My Week with Marilyn
2012 Jessica Chastain Maya Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard Stéphanie Rust and Bone §
Jennifer Lawrence Tiffany Maxwell Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva Anne Laurent Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis Hushpuppy Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts Maria Bennett The Impossible
2013 Cate Blanchett Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock Ryan Stone Gravity
Judi Dench Philomena Lee Philomena
Brie Larson Grace Short Term 12 §
Meryl Streep Violet Weston August: Osage County
Emma Thompson P. L. Travers Saving Mr. Banks §
2014 Julianne Moore Alice Howland Still Alice
Jennifer Aniston Claire Bennett Cake §
Marion Cotillard Sandra Bya Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones Jane Wilde Hawking The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike Amy Elliott-Dunne Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon Cheryl Strayed Wild
2015
Cate Blanchett Carol Aird Carol
Brie Larson Joy "Ma" Newsome Room
Jennifer Lawrence Joy Mangano Joy
Charlotte Rampling Kate Mercer 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan Eilis Lacey Brooklyn
Charlize Theron Imperator Furiosa Mad Max: Fury Road

See also

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