BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
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The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film is an annual award given to the Best Actress who starred in a British independent film. The award was introduced in 1998.
1990s
- 1998 – Kathy Burke – Nil by Mouth as Valerie
- Louise Goodall – My Name Is Joe as Sarah Downie
- Rachel Griffiths – My Son the Fanatic as Bettina/ Sandra
- Samantha Morton – Under the Skin as Iris Kelly
- Emma Thompson – The Winter Guest as Frances
- 1999 – Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie as Jackie Du Pré
- Lara Belmont – The War Zone as Jessie
- Rachel Griffiths – Hilary and Jackie as Hilary Du Pré
- Jane Horrocks – Little Voice as LV
- Gina McKee – Wonderland as Nadia
2000s
- 2000 – Gillian Anderson – The House of Mirth as Lily Bart
- Kate Ashfield – The Low Down as Ruby
- Brenda Blethyn – Saving Grace as Grace Trevethyn
- Emily Watson – The Luzhin Defence as Natalia Katkov
- 2001 – Kate Ashfield – Late Night Shopping as Jody
- Susan Lynch – Beautiful Creatures as Dorothy
- Samantha Morton – Pandaemonium as Sara Coleridge
- Kate Winslet – Enigma as Hester Wallace
- 2002 – Samantha Morton – Morvern Callar as Movern Callar
- Elaine Cassidy – Disco Pigs as Rent/Sinead
- Shirley Henderson – Villa des Roses as Ella
- Harriet Walter – Villa des Roses as Olive Burrell
- 2003 – Olivia Williams – The Heart of Me as Madeleine
- Kate Ashfield – This Little Life as Sadie McGregor
- Helena Bonham Carter – The Heart of Me as Dinah
- Samantha Morton – In America as Sarah
- Tilda Swinton – Young Adam as Ella Gault
- 2004 – Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake as Vera Rose Drake
- Eva Birthistle – Ae Fond Kiss... as Roisin Hanlon
- Scarlett Johansson – Girl with a Pearl Earring as Griet
- Natalie Press – My Summer of Love as Mona
- Anne Reid – The Mother as May
- 2005 – Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener as Tessa Quayle
- Joan Allen – Yes as She
- Judi Dench – Mrs Henderson Presents as Mrs. Henderson
- Natasha Richardson – Asylum as Stella Raphael
- Emily Watson – Wah-Wah as Ruby Compton
- 2006 – Kate Dickie – Red Road as Jackie Morrison
- Juliette Binoche – Breaking and Entering as Amira Simić
- Frances de la Tour – The History Boys as Mrs. Lintott
- Helen Mirren – The Queen as Queen Elizabeth
- Robin Wright – Breaking and Entering as Liv
- 2007 – Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal as Barbara Covett
- Tannishtha Chatterjee – Brick Lane as Nazneen Ahmed
- Anne Hathaway – Becoming Jane as Jane Austen
- Sophia Myles – Hallam Foe as Kate Breck
- Kierston Wareing – It's a Free World... as Angela
2008–2009
| Year | Actress | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Vera Farmiga | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Elsa (Mother) |
| Sally Hawkins | Happy-Go-Lucky | Pauline "Poppy" Cross | |
| Keira Knightley | The Duchess | Duchess Georgiana | |
| Samantha Morton | The Daisy Chain | Martha Conroy | |
| Kelly Reilly | Eden Lake | Jenny | |
| 2009 | Carey Mulligan | An Education | Jenny Mellor |
| Emily Blunt | The Young Victoria | Queen Victoria | |
| Abbie Cornish | Bright Star | Fanny Brawne | |
| Katie Jarvis | Fish Tank | Mia Williams | |
| Sophie Okonedo | Skin | Sandra Laing |
2010s
See also
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role