AACTA International Award for Best Actress

Best International Actress
AACTA Award
Country Australia
Presented by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
First awarded 2012
Currently held by Margot Robbie, I, Tonya (2017)
Website http://www.aacta.org

The AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress is an award that is presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), for a performance by a female actor in a film made outside Australia. It was first handed out by the Academy after its establishment in 2011 by the Australian Film Institute (AFI).[1] The winners and nominees for 2011 were determined by a jury.[2][3] The award was presented at the inaugural AACTA International Awards in Los Angeles, on 27 January 2012.[1]

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the winner is listed first, marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are listed below the winner and not highlighted or in boldface.[3]

  • †- indicates performance that won The Academy Award for Best Actress
  • ‡- indicates performance that was nominated for The Academy Award for Best Actress.

2010s

Year Actress Film Character
2011
(1st)
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher †
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs ‡
Kirsten Dunst Melancholia Justine
Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian
Mia Wasikowska Jane Eyre Jane Eyre
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe ‡
2012
(2nd)
Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell †
Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty Maya ‡
Marion Cotillard Rust and Bone Stephanie
Nicole Kidman The Paperboy Charlotte Bless
Emmanuelle Riva Amour Anne Laurent ‡
Naomi Watts The Impossible Maria Bennett ‡
2013
(3rd)
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis †
Amy Adams American Hustle Sydney Prosser ‡
Sandra Bullock Gravity Dr. Ryan Stone ‡
Judi Dench Philomena Philomena Lee ‡
Meryl Streep August: Osage County Violet Weston ‡
2014
(4th)
Julianne Moore Still Alice Alice Howland †
Essie Davis The Babadook Amelia
Felicity Jones The Theory of Everything Jane Wilde Hawking ‡
Rosamund Pike Gone Girl Amy Elliott-Dunne ‡
Reese Witherspoon Wild Cheryl Strayed ‡
2015
(5th)
Cate Blanchett Carol Carol Aird ‡
Emily Blunt Sicario Kate Macer
Brie Larson Room Joy "Ma" Newsome †
Saoirse Ronan Brooklyn Eilis Lacey ‡
Charlize Theron Mad Max: Fury Road Imperator Furiosa
2016
(6th)
Emma Stone La La Land Mia Dolan †
Amy Adams Arrival Dr. Louise Banks
Isabelle Huppert Elle Michèle Leblanc ‡
Ruth Negga Loving Mildred Loving ‡
Natalie Portman Jackie Jackie Kennedy ‡
2017
(7th)
Margot Robbie I, Tonya Tonya Harding ‡
Judi Dench Victoria & Abdul Queen Victoria
Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water Elisa Esposito ‡
Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes †
Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson ‡

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "AACTA - The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Maddox, Gary (1 December 2011). "And the winner is ... the AFI". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 Staff (15 January 2012). "AACTA International Award Nominees" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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