Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Location	Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Broadcast Film Critics Association
Currently held by	Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Website	www.criticschoice.com

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 (BFCA) and was first presented in 1995. There were no official nominees announced until 2001. There have been two ties in this category (2008, 2009) and 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 lead actress; Best Actress in a Comedy and Best Actress in an Action Movie. For supporting actress, see Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress.

List of winners and nominees

Notes

"‡" indicates an Academy Award nomination
"†" indicates an Academy Award-winning performance
"§" indicates the Critics' Choice Movie Awards-winning performance was not nominated for the Academy Award

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! ‡
	Renée 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	Mariane 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	Dr. 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	Dr. Ryan Stone	Gravity ‡
	Judi Dench	Philomena Lee	Philomena ‡
	Brie Larson	Grace Howard	Short Term 12
	Meryl Streep	Violet Weston	August: Osage County ‡
	Emma Thompson	P. L. Travers	Saving Mr. Banks
2014	Julianne Moore	Dr. 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	Brie Larson	Joy "Ma" Newsome	Room †
	Cate Blanchett	Carol Aird	Carol ‡
	Jennifer Lawrence	Joy Mangano	Joy ‡
	Charlotte Rampling	Kate Mercer	45 Years ‡
	Saoirse Ronan	Eilis Lacey	Brooklyn ‡
	Charlize Theron	Imperator Furiosa	Mad Max: Fury Road
2016	Natalie Portman	Jackie Kennedy	Jackie ‡
	Amy Adams	Dr. Louise Banks	Arrival
	Annette Bening	Dorothea Fields	20th Century Women
	Isabelle Huppert	Michèle Leblanc	Elle ‡
	Ruth Negga	Mildred Loving	Loving ‡
	Emma Stone	Mia Dolan	La La Land †
2017	Frances McDormand	Mildred Hayes	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri †
	Jessica Chastain	Molly Bloom	Molly's Game
	Sally Hawkins	Elisa Esposito	The Shape of Water ‡
	Margot Robbie	Tonya Harding	I, Tonya ‡
	Saoirse Ronan	Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson	Lady Bird ‡
	Meryl Streep	Katharine Graham	The Post ‡

Multiple nominees

2 nominations

3 nominations

4 nominations

Charlize Theron

5 nominations

6 nominations

Meryl Streep

Multiple winners

2 wins

Cate Blanchett
Frances McDormand
Julianne Moore
Natalie Portman
Meryl Streep (consecutive)
Hilary Swank

Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)
Awards	Acting Ensemble Action Movie Actor Actor in a Comedy Actress Actress in a Comedy Animated Feature Art Direction Cinematography Comedy Costume Design Director Documentary Feature Editing Foreign Language Film Makeup Picture Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Score Screenplay (Adapted / Original) Song Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Visual Effects Young Performer
Retired	Actor in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actress in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Family Film (1995–2007) Sound (2009–2011)
Ceremonies	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)