Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.
With two wins Frances McDormand and Julianne Moore are the most awarded females in this category while with 4 nominations Michelle Williams is the most nominated female in this category.
Notes
- "†" indicates an Academy Award-winning performance.
- "‡" indicates an Academy Award nomination
Winners and nominees
1980s
Year | Actress | Film | Role |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Geraldine Page | The Trip to Bountiful | Carrie Watts † |
Rosanna Arquette | After Hours | Marcy Franklin | |
Laura Dern | Smooth Talk | Connie Wyatt | |
Lori Singer | Trouble in Mind | Georgia | |
1986 | Isabella Rossellini | Blue Velvet | Dorothy Vallens |
Elpidia Carrillo | Salvador | María | |
Patricia Charbonneau | Desert Hearts | Cay Rivvers | |
Laura Dern | Blue Velvet | Sandy Williams | |
Tracy Camilla Johns | She's Gotta Have It | Nola Darling | |
1987 | Sally Kirkland | Anna | Anna ‡ |
Lillian Gish | The Whales of August | Sarah Webber | |
Debra Sandlund | Tough Guys Don't Dance | Patty Lareine | |
Louise Smith | Working Girls | Molly | |
Joanne Woodward | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | |
1988 | Jodie Foster | Five Corners | Linda |
Ricki Lake | Hairspray | Tracy Turnblad | |
Nobu McCarthy | The Wash | Masi Matsumoto | |
Julia Roberts | Mystic Pizza | Daisy Arujo | |
Meg Ryan | Promised Land | Bev Sykes | |
1989 | Andie MacDowell | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Ann Bishop Mullany |
Youki Kudoh | Mystery Train | Mitsuko | |
Kelly Lynch | Drugstore Cowboy | Dianne | |
Winona Ryder | Heathers | Veronica Sawyer | |
Annabella Sciorra | True Love | Donna |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Multiple nominees
Multiple winners
- 2 wins
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
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