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BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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Best Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.

  • From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actress awards presented, Best British Actress and Best Foreign Actress.
  • From 1968 onwards, the two awards merged into one award, which from 1968 to 1984 was known as Best Actress.[1]
  • From 1985 to present, the award has been known by its current name of Best Actress in a Leading Role.[2]
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The 2023 recipient: Emma Stone
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held byEmma Stone for Poor Things (2023)
Websitehttp://www.bafta.org/

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner
Vivien Leigh was the inaugural winner, for A Streetcar Named Desire (1952).
Simone Signoret was the inaugural winner, and she won three times for Golden Helmet (1952), The Witches of Salem (1957), and Room at the Top (1958).
Audrey Hepburn won three times for Roman Holiday (1953), The Nun's Story (1959), and Charade (1963).
Shirley MacLaine won two consecutive times for Ask Any Girl (1959) and The Apartment (1960).
Rachel Roberts won twice, for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and This Sporting Life (1963).
Leslie Caron won for The L-Shaped Room (1962).
Anne Bancroft won thrice, for The Miracle Worker (1962), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), and 84 Charing Cross Road (1987).
Julie Christie won for Darling (1965).
Elizabeth Taylor won for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
Katharine Hepburn won twice, for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner / The Lion in Winter (1968) and On Golden Pond (1981).
Maggie Smith holds the record for most wins in this category, with four for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), A Private Function (1984), A Room with a View (1985), and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987).
Katharine Ross won for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid / Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970).
Glenda Jackson won for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).
Liza Minnelli won for Cabaret (1972).
Joanne Woodward won for Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973).
Ellen Burstyn won for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974).
Diane Keaton won for Annie Hall (1977).
Jane Fonda won two consecutive times for Julia (1977) and The China Syndrome (1978).
Meryl Streep received a leading twelve nominations in this category, winning two times for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and The Iron Lady (2011).
Julie Walters won for Educating Rita (1983).
Jodie Foster won for The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
Emma Thompson won twice, for Howards End (1992) and Sense and Sensibility (1995).
Judi Dench won twice, for Mrs Brown (1997) and Iris (2001).
Cate Blanchett won three times for Elizabeth (1998), Blue Jasmine (2013), and Tár (2022).
Annette Bening won for American Beauty (1999).
Julia Roberts won for Erin Brockovich (2000).
Nicole Kidman won for The Hours (2002).
Scarlett Johansson won for Lost in Translation (2003).
Reese Witherspoon won for Walk the Line (2005).
Helen Mirren won for The Queen (2006).
Marion Cotillard won for La Vie en Rose (2007).
Kate Winslet won for The Reader (2008).
Carey Mulligan won for An Education (2009).
Natalie Portman won for Black Swan (2010).
Emmanuelle Riva won for Amour (2012); this category's oldest winner, at age 85.
Julianne Moore won for Still Alice (2014).
Brie Larson won for Room (2015).
Emma Stone won twice, for La La Land (2016) and Poor Things (2023).
Frances McDormand won twice, for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and Nomadland (2020).
Olivia Colman won for The Favourite (2018).
Renée Zellweger won for Judy (2019).
Joanna Scanlan won for After Love (2020).

1950s

YearActressFilmCharacter
1952
(6th)
Best British Actress
Vivien LeighA Streetcar Named DesireBlanche DuBois
Phyllis CalvertMandyChristine Garland
Celia JohnsonI Believe in YouMatty Matheson
Ann ToddThe Sound BarrierSusan Garthwaite
Best Foreign Actress
Simone SignoretGolden HelmetMarie
Edwige FeuillèreOliviaJulie
Katharine HepburnPat and MikePatricia "Pat" Pemberton
Judy HollidayThe Marrying KindFlorence Keefer
Nicole StéphaneThe Strange OnesElisabeth
1953
(7th)
Best British Actress
Audrey HepburnRoman HolidayPrincess Ann
Celia JohnsonThe Captain's ParadiseMaud
Best Foreign Actress
Leslie CaronLiliLili Daurier
Shirley BoothCome Back, Little ShebaLola Delaney
Marie PowersThe MediumFlora
Maria SchellThe Heart of the MatterHelen Rolt
1954
(8th)
Best British Actress
Yvonne MitchellThe Divided HeartSonja
Brenda de BanzieHobson's ChoiceMaggie Hobson
Audrey HepburnSabrinaSabrina Fairchild
Margaret LeightonCarrington V.C.Valerie Carrington
Noelle MiddletonAlison L. Graham
Best Foreign Actress
Cornell BorchersThe Divided HeartInga Hartl
Shirley BoothAbout Mrs. LeslieVivien Leslie
Judy HollidayPhffftNina Tracey
Grace KellyDial M for MurderMargot Wendice
Gina LollobrigidaBread, Love and DreamsMaria de Ritis
1955
(9th)
Best British Actress
Katie JohnsonThe LadykillersLouisa Wilberforce
Margaret JohnstonTouch and GoHelen Fletcher
Deborah KerrThe End of the AffairSarah Miles
Margaret LockwoodCast a Dark ShadowFreda Jefferies
Best Foreign Actress
Betsy BlairMartyClara Snyder
Dorothy DandridgeCarmen JonesCarmen Jones
Judy GarlandA Star Is BornEsther Blodgett
Julie HarrisI Am a CameraSally Bowles
Katharine HepburnSummertimeJane Hudson
Grace KellyThe Country GirlGeorgie Elgin
Giulietta MasinaThe RoadGelsomina
Marilyn MonroeThe Seven Year ItchThe Girl
1956
(10th)
Best British Actress
Virginia McKennaA Town Like AliceJean Paget
Dorothy AlisonReach for the SkyNurse Brace
Audrey HepburnWar and PeaceNatasha Rostova
Best Foreign Actress
Anna MagnaniThe Rose TattooSerafina Delle Rose
Carroll BakerBaby DollBaby Doll Meighan
Eva DahlbeckSmiles of a Summer NightDesiree Armfeldt
Ava GardnerBhowani JunctionVictoria Jones
Susan HaywardI'll Cry TomorrowLillian Roth
Shirley MacLaineThe Trouble with HarryJennifer Rogers
Kim NovakPicnicMarjorie Owens
Marisa PavanThe Rose TattooRose Delle Rose
Maria SchellGervaiseGervaise Macquart Coupeau
Jean SimmonsGuys and DollsSister Sarah Brown
1957
(11th)
Best British Actress
Heather SearsThe Story of Esther CostelloEsther Costello
Deborah KerrTea and SympathyLaura Reynolds
Sylvia SymsWoman in a Dressing GownGeorgie Harlow
Best Foreign Actress
Simone SignoretThe Witches of SalemElizabeth Proctor
Augusta DabneyThat Night!Maggie Bowden
Katharine HepburnThe RainmakerLizzie Curry
Marilyn MonroeThe Prince and the ShowgirlElsie Marina
Lilli PalmerIs Anna Anderson Anastasia?Anna Anderson
Eva Marie SaintA Hatful of RainCelia Pope
Joanne WoodwardThe Three Faces of EveEve White
1958
(12th)
Best British Actress
Irene WorthOrders to KillLéonie
Hermione BaddeleyRoom at the TopElspeth
Karuna BanerjeeAparajitoSarbajaya Roy
Virginia McKennaCarve Her Name with PrideViolette Szabo
Best Foreign Actress
Simone SignoretRoom at the TopAlice Aisgill
Ingrid BergmanThe Inn of the Sixth HappinessGladys Aylward
Anna MagnaniWild Is the WindGioia
Giulietta MasinaNights of CabiriaCabiria Ceccarelli
Tatiana SamoilovaThe Cranes Are FlyingVeronika
Elizabeth TaylorCat on a Hot Tin RoofMaggie Pollitt
Joanne WoodwardNo Down PaymentLeola Boone
1959
(13th)
Best British Actress
Audrey HepburnThe Nun's StorySister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)
Peggy AshcroftThe Nun's StoryMother Mathilde
Wendy HillerSeparate TablesPat Cooper
Yvonne MitchellSapphireMildred
Sylvia SymsNo Trees in the StreetHetty
Kay WalshThe Horse's MouthMiss. Coker
Best Foreign Actress
Shirley MacLaineAsk Any GirlMeg Wheeler
Ava GardnerOn the BeachMoira Davidson
Susan HaywardI Want to Live!Barbara Graham
Ellie LambetiA Matter of DignityChloe Pella
Rosalind RussellAuntie MameMame Dennis

1960s

YearActressFilmCharacter
1960
(14th)
Best British Actress
Rachel RobertsSaturday Night and Sunday MorningBrenda
Wendy HillerSons and LoversGertrude Morel
Hayley MillsPollyannaPollyanna
Best Foreign Actress
Shirley MacLaineThe ApartmentFran Kubelik
Pier AngeliThe Angry SilenceAnna Curtis
Melina MercouriNever on SundayIllya
Emmanuelle RivaHiroshima, My LoveElle
Jean SimmonsElmer GantrySharon Falconer
Monica VittiThe AdventureClaudia
1961
(15th)
Best British Actress
Dora BryanA Taste of HoneyHelen
Deborah KerrThe SundownersIda Carmody
Hayley MillsWhistle Down the WindKathy Bostock
Best Foreign Actress
Sophia LorenTwo WomenCesira
Annie GirardotRocco and His BrothersNadia
Piper LaurieThe HustlerSarah Packard
Claudia McNeilA Raisin in the SunLena Younger
Jean SebergBreathlessPatricia Franchini
1962
(16th)
Best British Actress
Leslie CaronThe L-Shaped RoomJane Fosset
Virginia MaskellThe Wild and the WillingVirginia Chown
Janet MunroLife for RuthPat Harris
Best Foreign Actress
Anne BancroftThe Miracle WorkerAnnie Sullivan
Anouk AiméeLolaLola
Harriet AnderssonThrough a Glass DarklyKatrin
Melina MercouriPhaedraPhaedra
Jeanne MoreauJules and JimCatherine
Geraldine PageSweet Bird of YouthAlexandra del Lago
Natalie WoodSplendor in the GrassDeanie Loomis
1963
(17th)
Best British Actress
Rachel RobertsThis Sporting LifeMargaret Hammond
Julie ChristieBilly LiarLiz
Edith EvansTom JonesMiss Western
Sarah MilesThe ServantVera
Barbara WindsorSparrows Can't SingMaggie Gooding
Best Foreign Actress
Patricia NealHudAlma Brown
Joan CrawfordWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Blanche Hudson
Bette DavisBaby Jane Hudson
Lee RemickDays of Wine and RosesKirsten Arnesen Clay
Daniela RoccaDivorce Italian StyleRosalia Cefalù
1964
(18th)
Best British Actress
Audrey HepburnCharadeRegina Lampert
Edith EvansThe Chalk GardenMrs. St. Maugham
Deborah KerrMrs. Madrigal
Rita TushinghamGirl with Green EyesKate Brady
Best Foreign Actress
Anne BancroftThe Pumpkin EaterJo Armitage
Ava GardnerThe Night of the IguanaMaxine Faulk
Shirley MacLaine [A]Irma la DouceIrma la Douce
What a Way to Go!Louisa Foster
Kim StanleySéance on a Wet AfternoonMyra Savage
1965
(19th)
Best British Actress
Julie ChristieDarlingDiana Scott
Julie Andrews [A]The Americanization of EmilyEmily Barham
The Sound of MusicMaria von Trapp
Maggie SmithYoung CassidyNora
Rita TushinghamThe Knack ...and How to Get ItNancy Jones
Best Foreign Actress
Patricia NealIn Harm's WayMaggie Haines
Jane FondaCat BallouCatherine Ballou
Lila KedrovaZorba the GreekMadame Hortense
Simone SignoretShip of FoolsLa Condesa
1966
(20th)
Best British Actress
Elizabeth TaylorWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Martha
Julie Christie [A]Doctor ZhivagoLara Antipova
Fahrenheit 451Linda Montag / Clarisse
Lynn RedgraveGeorgy GirlGeorgina "Georgy" Parkin
Vanessa RedgraveMorgan – A Suitable Case for TreatmentLeonie Delt
Best Foreign Actress
Jeanne MoreauViva Maria!Maria I
Brigitte BardotViva Maria!Maria II
Joan HackettThe GroupDottie Renfrew
Simone SignoretThe Sleeping Car MurdersÉliane Darrès
1967
(21st)
Best British Actress
Edith EvansThe WhisperersMrs. Ross
Barbara JeffordUlyssesMolly Bloom
Elizabeth TaylorThe Taming of the ShrewKatharina
Best Foreign Actress
Anouk AiméeA Man and a WomanAnne Gauthier
Bibi Andersson [A]My Sister, My LoveCharlotte / Sister
PersonaAlma
Jane FondaBarefoot in the ParkCorie Bratter
Simone SignoretThe Deadly AffairElsa Fennan
1968
(22nd)
Best Actress
Katharine Hepburn [A]Guess Who's Coming to DinnerChristina Drayton
The Lion in WinterEleanor of Aquitaine
Anne BancroftThe GraduateMrs. Robinson
Catherine DeneuveBeauty of the DaySéverine Serizy
Joanne WoodwardRachel, RachelRachel Cameron
1969
(23rd)
Maggie SmithThe Prime of Miss Jean BrodieJean Brodie
Mia Farrow [A]John and MaryMary
Rosemary's BabyRosemary Woodhouse
Secret CeremonyCenci
Glenda JacksonWomen in LoveGudrun Brangwen
Barbra Streisand [A]Funny GirlFanny Brice
Hello Dolly!Dolly Gallagher Levi

1970s

YearActressFilmCharacter
1970
(24th)
Katharine Ross [A]Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidEtta Place
Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereLola
Jane FondaThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?Gloria Beatty
Goldie Hawn [A]Cactus FlowerToni Simmons
There's a Girl in My SoupMarion
Sarah MilesRyan's DaughterRosy Ryan
1971
(25th)
Glenda JacksonSunday Bloody SundayAlex Greville
Lynn CarlinTaking OffLynn Tyne
Julie ChristieThe Go-BetweenMarian
Jane FondaKluteBree Daniels
Nanette NewmanThe Raging MoonJill Matthews
1972
(26th)
Liza MinnelliCabaretSally Bowles
Stéphane AudranThe ButcherHélène
Anne BancroftYoung WinstonLady Randolph Churchill
Dorothy TutinSavage MessiahSophie Brzeska
1973
(27th)
Stéphane Audran [A]The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieAlice Sénéchal
Just Before NightfallHélène Masson
Julie ChristieDon't Look NowLaura Baxter
Glenda JacksonA Touch of ClassVicki Allessio
Diana RossLady Sings the BluesBillie Holiday
1974
(28th)
Joanne WoodwardSummer Wishes, Winter DreamsRita Walden
Faye DunawayChinatownEvelyn Mulwray
Barbra StreisandThe Way We WereKatie Morosky
Cicely TysonThe Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanJane Pittmann
1975
(29th)
Ellen BurstynAlice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreAlice Hyatt
Anne BancroftThe Prisoner of Second AvenueEdna Edison
Valerie PerrineLennyHoney Harlow
Liv UllmannScenes from a MarriageMarianne
1976
(30th)
Louise FletcherOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestNurse Ratched
Lauren BacallThe ShootistBond Rogers
Rita MorenoThe RitzGoogie Gomez
Liv UllmannFace to FaceJenny Isaksson
1977
(31st)
Diane KeatonAnnie HallAnnie Hall
Faye DunawayNetworkDiana Christensen
Shelley Duvall3 WomenMillie Lammoreaux
Lily TomlinThe Late ShowMargo Sperling
1978
(32nd)
Jane FondaJuliaLillian Hellman
Anne BancroftThe Turning PointEmma Jacklin
Jill ClayburghAn Unmarried WomanErica Benton
Marsha MasonThe Goodbye GirlPaula McFadden
1979
(33rd)
Jane FondaThe China SyndromeKimberly Wells
Diane KeatonManhattanMary Wilkie
Maggie SmithCalifornia SuiteDiana Barrie
Meryl StreepThe Deer HunterLinda

1980s

YearActressFilmCharacter
1980
(34th)
Judy DavisMy Brilliant CareerSybylla Melvyn
Shirley MacLaineBeing ThereEve Rand
Bette MidlerThe RoseMary Rose Foster
Meryl StreepKramer vs. KramerJoanna Kramer
1981
(35th)
Meryl StreepThe French Lieutenant's WomanSara Woodruff and Anna
Mary Tyler MooreOrdinary PeopleBeth Jarrett
Maggie SmithQuartetLois Heidler
Sissy SpacekCoal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn
1982
(36th)
Katharine HepburnOn Golden PondEthel Thayer
Diane KeatonRedsLouise Bryant
Jennifer Kendal36 Chowringhee LaneViolet Stoneham
Sissy SpacekMissingBeth Horman
1983
(37th)
Julie WaltersEducating RitaSusan "Rita" White
Jessica LangeTootsieJulie Nichols
Phyllis LoganAnother Time, Another PlaceJanie
Meryl StreepSophie's ChoiceZofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
1984
(38th)
Maggie SmithA Private FunctionJoyce Chilvers
Shirley MacLaineTerms of EndearmentAurora Greenaway
Helen MirrenCalMarcella
Meryl StreepSilkwoodKaren Silkwood
1985
(39th)
Peggy AshcroftA Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore
Mia FarrowThe Purple Rose of CairoCecilia
Kelly McGillisWitnessRachel Lapp
Alexandra PiggLetter to BrezhnevElaine
1986
(40th)
Maggie SmithA Room with a ViewCharlotte Bartlett
Mia FarrowHannah and Her SistersHannah
Meryl StreepOut of AfricaKaren Blixen
Cathy TysonMona LisaSimone
1987
(41st)
Anne Bancroft84 Charing Cross RoadHelene Hanff
Emily LloydWish You Were HereLynda Mansell
Sarah MilesHope and GloryGrace Rowan
Julie WaltersPersonal ServicesChristine Painter
1988
(42nd)
Maggie SmithThe Lonely Passion of Judith HearneJudith Hearne
Stéphane AudranBabette's FeastBabette Hersant
CherMoonstruckLoretta Castorini
Jamie Lee CurtisA Fish Called WandaWanda Gershwitz
1989
(43rd)
Pauline CollinsShirley ValentineShirley Valentine
Glenn CloseDangerous LiaisonsMarquise de Merteuil
Jodie FosterThe AccusedSarah Tobias
Melanie GriffithWorking GirlTess McGill

1990s

YearActressFilmCharacter
1990
(44th)
Jessica TandyDriving Miss DaisyDaisy Werthan
Shirley MacLainePostcards from the EdgeDoris Mann
Michelle PfeifferThe Fabulous Baker BoysSusie Diamond
Julia RobertsPretty WomanVivian Ward
1991
(45th)
Jodie FosterThe Silence of the LambsClarice Starling
Geena DavisThelma & LouiseThelma Dickinson
Susan SarandonLouise Sawyer
Juliet StevensonTruly, Madly, DeeplyNina
1992
(46th)
Emma ThompsonHowards EndMargaret Schlegel
Judy DavisHusbands and WivesSally Simmons
Tara MoriceStrictly BallroomFran
Jessica TandyFried Green TomatoesNinny Threadgoode
1993
(47th)
Holly HunterThe PianoAda McGrath
Miranda RichardsonTom & VivVivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot
Emma ThompsonThe Remains of the DaySarah Kenton
Debra WingerShadowlands Joy Davidman Gresham
1994
(48th)
Susan SarandonThe ClientRegina "Reggie" Love
Linda FiorentinoThe Last SeductionBridget Gregory
Irène JacobThree Colours: RedValentine Dussaut
Uma ThurmanPulp FictionMia Wallace
1995
(49th)
Emma ThompsonSense and SensibilityElinor Dashwood
Nicole KidmanTo Die ForSuzanne Stone-Maretto
Helen MirrenThe Madness of King GeorgeQueen Charlotte
Elisabeth ShueLeaving Las VegasSera
1996
(50th)
Brenda BlethynSecrets & LiesCynthia Purley
Frances McDormandFargoMarge Gunderson
Kristin Scott ThomasThe English PatientKatharine Clifton
Emily WatsonBreaking the WavesBess McNeill
1997
(51st)
Judi DenchMrs BrownQueen Victoria
Kim BasingerL.A. ConfidentialLynn Bracken
Helena Bonham CarterThe Wings of the DoveKate Croy
Kathy BurkeNil by MouthValerie
1998
(52nd)
Cate BlanchettElizabethQueen Elizabeth I
Jane HorrocksLittle VoiceLaurie Hoff / Little Voice "LV"
Gwyneth PaltrowShakespeare in LoveViola de Lesseps
Emily WatsonHilary and JackieJacqueline du Pré
1999
(53rd)
[3]
Annette BeningAmerican BeautyCarolyn Burnham
Linda BassettEast Is EastElla Khan
Julianne MooreThe End of the AffairSarah Miles
Emily WatsonAngela's AshesAngela Sheehan McCourt

2000s

YearActressFilmCharacter
2000
(54th)
[4][5]
Julia RobertsErin BrockovichErin Brockovich
Juliette BinocheChocolatVivianne Rocher
Kate HudsonAlmost FamousPenny Lane
Hilary SwankBoys Don't CryBrandon Teena
Michelle YeohCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonYu Shu Lien
2001
(55th)
[6]
Judi DenchIrisIris Murdoch
Nicole KidmanThe OthersGrace Stewart
Sissy SpacekIn the BedroomRuth Fowler
Audrey TautouAmélieAmélie Poulain
Renée ZellwegerBridget Jones's DiaryBridget Jones
2002
(56th)
[7]
Nicole KidmanThe HoursVirginia Woolf
Halle BerryMonster's BallLeticia Musgrove
Salma HayekFridaFrida Kahlo
Meryl StreepThe HoursClarissa Vaughan
Renée ZellwegerChicagoRoxie Hart
2003
(57th)
[8]
Scarlett JohanssonLost in TranslationCharlotte
Scarlett JohanssonGirl with a Pearl EarringGriet
Anne ReidThe MotherMay
Uma ThurmanKill Bill: Volume 1Beatrix Kiddo
Naomi Watts21 GramsCristina Peck
2004
(58th)
[9]
Imelda StauntonVera DrakeVera Drake
Charlize TheronMonsterAileen Wuornos
Kate WinsletEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindClementine Kruczynski
Finding NeverlandSylvia Llewelyn Davies
Zhang ZiyiHouse of Flying DaggersMei
2005
(59th)
[10]
Reese WitherspoonWalk the LineJune Carter Cash
Judi DenchMrs Henderson PresentsLaura Henderson
Charlize TheronNorth CountryJosey Aimes
Rachel WeiszThe Constant GardenerTessa Abbott-Quayle
Zhang ZiyiMemoirs of a GeishaChiyo Sakamoto / Sayuri Nitta
2006
(60th)
[11]
Helen MirrenThe QueenQueen Elizabeth II
Penélope CruzVolverRaimunda
Judi DenchNotes on a ScandalBarbara Covett
Meryl StreepThe Devil Wears PradaMiranda Priestly
Kate WinsletLittle ChildrenSarah Pierce
2007
(61st)
[12]
Marion CotillardLa Vie en RoseÉdith Piaf
Cate BlanchettElizabeth: The Golden AgeQueen Elizabeth I
Julie ChristieAway from HerFiona Anderson
Keira KnightleyAtonementCecilia Tallis
Elliot Page [B]JunoJuno MacGuff
2008
(62nd)
[13]
Kate WinsletThe ReaderHanna Schmitz
Angelina JolieChangelingChristine Collins
Kristin Scott ThomasI've Loved You So LongJuliette Fontaine
Meryl StreepDoubtSister Aloysius Beauvier
Kate WinsletRevolutionary RoadApril Wheeler
2009
(63rd)
[14]
Carey MulliganAn EducationJenny Mellor
Saoirse RonanThe Lovely BonesSusie Salmon
Gabourey SidibePreciousClaireece "Precious" Jones
Meryl StreepJulie & JuliaJulia Child
Audrey TautouCoco Before ChanelCoco Chanel

2010s

YearActressFilmCharacter
2010
(64th)
[15]
Natalie PortmanBlack SwanNina Sayers
Annette BeningThe Kids Are All RightDr. Nicole "Nic" Allgood
Julianne MooreJules Allgood
Noomi RapaceThe Girl with the Dragon TattooLisbeth Salander
Hailee SteinfeldTrue GritMattie Ross
2011
(65th)
[16]
Meryl StreepThe Iron LadyMargaret Thatcher
Bérénice BejoThe ArtistPeppy Miller
Viola DavisThe HelpAibleen Clark
Tilda SwintonWe Need to Talk About KevinEva Khatchadourian
Michelle WilliamsMy Week with MarilynMarilyn Monroe
2012
(66th)
[17]
Emmanuelle Riva [C]AmourAnne Laurent
Jessica ChastainZero Dark ThirtyMaya Harris
Marion Cotillard [C]Rust and BoneStéphanie
Jennifer LawrenceSilver Linings PlaybookTiffany Maxwell
Helen MirrenHitchcockAlma Reville Hitchcock
2013
(67th)
[18]
Cate BlanchettBlue JasmineJeanette "Jasmine" Francis
Amy AdamsAmerican HustleSydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly
Sandra BullockGravityDr. Ryan Stone
Judi DenchPhilomenaPhilomena Lee
Emma ThompsonSaving Mr. BanksP. L. Travers
2014
(68th)
[19]
Julianne MooreStill AliceDr. Alice Howland
Amy AdamsBig EyesMargaret Keane
Felicity JonesThe Theory of EverythingJane Wilde Hawking
Rosamund PikeGone GirlAmy Elliott-Dunne
Reese WitherspoonWildCheryl Strayed
2015
(69th)
[20]
Brie LarsonRoomJoy "Ma" Newsome
Cate BlanchettCarolCarol Aird
Saoirse RonanBrooklynEilis Lacey
Maggie SmithThe Lady in the VanMary Shepherd / Margaret Fairchild
Alicia VikanderThe Danish GirlGerda Wegener
2016
(70th)
[21]
Emma StoneLa La LandMia Dolan
Amy AdamsArrivalDr. Louise Banks
Emily BluntThe Girl on the TrainRachel Watson
Natalie PortmanJackieJackie Kennedy
Meryl StreepFlorence Foster JenkinsFlorence Foster Jenkins
2017
(71st)
[22]
Frances McDormandThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMildred Hayes
Annette BeningFilm Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolGloria Grahame
Sally HawkinsThe Shape of WaterElisa Esposito
Margot RobbieI, TonyaTonya Harding
Saoirse RonanLady BirdChristine "Lady Bird" McPherson
2018
(72nd)
[23]
Olivia ColmanThe FavouriteQueen Anne
Glenn CloseThe WifeJoan Castleman
Viola DavisWidowsVeronica Rawlings
Lady GagaA Star Is BornAlly Maine
Melissa McCarthyCan You Ever Forgive Me?Lee Israel
2019
(73rd)
[24]
Renée ZellwegerJudyJudy Garland
Jessie BuckleyWild RoseRose-Lynn Harlan
Scarlett JohanssonMarriage StoryNicole Barber
Saoirse RonanLittle WomenJosephine "Jo" March
Charlize TheronBombshellMegyn Kelly

2020s

YearActressFilmCharacter
2020
(74th)
[25]
Frances McDormandNomadlandFern
Bukky BakrayRocksOlushola "Rocks" Omotoso
Radha BlankThe Forty-Year-Old VersionRadha Blank
Vanessa KirbyPieces of a WomanMartha Weiss
Wunmi MosakuHis HouseRial Majur
Alfre WoodardClemencyBernardine Williams
2021
(75th)
[26]
Joanna ScanlanAfter LoveMary Hussain
Lady GagaHouse of GucciPatrizia Reggiani
Alana HaimLicorice PizzaAlana Kane
Emilia JonesCODARuby Rossi
Renate ReinsveThe Worst Person in the WorldJulie
Tessa ThompsonPassingIrene Redfield
2022
(76th)
[27]
Cate BlanchettTárLydia Tár
Viola DavisThe Woman KingGeneral Nanisca
Danielle DeadwylerTillMamie Till
Ana de ArmasBlondeMarilyn Monroe
Emma ThompsonGood Luck to You, Leo GrandeNancy Stokes / Susan Robinson
Michelle YeohEverything Everywhere All at OnceEvelyn Quan Wang
2023
(77th)
[28]
Emma StonePoor ThingsBella Baxter
Fantasia BarrinoThe Color PurpleCelie Harris-Johnson
Sandra HullerAnatomy of a FallSandra Voyter
Carey MulliganMaestroFelicia Montealegre
Vivian OparahRye LaneYas
Margot RobbieBarbieBarbie

Superlatives

SuperlativeBest Actress in a Leading RoleBest Supporting ActressOverall
(including Most Promising Newcomer)
Actress with most awardsMaggie Smith4Judi Dench3Judi Dench6
Actress with most British Actress Awards (until 1967)Audrey Hepburn3——Audrey Hepburn3
Actress with most Foreign Actress Awards (until 1967)Simone Signoret3——Simone Signoret3
Actress with most nominationsMeryl Streep12Judi Dench9Judi Dench
Meryl Streep		15
Actress with most British Actress Award nominations (until 1967)Audrey Hepburn5——Audrey Hepburn5
Actress with most Foreign Actress Award nominations (until 1967)Simone Signoret6——Simone Signoret6

Multiple nominations

12 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Multiple wins

See also

Notes

A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : Rules from the 1960s to the 1970s allowed for an actress to receive a single citation for performances in multiple films in the same year. Shirley MacLaine, Julie Andrews, Julie Christie, Bibi Andersson, Katharine Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Katharine Ross, Goldie Hawn, and Stéphane Audran were all nominated for their roles in two different films, while Mia Farrow was nominated for three films.
B^ : Elliot Page was nominated before his gender transition in 2020.[29]
C1 2 : Emmanuelle Riva and Marion Cotillard both received nominations for French-speaking roles, the first occasion that two actresses were nominated for foreign-language performances in the same year since separate awards for Best British Actress and Best Foreign Actress were folded into a single category for Best Actress in 1968.

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