The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress was one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Winners
1990s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef 1997 Helena Bonham Carter The Wings of the Dove Kate Croy Liam Lacey, "Egoyan film top pick". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1998. Sarah Polley The Sweet Hereafter Nicole Burnell 1998 Cate Blanchett Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth I "War movies are the big winners". Hamilton Spectator, December 18, 1998. Pascale Bussières August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) Simone Prévost Christina Ricci The Opposite of Sex Dedee Truitt 1999 Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry Brandon Teena "Toronto critics pick Magnolia as best film of 1999 Yet-unreleased second picture from director of Boogie Nights follows linked stories of characters in San Fernando Valley". The Globe and Mail, December 17, 1999. Cecilia Roth All About My Mother Manuela Echevarria
2000s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef 2000 Laura Linney You Can Count on Me Samantha "Sammy" Prescott Peter Howell, "Toronto critics like Lee; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon named top movie". Toronto Star, December 21, 2000. Michelle Yeoh Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) Yu Shu Lien 2001 Thora Birch Ghost World Enid "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald, December 20, 2001. Gillian Anderson The House of Mirth Lily Bart Tilda Swinton The Deep End Margaret Hall 2002 Julianne Moore Far from Heaven Cathy Whitaker "Toronto critics pick Adaptation as top film". Ottawa Citizen, December 20, 2022. Maggie Gyllenhall Secretary Lee Holloway Isabelle Huppert The Piano Teacher Erika Kohut 2003 Samantha Morton Morvern Callar Morvern Callar "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record, December 18, 2003. 2004 Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Vera Drake "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star, December 17, 2004. 2005 Laura Linney The Squid and the Whale Joan Berkman "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star, December 22, 2005.2006Helen Mirren The Queen Queen Elizabeth II Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006.Penélope CruzVolverRaimundaJudi DenchNotes on a ScandalBarbara Covett2007Julie Christie Away from Her Fiona Anderson Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun, December 19, 2007.Elliot Page Juno Juno MacGuffLaura DernInland EmpireNikki Grace / Susan Blue2008Michelle Williams Wendy and Lucy Wendy Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star, December 17, 2008.Anne HathawayRachel Getting MarriedKymMeryl StreepDoubtAloysius Beauvier2009Carey Mulligan An Education Jenny "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record, December 17, 2009.Arta DobroshiLorna's Silence (Le silence de Lorna)LornaMeryl StreepJulie & JuliaJulia Child
2010s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef2010Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone Ree Dolly Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire, December 14, 2010.Natalie PortmanBlack SwanNina SayersMichelle WilliamsBlue ValentineCindy Heller2011Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's, December 14, 2011.Elizabeth OlsenMartha Marcy May MarleneMarthaMeryl StreepThe Iron LadyMargaret Thatcher2012Rachel Weisz The Deep Blue Sea Hester Collyer Cassandra Szklarski, "'The Master' rules with Toronto film critics, named best film, screenplay". Canadian Press, December 18, 2012.Jessica ChastainZero Dark ThirtyMayaEmmanuelle RivaAmourAnne Laurent2013Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis "Toronto Film Critics Association awards for 2013". Toronto Star, December 17, 2013.Julie DelpyBefore MidnightCéline WallaceGreta GerwigFrances HaFrances Halliday2014Marion Cotillard The Immigrant Ewa Cybulska Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now, December 16, 2014.Julianne MooreStill AliceAlice HowlandReese WitherspoonWildCheryl Strayed2015Nina HossPhoenix Nelly Lenz Jeremy Kay, "Toronto critics honour 'Carol'". Screen Daily, December 14, 2015.Cate BlanchettCarol Carol AirdBrie LarsonRoom Joy "Ma" Newsome2016Sandra HüllerToni Erdmann Ines Conradi Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight". Now, December 12, 2016.Rebecca HallChristine Christine ChubbuckIsabelle HuppertElle Michèle LeblancNatalie PortmanJackie Jackie Kennedy2017Frances McDormandThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes Jim Slotek, "Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project". Original Cin, December 10, 2017.Sally HawkinsThe Shape of Water Elisa EspositoSaoirse RonanLady Bird Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson2018Olivia Colman The Favourite Anne, Queen of Great Britain Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada, December 10, 2018. Regina Hall Support the Girls Lisa Conroy Melissa McCarthy Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lee Israel2019Lupita Nyong'o Us Adelaide Wilson / Red Radheyan Simonpillai, "Toronto Film Critics Association names Parasite the year’s best movie". Now, December 9, 2019. Scarlett Johansson Marriage Story Nicole Barber Renée Zellweger Judy Judy Garland
2020s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef2020 Frances McDormand Nomadland Fern Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter, February 7, 2021. Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey Sidney Flanigan Never Rarely Sometimes Always Autumn Callahan2021 Olivia Colman The Lost Daughter Leda Caruso Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada, January 16, 2022. Penélope Cruz Parallel Mothers Janis Martinez Kristen Stewart Spencer Diana, Princess of Wales2022 Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia Tár Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View, January 8, 2023. Danielle Deadwyler Till Mamie Till Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Quan Wang
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References
External links Toronto Film Critics Association - Past Award Winners