The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Nominees and winners
1980s YearWinner and nomineesFilmRole1988Barbara HersheyShy PeopleRuthGlenn Close Dangerous Liaisons Marquise Isabelle de MerteuilJodie Foster The AccusedSarah TobiasMeryl Streep A Cry in the DarkLindy Chamberlain1989Michelle Pfeiffer The Fabulous Baker BoysSusie DiamondEllen Barkin Sea of Love Helen CrugerAndie MacDowell Sex, Lies, and VideotapeAnn Bishop MullanyMeg Ryan When Harry Met Sally...Sally AlbrightWinona Ryder HeathersVeronica Sawyer
1990s YearWinner and nomineesFilmRole1990Kathy Bates MiseryAnnie WilkesMia Farrow AliceAlice Smith TateAnjelica Huston The Grifters Lily DillonMeryl Streep Postcards from the EdgeSuzanne ValeJoanne Woodward Mr. & Mrs. BridgeIndia Bridge1991Jodie Foster The Silence of the LambsClarice StarlingAnnette Bening Bugsy Virginia HillGeena Davis Thelma & LouiseThelma DickinsonLaura Dern Rambling RoseRoseBette Midler For the BoysDixie LeonardAnne Parillaud La Femme NikitaNikitaSusan Sarandon Thelma & LouiseLouise Sawyer1992Emma Thompson Howards EndMargaret SchlegelRebecca De Mornay The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Mrs. Mott / Peyton FlandersJennifer Jason Leigh Single White FemaleHedra "Hedy" CarlsonSusan Sarandon Lorenzo's OilMichaela OdoneSharon Stone Basic InstinctCatherine Tramell1993Holly Hunter The PianoAda McGrath Angela Bassett What's Love Got to Do with It Tina TurnerStockard Channing Six Degrees of SeparationOuisa KittredgeEmma Thompson The Remains of the DayMiss KentonDebra Winger A Dangerous WomanMartha Horgan1994Jennifer Jason LeighMrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleDorothy ParkerLinda Fiorentino The Last Seduction Bridget Gregory / Wendy KroyJodie Foster NellNell KelltyJessica Lange Blue SkyCarly MarshallWinona Ryder Little WomenJosephine "Jo" March1995Elisabeth Shue Leaving Las VegasSeraKathy Bates Dolores Claiborne Dolores ClaiborneRena Owen Once Were WarriorsBeth HekeSharon Stone CasinoGinger McKennaMeryl Streep The Bridges of Madison CountyFrancesca Johnson1996Frances McDormand FargoMarge Gunderson Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies Cynthia Rose PurleyCourtney Love The People vs. Larry FlyntAlthea FlyntLili Taylor I Shot Andy WarholValerie SolanasEmily Watson Breaking the WavesBess McNeill1997Judi Dench Mrs. BrownQueen VictoriaHelena Bonham Carter The Wings of the Dove Kate CroyJodie Foster ContactDr. Eleanor ArrowayPam Grier Jackie BrownJackie BrownHelen Hunt As Good as It GetsCarol Connelly1998Cate Blanchett ElizabethQueen Elizabeth IJane Horrocks Little Voice Laura "Little Voice" HoffHolly Hunter Living Out LoudJudith MooreGwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in LoveViola de LessepsAlly Sheedy High ArtLucy BerlinerEmily Watson Hilary and JackieJacqueline du Pré1999Hilary Swank Boys Don't CryBrandon TeenaAnnette Bening American Beauty Carolyn BurnhamJanet McTeer TumbleweedsMary Jo WalkerJulianne Moore The End of the AffairSarah MilesReese Witherspoon ElectionTracy Flick
2000s YearWinner and nomineesFilmRole2000Ellen Burstyn Requiem for a DreamSara GoldfarbJoan Allen The ContenderSenator Laine Billings HansonBjörk Dancer in the DarkSelma JežkováLaura Linney You Can Count on MeSamantha "Sammy" PrescottJulia Roberts Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich2001Naomi WattsMulholland DriveBetty Elms / Diane Selwyn Halle Berry Monster's BallLeticia MusgroveThora Birch Ghost WorldEnidSissy Spacek In the BedroomRuth FowlerTilda Swinton The Deep End Margaret Hall2002Julianne Moore Far from HeavenCathy WhitakerSalma Hayek FridaFrida KahloNicole Kidman The HoursVirginia WoolfDiane Lane UnfaithfulConnie SumnerRenée Zellweger Chicago Roxie Hart2003Charlize TheronMonster Aileen WuornosKeisha Castle-Hughes Whale RiderPaikea ApiranaHope Davis American SplendorJoyce BrabnerScarlett Johansson Lost in TranslationCharlotteNaomi Watts 21 Grams Cristina Peck2004Imelda Staunton Vera DrakeVera DrakeHilary Swank Million Dollar Baby Margaret "Maggie" Fitzgerald Kate Winslet Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Clementine Kruczynski Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of GraceMaría Álvarez Annette Bening Being Julia Julia Lambert 2005Joan AllenThe Upside of AngerTerry Ann WolfmeyerFelicity Huffman Transamerica Bree Keira Knightley Pride & PrejudiceElizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet Naomi Watts King Kong Ann DarrowReese Witherspoon Walk the Line June Carter Cash2006Helen Mirren The QueenQueen Elizabeth IIPenélope Cruz VolverRaimunda Judi Dench Notes on a ScandalBarbara Covett Maggie Gyllenhaal Sherrybaby Sherry SwansonMeryl Streep The Devil Wears PradaMiranda Priestly Kate Winslet Little ChildrenSarah Pierce 2007Elliot Page JunoJuno MacGuff Julie Christie Away from HerFiona AndersonMarion Cotillard La Vie en Rose (La môme) Edith PiafAngelina Jolie A Mighty HeartMariane PearlLaura Linney The SavagesWendy Savage 2008Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting MarriedKymSally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky Pauline "Poppy" CrossAngelina Jolie ChangelingChristine CollinsMelissa Leo Frozen RiverRay EddyMeryl Streep DoubtSister Aloysius 2009Carey Mulligan An EducationJenny MillerAbbie Cornish Bright Star Fanny BrawneMaya Rudolph Away We GoVerona De TessantGabourey Sidibe PreciousClaireece "Precious" JonesMeryl Streep Julie & JuliaJulia Child
2010s Year Winner and nominees Film Role 2010 Natalie Portman Black Swan Nina SayersAnnette Bening The Kids Are All Right Dr. Nicole "Nic" AllgoodJennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone Ree DollyLesley Manville Another Year Mary SmithMichelle Williams Blue Valentine Cindy Heller2011 Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn MonroeKirsten Dunst Melancholia JustineElizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene MarthaAnna Paquin Margaret Lisa CohenMeryl Streep The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher 2012 Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty MayaHelen Hunt The Sessions Cheryl Cohen-GreeneJennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany MaxwellEmmanuelle Riva Amour Anne LaurentQuvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild HushpuppyNaomi Watts The Impossible Maria Bennett 2013 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" FrancisSandra Bullock Gravity Dr. Ryan StoneAdèle Exarchopoulos Blue Is the Warmest Colour AdèleBrie Larson Short Term 12 GraceMeryl Streep August: Osage County Violet Weston2014 Julianne Moore Still Alice Dr. Alice HowlandMarion Cotillard Two Days, One NightSandra ByaScarlett JohanssonUnder the SkinThe FemaleRosamund Pike Gone Girl Amy Elliott-DunneReese Witherspoon WildCheryl Strayed2015 Brie Larson Room Joy "Ma" NewsomeCate Blanchett CarolCarol AirdCharlotte Rampling 45 YearsKate MercerSaoirse Ronan BrooklynEilis LaceyCharlize TheronMad Max: Fury RoadImperator Furiosa2016 Natalie Portman Jackie Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisAmy Adams Arrival Louise BanksRebecca HallChristineChristine ChubbuckIsabelle Huppert ElleMichèle LeblancEmma Stone La La LandMia Dolan2017 Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird Christine "Lady Bird" McPhersonSally Hawkins The Shape of WaterElisa EspositoVicky KriepsPhantom ThreadAlma ElsonFrances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMildred HayesMargot Robbie I, TonyaTonya Harding2018 Toni Collette Hereditary Annie GrahamYalitza AparicioRomaCleoLady GagaA Star Is BornAlly MaineRegina HallSupport the GirlsLisa ConroyMelissa McCarthyCan You Ever Forgive Me?Lee Israel2019 Lupita Nyong'o Us Adelaide Wilson / RedAwkwafinaThe FarewellBilli WangScarlett JohanssonMarriage StoryNicole BarberElisabeth MossHer SmellBecky SomethingRenée ZellwegerJudyJudy Garland
2020s Year Winner and nominees Film Role 2020 Frances McDormand Nomadland FernJessie BuckleyI'm Thinking of Ending ThingsYoung WomanCarrie CoonThe NestAllison O'HaraViola DavisMa Rainey's Black BottomMa RaineyCarey MulliganPromising Young WomanCassandra "Cassie" Thomas 2021 Kristen Stewart Spencer Princess DianaJessica ChastainThe Eyes of Tammy FayeTammy Faye BakkerOlivia ColmanThe Lost DaughterLeda CarusoAlana HaimLicorice PizzaAlana KaneAgathe RousselleTitaneAlexia / Adrien 2022 Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia TárAna de ArmasBlondeNorma Jeane Mortenson / Marilyn MonroeMia GothPearlPearlAndrea RiseboroughTo LeslieLeslie RowlandsMichelle YeohEverything Everywhere All at OnceEvelyn Quan Wang 2023 Emma Stone Poor Things Bella BaxterLily GladstoneKillers of the Flower MoonMollie KyleSandra HüllerAnatomy of a FallSandra VoyterNatalie PortmanMay DecemberElizabeth BerryMargot RobbieBarbieBarbie 2024 Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hard Truths PanseyCynthia ErivoWicked Elphaba Thropp Mikey MadisonAnoraAnora "Ani" MikheevaDemi MooreThe SubstanceElisabeth SparkleLéa SeydouxThe BeastGabrielle 2025 Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I'd Kick You LindaJessie BuckleyHamnetAgnes ShakespeareJennifer LawrenceDie My LoveGraceAmanda SeyfriedThe Testament of Ann LeeAnn LeeTessa ThompsonHeddaHedda Gabler
Notes
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