The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the National Society of Film Critics to honour the best leading actress of the year.
Winners 1960s YearWinnerFilmRole1966SylvieThe Shameless Old Lady (La vieille dame indigne)Madame Bertini1967Bibi AnderssonPersonaAlma, The Nurse1968Liv UllmannShame (Skammen)Eva Rosenberg1969Vanessa RedgraveIsadoraIsadora Duncan
1970s YearWinnerFilmRole1970Glenda JacksonWomen in LoveGudrun Brangwen 1971Jane FondaKluteBree Daniels 1972Cicely TysonSounderRebecca Morgan 1973Liv UllmannThe New Land (Nybyggarna)Kristina1974Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap)Marianne1975Isabelle AdjaniThe Story of Adele H. (L'histoire d'Adèle H.)Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewry1976Sissy SpacekCarrieCarrie White1977Diane Keaton Annie HallAnnie Hall 1978Ingrid BergmanAutumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)Charlotte Andergast 1979Sally FieldNorma RaeNorma Rae Webster
1980s YearWinnerFilmRole1980Sissy SpacekCoal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn 1981Marília PêraPixote (Pixote: a lei do mais fraco)Sueli1982Meryl StreepSophie's ChoiceZofia "Sophie" Zawistowski 1983Debra WingerTerms of EndearmentEmma Greenway Horton 1984Vanessa RedgraveThe BostoniansOlive Chancellor 1985WetherbyJean Travers1986Chloe WebbSid and NancyNancy Spungen1987Emily Lloyd Wish You Were HereLynda Mansell1988Judy DavisHigh TideLillie1989Michelle Pfeiffer The Fabulous Baker BoysSusie Diamond
1990s YearWinnerFilmRole1990Anjelica HustonThe GriftersLilly Dillon The WitchesEva Ernst / Grand High Witch1991Alison SteadmanLife Is SweetWendy1992Emma ThompsonHowards EndMargaret "Meg" Schlegel 1993Holly HunterThe PianoAda McGrath 1994Jennifer Jason LeighMrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleDorothy Parker1995Elisabeth Shue Leaving Las VegasSera 1996Emily WatsonBreaking the WavesBess McNeill 1997Julie ChristieAfterglowPhyllis Mann 1998Ally SheedyHigh ArtLucy Berliner1999Reese WitherspoonElectionTracy Flick
2000s YearWinnerFilmRole2000Laura LinneyYou Can Count on MeSamantha "Sammy" Prescott 2001Naomi WattsMulholland DriveBetty Elms / Diane Selwyn2002Diane LaneUnfaithfulConnie Sumner 2003Charlize TheronMonsterAileen Wuornos 2004Imelda StauntonVera Drake Vera Rose Drake Hilary SwankMillion Dollar BabyMaggie Fitzgerald 2005Reese WitherspoonWalk the LineJune Carter Cash 2006Helen MirrenThe QueenQueen Elizabeth II 2007Julie ChristieAway from HerFiona Anderson 2008Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-LuckyPauline "Poppy" Cross2009Yolande Moreau SéraphineSéraphine Louis
2010s Year Winner Film Role 2010 Giovanna Mezzogiorno Vincere Ida Dalser 2011 Kirsten Dunst Melancholia Justine 2012 Emmanuelle Riva Amour Anne Laurent 2013 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis 2014 Marion Cotillard The Immigrant Ewa CybulskaTwo Days, One Night Sandra Bya 2015 Charlotte Rampling 45 Years Kate Mercer 2016 Isabelle Huppert Elle Michèle Leblanc Things to Come Nathalie Chazeaux 2017 Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water Elisa Esposito Maudie Maud Lewis 2018 Olivia Colman The Favourite Anne, Queen of Great Britain 2019 Mary Kay Place Diane Diane
2020s Year Winner Film Role 2020 Frances McDormand Nomadland Fern‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics | The Wrap 2021 Penélope Cruz Parallel Mothers Janis MartinezNational Society of Film Critics 2022 Winners List - The Hollywood Reporter 2022 Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia Tár‘TÁR’ and ‘Aftersun’ Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)|IndieWire 2023 Sandra Hüller Anatomy of a Fall Sandra Voyter The Zone of Interest Hedwig Höss 2024 Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hard Truths Pansy Deacon 2025 Kathleen Chalfant Familiar Touch Ruth
Multiple awards 3 wins Vanessa Redgrave (1969, 1984, 1985) Liv Ullmann (1968, 1973, 1974)
2 wins Cate Blanchett (2013, 2022) Julie Christie (1997, 2007) Sally Hawkins (2008, 2017) Sissy Spacek (1976, 1980) Reese Witherspoon (1999, 2005)
See also National Board of Review Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
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