The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.

Winners and nominees 2000s YearActressFilmRole 2002 Julianne Moore Far from Heaven Cathy WhitakerMaggie Gyllenhaal Secretary Lee Holloway 2003 Naomi Watts 21 Grams Cristina Peck Cate Blanchett Veronica Guerin Veronica Guerin Keisha Castle-Hughes Whale Rider Paikea Apirana Diane Keaton Something's Gotta Give Erica Barry Evan Rachel Wood Thirteen Tracy Louise Freeland 2004 Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Vera Drake 2005 Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line June Carter Cash Joan Allen The Upside of Anger Terry Wolfmeyer Felicity Huffman Transamerica Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice Elizabeth Bennet Charlize Theron North Country Josey Aimes 2006 Helen Mirren The Queen Elizabeth II 2007 Julie Christie Away from Her Fiona Anderson 2008 Meryl Streep Doubt Sister Aloysius Beauvier 2009 Carey Mulligan An Education Jenny Mellor Sandra Bullock The Blind Side Leigh Anne Tuohy Maya Rudolph Away We Go Verona De Tessant Gabourey Sidibe Precious Claireece "Precious" Jones Meryl Streep Julie & Julia Julia Child

2010s YearActressFilmRole 2010 Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone Ree Dolly Annette Bening The Kids Are All Right Dr. Nicole "Nic" Allgood Anne Hathaway Love & Other Drugs Maggie Murdock Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole Becca Corbett Natalie Portman Black Swan Nina Sayers 2011 Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Viola Davis The Help Aibileen Clark Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene Martha Meryl Streep The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian 2012 Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty Maya Marion Cotillard Rust and Bone Stéphanie Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell Helen Mirren Hitchcock Alma Reville Emmanuelle Riva Amour Anne Laurent 2013 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis Sandra Bullock Gravity Dr. Ryan Stone Meryl Streep August: Osage County Violet Weston Judi Dench Philomena Philomena Lee Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks P. L. Travers 2014 Julianne Moore Still Alice Dr. Alice Howland Scarlett Johansson Under the Skin The Female Felicity Jones The Theory of Everything Jane Hawking Rosamund Pike Gone Girl Amy Elliott-Dunne Reese Witherspoon Wild Cheryl Strayed 2015 Saoirse Ronan Brooklyn Eilis Lacey Cate Blanchett Carol Carol Aird Brie Larson Room Joy "Ma" Newsome Sarah Silverman I Smile Back Laney Brooks Charlize Theron Mad Max: Fury Road Imperator Furiosa 2016 Natalie Portman Jackie Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Amy Adams Arrival Dr. Louise Banks Annette Bening 20th Century Women Dorothea Fields Ruth Negga Loving Mildred Loving Emma Stone La La Land Mia Dolan 2017 Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water Elisa Esposito Meryl Streep The Post Katharine Graham Margot Robbie I, Tonya Tonya Harding Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson 2018 Lady Gaga A Star Is Born Ally Maine Glenn Close The Wife Joan Castleman Toni Collette Hereditary Annie Graham Olivia Colman The Favourite Queen Anne Melissa McCarthy Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lee Israel 2019 Lupita Nyong'o Us Adelaide Wilson / Red Awkwafina The Farewell Billi Wang Scarlett Johansson Marriage Story Nicole Barber Saoirse Ronan Little Women Josephine "Jo" March Renée Zellweger Judy Judy Garland

2020s YearActressFilmRole 2020 Frances McDormand Nomadland Fern Vanessa Kirby Pieces of a Woman Martha Weiss Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey Elisabeth Moss The Invisible Man Cecilia Kass Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas 2021 Kristen Stewart Spencer Princess Diana Olivia Colman The Lost Daughter Leda Caruso Lady Gaga House of Gucci Patrizia Reggiani Nicole Kidman Being the Ricardos Lucille Ball Tessa Thompson Passing Irene Redfield 2022 Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia Tár Viola Davis The Woman King General Nanisca Danielle Deadwyler Till Mamie Till Michelle Williams The Fabelmans Mitzi Fabelman Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Quan Wang 2023 Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon Mollie Kyle Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Origin Isabel Wilkerson Greta Lee Past Lives Nora Moon Margot Robbie Barbie Barbie Emma Stone Poor Things Bella Baxter 2024 Mikey Madison Anora Anora "Ani" Mikheeva Cynthia Erivo Wicked Elphaba Thropp Karla Sofía Gascón Emilia Pérez Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hard Truths Pansy Deacon Demi Moore The Substance Elisabeth Sparkle 2025 Jessie Buckley Hamnet Agnes Shakespeare Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Linda Cynthia Erivo Wicked: For Good Elphaba Thropp Chase Infiniti One Battle After Another Willa Ferguson Renate Reinsve Sentimental Value Nora Borg

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