The AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress is an award that is presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), for a performance by a female actor in a film made outside Australia. It was first handed out by the Academy after its establishment in 2011 by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). The winners and nominees for 2011 were determined by a jury. The award was presented at the inaugural AACTA International Awards in Los Angeles, on 27 January 2012.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the winner is listed first, marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are listed below the winner, and not highlighted or in boldface.
† - indicates a winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress ‡ - indicates a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress
2010s
Year Actress Film Role 2011(1st) Meryl Streep † The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher Glenn Close ‡ Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs Kirsten Dunst Melancholia Justine Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian Mia Wasikowska Jane Eyre Jane Eyre Michelle Williams ‡ My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe 2012(2nd) Jennifer Lawrence † Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell Jessica Chastain ‡ Zero Dark Thirty Maya Marion Cotillard Rust and Bone Stephanie Nicole Kidman The Paperboy Charlotte Bless Emmanuelle Riva ‡ Amour Anne Laurent Naomi Watts ‡ The Impossible Maria Bennett 2013(3rd) Cate Blanchett † Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis Amy Adams ‡ American Hustle Sydney Prosser Sandra Bullock ‡ Gravity Dr. Ryan Stone Judi Dench ‡ Philomena Philomena Lee Meryl Streep ‡ August: Osage County Violet Weston 2014(4th) Julianne Moore † Still Alice Alice Howland Essie Davis The Babadook Amelia Felicity Jones ‡ The Theory of Everything Jane Wilde Hawking Rosamund Pike ‡ Gone Girl Amy Elliott-Dunne Reese Witherspoon ‡ Wild Cheryl Strayed 2015(5th) Cate Blanchett ‡ Carol Carol Aird Emily Blunt Sicario Kate Macer Brie Larson † Room Joy "Ma" Newsome Saoirse Ronan ‡ Brooklyn Eilis Lacey Charlize Theron Mad Max: Fury Road Imperator Furiosa 2016(6th) Emma Stone † La La Land Mia Dolan Amy Adams Arrival Dr. Louise Banks Isabelle Huppert ‡ Elle Michèle Leblanc Ruth Negga ‡ Loving Mildred Loving Natalie Portman ‡ Jackie Jackie Kennedy 2017(7th) Margot Robbie ‡ I, Tonya Tonya Harding Judi Dench Victoria & Abdul Queen Victoria Sally Hawkins ‡ The Shape of Water Elisa Esposito Frances McDormand † Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes Saoirse Ronan ‡ Lady Bird Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson 2018(8th) Olivia Colman † The Favourite Queen Anne Glenn Close ‡ The Wife Joan Castleman Toni Collette Hereditary Annie Graham Lady Gaga ‡ A Star Is Born Ally Maine Nicole Kidman Destroyer Erin Bell 2019(9th) Saoirse Ronan ‡ Little Women Josephine "Jo" March Awkwafina The Farewell Billi Wang Scarlett Johansson ‡ Marriage Story Nicole Barber Charlize Theron ‡ Bombshell Megyn Kelly Renée Zellweger † Judy Judy Garland
2020s
Year Actress Film Role 2020(10th) Carey Mulligan ‡ Promising Young Woman Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas Viola Davis ‡ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey Vanessa Kirby ‡ Pieces of a Woman Martha Weiss Frances McDormand † Nomadland Fern Eliza Scanlen Babyteeth Milla Finlay 2021(11th) Nicole Kidman ‡ Being the Ricardos Lucille Ball Penélope Cruz ‡Parallel Mothers Janis Martinez Lady Gaga House of Gucci Patrizia Reggiani Jennifer HudsonRespect Aretha Franklin Kristen Stewart ‡Spencer Princess Diana 2022(12th) Cate Blanchett ‡ Tár Lydia Tár Ana de Armas ‡ Blonde Norma Jeane Mortenson / Marilyn Monroe Margot Robbie Babylon Nellie LaRoy Michelle Williams ‡ The Fabelmans Mitzi Fabelman Michelle Yeoh † Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Wang 2023(13th)Margot RobbieBarbieBarbieCate BlanchettThe New BoySister EileenLily Gladstone ‡Killers of the Flower MoonMollie KyleCarey Mulligan ‡MaestroFelicia MontealegreEmma Stone †Poor ThingsBella Baxter 2024(14th)Nicole KidmanBabygirlRomy MathisKirsten DunstCivil WarLee SmithKarla Sofía Gascón ‡Emilia PérezEmilia PérezMikey Madison †AnoraAnora "Ani" MikheevaKate WinsletLeeLee Miller 2025(15th)Rose Byrne ‡If I Had Legs I'd Kick YouLindaJessie Buckley †HamnetAgnes ShakespeareKate Hudson ‡Song Sung BlueClaire SardinaChase Infiniti One Battle After AnotherWilla Ferguson Renate Reinsve ‡Sentimental ValueNora Borg
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards: Wins Actress3Cate Blanchett2Nicole KidmanMargot Robbie
The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations: Nominations Actress4 Cate BlanchettNicole Kidman3 Saoirse RonanMargot Robbie2Amy AdamsGlenn CloseJudi DenchKirsten DunstLady GagaFrances McDormandCarey MulliganEmma StoneMeryl StreepCharlize TheronMichelle Williams
See also
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role AACTA Awards
References
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