The Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Detroit Film Critics Society to honor the best actress that year.

Winners

2000s YearActressFilm 2007 Elliot Page JunoAmy Adams EnchantedJulie Christie Away from HerMarion Cotillard La Vie en roseLaura Linney The Savages 2008 Kate Winslet Revolutionary RoadAnne Hathaway Rachel Getting MarriedSally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky Melissa Leo Frozen River Meryl Streep Doubt 2009 Gabourey Sidibe PreciousMore Critics Awards: Usual Suspects, Plus 'Up'|The WrapAlison Lohman Drag Me to HellCarey Mulligan An EducationSaoirse Ronan The Lovely BonesMeryl Streep Julie & Julia

2010s YearActressFilm 2010 Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone“Winter’s Bone,” “Social Network” Lead Detroit Critics|IndieWireNicole Kidman Rabbit HoleCarey Mulligan Never Let Me GoNatalie Portman Black SwanMichelle Williams Blue Valentine 2011 Michelle Williams My Week with MarilynViola Davis The HelpFelicity Jones Like CrazyMeryl Streep The Iron LadyCharlize Theron Young Adult 2012 Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings PlaybookJessica Chastain Zero Dark ThirtyGreta Gerwig Damsels in DistressNaomi Watts The ImpossibleMichelle Williams Take This Waltz 2013 Brie Larson Short Term 12Detroit critics name 'Her' the year's best, hand Brie Larson two awards - UPROXXAmy Adams American HustleJulie Delpy Before MidnightAdèle Exarchopoulos Blue Is the Warmest ColourMeryl Streep August: Osage County 2014 Rosamund Pike Gone GirlEssie Davis The BabadookScarlett Johansson Under the SkinJulianne Moore Still AliceReese Witherspoon Wild 2015 Saoirse Ronan BrooklynCate Blanchett CarolBrie Larson RoomJennifer Lawrence JoyBel Powley The Diary of a Teenage Girl 2016 Emma Stone La La LandAmy Adams ArrivalAnnette Bening 20th Century WomenRebecca Hall ChristineRuth Negga LovingNatalie Portman Jackie 2017 Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriJessica Chastain Molly's GameSally Hawkins The Shape of WaterMargot Robbie I, TonyaSaoirse Ronan Lady Bird 2018 Toni Collette HereditaryOlivia Colman The FavouriteElsie Fisher Eighth GradeLady Gaga A Star Is BornMelissa McCarthy Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2019 Scarlett Johansson Marriage StoryDetroit Film Critics Society 2018 Winners - AwardsdailyJulianne Moore Gloria BellLupita Nyong'o UsCharlize Theron BombshellRenée Zellweger Judy

2020s YearActressFilm 2020 Frances McDormand NomadlandNomadland wins four Detroit Film Critics Society awards|Screen on ScreenJessie Buckley I'm Thinking of Ending ThingsViola Davis Ma Rainey's Black BottomVanessa Kirby Pieces of a WomanCarey Mulligan Promising Young Woman 2021 Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy FayeAlana Haim Licorice PizzaJennifer Hudson RespectNicole Kidman Being the RicardosKristen Stewart Spencer

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