The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role.
Winners and nominees † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress
1990s Year Winner Film Role 1990 Kathy Bates † Misery Annie Wilkes 1991 Jodie Foster † The Silence of the Lambs Clarice Starling 1992 Emma Thompson Howards End Margaret Schlegel 1993 Holly Hunter † The Piano Ada McGrath 1994 Linda Fiorentino The Last Seduction Bridget Gregory Jodie Foster Nell Nell Kellty 1995 Elisabeth Shue Leaving Las Vegas Sera 1996 Frances McDormand † Fargo Marge Gunderson 1997 Helena Bonham Carter The Wings of the Dove Kate Croy 1998 Cate Blanchett Elizabeth Elizabeth I of England 1999 Hilary Swank † Boys Don't Cry Brandon Teena / Teena Renae Brandon
2000s Year Winner and nominees Film Role 2000 Laura Linney You Can Count on Me Samantha "Sammy" Prescott Joan Allen The Contender Senator Laine Billings Hanson Ellen Burstyn Requiem for a Dream Sara Goldfarb Julia Roberts † Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich Renée Zellweger Nurse Betty Betty Sizemore 2001 Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom Ruth Fowler Halle Berry † Monster's Ball Leticia Musgrove Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge! Satine Tilda Swinton The Deep End Margaret Hall Renée Zellweger Bridget Jones's Diary Bridget Jones 2002 Julianne Moore Far from Heaven Cathleen "Cathy" Whitaker Salma Hayek Frida Frida Kahlo Isabelle Huppert The Piano Teacher Erika Kohut Nicole Kidman † The Hours Virginia Woolf Renée Zellweger Chicago Roxie Hart 2003 Charlize Theron † Monster Aileen Wuornos Scarlett Johansson Lost in Translation Charlotte Diane Keaton Something's Gotta Give Erica Barry Nicole Kidman Cold Mountain Ada Monroe Naomi Watts 21 Grams Cristina Peck 2004 Hilary Swank † Million Dollar Baby Margaret "Maggie" Fitzgerald Annette Bening Being Julia Julia Lambert Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of Grace María Álvarez Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Vera Drake Kate Winslet Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Clementine Kruczynski 2005 Felicity Huffman Transamerica Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne Joan Allen The Upside of Anger Terry Wolfmayer Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet Charlize Theron North Country Josie Aimes Reese Witherspoon † Walk the Line June Carter Cash 2006 Helen Mirren † The Queen Queen Elizabeth II Penélope Cruz Volver Raimunda Judi Dench Notes on a Scandal Barbara Covett Maggie Gyllenhaal Sherrybaby Sherry Swanson Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada Miranda Priestly Kate Winslet Little Children Sarah Pierce 2007 Julie Christie Away from Her Fiona Anderson Marion Cotillard † La Vie en Rose (La Môme) Édith Piaf Angelina Jolie A Mighty Heart Mariane Pearl Laura Linney The Savages Wendy Savage Elliot Page Juno Juno MacGuff 2008 Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married Kym Buchman Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky Pauline "Poppy" Cross Meryl Streep Doubt Sister Aloysius Beauvier Kristin Scott Thomas I've Loved You So Long Juliette Fontaine Kate Winslet Revolutionary Road April Wheeler 2009 Carey Mulligan An Education Jenny Miller Emily Blunt The Young Victoria Queen Victoria Sandra Bullock † The Blind Side Leigh Anne Tuohy Gabourey Sidibe Precious Claireece "Precious" Jones Meryl Streep Julie & Julia Julia Child
2010s Year Winner and nominees Film Role 2010 Natalie Portman † Black Swan Nina Sayers Annette Bening The Kids Are All Right Dr. Nicole "Nic" Allgood Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole Becca Corbett Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone Ree Dolly Michelle Williams Blue Valentine Cindy Heller 2011 Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Kirsten Dunst Melancholia Justine Meryl Streep † The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian Charlize Theron Young Adult Mavis Gary 2012 Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty Maya Harris Jennifer Lawrence † Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell Helen Mirren Hitchcock Alma Reville Emmanuelle Riva Amour Anne Laurent Naomi Watts The Impossible Maria Bennett Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild Hushpuppy 2013 Cate Blanchett † Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis Sandra Bullock Gravity Dr. Ryan Stone Judi Dench Philomena Philomena Lee Meryl Streep August: Osage County Violet Weston Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks P. L. Travers 2014 Reese Witherspoon Wild Cheryl Strayed Marion Cotillard Two Days, One Night Sandra Bya Felicity Jones The Theory of Everything Jane Wilde Hawking Julianne Moore † Still Alice Dr. Alice Howland Rosamund Pike Gone Girl Amy Elliott Dunne 2015 Brie Larson † Room Joy "Ma" Newsome Cate Blanchett Carol Carol Aird Carey Mulligan Suffragette Maud Watts Charlotte Rampling 45 Years Kate Mercer Saoirse Ronan Brooklyn Eilis Lacey Charlize Theron Mad Max: Fury Road Imperator Furiosa 2016 Natalie Portman Jackie Jackie Kennedy 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 Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water Elisa Esposito Frances McDormand † Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes Margot Robbie I, Tonya Tonya Harding Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson Meryl Streep The Post Katharine Graham 2018 Olivia Colman † The Favourite Queen Anne Glenn Close The Wife Joan Castleman Lady Gaga A Star Is Born Ally Maine Nicole Kidman Destroyer Erin Bell Melissa McCarthy Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lee Israel 2019 Scarlett Johansson Marriage Story Nicole Barber Awkwafina The Farewell Billi Wang Lupita Nyong'o Us Adelaide Wilson / Red Saoirse Ronan Little Women Josephine "Jo" March Charlize Theron Bombshell Megyn Kelly Renée Zellweger † Judy Judy Garland
2020s Year Winner and nominees Film Role 2020 Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday Billie Holiday Vanessa Kirby Pieces of a Woman Martha Weiss Frances McDormand † Nomadland Fern 2021 Kristen Stewart Spencer Diana, Princess of Wales Olivia Colman The Lost Daughter Leda Caruso Jessica Chastain † The Eyes of Tammy Faye Tammy Faye Bakker Lady Gaga House of Gucci Patrizia Reggiani Nicole Kidman Being the Ricardos Lucille Ball 2022 Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia Tár Viola Davis The Woman King General Nanisca Danielle Deadwyler Till Mamie Till-Mobley Michelle Williams The Fabelmans Mitzi Schildkraut-Fabelman Michelle Yeoh † Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Quan Wang 2023 Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon Mollie Kyle Sandra Hüller Anatomy of a Fall Sandra Voyter Greta Lee Past Lives Nora Moon Carey Mulligan Maestro Felicia Montealegre Bernstein Emma Stone † Poor Things Bella Baxter 2024 Mikey Madison † Anora Anora "Ani" Mikheeva Demi Moore The Substance Elisabeth Sparkle Karla Sofía Gascón Emilia Pérez Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte Angelina Jolie Maria Maria Callas Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hard Truths Pansey Nicole Kidman Babygirl Romy Mathis
References
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