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The Best Actress Award (French: Prix d'interprétation féminine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.
[edit] Award Winners
| Year |
Film |
Actress |
| 1946 |
La Symphonie Pastorale |
Michèle Morgan |
| 1947 |
no award this year |
|
| 1948 |
festival not held |
|
| 1949 |
The Walls of Malapaga |
Isa Miranda |
| 1950 |
festival not held |
|
| 1951 |
All About Eve |
Bette Davis |
| 1952 |
Detective Story |
Lee Grant |
| 1953 |
Come Back, Little Sheba |
Shirley Booth |
| 1954 |
no award this year |
|
| 1955 |
Bolshaya Semya |
whole cast[1] |
| 1956 |
I'll Cry Tomorrow |
Susan Hayward[2] |
| 1957 |
Nights of Cabiria |
Giulietta Masina |
| 1958 |
Brink of Life |
Bibi Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs and Ingrid Thulin |
| 1959 |
Room at the Top |
Simone Signoret |
| 1960 |
Never on Sunday |
Melina Mercouri |
| Moderato Cantabile |
Jeanne Moreau |
| 1961 |
Two Women |
Sophia Loren |
| 1962 |
Long Day's Journey into Night |
Katharine Hepburn |
| 1963 |
L'Ape Regina |
Marina Vlady |
| 1964 |
The Pumpkin Eater |
Anne Bancroft |
| One Potato, Two Potato |
Barbara Barrie |
| 1965 |
The Collector |
Samantha Eggar |
| 1966 |
Morgan! |
Vanessa Redgrave |
| 1967 |
Elvira Madigan |
Pia Degermark |
| 1968 |
festival not held |
|
| 1969 |
Isadora |
Vanessa Redgrave |
| 1970 |
Metello |
Ottavia Piccolo |
| 1971 |
The Panic in Needle Park |
Kitty Winn |
| 1972 |
Images |
Susannah York |
| 1973 |
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds |
Joanne Woodward |
| 1974 |
Les violons du bal |
Marie-José Nat |
| 1975 |
Lenny |
Valérie Perrine |
| 1976 |
L'Eredità Ferramonti |
Dominique Sanda |
| Déryné, hol van? |
Mari Töröcsik |
| 1977 |
3 Women |
Shelley Duvall |
| J.A. Martin photographe |
Monique Mercure |
| 1978 |
An Unmarried Woman |
Jill Clayburgh |
| Violette Nozière |
Isabelle Huppert |
| 1979 |
Norma Rae |
Sally Field |
| 1980 |
A Leap in the Dark |
Anouk Aimée |
| 1981 |
Quartet |
Isabelle Adjani |
| Possession |
| 1982 |
Another Way |
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak |
| 1983 |
Storia di Piera |
Hanna Schygulla |
| 1984 |
Cal |
Helen Mirren |
| 1985 |
The Official Story |
Norma Aleandro |
| Mask |
Cher |
| 1986 |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Barbara Sukowa |
| Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar |
Fernanda Torres |
| 1987 |
Shy People |
Barbara Hershey |
| 1988 |
A World Apart |
Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May and Linda Mvusi |
| 1989 |
A Cry in the Dark |
Meryl Streep |
| 1990 |
Przesluchanie |
Krystyna Janda |
| 1991 |
The Double Life of Véronique |
Irène Jacob |
| 1992 |
The Best Intentions |
Pernilla August |
| 1993 |
The Piano |
Holly Hunter |
| 1994 |
La Reine Margot |
Virna Lisi |
| 1995 |
The Madness of King George |
Helen Mirren |
| 1996 |
Secrets & Lies |
Brenda Blethyn |
| 1997 |
Nil by Mouth |
Kathy Burke |
| 1998 |
The Dreamlife of Angels |
Élodie Bouchez and Natacha Régnier |
| 1999 |
Humanité |
Séverine Caneele |
| Rosetta |
Émilie Dequenne |
| 2000 |
Dancer in the Dark |
Björk |
| 2001 |
The Piano Teacher |
Isabelle Huppert |
| 2002 |
The Man Without a Past |
Kati Outinen |
| 2003 |
The Barbarian Invasions |
Marie-Josée Croze |
| 2004 |
Clean |
Maggie Cheung |
| 2005 |
Free Zone |
Hanna Laslo |
| 2006 |
Volver |
Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Chus Lampreave, Blanca Portillo and Yohana Cobo |
| 2007 |
Secret Sunshine |
Jeon Do-yeon |
| 2008 |
Linha de Passe |
Sandra Corveloni |
- ^ This year the award was changed to Prix d'Interprétation (Acting Award), without gender differentiation. The entire male and female cast of Bolshaya Semya was recipient of this award (As well as Spencer Tracy for Bad Day at Bad Rock).
- ^ This year the award was changed to Prix d'Interprétation (Acting Award), without gender differentiation.
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