Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

The Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is one of nineteen awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

1 Notes
2 List of winners and nominees
- 2.1 2000s
- 2.2 2010s
3 Multiple Nominees

Notes

"†" indicates an Academy Award-winning performance.
"‡" indicates an Academy Award nomination

List of winners and nominees

1995: Nicole Kidman - To Die For as Suzanne Stone
1996: Frances McDormand - Fargo as Marge Gunderson ‡
1997: Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy ‡
1998: Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth as Queen Elizabeth I ‡
1999: Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry as Brandon Teena †

2000s

2000: Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich as Erin Brockovich †

2001: Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom as Ruth Fowler ‡
- Nicole Kidman – Moulin Rouge! as Satine ‡
- Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones's Diary as Bridget Jones ‡

2002: Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven as Cathy Whitaker ‡
- Salma Hayek – Frida as Frida Kahlo ‡
- Nicole Kidman – The Hours as Virginia Woolf ‡

2003: Charlize Theron – Monster as Aileen Wuornos †
- Jennifer Connelly – House of Sand and Fog as Kathy Nicolo
- Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give as Erica Jane Barry ‡
- Nicole Kidman – Cold Mountain as Ada Monroe ‡
- Samantha Morton – In America as Sarah Sullivan ‡
- Naomi Watts – 21 Grams as Cristina Peck ‡

2004: Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby as Maggie Fitzgerald †
- Annette Bening – Being Julia as Julia Lambert ‡
- Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace (María llena eres de gracia) as Maria Álverez ‡
- Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake as Vera Drake ‡
- Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 2 as Beatrix Kiddo
- Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Clementine Kruczynski ‡

2005: Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line as June Carter †
- Joan Allen – The Upside of Anger as Terry Wolfmeyer
- Judi Dench – Mrs. Henderson Presents as Mrs. Laura Henderson ‡
- Felicity Huffman – Transamerica as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne ‡
- Keira Knightley – Pride and Prejudice as Lizzie Bennett ‡
- Charlize Theron – North Country as Josey Aimes ‡

2006: Helen Mirren – The Queen as Queen Elizabeth II †
- Penélope Cruz – To Return (Volver) as Raimunda ‡
- Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal as Barbara Covett ‡
- Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada as Miranda Priestly ‡
- Kate Winslet – Little Children as Sarah Pierce ‡

2007: Julie Christie – Away from Her as Fiona Anderson ‡
- Amy Adams – Enchanted as Princess Giselle
- Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age as Queen Elizabeth I ‡
- Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose as Edith Piaf †
- Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart as Marianne Pearl
- Ellen Page – Juno as Juno MacGuff ‡

2008: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married as Kym Buchman (tie) ‡
2008: Meryl Streep – Doubt as Sister Aloysius Bouvier (tie) ‡
- Kate Beckinsale – Nothing But the Truth as Rachel Armstrong
- Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Daisy Fuller (adult)
- Angelina Jolie – Changeling as Christine Collins ‡
- Melissa Leo – Frozen River as Ray Eddy ‡

2009: Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side as Leigh Anne Tuohy (tie) †
2009: Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia as Julia Child (tie) ‡
- Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria as Queen Victoria
- Carey Mulligan – An Education as Jenny Miller ‡
- Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones as Susie Salmon
- Gabourey Sidibe – Precious as Claireece "Precious" Jones ‡

2010s

2010: Natalie Portman - Black Swan as Nina Sayers/the Swan Queen †
- Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right as Nic ‡
- Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole as Becca Corbett ‡
- Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone as Ree Dolly ‡
- Noomi Rapace - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander
- Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine as Cindy ‡

2011:
- Viola Davis - The Help as Aibileen Clarke
- Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha
- Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
- Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk about Kevin as Eve Khatchadourian
- Charlize Theron - Young Adult as Mavis Gary
- Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe

Multiple Nominees

5 Nominations

Nicole Kidman

4 Nominations

Meryl Streep

3 Nominations

2 Nominations

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nicole Kidman (1995) Frances McDormand (1996) Helena Bonham Carter (1997) Cate Blanchett (1998) Hilary Swank (1999)

Julia Roberts (2000) Sissy Spacek (2001) Julianne Moore (2002) Charlize Theron (2003) Hilary Swank (2004) Reese Witherspoon (2005) Helen Mirren (2006) Julie Christie (2007) Anne Hathaway/Meryl Streep (2008) Sandra Bullock/Meryl Streep (2009)

Natalie Portman (2010)

Broadcast Film Critics

Current Awards (Film)	Action Film • Actor • Actress • Animated Feature • Art Direction • Cast (Acting Ensemble) • Cinematography • Comedy Film • Composer (Score) • Costume Design • Director • Editing • Documentary Film • Film • Foreign Language Film • Makeup • Screenplay • Song • Sound • Supporting Actor • Supporting Actress • Visual Effects • Young Performer (Actor & Actress)

Current Awards (Television)	Television Film

Ceremonies	1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)