Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture

The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy. In 2011, the IPA pared down its Satellite nominations in the motion picture categories from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflects the merger of drama and comedy under a general Best Picture heading, including the Best Actor/Actress headings and the Supporting headings.[1]

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Winners and nominees

The following listing is based on the web postings of the International Press Academy.[2]

1990s

Year Winners and nominees Film Role
1996 Frances McDormand Fargo Marge Gunderson †
Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies Cynthia Rose Purley
Robin Wright Penn Moll Flanders Moll Flanders
Kristin Scott Thomas The English Patient Katharine Clifton
Emily Watson Breaking the Waves Bess McNeill
1997 Judi Dench Mrs. Brown Queen Victoria
Joan Allen The Ice Storm Elena Hood
Helena Bonham Carter The Wings of the Dove Kate Croy
Julie Christie Afterglow Phyllis Mann
Kate Winslet Titanic Rose DeWitt-Bukater
1998 Cate Blanchett Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth
Helena Bonham Carter The Theory of Flight Jane Hatchard
Fernanda Montenegro Central Station (Central do Brasil) Dora
Susan Sarandon Stepmom Jackie Harrison
Meryl Streep One True Thing Kate Gulden
Emily Watson Hilary and Jackie Jacqueline "Jackie" du Pré
1999 Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry Brandon Teena
Annette Bening American Beauty Carolyn Burnham
Elaine Cassidy Felicia's Journey Felicia
Nicole Kidman Eyes Wide Shut Alice Harford
Youki Kudoh Snow Falling on Cedars Hatsue Miyamoto
Sigourney Weaver A Map of the World Alice Goodwin

2000s

Year Winners and nominees Film Role
2000 Ellen Burstyn Requiem for a Dream Sara Goldfarb
Joan Allen The Contender Laine Hanson
Gillian Anderson The House of Mirth Lily Bart
Björk Dancer in the Dark Selma Jezkova
Laura Linney You Can Count on Me Samantha Prescott
Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich
2001 Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom Ruth Fowler
Cate Blanchett Charlotte Gray Charlotte Gray
Judi Dench Iris Iris Murdoch
Halle Berry Monster's Ball Leticia Musgrove †
Nicole Kidman The Others Grace Stewart
Tilda Swinton The Deep End Margaret Hall
2002 Diane Lane Unfaithful Connie Sumner
Salma Hayek Frida Frida Kahlo
Nicole Kidman The Hours Virginia Woolf
Julianne Moore Far from Heaven Cathy Whitaker
Sigourney Weaver The Guys Joan
Meryl Streep The Hours Clarissa Vaughan
2003 Charlize Theron Monster Aileen Wuornos
Toni Collette Japanese Story Sandy Edwards
Jennifer Connelly House of Sand and Fog Kathy Nicolo
Samantha Morton In America Sarah
Nikki Reed Thirteen Evie Zamora
Naomi Watts 21 Grams Cristina Peck
Evan Rachel Wood Thirteen Tracy Louise Freeland
2004 Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby Maggie Fitzgerald †
Laura Linney P.S. Louise Harrington
Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of Grace (Maria llena eres de gracia) María Álvarez
Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Vera Drake
Uma Thurman Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Beatrix Kiddo
Sigourney Weaver Imaginary Heroes Sandy Travis
2005 Felicity Huffman Transamerica Stanley Schupak/Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne
Toni Collette In Her Shoes Rose Feller
Julianne Moore The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Evelyn Ryan
Charlize Theron North Country Josey Aimes
Robin Wright Penn Nine Lives Diana
Zhang Ziyi Memoirs of a Geisha Chiyo Sakamoto/Sayuri Nitta
2006 Helen Mirren The Queen Queen Elizabeth II
Penélope Cruz To Return (Volver) Raimunda
Judi Dench Notes on a Scandal Barbara Covett
Maggie Gyllenhaal SherryBaby Sherry Swanson
Gretchen Mol The Notorious Bettie Page Bettie Page
Kate Winslet Little Children Sarah Pierce
2007 Marion Cotillard La Vie En Rose (La môme) Édith Piaf
Julie Christie Away from Her Fiona Anderson
Angelina Jolie A Mighty Heart Mariane Pearl
Keira Knightley Atonement Cecilia Tallis
Laura Linney The Savages Wendy Savage
Tilda Swinton Stephanie Daley Lydie Crane
2008 Angelina Jolie Changeling Christine Collins
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married Kym
Melissa Leo Frozen River Ray Eddy
Meryl Streep Doubt Aloysius Beauvier
Kristin Scott Thomas I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) Juliette Fontaine
Kate Winslet The Reader Hanna Schmitz †
2009 Shohreh Aghdashloo The Stoning of Soraya M. Zahra
Emily Blunt The Young Victoria Queen Victoria
Abbie Cornish Bright Star Fanny Brawne
Penélope Cruz Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) Magdalena "Lena" Rivas
Carey Mulligan An Education Jenny Miller
Catalina Saavedra The Maid (La nana) Raquel

2010s

Year Winners and nominees Film Role
2010 Noomi Rapace The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Lisbeth Salander
Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole Becca Corbett
Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone Ree Dolly
Helen Mirren The Tempest Prospera
Natalie Portman Black Swan Nina Sayers †
Tilda Swinton I Am Love Emma Recchi
Naomi Watts Fair Game Valerie Plame
Michelle Williams Blue Valentine Cindy
2011 Viola Davis The Help Aibileen Clark
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs
Olivia Colman Tyrannosaur Hannah
Vera Farmiga Higher Ground Corinne
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene Martha
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher
Charlize Theron Young Adult Mavis Gary
Emily Watson Oranges and Sunshine Margaret Humphreys
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe
Michelle Yeoh The Lady Aung San Suu Kyi

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