AACTA International Award for Best Actress

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Best International Actress
AACTA Award
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Current recipient: Nicole Kidman
CountryAustralia
Presented by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
First award2012
Currently held by Nicole Kidman, Babygirl (2024)
Website http://www.aacta.org

The AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress is an award that is presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), for a performance by a female actor in a film made outside Australia. It was first handed out by the Academy after its establishment in 2011 by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). [1] The winners and nominees for 2011 were determined by a jury. [2] [3] The award was presented at the inaugural AACTA International Awards in Los Angeles, on 27 January 2012. [1]

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Winners and nominees

In the following table, the winner is listed first, marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are listed below the winner, and not highlighted or in boldface. [3]

2010s

YearActressFilmRole
2011
(1st)
Meryl Streep † The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher
Glenn Close ‡ Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs
Kirsten Dunst Melancholia Justine
Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian
Mia Wasikowska Jane Eyre Jane Eyre
Michelle Williams ‡ My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe
2012
(2nd)
Jennifer Lawrence † Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell
Jessica Chastain ‡ Zero Dark Thirty Maya
Marion Cotillard Rust and Bone Stephanie
Nicole Kidman The Paperboy Charlotte Bless
Emmanuelle Riva ‡ Amour Anne Laurent
Naomi Watts ‡ The Impossible Maria Bennett
2013
(3rd)
Cate Blanchett † Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
Amy Adams ‡ American Hustle Sydney Prosser
Sandra Bullock ‡ Gravity Dr. Ryan Stone
Judi Dench ‡ Philomena Philomena Lee
Meryl Streep ‡ August: Osage County Violet Weston
2014
(4th)
Julianne Moore † Still Alice Alice Howland
Essie Davis The Babadook Amelia
Felicity Jones ‡ The Theory of Everything Jane Wilde Hawking
Rosamund Pike ‡ Gone Girl Amy Elliott-Dunne
Reese Witherspoon ‡ Wild Cheryl Strayed
2015
(5th)
Cate Blanchett ‡ Carol Carol Aird
Emily Blunt Sicario Kate Macer
Brie Larson † Room Joy "Ma" Newsome
Saoirse Ronan ‡ Brooklyn Eilis Lacey
Charlize Theron Mad Max: Fury Road Imperator Furiosa
2016
(6th)
Emma Stone † La La Land Mia Dolan
Amy Adams Arrival Dr. Louise Banks
Isabelle Huppert ‡ Elle Michèle Leblanc
Ruth Negga ‡ Loving Mildred Loving
Natalie Portman ‡ Jackie Jackie Kennedy
2017
(7th)
Margot Robbie ‡ I, Tonya Tonya Harding
Judi Dench Victoria & Abdul Queen Victoria
Sally Hawkins ‡ The Shape of Water Elisa Esposito
Frances McDormand † Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes
Saoirse Ronan ‡ Lady Bird Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson
2018
(8th)
Olivia Colman † The Favourite Queen Anne
Glenn Close ‡ The Wife Joan Castleman
Toni Collette Hereditary Annie Graham
Lady Gaga ‡ A Star Is Born Ally Maine
Nicole Kidman Destroyer Erin Bell
2019
(9th)
Saoirse Ronan ‡ Little Women Josephine "Jo" March
Awkwafina The Farewell Billi Wang
Scarlett Johansson ‡ Marriage Story Nicole Barber
Charlize Theron ‡ Bombshell Megyn Kelly
Renée Zellweger † Judy Judy Garland

2020s

YearActressFilmRole
2020
(10th)
Carey Mulligan ‡ Promising Young Woman Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas
Viola Davis ‡ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey
Vanessa Kirby ‡ Pieces of a Woman Martha Weiss
Frances McDormand † Nomadland Fern
Eliza Scanlen Babyteeth Milla Finlay
2021
(11th)
Nicole Kidman ‡ Being the Ricardos Lucille Ball
Penélope Cruz ‡ Parallel Mothers Janis Martinez
Lady Gaga House of Gucci Patrizia Reggiani
Jennifer Hudson Respect Aretha Franklin
Kristen Stewart ‡ Spencer Princess Diana
2022
(12th)
Cate Blanchett ‡ Tár Lydia Tár
Ana de Armas ‡ Blonde Norma Jeane Mortenson / Marilyn Monroe
Margot Robbie Babylon Nellie LaRoy
Michelle Williams ‡ The Fabelmans Mitzi Fabelman
Michelle Yeoh † Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Wang
2023
(13th)
Margot Robbie Barbie Barbie
Cate Blanchett The New Boy Sister Eileen
Lily Gladstone ‡ Killers of the Flower Moon Mollie Kyle
Carey Mulligan ‡ Maestro Felicia Montealegre
Emma Stone † Poor Things Bella Baxter
2024
(14th)
Nicole Kidman Babygirl Romy Mathis
Kirsten Dunst Civil War Lee Smith
Karla Sofía Gascón ‡ Emilia Pérez Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison ‡ Anora Anora "Ani" Mikheeva
Kate Winslet Lee Lee Miller

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:

WinsActress
3 Cate Blanchett
2 Nicole Kidman
Margot Robbie

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations:

NominationsActress
4 Cate Blanchett
Nicole Kidman
3 Saoirse Ronan
Margot Robbie
2 Amy Adams
Glenn Close
Judi Dench
Lady Gaga
Frances McDormand
Carey Mulligan
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
Charlize Theron
Michelle Williams

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "AACTA - The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 9 January 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Maddox, Gary (1 December 2011). "And the winner is ... the AFI". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 Staff (15 January 2012). "AACTA International Award Nominees" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 17 January 2012.[ dead link ]
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