Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy
Location Los Angeles, California
Presented by Broadcast Film Critics Association
First awarded Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Last awarded Olivia Colman for The Favourite (2018)
Website www.criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy was one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

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Winners and nominees

2010s

YearActorCharacterFilm
2012 Jennifer Lawrence Tiffany Maxwell Silver Linings Playbook
Mila Kunis Lori Collins Ted
Shirley MacLaine Marjorie "Marge" Nugent Bernie
Leslie Mann Debbie This Is 40
Rebel Wilson Fat Amy Pitch Perfect
2013 Amy Adams Sydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly American Hustle
Sandra Bullock Special Agent Sarah Ashburn The Heat
Melissa McCarthy Detective Shannon Mullins
Greta Gerwig Frances Halladay Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Eva Henderson Enough Said
2014 Jenny Slate Donna Stern Obvious Child
Rose Byrne Kelly Radner Neighbors
Rosario Dawson Chelsea Brown Top Five
Melissa McCarthy Maggie Bronstein St. Vincent
Kristen Wiig Maggie Dean The Skeleton Twins
2015 Amy Schumer Amy Townsend Trainwreck
Tina Fey Katie Ellis Sisters
Jennifer Lawrence Joy Mangano Joy
Melissa McCarthy Susan Cooper Spy
Lily Tomlin Elle Reid Grandma
2016 Meryl Streep Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins
Kate Beckinsale Lady Susan Vernon Love & Friendship
Sally Field Doris Miller Hello, My Name Is Doris
Kate McKinnon Dr. Jillian Holtzmann Ghostbusters
Hailee Steinfeld Nadine Franklin The Edge of Seventeen
2017 Margot Robbie Tonya Harding I, Tonya
Tiffany Haddish Dina Girls Trip
Zoe Kazan Emily Gardner The Big Sick
Saoirse Ronan Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson Lady Bird
Emma Stone Billie Jean King Battle of the Sexes
2018 Olivia Colman Queen Anne The Favourite
Emily Blunt Mary Poppins Mary Poppins Returns
Elsie Fisher Kayla Day Eighth Grade
Rachel McAdams Annie Davis Game Night
Charlize Theron Marlo Moreau Tully
Constance Wu Rachel Chu Crazy Rich Asians

Multiple nominees

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