The Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Award for Best Actress is one of the annual mid-season awards given by the Hollywood Creative Alliance.
Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role | Ref. |
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2018 | Toni Collette | Hereditary | Annie Graham | [1] |
Charlize Theron | Tully | Marlo Moreau | ||
Danai Gurira | Black Panther | Okoye | ||
Emily Blunt | A Quiet Place | Evelyn Abbott | ||
Natalie Portman | Annihilation | Lena | ||
2019 | Lupita Nyong'o | Us | Adelaide Wilson/Red | [2] |
Kaitlyn Dever | Booksmart | Amy | ||
Beanie Feldstein | Molly | |||
Elisabeth Moss | Her Smell | Becky Something | ||
Emma Thompson | Late Night | Katherine Newbury | ||
Greta Jiehan Lee is an American actress. She had supporting roles in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022) and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2021–present). The latter earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She gained prominence for her starring role in the romantic drama film Past Lives (2023), for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Corey Antonio Hawkins is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role in the TV series The Walking Dead (2015–2016), as well as his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He's also known for his performances on Broadway starring in Six Degrees of Separation (2017) and Topdog/Underdog (2022), both of which earned him nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) is a 501 c6 membership-based non-profit organization of critics, entertainment journalists, content creators, industry influencers, and creatives. The vision and mission of the HCA is to amplify diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and culture within the world of entertainment. It was founded in 2016 as the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society and renamed in 2019 to Hollywood Critics Association. In 2023, Hollywood Critics Association ceased operations and a new organization called Hollywood Creative Alliance took its place, with its awards called the Astra Awards.
The Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Award for Best Actor is one of the annual mid-season awards given by the Hollywood Creative Alliance.
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