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| Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Emma Stone | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Houston Film Critics Society |
| First awarded | Amy Ryan Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
| Currently held by | Emma Stone Poor Things (2023) |
| Website | houstonfilmcritics |
The Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Houston Film Critics Society.
2000s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Julie Christie ‡ | Away from Her | Fiona Anderson |
| Amy Adams | Enchanted | Giselle | |
| Marion Cotillard † | La Vie en rose | Édith Piaf | |
| Angelina Jolie | A Mighty Heart | Mariane Pearl | |
| Laura Linney ‡ | The Savages | Wendy Savage | |
| Elliot Page ‡ | Juno | Juno MacGuff | |
| 2008 | Anne Hathaway ‡ | Rachel Getting Married | Kym Buchman |
| Cate Blanchett | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Daisy Fuller | |
| Angelina Jolie ‡ | Changeling | Christine Collins | |
| Melissa Leo ‡ | Frozen River | Ray Eddy | |
| Meryl Streep ‡ | Doubt | Sister Aloysius Beauvier | |
| Kate Winslet | Revolutionary Road | April Wheeler | |
| 2009 | Carey Mulligan ‡ | An Education | Jenny Mellor |
| Sandra Bullock † | The Blind Side | Leigh Anne Tuohy | |
| Abbie Cornish | Bright Star | Fanny Brawne | |
| Saoirse Ronan | The Lovely Bones | Susie Salmon | |
| Gabourey Sidibe ‡ | Precious | Claireece "Precious" Jones | |
| Meryl Streep ‡ | Julie and Julia | Julia Child |
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