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AACTA International Award for Best Actress

Australian film award


Australian film award

FieldValue
nameBest International Actress
AACTA Award
imageNicole Kidman-66059 (cropped).jpg
image_upright0.7
captionCurrent recipient: Nicole Kidman
presenterAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
countryAustralia
year2012
holderNicole Kidman, Babygirl (2024)
websitehttp://www.aacta.org

AACTA Award

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). The winners and nominees for 2011 were determined by a jury. The award was presented at the inaugural AACTA International Awards in Los Angeles, on 27 January 2012.

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.

  • † - indicates a winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress
  • ‡ - indicates a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress

2010s{{anchor|2010}}

YearActressFilmRole
2011
(1st)
Meryl Streep*The Iron Lady*Margaret Thatcher
Glenn Close ‡Albert NobbsAlbert Nobbs
Kirsten DunstMelancholiaJustine
Tilda SwintonWe Need to Talk About KevinEva Khatchadourian
Mia WasikowskaJane EyreJane Eyre
Michelle Williams ‡My Week with MarilynMarilyn Monroe
2012
(2nd)
Jennifer Lawrence*Silver Linings Playbook*Tiffany Maxwell
Jessica Chastain ‡Zero Dark ThirtyMaya
Marion CotillardRust and BoneStephanie
Nicole KidmanThe PaperboyCharlotte Bless
Emmanuelle Riva ‡AmourAnne Laurent
Naomi Watts ‡The ImpossibleMaria Bennett
2013
(3rd)
Cate Blanchett*Blue Jasmine*Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
Amy Adams ‡American HustleSydney Prosser
Sandra Bullock ‡GravityDr. Ryan Stone
Judi Dench ‡PhilomenaPhilomena Lee
Meryl Streep ‡August: Osage CountyViolet Weston
2014
(4th)
Julianne Moore*Still Alice*Alice Howland
Essie DavisThe BabadookAmelia
Felicity Jones ‡The Theory of EverythingJane Wilde Hawking
Rosamund Pike ‡Gone GirlAmy Elliott-Dunne
Reese Witherspoon ‡WildCheryl Strayed
2015
(5th)
Cate Blanchett*Carol*Carol Aird
Emily BluntSicarioKate Macer
Brie Larson †RoomJoy "Ma" Newsome
Saoirse Ronan ‡BrooklynEilis Lacey
Charlize TheronMad Max: Fury RoadImperator Furiosa
2016
(6th)
Emma Stone*La La Land*Mia Dolan
Amy AdamsArrivalDr. Louise Banks
Isabelle Huppert ‡ElleMichèle Leblanc
Ruth Negga ‡LovingMildred Loving
Natalie Portman ‡JackieJackie Kennedy
2017
(7th)
Margot Robbie*I, Tonya*Tonya Harding
Judi DenchVictoria & AbdulQueen Victoria
Sally Hawkins ‡The Shape of WaterElisa Esposito
Frances McDormand †Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMildred Hayes
Saoirse Ronan ‡Lady BirdChristine "Lady Bird" McPherson
2018
(8th)
Olivia Colman*The Favourite*Queen Anne
Glenn Close ‡The WifeJoan Castleman
Toni ColletteHereditaryAnnie Graham
Lady Gaga ‡A Star Is BornAlly Maine
Nicole KidmanDestroyerErin Bell
2019
(9th)
Saoirse Ronan*Little Women*Josephine "Jo" March
AwkwafinaThe FarewellBilli Wang
Scarlett Johansson ‡Marriage StoryNicole Barber
Charlize Theron ‡BombshellMegyn Kelly
Renée Zellweger †JudyJudy Garland

2020s{{anchor|2020s}}

YearActressFilmRole
2020
(10th)
Carey Mulligan*Promising Young Woman*Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas
Viola Davis ‡Ma Rainey's Black BottomMa Rainey
Vanessa Kirby ‡Pieces of a WomanMartha Weiss
Frances McDormand †NomadlandFern
Eliza ScanlenBabyteethMilla Finlay
2021
(11th)
Nicole Kidman*Being the Ricardos*Lucille Ball
Penélope Cruz ‡Parallel MothersJanis Martinez
Lady GagaHouse of Gucci Patrizia Reggiani
Jennifer HudsonRespect Aretha Franklin
Kristen Stewart ‡SpencerPrincess Diana
2022
(12th)
Cate Blanchett*Tár*Lydia Tár
Ana de Armas ‡BlondeNorma Jeane Mortenson / Marilyn Monroe
Margot RobbieBabylonNellie LaRoy
Michelle Williams ‡The FabelmansMitzi Fabelman
Michelle Yeoh †Everything Everywhere All at OnceEvelyn Wang
2023
(13th)
Margot Robbie*Barbie*Barbie
Cate BlanchettThe New BoySister Eileen
Lily Gladstone ‡Killers of the Flower MoonMollie Kyle
Carey Mulligan ‡MaestroFelicia Montealegre
Emma Stone †Poor ThingsBella Baxter
2024
(14th)
Nicole Kidman*Babygirl*Romy Mathis
Kirsten DunstCivil WarLee Smith
Karla Sofía Gascón ‡Emilia PérezEmilia Pérez
Mikey Madison †AnoraAnora "Ani" Mikheeva
Kate WinsletLeeLee Miller

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:

WinsActress
3Cate Blanchett
2Nicole Kidman
Margot Robbie

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations:

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

References

References

  1. (June 2017). "AACTA - The Academy". [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]] (AACTA).
  2. Maddox, Gary. (1 December 2011). "And the winner is ... the AFI". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. Staff. (15 January 2012}}{{dead link). "AACTA International Award Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).
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