Astra Film Award for Best Actress
Film award
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The Astra Film Award for Best Actress is one of the annual awards given out by the Hollywood Creative Alliance. In 2025, the category separated into Best Actress - Drama and Best Actress - Comedy or Musical.
Awarded forBest Actress in a Drama Motion Picture
Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture
Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture
CountryUnited States
Presented byHollywood Creative Alliance
First awardSally Hawkins
The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water (2017)
| Astra Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
The 2025 recipients: Jessie Buckley and Amanda Seyfried | |
| Awarded for | Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Hollywood Creative Alliance |
| First award | Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water (2017) |
| Currently held by | Drama: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet (2025) Comedy or Musical: Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) |
| Website | hollywoodcreative |
Winners
- † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress
- ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress
2010s
- Best Actress
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017[1] | Sally Hawkins ‡ | The Shape of Water | Elisa Esposito |
| Jessica Chastain | Molly's Game | Molly Bloom | |
| Frances McDormand † | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Mildred Hayes | |
| Margot Robbie ‡ | I, Tonya | Tonya Harding | |
| Saoirse Ronan ‡ | Lady Bird | Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson | |
| 2018[2] | Toni Collette | Hereditary | Annie Graham |
| Olivia Colman † | The Favourite | Queen Anne | |
| Lady Gaga ‡ | A Star is Born | Ally Campana | |
| Nicole Kidman | Destroyer | Erin Bell | |
| Charlize Theron | Tully | Marlo Moreau | |
| 2019[3] | Lupita Nyong'o | Us | Adelaide Wilson / Red |
| Awkwafina | The Farewell | Billi Wang | |
| Scarlett Johansson ‡ | Marriage Story | Nicole Barber | |
| Charlize Theron ‡ | Bombshell | Megyn Kelly | |
| Renée Zellweger † | Judy | Judy Garland | |
2020s
- Best Actress
- Best Actress - Drama
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025[9] | Jessie Buckley † | Hamnet | Agnes Shakespeare |
| Julia Garner | Weapons | Justine Gandy | |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Die My Love | Grace | |
| Renate Reinsve ‡ | Sentimental Value | Nora Borg | |
| Sydney Sweeney | Christy | Christy Martin | |
| Tessa Thompson | Hedda | Hedda Gabler |
- Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025[9] | Amanda Seyfried | The Testament of Ann Lee | Ann Lee |
| Rose Byrne ‡ | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Linda | |
| Cynthia Erivo | Wicked: For Good | Elphaba Thropp | |
| Chase Infiniti | One Battle After Another | Willa Ferguson | |
| Emma Stone ‡ | Bugonia | Michelle Fuller | |
| Eva Victor | Sorry, Baby | Agnes | |