Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Annual US film award
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The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role.
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Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
CountryUnited States
Presented byDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
First awardKathy Bates
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
The 2025 recipient: Rose Byrne | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association |
| First award | Kathy Bates Misery (1990) |
| Currently held by | Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) |
| Website | dfwcritics |
Winners and nominees
- † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress
1990s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kathy Bates † | Misery | Annie Wilkes |
| 1991 | Jodie Foster † | The Silence of the Lambs | Clarice Starling |
| 1992 | Emma Thompson | Howards End | Margaret Schlegel |
| 1993 | Holly Hunter † | The Piano | Ada McGrath |
| 1994 | Linda Fiorentino | The Last Seduction | Bridget Gregory |
| Jodie Foster | Nell | Nell Kellty | |
| 1995 | Elisabeth Shue | Leaving Las Vegas | Sera |
| 1996 | Frances McDormand † | Fargo | Marge Gunderson |
| 1997 | Helena Bonham Carter | The Wings of the Dove | Kate Croy |
| 1998 | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth | Elizabeth I of England |
| 1999 | Hilary Swank † | Boys Don't Cry | Brandon Teena / Teena Renae Brandon |