London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year
British film award
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The London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics' Circle.
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Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
CountryEngland
Presented byLondon Film Critics Circle
First awardSusan Sarandon
Thelma & Louise and White Palace (1990)
Thelma & Louise and White Palace (1990)
| London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
The 2025 recipient: Jessie Buckley | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | England |
| Presented by | London Film Critics Circle |
| First award | Susan Sarandon Thelma & Louise and White Palace (1990) |
| Currently held by | Jessie Buckley Hamnet (2025) |
| Website | criticscircle |
Winners
* : Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress
¥ : Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1990s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Susan Sarandon | Thelma & Louise | Louise Sawyer |
| White Palace | Nora Baker | ||
| 1992 | Judy Davis | Husbands and Wives | Sally |
| Barton Fink | Audrey Taylor | ||
| Naked Lunch | Joan Lee / Joan Frost | ||
| 1993 | Holly Hunter * | The Piano | Ada McGrath |
| 1994 | Linda Fiorentino | The Last Seduction | Bridget Gregory / Wendy Kroy |
| 1995 | Nicole Kidman | To Die For | Suzanne Stone-Maretto |
| 1996 | Frances McDormand * | Fargo | Marge Gunderson |
| 1997 | Claire Danes | Romeo + Juliet | Juliet Capulet |
| 1998 | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth | Queen Elizabeth I |
| 1999 | Annette Bening | American Beauty | Carolyn Burnham |
2000s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Julia Roberts * | Erin Brockovich | Erin Brockovich |
| 2001 | Nicole Kidman | The Others | Grace Stewart |
| Moulin Rouge! | Satine | ||
| 2002 | Stockard Channing | The Business of Strangers | Julie Styron |
| 2003 | Julianne Moore | Far from Heaven | Cathy Whitaker |
| 2004 | Imelda Staunton | Vera Drake | Vera Drake |
| 2005 | Naomi Watts | King Kong | Ann Darrow |
| 2006 | Meryl Streep | The Devil Wears Prada | Miranda Priestly |
| 2007 | Marion Cotillard * | La Vie en Rose (La môme) | Édith Piaf |
| 2008 | Kate Winslet * | The Reader | Hanna Schmitz |
| Revolutionary Road | April Wheeler | ||
| 2009 | Mo'Nique ¥ | Precious | Mary Lee Johnston |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Annette Bening | The Kids Are All Right | Dr. Nicole "Nic" Allgood |
| 2011 | Anna Paquin | Margaret | Lisa Cohen |
| Meryl Streep * | The Iron Lady | Margaret Thatcher | |
| 2012 | Emmanuelle Riva | Amour | Anne Laurent |
| 2013 | Cate Blanchett * | Blue Jasmine | Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis |
| 2014 | Julianne Moore * | Still Alice | Alice Daly Howland |
| 2015 | Charlotte Rampling | 45 Years | Kate Mercer |
| 2016 | Isabelle Huppert | Things to Come | Nathalie Chazeaux |
| 2017 | Frances McDormand * | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Mildred Hayes |
| 2018 | Olivia Colman * | The Favourite | Queen Anne |
| 2019 | Renée Zellweger * | Judy | Judy Garland |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Frances McDormand * | Nomadland | Fern |
| 2021 | Olivia Colman | The Lost Daughter | Leda Caruso |
| 2022 | Cate Blanchett | Tár | Lydia Tár |
| 2023 | Emma Stone * | Poor Things | Bella Baxter |
| 2024 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Hard Truths | Pansy Deacon |
| 2025 | Jessie Buckley * | Hamnet | Agnes Shakespeare |