AACTA_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Country	Australia
Presented by	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
First awarded	1971
Currently held by	Sophie Wilde, Talk to Me (2023)
Website	http://www.aacta.org

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television".^[1]

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The award is presented annually at the AACTA Awards, which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films, television, documentaries, and short films.^[2] From 1971 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).^[3] When the AFI launched the AACTA in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.^[3]

From 1971 to 1975, it was presented as a special award, and was accompanied with a cash prize, before it became a competitive award from 1976 onward.^[4]^[5] Judy Davis is the most nominated and winning actress in this category, with nine nominations, including six wins, most recently for her role in Nitram (2021).

Candidates for this award must be female, and cannot be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category.^[6]

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Winners and nominees by year:
1971: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1971". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1972: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1972". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1973: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1973". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1974–75: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1974–1975". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1976: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1976". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1977: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1977". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1978: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1978". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1979: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1979". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1980: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1980". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1981: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1981". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1982: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1982". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1983: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1983". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1984: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1984". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1985: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1985". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1986: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1986". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1987: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1987". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1988: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1988". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1989: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1989". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1990: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1990". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1991: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1991". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1992: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1992". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1993: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1993". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1994: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1994". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1995: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1995". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1996: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1996". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1997: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1997". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1998: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1998". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1999: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1999". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2000: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2000". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2001: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2001". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2002: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2002". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2003: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2003". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2004: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2004". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2005: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2005". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2006: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2006". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2007: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2007". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2008: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2008". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2009: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2009". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2010: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2010". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

2011: "AACTA – Winners and Nominees – 2011". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

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[10] 1973: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1973". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[11] 1974–75: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1974–1975". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[12] 1976: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1976". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[13] 1977: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1977". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[14] 1978: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1978". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[15] 1979: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1979". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[16] 1980: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1980". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[17] 1981: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1981". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[18] 1982: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1982". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[19] 1983: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1983". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[20] 1984: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1984". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[21] 1985: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1985". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[22] 1986: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1986". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[23] 1987: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1987". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[24] 1988: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1988". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[25] 1989: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1980–1989 – 1989". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[26] 1990: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1990". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[27] 1991: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1991". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[28] 1992: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1992". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

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[30] 1994: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1994". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[31] 1995: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1995". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[32] 1996: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1996". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[33] 1997: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1997". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[34] 1998: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1998". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[35] 1999: "AACTA – Past Winners – 1990–1999 – 1999". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[36] 2000: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2000". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

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Year	Actor	Film	Character(s)
1971 (13th)	Monica Maughan	A City's Child	Woman
1972 (14th)	Jacki Weaver	Stork	Anna
1973 (15th)	Judy Morris	Libido: The Child	Sybil
1974–75 (16th and 17th)	Julie Dawson	Who Killed Jenny Langby?	Jenny Langby
1976 (18th)	Helen Morse	Caddie	Caddie Marsh
	Briony Behets	The Trespassers	Penny
	Helen Morse	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Mlle. de Poitiers
	Judy Morris	The Trespassers	Dee
1977 (19th)	Pat Bishop	Don's Party	Jenny
	Jeanie Drynan	Don's Party	Kath Henderson
	Sara Kestelman	Break of Day	Alice
	Robyn Nevin	The Fourth Wish	Connie
1978 (20th)	Angela Punch McGregor	The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith	Gilda Marshall
	Geraldine Fitzgerald	The Mango Tree	Grandma Carr
	Wendy Hughes	Newsfront	Amy Mackenzie
	Kim Krejus	Mouth to Mouth	Carrie
1979 (21st)	Michele Fawdon	Cathy's Child	Cathy
	Ruth Cracknell	The Night the Prowler	Doris Bannister
	Judy Davis	My Brilliant Career	Sybylla Melvyn
	Sigrid Thornton	Snapshot	Madeline

Year	Actor	Film	Character(s)
1980 (22nd)	Tracy Mann	Hard Knocks	Samantha
	Carmen Duncan	Harlequin	Sandra Rast
	Judy Morris	...Maybe This Time	Fran
	Mawuyul Yanthalawuy	Manganinnie	Manganinnie
1981 (23rd)	Judy Davis	Winter of Our Dreams	Lou
	Jenny Agutter	The Survivor	Hobbs
	Lorraine Bayly	Fatty Finn	Maggie McGrath
	Noni Hazlehurst	Fatty Finn	Myrtle Finn
1982 (24th)	Noni Hazlehurst	Monkey Grip	Nora
	Wendy Hughes	Lonely Hearts	Patricia Curnow
	Carol Kane	Norman Loves Rose	Rose
	Angela Punch McGregor	We of the Never Never	Jeannie Gunn
1983 (25th)	Wendy Hughes	Careful, He Might Hear You	Vanessa
	Lorna Lesley	The Settlement	Joycie
	Kris McQuade	Buddies	Stella
	Geneviève Picot	Undercover	Libby
1984 (26th)	Angela Punch McGregor	Annie's Coming Out	Jessica Hathaway
	Carol Burns	Strikebound	Agnes Doig
	Gosia Dobrowolska	Silver City	Nina
	Wendy Hughes	My First Wife	Helen
1985 (27th)	Noni Hazlehurst	Fran	Fran
	Debra Byrne	Rebel	Kathy McLeod
	Lynette Curran	Bliss	Bettina Joy
	Michele Fawdon	Unfinished Business	Maureen
1986 (28th)	Judy Davis	Kangaroo	Harriet Somers
	Helen Buday	For Love Alone	Teresa
	Judy Morris	The More Things Change...	Connie
	Justine Saunders	The Fringe Dwellers	Mollie Comeaway
1987 (29th)	Judy Davis	High Tide	Lillie
	Julia Blake	Travelling North	Frances
	Loene Carmen	The Year My Voice Broke	Freya Olson
	Wendy Hughes	Echoes of Paradise	Maria
1988 (30th)	Nadine Garner	Mull	Phoebe Mullens
	Wendy Hughes	Boundaries of the Heart	Stella Marsden
	Rosey Jones	Afraid to Dance	The Female
	Jo Kennedy	Tender Hooks	Mitch
1989 (31st)	Meryl Streep	Evil Angels	Lindy Chamberlain
	Judy Davis	Georgia	Nina Bailley and Georgia White
	Geneviève Lemon	Sweetie	Dawn (Sweetie)
	Irini Pappas	Island	Marquise

Year	Actor	Film	Character(s)
1990 (32nd)	Catherine McClements	Weekend with Kate	Kate Moir
	Kerry Armstrong	Hunting	Michelle Harris
	Rosanna Arquette	Wendy Cracked a Walnut	Wendy
	Claudia Karvan	The Big Steal	Joanna Johnson
1991 (33rd)	Sheila Florance	A Woman's Tale	Martha
	Eri Ishida	Aya	Aya
	Angie Milliken	Act of Necessity	Louise Coleman
	Geneviève Picot	Proof	Celia
1992 (34th)	Lisa Harrow	The Last Days of Chez Nous	Beth
	Claudia Karvan	Redheads	Lucy
	Tara Morice	Strictly Ballroom	Fran
	Miranda Otto	Daydream Believer	Nell Tiscowitz
1993 (35th)	Holly Hunter	The Piano	Ada McGrath
	Claudia Karvan	Broken Highway	Catherine
	Fiona Ruttelle	Say a Little Prayer	Angie
	Jacqueline McKenzie	This Won't Hurt A Bit!	Vanessa Prescott
1994 (36th)	Toni Collette	Muriel's Wedding	Muriel Heslop
	Tara FitzGerald	Sirens	Estella Campion
	Kerry Fox	Country Life	Sally Voysey
	Victoria Longley	Talk	Julia Strong
1995 (37th)	Jacqueline McKenzie	Angel Baby	Kate
	Caroline Gillmer	Hotel Sorrento	Hilary Moynihan
	Caroline Goodall	Hotel Sorrento	Meg Moynihan
	Lisa Harrow	That Eye, the Sky	Alice Flack
1996 (38th)	Judy Davis	Children of the Revolution	Joan
	Gia Carides	Brilliant Lies	Susy Connor
	Claudia Karvan	Dating the Enemy	Tash
	Frances O'Connor	Love and Other Catastrophes	Mia
1997 (39th)	Pamela Rabe	The Well	Hester
	Frances O'Connor	Kiss or Kill	Nikki Davies
	Frances O'Connor	Thank God He Met Lizzie	Jenny
	Miranda Otto	The Well	Katherine
1998 (40th)	Deborah Mailman	Radiance	Nona
	Cate Blanchett	Oscar and Lucinda	Lucinda Leplastrier
	Lynette Curran	The Boys	Sandra Sprague
	Rachel Griffiths	Amy	Tanya Rammus
1999 (41st)	Sacha Horler	Praise	Cynthia
	Jeanie Drynan	Soft Fruit	Patsy
	Michela Noonan	Strange Fits of Passion	She
	Maya Stange	In a Savage Land	Evelyn Spence

Year	Actor	Film	Character(s)
2000 (42nd)	Pia Miranda	Looking for Alibrandi	Josephine Alibrandi
	Julia Blake	Innocence	Claire
	Rachel Griffiths	Me Myself I	Pamela Drury
	Susie Porter	Better Than Sex	Cin
2001 (43rd)	Kerry Armstrong	Lantana	Sonja Zat
	Alice Ansara	La Spagnola	Lucia
	Nicole Kidman	Moulin Rouge!	Satine
	Lola Marceli	La Spagnola	Lola
2002 (44th)	Maria Theodorakis	Walking on Water	Anna
	Judy Davis	Swimming Upstream	Dora Fingleton
	Rachel Griffiths	The Hard Word	Carol
	Dannielle Hall	Beneath Clouds	Lena
2003 (45th)	Toni Collette	Japanese Story	Sandy Edwards
	Helen Buday	Alexandra's Project	Alexandra
	Rose Byrne	The Rage in Placid Lake	Gemma Taylor
	Susie Porter	Teesh and Trude	Letitia (Teesh)
2004 (46th)	Abbie Cornish	Somersault	Heidi
	Chloe Maxwell	Under the Radar	Jo
	Olivia Pigeot	A Cold Summer	Tia
	Leeanna Walsman	One Perfect Day	Alysse
2005 (47th)	Cate Blanchett	Little Fish	Tracy Louise Heart
	Saskia Burmeister	Hating Alison Ashley	"Erk" Erica "Yuk" Yurken
	Justine Clarke	Look Both Ways	Meryl Lee
	Frances O'Connor	Three Dollars	Tanya
2006 (48th)	Emily Barclay	Suburban Mayhem	Katrina
	Abbie Cornish	Candy	Candy
	Laura Linney	Jindabyne	Claire
	Teresa Palmer	2:37	Melody
2007 (49th)	Joan Chen	The Home Song Stories	Rose
	Kerry Armstrong	Razzle Dazzle	Justine Morgan
	Brenda Blethyn	Clubland	Jean Dwight
	Franka Potente	Romulus, My Father	Christine
2008 (50th)	Monic Hendrickx	Unfinished Sky	Tahmeena
	Noni Hazlehurst	Bitter & Twisted	Penelope Lombard
	Emma Lung	The Jammed	Crystal
	Veronica Sywak	The Jammed	Ashley
2009 (51st)	Frances O'Connor	Blessed	Rhonda
	Marissa Gibson	Samson and Delilah	Delilah
	Sacha Horler	My Year Without Sex	Natalie
	Sophie Lowe	Beautiful Kate	Kate

Year	Actor	Film	Character(s)
2010 (52nd)	Jacki Weaver	Animal Kingdom	Janine "Smurf" Cody
	Abbie Cornish	Bright Star	Fanny Brawne
	Morgana Davies	The Tree	Simone
	Charlotte Gainsbourg	The Tree	Dawn

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Year	Actor	Film	Character(s)
2011 (1st)	Judy Davis	The Eye of the Storm	Dorothy de Lascabanes
	Frances O'Connor	The Hunter	Lucy Armstrong
	Charlotte Rampling	The Eye of the Storm	Elizabeth Hunter
	Emily Watson	Oranges and Sunshine	Margaret Humphreys
2012 (2nd)	Deborah Mailman	The Sapphires	Gail McCrae
	Toni Collette	Mental	Shaz
	Felicity Price	Wish You Were Here	Alice Flannery
	Sarah Snook	Not Suitable for Children	Stevie
2013 (3rd)	Rose Byrne	The Turning	Raelene
	Carey Mulligan	The Great Gatsby	Daisy Buchanan
	Tasma Walton	Mystery Road	Mary Swan
	Naomi Watts	Adoration	Lil
2014 (4th)	Sarah Snook	Predestination	The unmarried mother
	Kate Box	The Little Death	Rowena
	Essie Davis	The Babadook	Amelia
	Mia Wasikowska	Tracks	Robyn Davidson
2015 (5th) ^[9]	Kate Winslet	The Dressmaker	Myrtle 'Tilly' Dunnage
	Robyn Butler	Now Add Honey	Caroline Morgan
	Ningali Lawford-Wolf	Last Cab to Darwin	Polly
	Charlize Theron	Mad Max: Fury Road	Imperator Furiosa
2016 (6th)	Odessa Young	The Daughter	Hedvig
	Maeve Dermody	Pawno	Kate
	Maggie Naouri	Joe Cinque's Consolation	Anu Singh
	Teresa Palmer	Hacksaw Ridge	Dorothy Schutte
2017 (7th)	Emma Booth	Hounds of Love	Evelyn White
	Teresa Palmer	Berlin Syndrome	Clare
	Helana Sawires	Ali's Wedding	Dianne
	Sara West	Don't Tell	Lyndal
2018 (8th)	Angourie Rice	Ladies in Black	Lisa
	Abbey Lee	1%	Katrina
	Rooney Mara	Mary Magdalene	Mary Magdalene
	Kate Mulvany	The Merger	Angie Barlow
	Julia Ormond	Ladies in Black	Magda
2019 (9th)	Aisling Franciosi	The Nightingale	Clare Carroll
	Nazanin Boniadi	Hotel Mumbai	Zahra
	Teresa Palmer	Ride Like a Girl	Michelle Payne
	Miranda Tapsell	Top End Wedding	Lauren
	Mia Wasikowska	Judy and Punch	Judy

Year	Actor	Film	Character(s)
2020 (10th)	Eliza Scanlen	Babyteeth	Milla Finlay
	Tilda Cobham-Hervey	I Am Woman	Helen Reddy
	Laura Gordon	Undertow	Claire
	Elisabeth Moss	The Invisible Man	Cecilia Kass
	Lupita Nyong'o	Little Monsters	Miss Audrey Caroline
2021 (11th)	Judy Davis	Nitram	Nitram's mother
	Rose Byrne	Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway	Bea McGregor
	Noni Hazlehurst	June Again	June
	Genevieve O'Reilly	The Dry	Gretchen
	Naomi Watts	Penguin Bloom	Sam Bloom
2022 (12th)	Leah Purcell	The Drover's Wife	Molly Johnson
	Aisha Dee	Sissy	Cecilia/Sissy
	Julia Savage	Blaze	Blaze
	Tilda Swinton	Three Thousand Years of Longing	Alithea
	Jackie van Beek	Nude Tuesday	Laura
2024 (13th)	Sophie Wilde	Talk to Me	Mia
	Shantae Barnes-Cowan	Sweet As	Murra
	Cate Blanchett	The New Boy	Sister Eileen
	Zar Amir Ebrahimi	Shayda	Shayda
	Julia Garner	The Royal Hotel	Hanna
	Sarah Snook	Run Rabbit Run	Sarah