| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress | |
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.jpg) Current recipient: Rose Byrne | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | New York Film Critics Circle |
| First award | Greta Garbo Anna Karenina (1935) |
| Currently held by | Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) |
| Website | nyfcc |
The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in film-making.
Winners
1930s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Greta Garbo | Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina |
| 1936 | Luise Rainer | Anna Held | The Great Ziegfeld |
| 1937 | Greta Garbo | Marguerite Gautier | Camille |
| 1938 | Margaret Sullavan | Patricia "Pat" Hollmann | Three Comrades |
| 1939 | Vivien Leigh | Scarlett O'Hara | Gone with the Wind |
1940s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Katharine Hepburn | Tracy Lord | The Philadelphia Story |
| 1941 | Joan Fontaine | Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth | Suspicion |
| 1942 | Agnes Moorehead | Fanny | The Magnificent Ambersons |
| 1943 | Ida Lupino | Helen Chernen | The Hard Way |
| 1944 | Tallulah Bankhead | Constance "Connie" Porter | Lifeboat |
| 1945 | Ingrid Bergman | Sister Mary Benedict | The Bells of St. Mary's |
| Constance Petersen | Spellbound | ||
| 1946 | Celia Johnson | Laura Jesson | Brief Encounter |
| 1947 | Deborah Kerr | Sister Clodagh | Black Narcissus |
| Bridie Quilty | I See a Dark Stranger | ||
| 1948 | Olivia de Havilland | Virginia Stuart Cunningham | The Snake Pit |
| 1949 | Catherine Sloper | The Heiress |
1950s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Bette Davis | Margo Channing | All About Eve |
| 1951 | Vivien Leigh | Blanche DuBois | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 1952 | Shirley Booth | Lola Delaney | Come Back, Little Sheba |
| 1953 | Audrey Hepburn | Princess Ann | Roman Holiday |
| 1954 | Grace Kelly | Georgie Elgin | The Country Girl |
| Margot Wendice | Dial M for Murder | ||
| Lisa Carol Fremont | Rear Window | ||
| 1955 | Anna Magnani | Serafina Delle Rose | The Rose Tattoo |
| 1956 | Ingrid Bergman | Anna Koreff / Grand Duchess Anastasia | Anastasia |
| 1957 | Deborah Kerr | Sister Angela | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison |
| 1958 | Susan Hayward | Barbara Graham | I Want to Live! |
| 1959 | Audrey Hepburn | Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal) | The Nun's Story |
1960s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Deborah Kerr | Ida Carmody | The Sundowners |
| 1961 | Sophia Loren | Cesira | Two Women |
| 1962 | No award given (newspaper strike) | ||
| 1963 | Patricia Neal | Alma Brown | Hud |
| 1964 | Kim Stanley | Myra Savage | Séance on a Wet Afternoon |
| 1965 | Julie Christie | Diana Scott | Darling |
| 1966 | Elizabeth Taylor | Martha | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Lynn Redgrave | Georgy | Georgy Girl | |
| 1967 | Edith Evans | Maggie Ross | The Whisperers |
| 1968 | Joanne Woodward | Rachel Cameron | Rachel, Rachel |
| 1969 | Jane Fonda | Gloria Beatty | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
1970s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Glenda Jackson | Gudrun Brangwen | Women in Love |
| 1971 | Jane Fonda | Bree Daniels | Klute |
| 1972 | Liv Ullmann | Maria | Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) |
| Kristina Nilsson | The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) | ||
| 1973 | Joanne Woodward | Rita Walden | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
| 1974 | Liv Ullmann | Marianne | Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) |
| 1975 | Isabelle Adjani | Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewry | The Story of Adele H. |
| 1976 | Liv Ullmann | Dr. Jenny Isaksson | Face to Face (Ansikte mot ansikte) |
| 1977 | Diane Keaton | Annie Hall | Annie Hall |
| 1978 | Ingrid Bergman | Charlotte Andergast | Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten) |
| 1979 | Sally Field | Norma Rae Webster | Norma Rae |
1980s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sissy Spacek | Loretta Lynn | Coal Miner's Daughter |
| 1981 | Glenda Jackson | Stevie Smith | Stevie |
| 1982 | Meryl Streep | Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski | Sophie's Choice |
| 1983 | Shirley MacLaine | Aurora Greenway | Terms of Endearment |
| 1984 | Peggy Ashcroft | Mrs. Moore | A Passage to India |
| 1985 | Norma Aleandro | Alicia Marnet de Ibáñez | The Official Story (La historia oficial) |
| 1986 | Sissy Spacek | Babe Botrelle | Crimes of the Heart |
| 1987 | Holly Hunter | Jane Craig | Broadcast News |
| 1988 | Meryl Streep | Lindy Chamberlain | A Cry in the Dark |
| 1989 | Michelle Pfeiffer | Susie Diamond | The Fabulous Baker Boys |
1990s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Joanne Woodward | India Bridge | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge |
| 1991 | Jodie Foster | Clarice Starling | The Silence of the Lambs |
| 1992 | Emma Thompson | Margaret Schlegel | Howards End |
| 1993 | Holly Hunter | Ada McGrath | The Piano |
| 1994 | Linda Fiorentino | Bridget Gregory / Wendy Kroy | The Last Seduction |
| 1995 | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Sadie Flood | Georgia |
| 1996 | Emily Watson | Bess McNeill | Breaking the Waves |
| 1997 | Julie Christie | Phyllis Mann | Afterglow |
| 1998 | Cameron Diaz | Mary Jensen | There's Something About Mary |
| 1999 | Hilary Swank | Brandon Teena | Boys Don't Cry |
2000s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Laura Linney | Samantha "Sammy" Prescott | You Can Count on Me |
| 2001 | Sissy Spacek | Ruth Fowler | In the Bedroom |
| 2002 | Diane Lane | Constance "Connie" Sumner | Unfaithful |
| 2003 | Hope Davis | Joyce Brabner | American Splendor |
| Dana Hurst | The Secret Lives of Dentists | ||
| 2004 | Imelda Staunton | Vera Drake | Vera Drake |
| 2005 | Reese Witherspoon | June Carter Cash | Walk the Line |
| 2006 | Helen Mirren | Queen Elizabeth II | The Queen |
| 2007 | Julie Christie | Fiona Anderson | Away from Her |
| 2008 | Sally Hawkins | Pauline "Poppy" Cross | Happy-Go-Lucky |
| 2009 | Meryl Streep | Julia Child | Julie & Julia |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Annette Bening | Dr. Nicole "Nic" Allgood | The Kids Are All Right |
| 2011 | Meryl Streep | Margaret Thatcher | The Iron Lady |
| 2012 | Rachel Weisz | Hester Collyer | The Deep Blue Sea |
| 2013 | Cate Blanchett | Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis | Blue Jasmine |
| 2012 | Marion Cotillard | Ewa Cybulska | The Immigrant |
| Sandra | Two Days, One Night | ||
| 2015 | Saoirse Ronan | Eilis Lacey | Brooklyn |
| 2016 | Isabelle Huppert | Michèle Leblanc | Elle |
| 2017 | Saoirse Ronan | Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson[1] | Lady Bird |
| 2018 | Regina Hall | Lisa Conroy[2] | Support the Girls |
| 2019 | Lupita Nyong'o | Adelaide Wilson / Red[3] | Us |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sidney Flanigan | Autumn Callahan[4] | Never Rarely Sometimes Always |
| 2021 | Lady Gaga | Patrizia Reggiani[5] | House of Gucci |
| 2022 | Cate Blanchett | Lydia Tár | Tár |
| 2023 | Lily Gladstone | Mollie Kyle[6] | Killers of the Flower Moon |
| 2024 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Pansy Deacon | Hard Truths |
| 2025 | Rose Byrne | Linda | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You |
Multiple awards
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See also
References
- 2017 New York Film Critics Circle winners: Full list|EW.com
- 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|IndieWire
- 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Full List|Deadline
- CHADWICK BOSEMAN WINS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AT THE 2020 NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS < < Rotten Tomatoes
- New York Film Critics Circle: 2021 Winners List — Deadline
- "New York Film Critics Awards: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Wins Best Film, Christopher Nolan Takes Director (Full List)". Variety. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-30.