| San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 .jpg) The 2025 recipients:Jessie Buckley (left) andRose Byrne (right) | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | San Diego Film Critics Society |
| First award | Frances McDormand inFargo |
| Currently held by | Jessie Buckley inHamnet /Rose Byrne inIf I Had Legs I'd Kick You |
| Website | sdfcs |
TheSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress is an award given by theSan Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest female acting achievements in film-making.
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Frances McDormand | Fargo | Marge Gunderson |
| 1997 | Pam Grier | Jackie Brown | Jackie Brown |
| Bai Ling | Red Corner | Shen Yuelin | |
| 1998 | Susan Sarandon | Stepmom | Jackie Harrison |
| 1999 | Annette Bening | American Beauty | Carolyn Burnham |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Laura Linney | You Can Count on Me | Sammy Prescott |
| Julia Roberts | Erin Brockovich | Erin Brockovich | |
| 2001 | Thora Birch | Ghost World | Enid |
| 2002 | Julianne Moore | Far from Heaven | Cathy Whitaker |
| 2003 | Naomi Watts | 21 Grams | Cristina Peck |
| 2004 | Imelda Staunton | Vera Drake | Vera Drake |
| 2005 | Joan Allen | The Upside of Anger | Terry Wolfmeyer |
| 2006 | Helen Mirren | The Queen | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2007 | Julie Christie | Away from Her | Fiona Anderson |
| 2008 | Kate Winslet | The Reader | Hanna Schmitz |
| 2009 | Michelle Monaghan | Trucker | Diane Ford |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jennifer Lawrence | Winter's Bone | Ree Dolly |
| 2011 | Brit Marling | Another Earth | Rhoda Williams |
| 2012 | Michelle Williams | Take This Waltz | Margot |
| 2013 | Cate Blanchett | Blue Jasmine | Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis |
| 2014 | Marion Cotillard | Two Days, One Night | Sandra Bya |
| 2015 | Brie Larson | Room | Joy "Ma" Newsome |
| 2016 | Sônia Braga | Aquarius | Dona Clara Bragança |
| 2017 | Sally Hawkins | Maudie | Maud Lewis |
| 2018 | Glenn Close | The Wife | Joan Castleman |
| 2019 | Lupita Nyong'o | Us | Adelaide Wilson / Red |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carey Mulligan | Promising Young Woman | Cassie Thomas |
| 2021 | Caitríona Balfe | Belfast | Ma |
| Penélope Cruz | Parallel Mothers | Janis Martínez | |
| 2022 | Danielle Deadwyler | Till | Mamie Till-Mobley |
| 2023 | Lily Gladstone | Killers of the Flower Moon | Mollie Kyle |
| 2024 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Hard Truths | Pansey |
| 2025 | Jessie Buckley | Hamnet | Agnes Shakespeare |
| Rose Byrne | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Linda |