| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 Current recipient:Kathleen Chalfant | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Society of Film Critics |
| First award | Sylvie The Shameless Old Lady (La vieille dame indigne) (1966) |
| Currently held by | Kathleen Chalfant Familiar Touch (2025) |
| Website | nationalsocietyoffilmcritics |
TheNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by theNational Society of Film Critics to honour the best leading actress of the year.
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Sylvie | The Shameless Old Lady (La vieille dame indigne) | Madame Bertini |
| 1967 | Bibi Andersson | Persona | Alma, The Nurse |
| 1968 | Liv Ullmann | Shame (Skammen) | Eva Rosenberg |
| 1969 | Vanessa Redgrave | Isadora | Isadora Duncan |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Glenda Jackson | Women in Love | Gudrun Brangwen |
| 1971 | Jane Fonda | Klute | Bree Daniels |
| 1972 | Cicely Tyson | Sounder | Rebecca Morgan |
| 1973 | Liv Ullmann | The New Land (Nybyggarna) | Kristina |
| 1974 | Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) | Marianne | |
| 1975 | Isabelle Adjani | The Story of Adele H. (L'histoire d'Adèle H.) | Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewry |
| 1976 | Sissy Spacek | Carrie | Carrie White |
| 1977 | Diane Keaton | Annie Hall | Annie Hall |
| 1978 | Ingrid Bergman | Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten) | Charlotte Andergast |
| 1979 | Sally Field | Norma Rae | Norma Rae Webster |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sissy Spacek | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn |
| 1981 | Marília Pêra | Pixote (Pixote: a lei do mais fraco) | Sueli |
| 1982 | Meryl Streep | Sophie's Choice | Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski |
| 1983 | Debra Winger | Terms of Endearment | Emma Greenway Horton |
| 1984 | Vanessa Redgrave | The Bostonians | Olive Chancellor |
| 1985 | Wetherby | Jean Travers | |
| 1986 | Chloe Webb | Sid and Nancy | Nancy Spungen |
| 1987 | Emily Lloyd | Wish You Were Here | Lynda Mansell |
| 1988 | Judy Davis | High Tide | Lillie |
| 1989 | Michelle Pfeiffer | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Susie Diamond |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Anjelica Huston | The Grifters | Lilly Dillon |
| The Witches | Eva Ernst / Grand High Witch | ||
| 1991 | Alison Steadman | Life Is Sweet | Wendy |
| 1992 | Emma Thompson | Howards End | Margaret "Meg" Schlegel |
| 1993 | Holly Hunter | The Piano | Ada McGrath |
| 1994 | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Dorothy Parker |
| 1995 | Elisabeth Shue | Leaving Las Vegas | Sera |
| 1996 | Emily Watson | Breaking the Waves | Bess McNeill |
| 1997 | Julie Christie | Afterglow | Phyllis Mann |
| 1998 | Ally Sheedy | High Art | Lucy Berliner |
| 1999 | Reese Witherspoon | Election | Tracy Flick |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Laura Linney | You Can Count on Me | Samantha "Sammy" Prescott |
| 2001 | Naomi Watts | Mulholland Drive | Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn |
| 2002 | Diane Lane | Unfaithful | Connie Sumner |
| 2003 | Charlize Theron | Monster | Aileen Wuornos |
| 2004 | Imelda Staunton | Vera Drake | Vera Rose Drake |
| Hilary Swank | Million Dollar Baby | Maggie Fitzgerald | |
| 2005 | Reese Witherspoon | Walk the Line | June Carter Cash |
| 2006 | Helen Mirren | The Queen | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2007 | Julie Christie | Away from Her | Fiona Anderson |
| 2008 | Sally Hawkins | Happy-Go-Lucky | Pauline "Poppy" Cross |
| 2009 | Yolande Moreau | Séraphine | Séraphine Louis |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Vincere | Ida Dalser |
| 2011 | Kirsten Dunst | Melancholia | Justine |
| 2012 | Emmanuelle Riva | Amour | Anne Laurent |
| 2013 | Cate Blanchett | Blue Jasmine | Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis |
| 2014 | Marion Cotillard | The Immigrant | Ewa Cybulska |
| Two Days, One Night | Sandra Bya | ||
| 2015 | Charlotte Rampling | 45 Years | Kate Mercer |
| 2016 | Isabelle Huppert | Elle | Michèle Leblanc[1] |
| Things to Come | Nathalie Chazeaux | ||
| 2017 | Sally Hawkins | The Shape of Water | Elisa Esposito[2] |
| Maudie | Maud Lewis | ||
| 2018 | Olivia Colman | The Favourite | Anne, Queen of Great Britain[3] |
| 2019 | Mary Kay Place | Diane | Diane[4] |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Frances McDormand | Nomadland | Fern[5] |
| 2021 | Penélope Cruz | Parallel Mothers | Janis Martinez[6] |
| 2022 | Cate Blanchett | Tár | Lydia Tár[7] |
| 2023 | Sandra Hüller | Anatomy of a Fall | Sandra Voyter[8] |
| The Zone of Interest | Hedwig Höss | ||
| 2024 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Hard Truths | Pansy Deacon |
| 2025 | Kathleen Chalfant | Familiar Touch | Ruth[9] |