AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
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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 |
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]
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]
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year.[A] The actress in bold and in dark blue background have received a special award; those in bold and in yellow background have won a regular competitive award. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning actress first and then the other nominees.[7][8]
AFI Awards
1970s
Year | Actor | Film | Character(s) |
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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 |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Year | Actor | Film | Character(s) |
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2010 (52nd) | Jacki Weaver | Animal Kingdom | Janine "Smurf" Cody |
Abbie Cornish | Bright Star | Fanny Brawne | |
Morgana Davies | The Tree | Simone | |
Charlotte Gainsbourg | Dawn |
AACTA Awards
2010s
Year | Actor | Film | Character(s) |
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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 |
2020s
Year | Actor | Film | Character(s) |
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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 |
Notes
References
- ^ "AACTA – The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "AACTA – The Academy – The Awards". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b "AACTA – The Academy – Background". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 23 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-876467-20-3.
- ^ "IMDb Australian Film Institute Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Part2: Rule 5.6 – Special Conditions for Feature Film; Special Rules for Acting Awards" (PDF). 2013 AACTA Awards Rule Book. Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Additional winners and nominees references:
- French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-876467-20-3.
- French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-876467-20-3.
- French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-876467-20-3.
- French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-876467-20-3.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees | AACTA".
- ^ "AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1974–1975". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ Bodey, Michael (8 November 2011). "Industry academy announces new awards". The Australian. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 5 June 2012.
External links
- Official website of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
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- Monica Maughan (1971)
- Jacki Weaver (1972)
- Judy Morris (1973)
- Julie Dawson (1974)
- Helen Morse (1976)
- Pat Bishop (1977)
- Angela Punch McGregor (1978)
- Michele Fawdon (1979)
- Tracy Mann (1980)
- Judy Davis (1981)
- Noni Hazlehurst (1982)
- Wendy Hughes (1983)
- Angela Punch McGregor (1984)
- Noni Hazlehurst (1985)
- Judy Davis (1986)
- Judy Davis (1987)
- Nadine Garner (1988)
- Meryl Streep (1989)
- Catherine McClements (1990)
- Sheila Florance (1991)
- Lisa Harrow (1992)
- Holly Hunter (1993)
- Toni Collette (1994)
- Jacqueline McKenzie (1995)
- Judy Davis (1996)
- Pamela Rabe (1997)
- Deborah Mailman (1998)
- Sacha Horler (1999)
- Pia Miranda (2000)
- Kerry Armstrong (2001)
- Maria Theodorakis (2002)
- Toni Collette (2003)
- Abbie Cornish (2004)
- Cate Blanchett (2005)
- Emily Barclay (2006)
- Joan Chen (2007)
- Monic Hendrickx (2008)
- Frances O'Connor (2009)
- Jacki Weaver (2010)
- Judy Davis (2011)
- Deborah Mailman (2012)
- Rose Byrne (2013)
- Sarah Snook (2014)
- Kate Winslet (2015)
- Odessa Young (2016)
- Emma Booth (2017)
- Angourie Rice (2018)
- Aisling Franciosi (2019)
- Eliza Scanlen (2020)
- Judy Davis (2021)
- Leah Purcell (2022)
- Sophie Wilde (2023)