AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
| AACTA Award 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 | Kate Winslet The Dressmaker (2015) |
| Official 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 at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films.[2] From 1971–2010, 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 Academy 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]
It was presented as a special award, from 1971–1975, and accompanied with a cash prize, before it became a competitive award from 1976, onwards.[4][5] Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category, with five wins from eight nominations, most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm (2011).
Candidates for this award must be human and female, and cannot be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category.[6]
Contents
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]
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AFI Awards
1970s
| 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 | Angela |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
| 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 | Dawn |
AACTA Awards
2010s
| 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 | Adore | 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 |
Notes
References
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- ↑ Winners and nominees by year:
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- ↑ http://www.aacta.org/winners-nominees/5th-aacta-awards.aspx
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