Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress

The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.

Winners and nominees

• "†" indicates an Academy Award-winning performance
• "‡" indicates an Academy Award-nominated performance

2010s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Role	Ref.
2013	Brie Larson	Short Term 12	Grace Howard	[1]
	Cate Blanchett †	Blue Jasmine	Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
	Scarlett Johansson	Don Jon	Barbara Sugarman
	Amy Seimetz	Upstream Color	Kris
	Shailene Woodley	The Spectacular Now	Aimee Finecky
2014	Julianne Moore †	Still Alice	Dr. Alice Howland	[2]
	Patricia Arquette †	Boyhood	Olivia Evans
	Scarlett Johansson	Under the Skin	The Female
	Gugu Mbatha-Raw	Beyond the Lights	Noni Jean
	Mia Wasikowska	Tracks	Robyn Davidson
2015	Bel Powley	The Diary of a Teenage Girl	Minnie Goetze	[3]
	Cate Blanchett ‡	Carol	Carol Aird
	Blythe Danner	I'll See You in My Dreams	Carol Petersen
	Brie Larson †	Room	Joy "Ma" Newsome
	Lily Tomlin	Grandma	Elle Reid
	Kristen Wiig	Welcome to Me	Alice Klieg
2016	Isabelle Huppert ‡	Elle	Michèle Leblanc	[4]
	Kate Beckinsale	Love & Friendship	Lady Susan Vernon
	Annette Bening	20th Century Women	Dorothea Fields
	Ruth Negga ‡	Loving	Mildred Loving
	Natalie Portman ‡	Jackie	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
2017	Saoirse Ronan ‡	Lady Bird	Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson	[5]
	Melanie Lynskey	I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore	Ruth Kimke
	Haley Lu Richardson	Columbus	Casey
	Margot Robbie ‡	I, Tonya	Tonya Harding
	Lois Smith	Marjorie Prime	Marjorie Lancaster
2018	Toni Collette	Hereditary	Annie Graham	[6]
	Glenn Close ‡	The Wife	Joan Castleman
	Kathryn Hahn	Private Life	Rachel Biegler
	Regina Hall	Support the Girls	Lisa Conroy
	Michelle Pfeiffer	Where Is Kyra?	Kyra Johnson
2019	Awkwafina	The Farewell	Billi Wang	[7]
	Elisabeth Moss	Her Smell	Becky Something
	Mary Kay Place	Diane	Diane
	Florence Pugh	Midsommar	Dani Ardor
	Alfre Woodard	Clemency	Warden Bernadine Williams

2020s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Role	Ref.
2020	Nicole Beharie	Miss Juneteenth	Turquoise Jones	[8]
	Jessie Buckley	I'm Thinking of Ending Things	Young Woman
	Carrie Coon	The Nest	Allison O'Hara
	Frances McDormand	Nomadland	Fern
	Yuh-jung Youn	Minari	Soon-ja

Multiple nominees

2 nominations

• Cate Blanchett
• Scarlett Johansson
• Brie Larson

See also

• Academy Award for Best Actress
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

References

1. "'Inside Llewyn Davis' Tops Gotham Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
2. "2014 Gotham Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
3. Cox, Gordon (November 30, 2015). "'Spotlight' Wins Big at 2015 Gotham Awards (FULL LIST)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
4. Erbland, Kate (November 28, 2016). "Gotham Awards 2016: Complete Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
5. Erbland, Kate (November 27, 2017). "Gotham Awards 2017: Complete Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
6. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 26, 2018). "Gotham Awards: A24 Sweeps With Five Wins, Including 'First Reformed,' 'Eighth Grade' (Full Winners List)". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
7. "'Marriage Story' Sweeps Gotham Awards; Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
8. Lewis, Hilary (January 11, 2021). "Gotham Awards: 'Nomadland' Wins Best Feature, Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2021.