London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year
The London Film Critics Circle Award for British/Irish Actress of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics Circle.
Winners
1990s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Miranda Richardson | Damage | Ingrid Fleming |
| 1994 | Crissy Rock | Ladybird, Ladybird | Maggie Conlan |
| 1995 | Kate Winslet | Heavenly Creatures | Juliet Hulme |
| 1996 | Brenda Blethyn | Secrets & Lies | Cynthia Rose Purley |
| 1997 | Judi Dench | Mrs Brown | Queen Victoria |
| 1998[1] | Helena Bonham Carter | The Wings of the Dove | Kate Croy |
| 1999 | Emily Watson | Angela's Ashes and Hilary and Jackie | Angela McCourt and Jacqueline du Pré |
2000s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Julie Walters | Billy Elliot | Sandra Wilkinson |
| 2001 | Judi Dench | Iris | Iris Murdoch |
| 2002 | Lesley Manville | All or Nothing | Penny |
| 2003 | Anne Reid | The Mother | May |
| 2004 | Eva Birthistle | Ae Fond Kiss... | Roisin Hanlon |
| Kate Winslet | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Clementine Kruczynski | |
| 2005 | Rachel Weisz | The Constant Gardener | Tessa Abbott-Quayle |
| 2006 | Helen Mirren | The Queen | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2007 | Julie Christie | Away from Her | Fiona Anderson |
| 2008 | Kristin Scott Thomas | I've Loved You So Long | Juliette Fontaine |
| 2009 | Carey Mulligan | An Education | Jenny Mellor |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lesley Manville | Another Year | Mary Smith |
| 2011 | Olivia Colman | The Iron Lady and Tyrannosaur | Carol Thatcher and Hannah |
| 2012 | Andrea Riseborough | Shadow Dancer | Colette McVeigh |
| 2013 | Judi Dench | Philomena | Philomena Lee |
| 2014 | Rosamund Pike | Gone Girl and What We Did on Our Holiday | Amy Elliott-Dunne and Abi McLeod |
| 2015 | Saoirse Ronan | Brooklyn and Lost River | Eilis Lacey and Rat |
| 2016 | Kate Beckinsale | Love and Friendship | Lady Susan Vernon |
| 2017 | Sally Hawkins | Maudie, Paddington 2, and The Shape of Water | Maud Lewis, Mary Brown, and Elisa Esposito |
| 2018 | Jessie Buckley | Beast and Wild Rose | Moll Huntford and Rose-Lynn Harlan |
| 2019 | Florence Pugh | Fighting with My Family, Little Women, and Midsommar | Saraya "Paige" Knight, Amy March, and Dani Ardor |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Morfydd Clark | Eternal Beauty and Saint Maud | Young Jane and Katie / Maud |
| 2021 | Tilda Swinton | The French Dispatch, Memoria and The Souvenir Part II | J.K.L. Berensen, Jessica Holland and Rosalind Hart |
| 2022 | Florence Pugh | Don't Worry Darling, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Wonder | Alice Chambers, Goldilocks, and Elizabeth "Lib" Wright |
Nominees
2020s
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Olivia Colman | The Lost Daughter, Mothering Sunday, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain and Ron's Gone Wrong | Leda Caruso, Mrs. Clarrie Niven, PAL, The Narrator and Donka Pudowski |
References
- ^ "BBC News | Entertainment | London critics vote for Saving Private Ryan". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2025.