Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.

Notes

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Actress Film Role
1985Geraldine PageThe Trip to BountifulCarrie Watts
Rosanna Arquette After HoursMarcy Franklin
Laura Dern Smooth TalkConnie Wyatt
Lori Singer Trouble in MindGeorgia
1986Isabella RosselliniBlue VelvetDorothy Vallens
Elpidia Carrillo SalvadorMaría
Patricia Charbonneau Desert HeartsCay Rivvers
Laura Dern Blue VelvetSandy Williams
Tracy Camilla Johns She's Gotta Have ItNola Darling
1987Sally KirklandAnnaAnna
Lillian Gish The Whales of AugustSarah Webber
Debra Sandlund Tough Guys Don't DancePatty Lareine
Louise Smith Working GirlsMolly
Joanne Woodward The Glass MenagerieAmanda Wingfield
1988Jodie FosterFive CornersLinda
Ricki Lake HairsprayTracy Turnblad
Nobu McCarthy The WashMasi Matsumoto
Julia Roberts Mystic PizzaDaisy Arujo
Meg Ryan Promised LandBev Sykes
1989Andie MacDowellSex, Lies, and VideotapeAnn Bishop Mullany
Youki Kudoh Mystery TrainMitsuko
Kelly Lynch Drugstore CowboyDianne
Winona Ryder HeathersVeronica Sawyer
Annabella Sciorra True LoveDonna

1990s

Year Actress Film Role
1990Anjelica HustonThe GriftersLilly Dillon
Mary Alice To Sleep with AngerSuzie
Eszter Balint Bail JumperElaine
Carolyn Farina MetropolitanAudrey Rouget
Joanne Woodward Mr. & Mrs. BridgeIndia Bridge ‡
1991Judy DavisImpromptuGeorge Sand / Aurora
Patsy Kensit Twenty-OneKatie
Mimi Rogers The RaptureSharon
Lili Taylor Bright AngelLucy
Lily Tomlin The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the UniverseVarious roles
1992Fairuza BalkGas Food LodgingShade
Edie Falco Laws of GravityDenise
Catherine Keener Johnny SuedeYvonne
Sheryl Lee Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeLaura Palmer
Cynda Williams One False MoveLila "Fantasia" Walker
1993Ashley JuddRuby in ParadiseRuby Lee Gissing
Suzy Amis The Ballad of Little JoJosephine "Jo" Monaghan
May Chin The Wedding BanquetWei-Wei
Ariyan A. Johnson Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.Chantel Mitchell
Emma Thompson Much Ado About NothingBeatrice
1994Linda FiorentinoThe Last SeductionBridget Gregory / Wendy Kroy
Jennifer Jason Leigh Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleDorothy Parker
Karen Sillas What Happened Was...Jackie Marsh
Lauren Vélez I Like It Like ThatLisette Linares
Chien-Lien Wu Eat Drink Man WomanJia-Chien
1995Elisabeth ShueLeaving Las VegasSera
Jennifer Jason Leigh GeorgiaSadie Flood
Elina Löwensohn NadjaNadja
Julianne Moore SafeCarol White
Lili Taylor The AddictionKathleen Conklin
1996Frances McDormandFargoMarge Gunderson
María Conchita Alonso CaughtBetty
Scarlett Johansson Manny & LoManny
Catherine Keener Walking and TalkingAmelia
Renée Zellweger The Whole Wide WorldNovalyne Price
1997Julie ChristieAfterglowPhyllis Mann
Stacy Edwards In the Company of MenChristine
Alison Folland All Over MeClaude
Lisa Harrow SundayMadeleine Vesey
Robin Wright LovedHedda Amerson
1998Ally SheedyHigh ArtLucy Berliner
Katrin Cartlidge Claire DolanClaire Dolan
Christina Ricci The Opposite of SexDede Truitt
Robin Tunney Niagara, NiagaraMarcy
Alfre Woodard Down in the DeltaLoretta Sinclair
1999Hilary SwankBoys Don't CryBrandon Teena
Diane Lane A Walk on the MoonPearl Kantrowitz
Janet McTeer TumbleweedsMary Jo Walker ‡
Susan Traylor Valerie FlakeValerie Flake
Reese Witherspoon ElectionTracy Flick

2000s

Year Actress Film Role
2000Ellen BurstynRequiem for a DreamSara Goldfarb
Joan Allen The ContenderLaine Hanson ‡
Sanaa Lathan Love & BasketballMonica Wright
Laura Linney You Can Count on MeSamantha "Sammy" Prescott ‡
Kelly Macdonald Two Family HouseMary O'Neary
2001Sissy SpacekIn the BedroomRuth Fowler
Kim Dickens Things Behind the SunSherry
Molly Parker The Center of the WorldFlorence
Tilda Swinton The Deep EndMargaret Hall
Kerry Washington LiftNiecy
2002Julianne MooreFar from HeavenCathy Whitaker
Jennifer Aniston The Good GirlJustine Last
Maggie Gyllenhaal SecretaryLee Holloway
Catherine Keener Lovely & AmazingMichelle Marks
Parker Posey Personal VelocityGreta Herskowitz
2003Charlize TheronMonsterAileen Wuornos
Agnes Bruckner Blue CarMegan Denning
Zooey Deschanel All the Real GirlsNoel
Samantha Morton In AmericaSarah ‡
Elisabeth Moss VirginJessie Reynolds
2004Catalina Sandino MorenoMaria Full of GraceMaría Álvarez
Kimberly Elise Woman Thou Art LoosedMichelle Jordan
Vera Farmiga Down to the Bone Irene Morrison
Judy Marte On the OutsOz
Kyra Sedgwick CavedwellerDelia Byrd
2005Felicity HuffmanTransamericaBree
Dina Korzun Forty Shades of BlueLaura
Laura Linney The Squid and the WhaleJoan Berkman
S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna BluesRachel "Nanny" Crosby
Cyndi Williams RoomJulia Barker
2006Shareeka EppsHalf NelsonDrey
Catherine O'Hara For Your ConsiderationMarilyn Hack
Elizabeth Reaser Sweet LandYoung Inge
Michelle Williams Land of PlentyLana
Robin Wright Sorry, HatersPhoebe Torrence
2007Ellen PageJunoJuno MacGuff
Angelina Jolie A Mighty HeartMariane Pearl
Sienna Miller InterviewKatya
Parker Posey Broken EnglishNora Wilder
Tang Wei Lust, CautionWong Chia Chi / Mak Tai Tai
2008Melissa LeoFrozen RiverRay Eddy
Summer Bishil TowelheadJasira Maroun
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting MarriedKym ‡
Tarra Riggs BallastMarlee
Michelle Williams Wendy and LucyWendy Carroll
2009Gabourey SidibePreciousClaireece "Precious" Jones
Maria Bello Downloading NancyNancy Stockwell
Nisreen Faour AmreekaMuna Farah
Helen Mirren The Last StationSophia Tolstaya
Gwyneth Paltrow Two LoversMichelle Rausch

2010s

Year Actress Film Role
2010 Natalie Portman Black Swan Nina Sayers
Annette Bening The Kids Are All Right Nicole "Nic" Allgood ‡
Greta Gerwig Greenberg Florence Marr
Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole Becca Corbett ‡
Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone Ree Dolly ‡
Michelle Williams Blue Valentine Cindy Heller ‡
2011 Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe
Lauren Ambrose About Sunny Angela
Rachael Harris Natural Selection Linda White
Adepero Oduye Pariah Alike
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene Martha
2012 Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell
Linda Cardellini Return Kelli
Emayatzy Corinealdi Middle of Nowhere Ruby
Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild Hushpuppy ‡
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Smashed Kate Hannah
2013 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
Julie Delpy Before Midnight Céline Wallace
Gaby Hoffmann Crystal Fairy Crystal Fairy
Brie Larson Short Term 12 Grace
Shailene Woodley The Spectacular Now Aimee Finecky
2014 Julianne Moore Still Alice Dr. Alice Howland
Marion Cotillard The Immigrant Ewa Cybulska
Rinko Kikuchi Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter Kumiko
Jenny Slate Obvious Child Donna Stern
Tilda Swinton Only Lovers Left Alive Eve
2015 Brie Larson Room Joy "Ma" Newsome
Cate Blanchett Carol Carol Aird ‡
Rooney Mara Carol Therese Belivet ‡
Bel Powley The Diary of a Teenage Girl Minnie Goetze
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez Tangerine Sin-Dee Rella
2016 Annette Bening 20th Century Women Dorothea Fields
Isabelle Huppert Elle Michèle LeBlanc
Sasha Lane American Honey Star
Ruth Negga Loving Mildred Loving
Natalie Portman Jackie Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Multiple nominees

Multiple winners

2 wins

See also

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