Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress

The Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress is an annual award presented by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films, a non-profit organization, founded in 1994, that recognizes achievements in independent and world cinema. The awards were first presented in 1995, and were named after founder Michael Colford and his boyfriend Trent's two cats, Chloe and Gertrudis.

Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
Awarded for	Best Actress
Location	United States
First awarded	1995; 29 years ago
Currently held by	Lily Gladstone for The Unknown Country
Website	chlotrudis.org/

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
1995 (1st)
	Judy Davis	Katherine Witner / Caroline Chasseur	The New Age / The Ref
	Linda Fiorentino	Bridget Gregory / Wendy Kroy	The Last Seduction
	Gong Li	Jiazhen	To Live
	Julianne Moore	Yelena	Vanya on 42nd Street
	Winona Ryder	Jo March	Little Women
	Kathleen Turner	Beverley Sutphin	Serial Mom
1996 (2nd)
	Susan Sarandon	Sister Helen Prejean	Dead Man Walking
	Kathy Bates	Dolores Claiborne	Dolores Claiborne
	Nicole Kidman	Suzanne Stone Moretto	To Die For
	Julianne Moore	Carol White	Safe
	Elisabeth Shue	Sera	Leaving Las Vegas
	Emma Thompson	Elinor Dashwood	Sense and Sensibility
1997 (3rd)
	Frances McDormand	Marge Gunderson	Fargo
	Brenda Blethyn	Cynthia Purley	Secrets & Lies
	Linda Henry	Sandra Gangel	Beautiful Thing
	Catherine Keener	Amelia	Walking & Talking
	Lili Taylor	Valerie Solanas	I Shot Andy Warhol
	Emily Watson	Bess McNeill	Breaking the Waves
1998 (4th)
	Helena Bonham Carter	Kate Croy / Margaret MacNeil	The Wings of the Dove / Margaret's Museum
	Judy Davis	Joan Fraser	Children of the Revolution
	Minnie Driver	Debi Newberry	Grosse Pointe Blank
	Alison Folland	Claude	All Over Me
	Helen Hunt	Carol Connelly	As Good As It Gets
	Sarah Polley	Nicole Burnell	The Sweet Hereafter
	Emma Thompson	Frances	The Winter Guest
1999 (5th)
	Cate Blanchett	Elizabeth I	Elizabeth
	Drew Barrymore	Danielle / Julia Sullivan	Ever After / The Wedding Singer
	Fernanda Montenegro	Dora	Central Station
	Christina Ricci	DeeDee Pruitt / Layla	The Opposite of Sex / Buffalo '66
	Ally Sheedy	Lucy Berliner	High Art
	Emily Watson	Jacqueline du Pré	Hilary and Jackie

2000s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
2000 (6th)
	Hilary Swank	Brandon Teena	Boys Don't Cry
	Annette Bening	Carolyn Burnham	American Beauty
	Elodie Bouchez	Isa	The Dreamlife of Angels
	Julianne Moore	Sarah Miles / Mrs. Laura Cheveley	The End of the Affair / An Ideal Husband
	Sandra Oh	Sandra	Last Night
	Rebecca Pidgeon	Catherine Winslow	The Winslow Boy
	Sarah Polley	Ronna Martin / Harper Sloane	Go / Guinevere
	Franka Potente	Lola	Run Lola Run
	Reese Witherspoon	Tracy Flick	Election
2001 (7th)
	Karine Vanasse	Hanna	Set Me Free
	Bjork	Selma Yeskova	Dancer in the Dark
	Ellen Burstyn	Sara Goldfarb	Requiem for a Dream
	Ayesha Dharker	Malli	The Terrorist
	Laura Linney	Samantha Prescott	You Can Count on Me
	Michelle Rodriguez	Diana	Girlfight
	Cecilia Roth	Manuela	All About My Mother
	Michelle Yeoh	Shu Lien	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2002 (8th)
	Naomi Watts	Betty/Diane	Mulholland Drive
	Gillian Anderson	Lily Bart	The House of Mirth
	Maggie Cheung	Mrs. Chan	In the Mood for Love
	Lena Endre	Marianne	Faithless
	Franka Potente	Sissi	The Princess and the Warrior
	Charlotte Rampling	Marie Drillon	Under the Sand
	Sissy Spacek	Ruth Fowler	In the Bedroom
	Tilda Swinton	Margaret Hall	The Deep End
2003 (9th)
	Isabelle Huppert	Erika Kohut	The Piano Teacher
	Jacqueline Bisset	Frances	The Sleepy Time Gal
	Emmanuelle Devos	Carla	Read My Lips
	Maggie Gyllenhaal	Lee Holloway	Secretary
	Lena Headey	Kaisa	Aberdeen
	Catherine Keener	Michelle Marks	Lovely & Amazing
	Julianne Moore	Cathy Whitaker	Far From Heaven
	Maribel Verdú	Luisa Cortés	Y tu mamá también
2004 (10th)
	Sarah Polley	Ann	My Life Without Me
	Oksana Akinshina	Lilja	Lilja 4-Ever
	Keisha Castle-Hughes	Paikea "Pai" Apirana	Whale Rider
	Zooey Deschanel	Noel	All the Real Girls
	Scarlett Johansson	Charlotte	Lost in Translation
	Frances McDormand	Jane	Laurel Canyon
	Samantha Morton	Morvern Callar	Morvern Callar
	Charlotte Rampling	Sarah Morton	Swimming Pool
2005 (11th)
	Imelda Staunton	Vera Drake	Vera Drake
	Sinitta Boonyasak	Noi	Last Life in the Universe
	Toni Colette	Sandy Edwards	Japanese Story
	Fatoumata Coulibaly	Collé Gallo Ardo Sy	Moolaadé
	Catalina Sandino Moreno	Maria	Maria Full of Grace
	Anne Reid	May	The Mother
	Isabella Rossellini	Lady Helen Port-Huntley	The Saddest Music in the World
2006 (12th)
	Marilou Berry	Lolita Cassard	Look at Me
	Emmanuelle Devos	Nora Cotterelle	Kings and Queen
	Kate Dollenmayer	Marnie	Funny Ha-Ha
	Ronit Elkabetz	Ruthie	Or (My Treasure)
	Natalie Press	Mona	My Summer of Love
2007 (13th)
	Robin Wright	Phoebe	Sorry, Haters
	Maggie Cheung	Emily Wang	Clean
	Laura Dern	Nikki Grace / Susan Blue	Inland Empire
	Shareeka Epps	Drey	Half Nelson
	Sandra Hüller	Michaela Klinger	Requiem
	Elliot Page	Hayley Stark	Hard Candy
2008 (14th)
	Kate Dickie	Jackie	Red Road
	Julie Christie	Fiona Anderson	Away from Her
	Mirjana Karanovic	Esma	Grbavica
	Elliot Page	Juno McGuff	Juno
	Sarah Polley	Hanna	The Secret Life of Words
	Parker Posey	Fay Grim	Fay Grim
2009 (15th)
	Kristin Scott Thomas	Juliette Fontaine	I've Loved You So Long
	Anamaria Marinca	Otilia	4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
	Sally Hawkins	Poppy	Happy-Go-Lucky
	Lina Leandersson	Eli	Let the Right One In
	Michelle Williams	Wendy	Wendy and Lucy

2010s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
2010 (16th)
	Gabourey Sidibe	Precious	Precious, Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
	Abbie Cornish	Fanny Brawne	Bright Star
	Nisreen Faour	Muna Farah	Amreeka
	Charlotte Gainsbourg	Her	Antichrist
	Yolande Moreau	Seraphine	Séraphine
	Carey Mulligan	Jenny Mellor	An Education
	Catalina Saavedra	Racquel	The Maid
2011 (17th)
	Kim Hye-ja	Mother	Mother
	Paprika Steen	Thea Barfoed	Applause
	Katie Jarvis	Mia Williams	Fish Tank
	Anne Dorval	Chantale Lemming	I Killed My Mother
	Jennifer Lawrence	Ree	Winter's Bone
2012 (18th)
	Tracy Wright	Vic	Trigger
	Bérénice Bejo	Peppy Miller	The Artist
	Kirsten Dunst	Justine	Melancholia
	Adepero Oduye	Alike	Pariah
	Elizabeth Olson	Martha	Martha Marcy May Marlene
	Jeong-hie Yun	Mija	Poetry
2013 (19th)
	Olivia Colman	Hannah	Tyrannosaur
	Marion Cotillard	Stéphanie	Rust and Bone
	Helen Hunt	Cheryl	The Sessions
	Aubrey Plaza	Darius	Safety Not Guaranteed
	Quvenzhané Wallis	Hushpuppy	Beasts of the Southern Wild
2014 (20th)
	Brie Larson	Grace	Short Term 12
	Greta Gerwig	Frances Halliday	Frances Ha
	Danai Gurira	Adenike Balogun	Mother of George
	Rachel Mwanza	Komona	War Witch
	Barbara Sukowa	Hannah Arendt	Hannah Arendt
	Shailene Woodley	Aimee	The Spectacular Now
2015 (21st)
	Anne Dorval	Diane 'Die' Després	Mommy
	Patricia Arquette	Mom	Boyhood
	Robin Wright	Robin Wright	The Congress
	Paulina Garcia	Gloria	Gloria
	Agata Trzebuchowska	Anna	Ida
	Tilda Swinton	Eve	Only Lovers Left Alive
2016 (22nd)
	Karidja Touré	Marieme / Vic	Girlhood
	Charlotte Rampling	Kate Mercer	45 Years
	Saoirse Ronan	Ellis	Brooklyn
	Bel Powley	Minnie	The Diary of a Teenage Girl
	Ronit Elkabetz	Viviane Amsalem	Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
	Rinko Kikuchi	Kumiko	Kumiko the Treasure Hunter
	Nina Hoss	Nelly Lenz	Phoenix
2017 (23rd)
	Isabelle Huppert	Michéle	Elle
	Annette Bening	Dorothea	20th Century Women
	Sonia Braga	Clara	Aquarius
	Imajyn Cardinal	Fern	The Saver
	Ruth Negga	Mildred Loving	Loving
	Zhao Tao	Shen Tao	Mountains May Depart
2018 (24th)
	Sally Hawkins (TIE)	Elisa Esposito	The Shape of Water
	Holly Hunter (TIE)	Darcy Baylor	Strange Weather
	Aubrey Plaza	Ingrid Thorburn	Ingrid Goes West
	Brooklynn Prince	Moonee	The Florida Project
	Margot Robbie	Tonya Harding	I, Tonya
2019 (25th)
	Regina Hall	Lisa	Support the Girls
	Eva Melander	Tina	Border
	Emma Thompson	Fiona Maye	The Children Act
	Joanna Kulig	Zula	Cold War
	Thomasin McKenzie	Tom	Leave No Trace
	Helena Howard	Madeline	Madeline's Madeline

2020s

Year	Actress	Character	Film
2020 (26th)
	Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir	Halla / Ása	Woman at War
	Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir	Lára	And Breathe Normally
	Karen Allen	Nora	Colewell
	Elisabeth Moss	Becky	Her Smell
	Tessa Thompson	Ollie	Little Woods
	Jessie Buckley	Rose-Lynn	Wild Rose
2021 (27th)
	Sidney Flanagan	Autumn	Never Rarely Sometimes Always
	Tsai Chin	Grandma	Lucky Grandma
	Adele Haenel	Héloïse	Portrait of a Lady on Fire
	Aubrey Plaza	Allison	Black Bear
	Eliza Scanlen	Milla	Babyteeth
	Evan Rachel Wood	Old Dolio	Kajillionaire
2022 (28th)
	Olivia Colman	Leda	The Lost Daughter
	Paula Beer	Undine Wisbeau	Undine
	Jasna Đuričić	Aida	Quo Vadis, Aida?
	Alana Haim	Alana	Licorice Pizza
	Kiawentiio	Beans	Beans
	Magdalena Kolesnik	Sylwia Zajac	Sweat
2023 (29th)
	Dale Dickey	Faye	A Love Song
	Alyssa Chia	Lo Pi-wen	The Falls
	Adèle Exarchopoulos	Cassandre Wassels	Zero Fucks Given
	Amber Midthunder	Albee	The Wheel
	Andrea Riseborough	Leslie	To Leslie
	Claire Rushbrook	Ava	Ali & Ava
2024 (30th)
	Lily Gladstone	Tana	The Unknown Country
	Greta Lee	Nora	Past Lives
	Alma Pöysti	Ansa Grönholm	Fallen Leaves
	Catalina Saavedra	Señora Vero	Rotting in the Sun
	Joanna Scanlan	Mary	After Love
	Kristine Kujath Thorp	Signe	Sick of Myself

Multiple awards and nominations

Actors who have been nominated multiple times

Awards Nominations Recipient 2 2 Isabelle Huppert Olivia Colman 1 4 Sarah Polley 2 Anne Dorval Frances McDormand Judy Davis Robin Wright Sally Hawkins 0 4 Julianne Moore 3 Aubrey Plaza Charlotte Rampling Emma Thompson 2 Annette Bening Catherine Keener Elliot Page Emily Watson Emmanuelle Devos Franka Potente Helen Hunt Maggie Cheung Ronit Elkabetz Tilda Swinton References External links Official website IMDb page