"Film Empire" for the Best Actress " - one of the Empire Awards nomination awarded by Empire magazine. Winners are chosen by readers of the magazine.
Listed below are the actresses who have been honored with this award since the moment the award was instituted, as well as the nominees. The names of the winners are highlighted in a separate color .
1990s
| Year | Ceremony | Winners and nominees (actress - film) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1st | Nicole Kidman - Why You Should Die |
| 1997 | 2nd | Frances McDormand - Fargo |
| 1998 | 3rd | Allen Joan - Severe Challenge |
| 1999 | 4th | Cate Blanchet - Elizabeth |
| Gwyneth Paltrow - Beware, the doors are closing | ||
| Helen Hunt - It Can't Be Better | ||
| Jennifer Lopez - Out of sight | ||
| Pam Grier - Jackie Brown |
2000s
| Year | Ceremony | Winners and nominees (actress - Film) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5th | Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love |
| 2001 | 6th | Connie Nielsen - Gladiator |
| Angelina Jolie - Interrupted Life | ||
| Hilary Swank - Guys Don't Cry | ||
| Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich | ||
| Kate Winslet - Feather of the Marquis de Sade | ||
| 2002 | 7th | Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge! |
| Nicole Kidman - Other | ||
| Audrey Tautou - Amelie | ||
| Francis O'Connor - Artificial Mind | ||
| Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones's Diary | ||
| 2003 | 8th | Kirsten Dunst - Spiderman |
| Halley Berry - Die, but Not Now | ||
| Hilary Swank - Insomnia | ||
| Jennifer Connelly - Mind Games | ||
| Miranda Otto - Lord of the Rings: Two Fortresses | ||
| 2004 | 9th | Uma Thurman - Kill Bill. Movie 1 |
| Cate Blanchet - Hunting Veronica | ||
| Julianne Moore - Away from Paradise | ||
| Maggie Gyllenhaal - Secretary | ||
| Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain | ||
| 2005 | 10th | Julie Delpy - Before Sunset |
| Bryce Dallas Howard - Mysterious Forest | ||
| Cate Blanchett - Aviator | ||
| Kirsten Dunst - Spiderman 2 | ||
| Uma Thurman - Kill Bill. Movie 2 | ||
| 2006 | 11th | Tandy Newton - Clash |
| Hilary Swank - Baby in a million | ||
| Keira Knightley - Pride and Warning | ||
| Naomi Watts - King Kong | ||
| Renee Zellweger - Knockdown | ||
| 2007 | 12th | Penelope Cruz - Return |
| Hilen Mirren - Queen | ||
| Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | ||
| Kate Winslet - As Small Children | ||
| Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line | ||
| 2008 | 13th | Keira Knightley - The Atonement |
| Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | ||
| Cate Blanchett - Golden Age | ||
| Angelina Jolie - Her Heart | ||
| Katherine Heigl - Slightly Pregnant | ||
| 2009 | 14th | Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| Angelina Jolie - Substitution | ||
| Ellen Page - Juneau | ||
| Olga Kurylenko - Quantum of Solace | ||
| Sally Hawkins - Carefree |
2010s
| Year | Ceremony | Winners and nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15th | Zoe Saldana - Avatar |
| Emily Blunt - Young Victoria | ||
| Ann-Mary Duff - Becoming John Lennon | ||
| Melanie Laurent - Inglorious Bastards | ||
| Carey Mulligan - Nurturing Feelings | ||
| 2011 | 16th | Numi Rapas - Girl with a dragon tattoo |
| Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 1 | ||
| Natalie Portman - Black Swan | ||
| Olivia Williams - The Ghost | ||
| Helena Bonham Carter - The King Says! | ||
| 2012 | 17th | Olivia Coleman - Tyrannosaurus |
| Carey Mulligan Drive | ||
| Rooney Mara - Girl with a Dragon Tattoo | ||
| Meryl Streep - Iron Lady | ||
| Michelle Williams - 7 Days and Nights with Marilyn | ||
| 2013 | 18th | Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games |
| Anne Hathaway - The Dark Knight: Legend Rebirth | ||
| Judi Dench - 007: Skyfall coordinates | ||
| Jessica Chastain - Number One Goal | ||
| Naomi Watts - Impossible | ||
| 2014 | 19th | Emma Thompson - Rescue Mr. Banks |
| Amy Adams - American Hustle | ||
| Cate Blanchett - Jasmine | ||
| Sandra Bullock - Gravity | ||
| Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: And the flames will break out | ||
| 2015 | 20th | Rosamund Pike - Disappeared |
| Alicia Wikander - From the car | ||
| Emily Blunt - Edge of the Future | ||
| Felicity Jones - Stephen Hawking Universe | ||
| Keira Knightley - Imitation Game | ||
| 2016 | 21st | Alicia Wikander - Girl from Denmark |
| Emily Blunt - The Killer | ||
| Brie Larson - Room | ||
| Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Part 2 | ||
| Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| 2017 | 22nd | Felicity Jones - “ Outcast One. Star Wars: Stories |
| Natalie Portman - " Jackie " | ||
| Amy Adams - " Arrival " | ||
| Ruth Negga - " Living " | ||
| Emma Stone - La La Land | ||
| 2018 | 23rd | Daisy Ridley - Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| Gal Gadot - Wonder Woman | ||
| Francis McDormand - " Three Billboards on the Border of Ebbing, Missouri " | ||
| Tiffany Haddish - " Awesome Girls " | ||
| Emma Watson - " Beauty and the Beast " |