| Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress | |
| Awarded For: | Best Actress |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1995; 29 years ago |
| Holder: | Lily Gladstone for The Unknown Country |
| Website: | chlotrudis.org/ |
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.[1]
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Actors who have been nominated multiple times
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