| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | |
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| Awarded For: | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Presenter: | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | Kathy Bates Misery (1990) |
| Holder: | Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role.
| Year | Winner | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kathy Bates † | Misery | Annie Wilkes | |
| 1991 | Jodie Foster † | The Silence of the Lambs | Clarice Starling | |
| 1992 | Emma Thompson | Howards End | Margaret Schlegel | |
| 1993 | Holly Hunter † | The Piano | Ada McGrath | |
| 1994 | Linda Fiorentino | The Last Seduction | Bridget Gregory | |
| Jodie Foster | Nell | Nell Kellty | ||
| 1995 | Elisabeth Shue | Leaving Las Vegas | Sera | |
| 1996 | Frances McDormand † | Fargo | Marge Gunderson | |
| 1997 | Helena Bonham Carter | The Wings of the Dove | Kate Croy | |
| 1998 | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth | Elizabeth I of England | |
| 1999 | Hilary Swank † | Boys Don't Cry | Brandon Teena / Teena Renae Brandon |
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Laura Linney | You Can Count on Me | Samantha "Sammy" Prescott |
| Joan Allen | The Contender | Senator Laine Billings Hanson | |
| Ellen Burstyn | Requiem for a Dream | Sara Goldfarb | |
| Julia Roberts † | Erin Brockovich | Erin Brockovich | |
| Renée Zellweger | Nurse Betty | Betty Sizemore | |
| 2001 | Sissy Spacek | In the Bedroom | Ruth Fowler |
| Halle Berry † | Monster's Ball | Leticia Musgrove | |
| Nicole Kidman | Moulin Rouge! | Satine | |
| Tilda Swinton | The Deep End | Margaret Hall | |
| Renée Zellweger | Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget Jones | |
| 2002 | Julianne Moore | Far from Heaven | Cathleen "Cathy" Whitaker |
| Salma Hayek | Frida | Frida Kahlo | |
| Isabelle Huppert | The Piano Teacher | Erika Kohut | |
| Nicole Kidman † | The Hours | Virginia Woolf | |
| Renée Zellweger | Chicago | Roxie Hart | |
| 2003 | Charlize Theron † | Monster | Aileen Wuornos |
| Scarlett Johansson | Lost in Translation | Charlotte | |
| Diane Keaton | Something's Gotta Give | Erica Barry | |
| Nicole Kidman | Cold Mountain | Ada Monroe | |
| Naomi Watts | 21 Grams | Cristina Peck | |
| 2004 | Hilary Swank † | Million Dollar Baby | Margaret "Maggie" Fitzgerald |
| Annette Bening | Being Julia | Julia Lambert | |
| Catalina Sandino Moreno | Maria Full of Grace | María Álvarez | |
| Imelda Staunton | Vera Drake | Vera Drake | |
| Kate Winslet | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Clementine Kruczynski | |
| 2005 | Felicity Huffman | Transamerica | Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne |
| Joan Allen | The Upside of Anger | Terry Wolfmayer | |
| Keira Knightley | Pride & Prejudice | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet | |
| Charlize Theron | North Country | Josie Aimes | |
| Reese Witherspoon † | Walk the Line | June Carter Cash | |
| 2006 | Helen Mirren † | The Queen | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Penélope Cruz | Volver | Raimunda | |
| Judi Dench | Notes on a Scandal | Barbara Covett | |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | Sherrybaby | Sherry Swanson | |
| Meryl Streep | The Devil Wears Prada | Miranda Priestly | |
| Kate Winslet | Little Children | Sarah Pierce | |
| 2007 | Julie Christie | Away from Her | Fiona Anderson |
| Marion Cotillard † | La Vie en Rose (La Môme) | Édith Piaf | |
| Angelina Jolie | A Mighty Heart | Mariane Pearl | |
| Laura Linney | The Savages | Wendy Savage | |
| Elliot Page | Juno | Juno MacGuff | |
| 2008 | Anne Hathaway | Rachel Getting Married | Kym Buchman |
| Sally Hawkins | Happy-Go-Lucky | Pauline "Poppy" Cross | |
| Meryl Streep | Doubt | Sister Aloysius Beauvier | |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | I've Loved You So Long | Juliette Fontaine | |
| Kate Winslet | Revolutionary Road | April Wheeler | |
| 2009 | Carey Mulligan | An Education | Jenny Miller |
| Emily Blunt | The Young Victoria | Queen Victoria | |
| Sandra Bullock † | The Blind Side | Leigh Anne Tuohy | |
| Gabourey Sidibe | Precious | Claireece "Precious" Jones | |
| Meryl Streep | Julie & Julia | Julia Child |
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carey Mulligan[11] [12] [13] | Promising Young Woman | Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas |
| Viola Davis | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Ma Rainey | |
| Andra Day | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Billie Holiday | |
| Vanessa Kirby | Pieces of a Woman | Martha Weiss | |
| Frances McDormand † | Nomadland | Fern | |
| 2021 | Kristen Stewart[14] [15] [16] | Spencer | Diana, Princess of Wales |
| Olivia Colman | The Lost Daughter | Leda Caruso | |
| Jessica Chastain † | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Tammy Faye Bakker | |
| Lady Gaga | House of Gucci | Patrizia Reggiani | |
| Nicole Kidman | Being the Ricardos | Lucille Ball | |
| 2022 | Cate Blanchett[17] [18] [19] | Tár | Lydia Tár |
| Viola Davis | The Woman King | General Nanisca | |
| Danielle Deadwyler | Till | Mamie Till-Mobley | |
| Michelle Williams | The Fabelmans | Mitzi Schildkraut-Fabelman | |
| Michelle Yeoh † | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Evelyn Quan Wang | |
| 2023 | Lily Gladstone | Killers of the Flower Moon | Mollie Kyle |
| Anatomy of a Fall | Sandra Voyter | ||
| Past Lives | Nora Moon | ||
| Maestro | Felicia Montealegre Bernstein | ||
| Emma Stone † | Poor Things | Bella Baxter | |