The Hollywood Actress Award is a category of the Hollywood Film Awards held annually since 1999.
| Year | Winner | Film(s) | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Drew Barrymore | Ever After | Danielle de Barbarac | |
| 2000 | Angelina Jolie | Girl, Interrupted | Lisa Rowe | |
| 2001 | Nicole Kidman | Birthday Girl / Moulin Rouge! / The Others | Sophia / Satine / Grace Stewart | |
| 2002 | Jennifer Aniston | The Good Girl | Justine Last | |
| 2003 | Diane Lane | Under the Tuscan Sun | Frances Mayes | |
| 2004 | Annette Bening | Being Julia | Julia Lambert | |
| 2005 | Charlize Theron | North Country | Josey Aimes | |
| 2006 | Penélope Cruz | Volver | Raimunda | |
| 2007 | Marion Cotillard | La Vie en Rose (La Môme) | Édith Piaf | |
| 2008 | Kristin Scott Thomas | I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) | Juliette Fontaine | |
| 2009 | Hilary Swank | Amelia | Amelia Earhart | |
| 2010 | Annette Bening | The Kids Are All Right | Dr. Nicole "Nic" Allgood | |
| 2011 | Michelle Williams | My Week with Marilyn | Marilyn Monroe | |
| 2012 | Marion Cotillard | Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) | Stéphanie | |
| 2013 | Sandra Bullock | Gravity | Dr. Ryan Stone | |
| 2014 | Julianne Moore | Still Alice | Dr. Alice Howland | |
| 2015 | Carey Mulligan | Suffragette | Maud Watts | |
| 2016 | Natalie Portman | Jackie | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | |
| 2017 | Kate Winslet | Wonder Wheel | Ginny | |
| 2018 | Glenn Close | The Wife | Joan Castleman | |
| 2019 | Renée Zellweger | Judy | Judy Garland |
| Actress with most awards | Overall | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actress | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 (Gravity) | 1 (Infamous) | 1 (Crash) | ||
| 3 | 1 (Suffragette) | 1 (Drive / Shame) | 1 (An Education) | ||
| 2 | 2 (Being Julia / The Kids Are All Right) | – | – | ||
| 2 | 2 (La Vie en Rose / Rust and Bone) | – | – | ||
| 2 | 1 (Still Alice) | 1 (A Single Man) | – | ||
| 2 | 1 (Birthday Girl / Moulin Rouge! / The Others) | 1 (Lion) | – | ||
| Superlatives | Age | Name | Movie | Year | |
| Oldest winner | 71 | The Wife | 2018 | ||
| Youngest winner | 24 | Ever After | 1999 |