| Satellite Award for Best Actress | |
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| Awarded For: | Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture |
| Presenter: | International Press Academy |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Holder: | Drama: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Comedy or Musical: Emma Stone – Poor Things (2023) |
The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy. The category has gone through several changes since its inception.
Since 2018, the two categories based on genre are presented again replacing the Best Actor in a Motion Picture category for the Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and Best Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical categories previously presented.
| Year | Actress | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Emma | Emma Woodhouse | |
| 101 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | ||
| Mrs. Winterbourne | Grace Winterbourne | ||
| Welcome to the Dollhouse | Dawn Wiener | ||
| The First Wives Club | Brenda Morelli Cushman | ||
| Helen Hunt | As Good as It Gets | Carol Connelly | |
| Jackie Brown | Jackie Brown | ||
| Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Michele Weinberger | ||
| The House of Yes | Jacqueline "Jackie-O" Pascal | ||
| My Best Friend's Wedding | Julianne Potters | ||
| Christina Ricci | The Opposite of Sex | Dede Truitt | |
| Little Voice | Little Voice | ||
| Living Out Loud | Judith Moore | ||
| Shakespeare in Love | Viola de Lesseps | ||
| You've Got Mail | Kathleen Kelly | ||
| Janet McTeer | Tumbleweeds | Mary Jo Walker | |
| An Ideal Husband | Laura Cheveley | ||
| Mansfield Park | Fanny Price | ||
| Notting Hill | Anna Scott | ||
| All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) | Manuela | ||
| Election | Tracy Flick | ||
| Renée Zellweger | Nurse Betty | Betty Sizemore | |
| Saving Grace | Grace Trevethyn | ||
| Miss Congeniality | Gracie Hart | ||
| 102 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | ||
| Charlie's Angels | Natalie Cook | ||
| Keeping the Faith | Anna Reilly | ||
| Nicole Kidman | Moulin Rouge! | Satine | |
| Ghost World | Enid | ||
| Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) | Amélie Poulain | ||
| Heartbreakers | Max Conners | ||
| Legally Blonde | Elle Woods | ||
| Bridget Jones's Diary | |||
| Jennifer Westfeldt | Kissing Jessica Stein | Jessica Stein | |
| The Good Girl | Justine Last | ||
| Secretary | Lee Holloway | ||
| Lovely & Amazing | Michelle Marks | ||
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Toula Portokalos | ||
| Chicago | |||
| Diane Keaton | Something's Gotta Give | Erica Barry | |
| Freaky Friday | Tess Coleman | ||
| American Splendor | Joyce Brabner | ||
| Pieces of April | April Burns | ||
| Under the Tuscan Sun | Frances | ||
| Calendar Girls | Chris Harper | ||
| Annette Bening | Being Julia | Julia Lambert | |
| Saved! | Mary | ||
| Garden State | Sam | ||
| The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daaé | ||
| Ray | Della Bea Robinson | ||
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Clementine Kruczynski | ||
| Reese Witherspoon | Walk the Line | June Carter Cash | |
| The Upside of Anger | Terry Wolfmeyer | ||
| Mrs Henderson Presents | Laura Henderson | ||
| Shopgirl | Mirabelle | ||
| Pride & Prejudice | |||
| Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | Mrs. Palfrey | ||
| Meryl Streep | The Devil Wears Prada | Miranda Priestly | |
| Running with Scissors | Deirdre Burroughs | ||
| Little Miss Sunshine | Sheryl Hoover | ||
| Dreamgirls | Deena Jones | ||
| Driving Lessons | Evie Walton | ||
| Venus | Jessie | ||
| Elliot Page | Juno | Juno MacGuff | |
| Enchanted | Giselle | ||
| I'm Not There | Jude Quinn | ||
| Knocked Up | Alison Scott | ||
| Margot at the Wedding | Margot | ||
| Lars and the Real Girl | Karin Lindstrom | ||
| Sally Hawkins | Happy-Go-Lucky | Pauline "Poppy" Cross' | |
| A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) | Junon | ||
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Norah Silverberg | ||
| Kabluey | Leslie | ||
| Nothing Like the Holidays | Sarah Rodriguez | ||
| Mamma Mia! | Donna Sheridan | ||
| Meryl Streep | Julie & Julia | Julia Child | |
| The Proposal | Margaret Tate | ||
| Nine | Luisa Contini | ||
| (500) Days of Summer | Summer Finn | ||
| The Ugly Truth | Abby Richter | ||
| Anne Hathaway | Love & Other Drugs | Maggie Murdock | |
| The Kids Are All Right | Nic | ||
| Made in Dagenham | Rita O'Grady | ||
| Please Give | Kate | ||
| The Kids Are All Right | Jules | ||
| Red | Sarah Ross | ||
| Cyrus | Molly | ||
| Olivia Colman | The Favourite | Queen Anne | |
| Mary Poppins Returns | Mary Poppins | ||
| Nico, 1988 | Nico | ||
| Eighth Grade | Kayla Day | ||
| A Star Is Born | Ally Maine | ||
| Crazy Rich Asians | Rachel Chu | ||
| Awkwafina | The Farewell | Billi Wang | |
| Knives Out | Marta Cabrera | ||
| Gloria Bell | Gloria Bell | ||
| Hustlers | Destiny | ||
| Maria Bakalova | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | Tutar Sagdiyev | |
| On the Rocks | Laura Keane | ||
| French Exit | Frances Price | ||
| Birds of Prey | Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn | ||
| The Prom | Dee Dee Allen | ||
| Emma. | Emma Woodhouse | ||
| Alana Haim | Licorice Pizza | Alana Kane | |
| In the Heights | Vanessa | ||
| Respect | Aretha Franklin | ||
| The Worst Person in the World | Julie | ||
| Michelle Yeoh | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Evelyn Wang | |
| Cassandra "Andi" Brand / Helen Brand | |||
| Babylon | Nellie LaRoy | ||
| Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Nancy Stokes / Susan Robinson | ||
| Emma Stone | Poor Things | Bella Baxter | |
| The Color Purple | Celie Harris Johnson | ||
| Fallen Leaves | Ansa | ||
| Barbie | Barbie | ||
| Priscilla | Priscilla Presley | ||