Awards & Winners

British Independent Film Award for Best Actress

British Independent Film Awards

The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film is an annual award given to the Best Actress who starred in a British independent film. The award was introduced in 1998.

Check all the winners of British Independent Film Award for Best Actress presented under British Independent Film Awards since 1998 .


Lindsay Duncan

Honored for : Le Week-End

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lindsay Duncan Le Week-End
Judi Dench Philomena
Scarlett Johansson Under the Skin
Felicity Jones The Invisible Woman
Saoirse Ronan How I Live Now

Andrea Riseborough

Honored for : Shadow Dancer

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andrea Riseborough Shadow Dancer
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady
Alice Lowe Sightseers
Elle Fanning Ginger and Rosa
Judi Dench The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Olivia Colman

Honored for : Tyrannosaur

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin
Mia Wasikowska Jane Eyre
Rebecca Hall The Awakening
Olivia Colman Tyrannosaur
MyAnna Buring Kill List

Carey Mulligan

Honored for : Never Let Me Go

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ruth Sheen Another Year
Andrea Riseborough Brighton Rock
Sally Hawkins Made in Dagenham
Carey Mulligan Never Let Me Go
Manjinder Virk The Arbor

Carey Mulligan

Honored for : An Education

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carey Mulligan An Education
Abbie Cornish Bright Star
Katie Jarvis Fish Tank
Sophie Okonedo Skin
Emily Blunt The Young Victoria

Vera Farmiga

Honored for : The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vera Farmiga The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Samantha Morton The Daisy Chain
Keira Knightley The Duchess
Kelly Reilly Eden Lake
Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky

Judi Dench

Honored for : Notes on a Scandal

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judi Dench Notes on a Scandal
Anne Hathaway Becoming Jane
Tannishtha Chatterjee Brick Lane
Sophia Myles Mister Foe
Kierston Wareing It's a Free World...

Kate Dickie

Honored for : Red Road

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Helen Mirren The Queen
Kate Dickie Red Road
Juliette Binoche Breaking and Entering
Robin Wright Breaking and Entering
Frances de la Tour The History Boys

Rachel Weisz

Honored for : The Constant Gardener

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Natasha Richardson Asylum
Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener
Judi Dench Mrs Henderson Presents
Emily Watson Wah-Wah
Joan Allen Yes

Imelda Staunton

Honored for : Vera Drake

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Natalie Press My Summer of Love
Imelda Staunton Vera Drake
Anne Reid The Mother
Scarlett Johansson Girl with a Pearl Earring
Eva Birthistle Ae Fond Kiss...

Olivia Williams

Honored for : The Heart of Me

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Ashfield This Little Life
Helena Bonham Carter The Heart of Me
Samantha Morton In America
Tilda Swinton Young Adam
Olivia Williams The Heart of Me

Samantha Morton

Honored for : Morvern Callar

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harriet Walter Villa Des Roses
Elaine Cassidy Disco Pigs
Shirley Henderson Villa Des Roses
Samantha Morton Morvern Callar

Kate Ashfield

Honored for : Late Night Shopping

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Ashfield Late Night Shopping
Kate Winslet Enigma
Susan Lynch Beautiful Creatures
Samantha Morton Pandaemonium

Gillian Anderson

Honored for : The House of Mirth

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Walters Billy Elliot
Brenda Blethyn Saving Grace
Emily Watson The Luzhin Defence
Kate Ashfield The Low Down
Gillian Anderson The House of Mirth

Emily Watson

Honored for : Hilary and Jackie

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Emily Watson Hilary and Jackie
Rachel Griffiths Hilary and Jackie
Gina McKee Wonderland
Jane Horrocks Little Voice
Lara Belmont The War Zone

Kathy Burke

Honored for : Nil by Mouth

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Emma Thompson The Winter Guest
Samantha Morton Under the Skin
Louise Goodall My Name Is Joe
Rachel Griffiths My Son the Fanatic
Kathy Burke Nil by Mouth