Awards & Winners

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture

Satellite Award

The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy. In 2011, the IPA pared down its Satellite nominations in the motion picture categories from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflects the merger of drama and comedy under a general Best Picture heading, including the Best Actor/Actress headings and the Supporting headings. Notes: "†" indicates an Academy Award–winning performance.

Check all the winners of Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture presented under Satellite Award since 1997 .


Cate Blanchett

Honored for : Blue Jasmine

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Meryl Streep August: Osage County
Judi Dench Philomena
Sandra Bullock Gravity
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams American Hustle
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enough Said
Adèle Exarchopoulos Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks

Jennifer Lawrence

Honored for : Silver Linings Playbook

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laura Birn Purge
Emmanuelle Riva Amour
Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty
Keira Knightley Anna Karenina
Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook
Laura Linney Hyde Park on Hudson
Émilie Dequenne Our Children

Viola Davis

Honored for : The Help
(Role: Aibileen Clark)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vera Farmiga Higher Ground
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn
Role: Marilyn Monroe
Emily Watson Oranges and Sunshine
Charlize Theron Young Adult
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis The Help
Olivia Colman Tyrannosaur
Michelle Yeoh The Lady
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady

Noomi Rapace

Honored for : The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(Music Box Films)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole
LIONSGATE FILMS
Jennifer Lawrence Winter\u2019s Bone
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
Helen Mirren The Tempest
TOUCHSTONE PICTURES
Natalie Portman Black Swan
FOX SEARCHLIGHT
Noomi Rapace The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
MUSIC BOX FILMS
Tilda Swinton I Am Love
MAGNOLIA PICTURES
Naomi Watts Fair Game
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
Michelle Williams Blue Valentine
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Honored for : The Stoning of Soraya M.

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Emily Blunt The Young Victoria
Role: Queen Victoria
Abbie Cornish Bright Star
Role: Fanny Brawne
Carey Mulligan An Education
Role: Jenny Miller
Shohreh Aghdashloo The Stoning of Soraya M.
Role: Zahra
Catalina Saavedra The Maid
Role: Raquel
Penélope Cruz Broken Embraces
Role: Magdalena Rivas

Angelina Jolie

Honored for : Changeling
(Role: Christine Collins)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melissa Leo Frozen River
Angelina Jolie Changeling
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married
Kristin Scott Thomas I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep Doubt
Kate Winslet The Reader

Marion Cotillard

Honored for : La Vie en Rose
(Role: Edith Piaf)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Christie Away from Her
Angelina Jolie A Mighty Heart
Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose
Tilda Swinton Stephanie Daley
Keira Knightley Atonement
Laura Linney The Savages

Helen Mirren

Honored for : The Queen
(Role: Queen Elizabeth II)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Penélope Cruz Volver
Helen Mirren The Queen
Gretchen Mol The Notorious Bettie Page
Maggie Gyllenhaal Sherrybaby
Kate Winslet Little Children

Felicity Huffman

Honored for : Transamerica
(Role: Stanley Schupak, Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne (10th Satellite Awards))

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlize Theron North Country
Julianne Moore The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Robin Wright Nine Lives
Zhang Ziyi Memoirs of a Geisha
Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Toni Collette In Her Shoes
Uma Thurman Kill Bill Volume 2
Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of Grace
Laura Linney P.S.
Sigourney Weaver Imaginary Heroes
Imelda Staunton Vera Drake
Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby

Hilary Swank

Honored for : Million Dollar Baby
(Role: Maggie Fitzgerald (9th Satellite Awards))

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlize Theron Monster
Toni Collette Japanese Story
Naomi Watts 21 Grams
Jennifer Connelly House of Sand and Fog
Evan Rachel Wood Thirteen
Nikki Reed Thirteen
Samantha Morton In America

Charlize Theron

Honored for : Monster
(Role: Aileen Wuornos)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlize Theron Monster
Toni Collette Japanese Story
Naomi Watts 21 Grams
Jennifer Connelly House of Sand and Fog
Evan Rachel Wood Thirteen
Nikki Reed Thirteen
Samantha Morton In America

Diane Lane

Honored for : Unfaithful
(Role: Connie Sumner)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julianne Moore Far from Heaven
Diane Lane Unfaithful
Salma Hayek Frida
Sigourney Weaver The Guys
Nicole Kidman The Hours
Meryl Streep The Hours

Sissy Spacek

Honored for : In the Bedroom
(Role: Ruth Fowler)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Halle Berry Monster's Ball
Nicole Kidman The Others
Tilda Swinton The Deep End
Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom
Judi Dench Iris
Cate Blanchett Charlotte Gray

Ellen Burstyn

Honored for : Requiem for a Dream
(Role: Sara Goldfarb)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Allen The Contender
Gillian Anderson The House of Mirth
Björk Dancer in the Dark
Ellen Burstyn Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney You Can Count on Me
Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich

Hilary Swank

Honored for : Boys Don't Cry
(Role: Brandon Teena)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth
Helena Bonham Carter The Theory of Flight
Fernanda Montenegro Central Station
Susan Sarandon Stepmom
Meryl Streep One True Thing
Emily Watson Hilary and Jackie

Cate Blanchett

Honored for : Elizabeth
(Role: Queen Elizabeth)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth
Helena Bonham Carter The Theory of Flight
Fernanda Montenegro Central Station
Susan Sarandon Stepmom
Meryl Streep One True Thing
Emily Watson Hilary and Jackie

Judi Dench

Honored for : Mrs. Brown
(Role: Queen Victoria)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Winslet Titanic
Judi Dench Mrs. Brown
Helena Bonham Carter The Wings of the Dove
Julie Christie Afterglow
Joan Allen The Ice Storm

Frances McDormand

Honored for : Fargo
(Role: Marge Gunderson)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies
Frances McDormand Fargo
Kristin Scott Thomas The English Patient
Emily Watson Breaking the Waves
Robin Wright Moll Flanders