2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Female Lead Winner and Nominees

Room

Brie Larson

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

Carol

Rooney Mara

Carol

Cate Blanchett

Tangerine

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Bel Powley