Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!
2019 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Judy
Rene Zellweger
2018 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
The Favourite
Olivia Colman
2017 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Lady Macbeth
Florence Pugh
2016 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
American Honey
Sasha Lane
2015 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Brooklyn
Saoirse Ronan
2014 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Belle
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
2013 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Le Week-End
Lindsay Duncan
2012 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Shadow Dancer
Andrea Riseborough
2011 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Tyrannosaur
Olivia Colman
2010 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Never Let Me Go
Carey Mulligan
2009 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
An Education
Carey Mulligan
2008 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Vera Farmiga
2007 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Notes on a Scandal
Judi Dench
2006 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Red Road
Kate Dickie
2005 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
The Constant Gardener
Rachel Weisz
2004 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton
2003 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
The Heart of Me
Olivia Williams
2002 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Morvern Callar
Samantha Morton
2001 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
Late Night Shopping
Kate Ashfield
2000 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
The House of Mirth
Gillian Anderson
1999 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
