Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress is one of the awards, which are annually awarded in the United States by the Screen Actors Guild, a union of actors. It is aimed at actresses who have done an outstanding performance in a leading role in a feature film. The category was created in 1995. The winners will be chosen in a secret ballot by the full members of the union.

History and Records

During the last 20 years, the Screen Actors Guild has awarded a total of 20 Awards in the category Best Actress in 20 different actors. The first winner was Jodie Foster, who was honored at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1995 for her role as Nell Kellty in Nell. The last winner was previously Cate Blanchard, who was honored for her role as Jeanette " Jasmine " in Francis Blue Jasmine at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014.

So far (as of 2014) voted the winner of this award in only six cases not with the later Oscar-winning match. These were Jodie Foster in 1995 for her role in Nell, Annette Bening in 2000 for American Beauty, Renee Zellweger 2002 Chicago, Julie Christie 2008 for Away From Her, Meryl Streep for Doubt in 2009 and Viola Davis for The Help. Oldest winner at 66 years, the Briton Julie Christie was 2008 ( on their side ); oldest nominated actress with 79 years in 2014 her compatriot Judi Dench ( Philomena ). Recent winner with 22 years was 2013, the subsequent Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence ( Silver Linings ); youngest nominee at age 16 in 2004, the US-American Evan Rachel Wood ( Thirteen ).

The following list is a list of nominees and winners of the most common records in the category of Best Actress. The winners and nominees in the other actor categories are not counted.

Winners and nominees

The films listed below are indicated ( determined if any) with its German release title, followed in brackets in italics of the original foreign-language titles. The mention of the original title does not apply if German and foreign film titles are identical. The winners are highlighted in bold type in the first place.

1995-2000

Jodie Foster - Nell

Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking

Frances McDormand - Fargo

Helen Hunt - Good As It Gets ( As Good as It Gets )

Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love

Annette Bening - American Beauty

2001-2010

Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich

Halle Berry - Monster 's Ball

Renée Zellweger - Chicago

Charlize Theron - Monster

Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby

Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

Helen Mirren - The Queen ( The Queen )

Julie Christie - Away from Her ( Away from Her )

Meryl Streep - Doubt ( Doubt )

Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side - The big opportunity ( The Blind Side )

2011-2020

Natalie Portman - Black Swan

Viola Davis - The Help

Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings ( Silver Linings Playbook )

Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine