Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!
2019 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Judy Rene Zellweger](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/judy-rupert-goold-image.jpg)
Judy
Rene Zellweger
2018 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![The Favourite Olivia Colman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-favourite-yorgos-lanthimos-image.jpg)
The Favourite
Olivia Colman
2017 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Lady Macbeth Florence Pugh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lady-macbeth-william-oldroyd-image.jpg)
Lady Macbeth
Florence Pugh
2016 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![American Honey Sasha Lane](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/american-honey-image.jpg)
American Honey
Sasha Lane
2015 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Brooklyn Saoirse Ronan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/brooklyn-john-crowley-image.jpg)
Brooklyn
Saoirse Ronan
2014 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Belle Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/belle-image.jpg)
Belle
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
2013 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Le Week-End Lindsay Duncan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/le-week-end-roger-michell-image.jpg)
Le Week-End
Lindsay Duncan
2012 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Shadow Dancer Andrea Riseborough](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shadow-dancer-james-marsh-image.jpg)
Shadow Dancer
Andrea Riseborough
2011 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Tyrannosaur Olivia Colman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tyrannosaur-paddy-considine-image.jpg)
Tyrannosaur
Olivia Colman
2010 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Never Let Me Go Carey Mulligan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/never-let-me-go-mark-romanek-image.jpg)
Never Let Me Go
Carey Mulligan
2009 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![An Education Carey Mulligan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/an-education-lone-scherfig-image.jpg)
An Education
Carey Mulligan
2008 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vera Farmiga](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas-mark-herman-image.jpg)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Vera Farmiga
2007 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Notes on a Scandal Judi Dench](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/notes-on-a-scandal-richard-eyre-image.jpg)
Notes on a Scandal
Judi Dench
2006 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Red Road Kate Dickie](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/red-road-image.jpg)
Red Road
Kate Dickie
2005 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![The Constant Gardener Rachel Weisz](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-constant-gardener-fernando-meirelles-image.jpg)
The Constant Gardener
Rachel Weisz
2004 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Vera Drake Imelda Staunton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/vera-drake-mike-leigh-image.jpg)
Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton
2003 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![The Heart of Me Olivia Williams](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-heart-of-me-thaddeus-osullivan-image.jpg)
The Heart of Me
Olivia Williams
2002 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Morvern Callar Samantha Morton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/morvern-callar-lynne-ramsay-image.jpg)
Morvern Callar
Samantha Morton
2001 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Late Night Shopping Kate Ashfield](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/late-night-shopping-saul-metzstein-image.jpg)
Late Night Shopping
Kate Ashfield
2000 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![The House of Mirth Gillian Anderson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-house-of-mirth-terence-davies-image.jpg)
The House of Mirth
Gillian Anderson
1999 British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress
![Hilary and Jackie Emily Watson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hilary-and-jackie-image.jpg)