# Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress

The Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress is an annual award presented by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films, a non-profit organization, founded in 1994, that recognizes achievements in independent and world cinema. The awards were first presented in 1995, and were named after founder Michael Colford and his boyfriend Trent's two cats, Chloe and Gertrudis.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Character | Film |
| 1995 (1st) |
| 1995 (1st) | Judy Davis | Katherine Witner / Caroline Chasseur | The New Age / The Ref |
| 1995 (1st) | Linda Fiorentino | Bridget Gregory / Wendy Kroy | The Last Seduction |
| 1995 (1st) | Gong Li | Jiazhen | To Live |
| 1995 (1st) | Julianne Moore | Yelena | Vanya on 42nd Street |
| 1995 (1st) | Winona Ryder | Jo March | Little Women |
| 1995 (1st) | Kathleen Turner | Beverley Sutphin | Serial Mom |
| 1996 (2nd) |
| 1996 (2nd) | Susan Sarandon | Sister Helen Prejean | Dead Man Walking |
| 1996 (2nd) | Kathy Bates | Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne |
| 1996 (2nd) | Nicole Kidman | Suzanne Stone Moretto | To Die For |
| 1996 (2nd) | Julianne Moore | Carol White | Safe |
| 1996 (2nd) | Elisabeth Shue | Sera | Leaving Las Vegas |
| 1996 (2nd) | Emma Thompson | Elinor Dashwood | Sense and Sensibility |
| 1997 (3rd) |
| 1997 (3rd) | Frances McDormand | Marge Gunderson | Fargo |
| 1997 (3rd) | Brenda Blethyn | Cynthia Purley | Secrets & Lies |
| 1997 (3rd) | Linda Henry | Sandra Gangel | Beautiful Thing |
| 1997 (3rd) | Catherine Keener | Amelia | Walking & Talking |
| 1997 (3rd) | Lili Taylor | Valerie Solanas | I Shot Andy Warhol |
| 1997 (3rd) | Emily Watson | Bess McNeill | Breaking the Waves |
| 1998 (4th) |
| 1998 (4th) | Helena Bonham Carter | Kate Croy / Margaret MacNeil | The Wings of the Dove / Margaret's Museum |
| 1998 (4th) | Judy Davis | Joan Fraser | Children of the Revolution |
| 1998 (4th) | Minnie Driver | Debi Newberry | Grosse Pointe Blank |
| 1998 (4th) | Alison Folland | Claude | All Over Me |
| 1998 (4th) | Helen Hunt | Carol Connelly | As Good As It Gets |
| 1998 (4th) | Sarah Polley | Nicole Burnell | The Sweet Hereafter |
| 1998 (4th) | Emma Thompson | Frances | The Winter Guest |
| 1999 (5th) |
| 1999 (5th) | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth I | Elizabeth |
| 1999 (5th) | Drew Barrymore | Danielle / Julia Sullivan | Ever After / The Wedding Singer |
| 1999 (5th) | Fernanda Montenegro | Dora | Central Station |
| 1999 (5th) | Christina Ricci | DeeDee Pruitt / Layla | The Opposite of Sex / Buffalo '66 |
| 1999 (5th) | Ally Sheedy | Lucy Berliner | High Art |
| 1999 (5th) | Emily Watson | Jacqueline du Pré | Hilary and Jackie |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Character | Film |
| 2000 (6th) |
| 2000 (6th) | Hilary Swank | Brandon Teena | Boys Don't Cry |
| 2000 (6th) | Annette Bening | Carolyn Burnham | American Beauty |
| 2000 (6th) | Elodie Bouchez | Isa | The Dreamlife of Angels |
| 2000 (6th) | Julianne Moore | Sarah Miles / Mrs. Laura Cheveley | The End of the Affair / An Ideal Husband |
| 2000 (6th) | Sandra Oh | Sandra | Last Night |
| 2000 (6th) | Rebecca Pidgeon | Catherine Winslow | The Winslow Boy |
| 2000 (6th) | Sarah Polley | Ronna Martin / Harper Sloane | Go / Guinevere |
| 2000 (6th) | Franka Potente | Lola | Run Lola Run |
| 2000 (6th) | Reese Witherspoon | Tracy Flick | Election |
| 2001 (7th) |
| 2001 (7th) | Karine Vanasse | Hanna | Set Me Free |
| 2001 (7th) | Bjork | Selma Yeskova | Dancer in the Dark |
| 2001 (7th) | Ellen Burstyn | Sara Goldfarb | Requiem for a Dream |
| 2001 (7th) | Ayesha Dharker | Malli | The Terrorist |
| 2001 (7th) | Laura Linney | Samantha Prescott | You Can Count on Me |
| 2001 (7th) | Michelle Rodriguez | Diana | Girlfight |
| 2001 (7th) | Cecilia Roth | Manuela | All About My Mother |
| 2001 (7th) | Michelle Yeoh | Shu Lien | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| 2002 (8th) |
| 2002 (8th) | Naomi Watts | Betty/Diane | Mulholland Drive |
| 2002 (8th) | Gillian Anderson | Lily Bart | The House of Mirth |
| 2002 (8th) | Maggie Cheung | Mrs. Chan | In the Mood for Love |
| 2002 (8th) | Lena Endre | Marianne | Faithless |
| 2002 (8th) | Franka Potente | Sissi | The Princess and the Warrior |
| 2002 (8th) | Charlotte Rampling | Marie Drillon | Under the Sand |
| 2002 (8th) | Sissy Spacek | Ruth Fowler | In the Bedroom |
| 2002 (8th) | Tilda Swinton | Margaret Hall | The Deep End |
| 2003 (9th) |
| 2003 (9th) | Isabelle Huppert | Erika Kohut | The Piano Teacher |
| 2003 (9th) | Jacqueline Bisset | Frances | The Sleepy Time Gal |
| 2003 (9th) | Emmanuelle Devos | Carla | Read My Lips |
| 2003 (9th) | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Lee Holloway | Secretary |
| 2003 (9th) | Lena Headey | Kaisa | Aberdeen |
| 2003 (9th) | Catherine Keener | Michelle Marks | Lovely & Amazing |
| 2003 (9th) | Julianne Moore | Cathy Whitaker | Far From Heaven |
| 2003 (9th) | Maribel Verdú | Luisa Cortés | Y tu mamá también |
| 2004 (10th) |
| 2004 (10th) | Sarah Polley | Ann | My Life Without Me |
| 2004 (10th) | Oksana Akinshina | Lilja | Lilja 4-Ever |
| 2004 (10th) | Keisha Castle-Hughes | Paikea "Pai" Apirana | Whale Rider |
| 2004 (10th) | Zooey Deschanel | Noel | All the Real Girls |
| 2004 (10th) | Scarlett Johansson | Charlotte | Lost in Translation |
| 2004 (10th) | Frances McDormand | Jane | Laurel Canyon |
| 2004 (10th) | Samantha Morton | Morvern Callar | Morvern Callar |
| 2004 (10th) | Charlotte Rampling | Sarah Morton | Swimming Pool |
| 2005 (11th) |
| 2005 (11th) | Imelda Staunton | Vera Drake | Vera Drake |
| 2005 (11th) | Sinitta Boonyasak | Noi | Last Life in the Universe |
| 2005 (11th) | Toni Colette | Sandy Edwards | Japanese Story |
| 2005 (11th) | Fatoumata Coulibaly | Collé Gallo Ardo Sy | Moolaadé |
| 2005 (11th) | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Maria | Maria Full of Grace |
| 2005 (11th) | Anne Reid | May | The Mother |
| 2005 (11th) | Isabella Rossellini | Lady Helen Port-Huntley | The Saddest Music in the World |
| 2006 (12th) |
| 2006 (12th) | Marilou Berry | Lolita Cassard | Look at Me |
| 2006 (12th) | Emmanuelle Devos | Nora Cotterelle | Kings and Queen |
| 2006 (12th) | Kate Dollenmayer | Marnie | Funny Ha-Ha |
| 2006 (12th) | Ronit Elkabetz | Ruthie | Or (My Treasure) |
| 2006 (12th) | Natalie Press | Mona | My Summer of Love |
| 2007 (13th) |
| 2007 (13th) | Robin Wright | Phoebe | Sorry, Haters |
| 2007 (13th) | Maggie Cheung | Emily Wang | Clean |
| 2007 (13th) | Laura Dern | Nikki Grace / Susan Blue | Inland Empire |
| 2007 (13th) | Shareeka Epps | Drey | Half Nelson |
| 2007 (13th) | Sandra Hüller | Michaela Klinger | Requiem |
| 2007 (13th) | Elliot Page | Hayley Stark | Hard Candy |
| 2008 (14th) |
| 2008 (14th) | Kate Dickie | Jackie | Red Road |
| 2008 (14th) | Julie Christie | Fiona Anderson | Away from Her |
| 2008 (14th) | Mirjana Karanovic | Esma | Grbavica |
| 2008 (14th) | Elliot Page | Juno McGuff | Juno |
| 2008 (14th) | Sarah Polley | Hanna | The Secret Life of Words |
| 2008 (14th) | Parker Posey | Fay Grim | Fay Grim |
| 2009 (15th) |
| 2009 (15th) | Kristin Scott Thomas | Juliette Fontaine | I've Loved You So Long |
| 2009 (15th) | Anamaria Marinca | Otilia | 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days |
| 2009 (15th) | Sally Hawkins | Poppy | Happy-Go-Lucky |
| 2009 (15th) | Lina Leandersson | Eli | Let the Right One In |
| 2009 (15th) | Michelle Williams | Wendy | Wendy and Lucy |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Character | Film |
| 2010 (16th) |
| 2010 (16th) | Gabourey Sidibe | Precious | Precious, Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire |
| 2010 (16th) | Abbie Cornish | Fanny Brawne | Bright Star |
| 2010 (16th) | Nisreen Faour | Muna Farah | Amreeka |
| 2010 (16th) | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Her | Antichrist |
| 2010 (16th) | Yolande Moreau | Seraphine | Séraphine |
| 2010 (16th) | Carey Mulligan | Jenny Mellor | An Education |
| 2010 (16th) | Catalina Saavedra | Racquel | The Maid |
| 2011 (17th) |
| 2011 (17th) | Kim Hye-ja | Mother | Mother |
| 2011 (17th) | Paprika Steen | Thea Barfoed | Applause |
| 2011 (17th) | Katie Jarvis | Mia Williams | Fish Tank |
| 2011 (17th) | Anne Dorval | Chantale Lemming | I Killed My Mother |
| 2011 (17th) | Jennifer Lawrence | Ree | Winter's Bone |
| 2012 (18th) |
| 2012 (18th) | Tracy Wright | Vic | Trigger |
| 2012 (18th) | Bérénice Bejo | Peppy Miller | The Artist |
| 2012 (18th) | Kirsten Dunst | Justine | Melancholia |
| 2012 (18th) | Adepero Oduye | Alike | Pariah |
| 2012 (18th) | Elizabeth Olson | Martha | Martha Marcy May Marlene |
| 2012 (18th) | Jeong-hie Yun | Mija | Poetry |
| 2013 (19th) |
| 2013 (19th) | Olivia Colman | Hannah | Tyrannosaur |
| 2013 (19th) | Marion Cotillard | Stéphanie | Rust and Bone |
| 2013 (19th) | Helen Hunt | Cheryl | The Sessions |
| 2013 (19th) | Aubrey Plaza | Darius | Safety Not Guaranteed |
| 2013 (19th) | Quvenzhané Wallis | Hushpuppy | Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| 2014 (20th) |
| 2014 (20th) | Brie Larson | Grace | Short Term 12 |
| 2014 (20th) | Greta Gerwig | Frances Halliday | Frances Ha |
| 2014 (20th) | Danai Gurira | Adenike Balogun | Mother of George |
| 2014 (20th) | Rachel Mwanza | Komona | War Witch |
| 2014 (20th) | Barbara Sukowa | Hannah Arendt | Hannah Arendt |
| 2014 (20th) | Shailene Woodley | Aimee | The Spectacular Now |
| 2015 (21st) |
| 2015 (21st) | Anne Dorval | Diane 'Die' Després | Mommy |
| 2015 (21st) | Patricia Arquette | Mom | Boyhood |
| 2015 (21st) | Robin Wright | Robin Wright | The Congress |
| 2015 (21st) | Paulina Garcia | Gloria | Gloria |
| 2015 (21st) | Agata Trzebuchowska | Anna | Ida |
| 2015 (21st) | Tilda Swinton | Eve | Only Lovers Left Alive |
| 2016 (22nd) |
| 2016 (22nd) | Karidja Touré | Marieme / Vic | Girlhood |
| 2016 (22nd) | Charlotte Rampling | Kate Mercer | 45 Years |
| 2016 (22nd) | Saoirse Ronan | Ellis | Brooklyn |
| 2016 (22nd) | Bel Powley | Minnie | The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
| 2016 (22nd) | Ronit Elkabetz | Viviane Amsalem | Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem |
| 2016 (22nd) | Rinko Kikuchi | Kumiko | Kumiko the Treasure Hunter |
| 2016 (22nd) | Nina Hoss | Nelly Lenz | Phoenix |
| 2017 (23rd) |
| 2017 (23rd) | Isabelle Huppert | Michéle | Elle |
| 2017 (23rd) | Annette Bening | Dorothea | 20th Century Women |
| 2017 (23rd) | Sonia Braga | Clara | Aquarius |
| 2017 (23rd) | Imajyn Cardinal | Fern | The Saver |
| 2017 (23rd) | Ruth Negga | Mildred Loving | Loving |
| 2017 (23rd) | Zhao Tao | Shen Tao | Mountains May Depart |
| 2018 (24th) |
| 2018 (24th) | Sally Hawkins (TIE) | Elisa Esposito | The Shape of Water |
| 2018 (24th) | Holly Hunter (TIE) | Darcy Baylor | Strange Weather |
| 2018 (24th) | Aubrey Plaza | Ingrid Thorburn | Ingrid Goes West |
| 2018 (24th) | Brooklynn Prince | Moonee | The Florida Project |
| 2018 (24th) | Margot Robbie | Tonya Harding | I, Tonya |
| 2019 (25th) |
| 2019 (25th) | Regina Hall | Lisa | Support the Girls |
| 2019 (25th) | Eva Melander | Tina | Border |
| 2019 (25th) | Emma Thompson | Fiona Maye | The Children Act |
| 2019 (25th) | Joanna Kulig | Zula | Cold War |
| 2019 (25th) | Thomasin McKenzie | Tom | Leave No Trace |
| 2019 (25th) | Helena Howard | Madeline | Madeline's Madeline |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Character | Film |
| 2020 (26th) |
| 2020 (26th) | Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir | Halla / Ása | Woman at War |
| 2020 (26th) | Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir | Lára | And Breathe Normally |
| 2020 (26th) | Karen Allen | Nora | Colewell |
| 2020 (26th) | Elisabeth Moss | Becky | Her Smell |
| 2020 (26th) | Tessa Thompson | Ollie | Little Woods |
| 2020 (26th) | Jessie Buckley | Rose-Lynn | Wild Rose |
| 2021 (27th) |
| 2021 (27th) | Sidney Flanagan | Autumn | Never Rarely Sometimes Always |
| 2021 (27th) | Tsai Chin | Grandma | Lucky Grandma |
| 2021 (27th) | Adele Haenel | Héloïse | Portrait of a Lady on Fire |
| 2021 (27th) | Aubrey Plaza | Allison | Black Bear |
| 2021 (27th) | Eliza Scanlen | Milla | Babyteeth |
| 2021 (27th) | Evan Rachel Wood | Old Dolio | Kajillionaire |
| 2022 (28th) |
| 2022 (28th) | Olivia Colman | Leda | The Lost Daughter |
| 2022 (28th) | Paula Beer | Undine Wisbeau | Undine |
| 2022 (28th) | Jasna Đuričić | Aida | Quo Vadis, Aida? |
| 2022 (28th) | Alana Haim | Alana | Licorice Pizza |
| 2022 (28th) | Kiawentiio | Beans | Beans |
| 2022 (28th) | Magdalena Kolesnik | Sylwia Zajac | Sweat |
| 2023 (29th) |
| 2023 (29th) | Dale Dickey | Faye | A Love Song |
| 2023 (29th) | Alyssa Chia | Lo Pi-wen | The Falls |
| 2023 (29th) | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Cassandre Wassels | Zero Fucks Given |
| 2023 (29th) | Amber Midthunder | Albee | The Wheel |
| 2023 (29th) | Andrea Riseborough | Leslie | To Leslie |
| 2023 (29th) | Claire Rushbrook | Ava | Ali & Ava |
| 2024 (30th) |
| 2024 (30th) | Lily Gladstone | Tana | The Unknown Country |
| 2024 (30th) | Greta Lee | Nora | Past Lives |
| 2024 (30th) | Alma Pöysti | Ansa Grönholm | Fallen Leaves |
| 2024 (30th) | Catalina Saavedra | Señora Vero | Rotting in the Sun |
| 2024 (30th) | Joanna Scanlan | Mary | After Love |
| 2024 (30th) | Kristine Kujath Thorp | Signe | Sick of Myself |

## Multiple awards and nominations

Actors who have been nominated multiple times
| Awards | Nominations | Recipient |
| 2 | 2 | Isabelle Huppert |
| 2 | 2 | Olivia Colman |
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Polley |
| 1 | 2 | Anne Dorval |
| 1 | 2 | Frances McDormand |
| 1 | 2 | Judy Davis |
| 1 | 2 | Robin Wright |
| 1 | 2 | Sally Hawkins |
| 0 | 4 | Julianne Moore |
| 0 | 3 | Aubrey Plaza |
| 0 | 3 | Charlotte Rampling |
| 0 | 3 | Emma Thompson |
| 0 | 2 | Annette Bening |
| 0 | 2 | Catherine Keener |
| 0 | 2 | Elliot Page |
| 0 | 2 | Emily Watson |
| 0 | 2 | Emmanuelle Devos |
| 0 | 2 | Franka Potente |
| 0 | 2 | Helen Hunt |
| 0 | 2 | Maggie Cheung |
| 0 | 2 | Ronit Elkabetz |
| 0 | 2 | Tilda Swinton |