The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is an award given by the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role.
Winners 2000s YearWinnerFilmRole 2002 Isabelle Huppert The Piano Teacher (La pianiste) Erika Kohut 2003 Charlize Theron Monster Aileen Wuornos 2004 Julie Delpy Before Sunset Céline 2005 Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line June Carter Cash 2006 Helen Mirren The Queen Queen Elizabeth II 2007 Julie Christie Away from Her Fiona Anderson 2008 Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky Pauline "Poppy" Cross 2009 Meryl Streep Julie & Julia Julia Child
2010s YearWinnerFilmRole 2010 Michelle Williams Blue Valentine Cindy Heller 2011 Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian 2012 Emmanuelle Riva Amour Anne Laurent 2013 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis 2014 Julianne Moore Still Alice Dr. Alice Howland 2015 Saoirse Ronan Brooklyn Eilis Lacey 2016 Isabelle Huppert Elle Michèle Leblanc 2017 Margot Robbie I, Tonya Tonya Harding 2018 Melissa McCarthy Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lee Israel 2019 Lupita Nyong'o Us Adelaide Wilson / Red
2020s YearWinnerFilmRole 2020 Frances McDormand Nomadland Fern 2021 Olivia Colman The Lost Daughter Leda 2022 Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia Tár 2023 Emma Stone Poor Things Bella Baxter 2024 Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hard Truths Pansey Deacon 2025 Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Linda
Multiple awards 2 awards Cate Blanchett (2013, 2022) Isabelle Huppert (2002, 2016)