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Empire Award for British Best Actress
Empire Award for British Best Actress
Awarded for	Best performance by a British actress in a leading role
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Empire magazine
First awarded	1996
Last awarded	2005
Currently held by	Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2005)

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The Empire Award for Best British Actress was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor a British actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role, while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best British Actress was first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996, with Kate Winslet receiving the award for her role in Heavenly Creatures, and last presented at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005. It was one of three Best British awards retired that year (the others being Best British Actor and Best British Director). Winners were voted by the readers of Empire magazine.

Since its inception, the award has been given to six actress. Kate Winslet had received the most awards in this category, with five awards, and was nominated on six occasions, more than any other actress. Winslet was the last winner in this category, for her role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in bold, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.

1990s

Year	Actress	Film	Ref.
1996 (1st)	Kate Winslet	Heavenly Creatures	^[1]
1997 (2nd)	Brenda Blethyn	Secrets & Lies	^[2]
1998 (3rd)	Kate Winslet	Hamlet	^[3]
1999 (4th)	Kate Winslet	Titanic	^[4]
	Anna Friel	The Land Girls
	Catherine Zeta-Jones	The Mask of Zorro
	Emily Watson	The Boxer
	Minnie Driver	Good Will Hunting

2000s

Year	Actress	Film	Ref.
2000 (5th)	Helena Bonham Carter	Fight Club	^[5]
	Brenda Blethyn	Little Voice
	Kate Winslet	Hideous Kinky
	Minnie Driver	An Ideal Husband
	Olivia Williams	Rushmore, and The Sixth Sense
2001 (6th)	Julie Walters	Billy Elliot	^[6]
	Brenda Blethyn	Saving Grace
	Kathy Burke	Kevin & Perry Go Large
	Samantha Morton	Sweet and Lowdown
	Thandie Newton	Mission: Impossible 2
2002 (7th)	Kate Winslet	Enigma	^[7]
	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Traffic
	Helena Bonham Carter	Planet of the Apes
	Olivia Williams	Lucky Break
	Rachel Weisz	The Mummy Returns
2003 (8th)	Samantha Morton	Minority Report	^[8]
	Emily Watson	Red Dragon
	Helen Mirren	Gosford Park
	Keira Knightley	Bend It Like Beckham
	Kelly Macdonald	Gosford Park
2004 (9th)	Emma Thompson	Love Actually	^[9]
	Emily Mortimer	Young Adam
	Helen Mirren	Calendar Girls
	Julie Walters	Calendar Girls
	Keira Knightley	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2005 (10th)	Kate Winslet	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	^[10]
	Imelda Staunton	Vera Drake
	Kate Ashfield	Shaun of the Dead
	Keira Knightley	King Arthur
	Samantha Morton	Enduring Love

Multiple awards and nominations

Multiple awards

The following individual received two or more Best British Actress awards:

Awards	Film
5	Kate Winslet

Multiple nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best British Actress nominations:

Nominations	Film
6	Kate Winslet
3	Brenda Blethyn
	Keira Knightley
	Samantha Morton
2	Catherine Zeta-Jones
	Emily Watson
	Helen Mirren
	Helena Bonham Carter
	Julie Walters
	Minnie Driver
	Olivia Williams

References

^ "Past Winners - 1996". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Past Winners - 1997". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Past Winners - 1998". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Past Winners - 1999". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Past Winners - 2000". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Empire Awards 2001". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Empire Awards 2002: Best British Actress". Empire (#154). Bauer Consumer Media: 56. April 2002. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Best British Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "Best British Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2004. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
^ "Best British Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

External links

[1] "Past Winners - 1996". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[2] "Past Winners - 1997". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[3] "Past Winners - 1998". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[4] "Past Winners - 1999". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[5] "Past Winners - 2000". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[6] "Empire Awards 2001". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[7] "Empire Awards 2002: Best British Actress". Empire (#154). Bauer Consumer Media: 56. April 2002. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[8] "Best British Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[9] "Best British Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2004. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

[10] "Best British Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

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