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{{Short description | "Empire Award for Best British Actress" }}
The '''Empire Award for Best British Actress''' was an [[Empire Award]] that was presented by [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'' magazine]] to British actresses working in the motion picture industry from the establishment of the Empire Awards in [[1st Empire Awards|1996]] until the [[10th Empire Awards]] in 2005. The winners were chosen each year by readers of ''Empire'' magazine.
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{{Infobox award
| name = Empire Award for British Best Actress
| awarded_for = Best performance by a British actress in a leading role
| presenter = [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']] magazine
| country = United Kingdom
| year = 1996
| year2 = 2005
| holder = [[Kate Winslet]] - ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' ([[10th Empire Awards|2005]])
| main = [[Empire Awards]]
}}

The '''Empire Award for Best British Actress''' was an [[Empire Award]] presented annually by the British [[film magazine]] [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']] to honor a British [[actress]] who has delivered an outstanding performance in a [[Leading actor|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 [[Empire Award for Best British Actor|Best British Actor]] and [[Empire Award for Best British Director|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==
==Winners and nominees==
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===1990s===
===1990s===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="10%" | Year
! width="50%" | Actress
! width="50%" | Film
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | '''1996''' <small>[[1st Empire Awards|(1st)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1996.asp |title=Past Winners - 1996 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2003 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| '''''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'''''
|-
|-
|-
! width="15%" | Year
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | '''1997''' <small>[[2nd Empire Awards|(2nd)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1997.asp |title=Past Winners - 1997 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2003 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
! width="30%" | Actress
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! width="60%" | Film
| '''[[Brenda Blethyn]]'''
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
| '''''[[Secrets & Lies (film)|Secrets & Lies]]'''''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1996<br /> {{Small|[[1st Empire Awards|(1st)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'''''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1996.asp |title=Past Winners - 1996 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1997<br /> {{Small|[[2nd Empire Awards|(2nd)]]}}'''
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | '''1998''' <small>[[3rd Empire Awards|(3rd)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1998.asp |title=Past Winners - 1998 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2003 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Brenda Blethyn]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Secrets & Lies (film)|Secrets & Lies]]'''''
| '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1997.asp |title=Past Winners - 1997 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref>
| '''''[[Hamlet (1996 film)|Hamlet]]'''''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1998<br /> {{Small|[[3rd Empire Awards|(3rd)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Hamlet (1996 film)|Hamlet]]'''''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1998.asp |title=Past Winners - 1998 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''1999''' <small>[[4th Empire Awards|(4th)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1999.asp |title=Past Winners - 1999 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2003 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''1999<br /> {{Small|[[4th Empire Awards|(4th)]]}}'''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'''''
| '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1999.asp |title=Past Winners - 1999 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref>
| '''''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'''''
|-
|-
| [[Anna Friel]]
| [[Anna Friel]]
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|-
|-
| [[Emily Watson]]
| [[Emily Watson]]
| ''[[The Boxer (film)|The Boxer]]''
| ''[[The Boxer (1997 film)|The Boxer]]''
|-
|-
| [[Minnie Driver]]
| [[Minnie Driver]]
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===2000s===
===2000s===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="10%" | Year
! width="50%" | Actress
! width="50%" | Film
|-
|-
! width="15%" | Year
! width="30%" | Actress
! width="60%" | Film
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | '''2000''' <small>[[5th Empire Awards|(5th)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/2000.asp |title=Past Winners - 2000 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2003 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2000<br /> {{Small|[[5th Empire Awards|(5th)]]}}'''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Helena Bonham Carter]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'''''
| '''[[Helena Bonham Carter]]'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/2000.asp |title=Past Winners - 2000 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref>
| '''''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'''''
|-
|-
| [[Brenda Blethyn]]
| ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]''
|-
| [[Kate Winslet]]
| ''[[Hideous Kinky (film)|Hideous Kinky]]''
|-
| [[Minnie Driver]]
| ''[[An Ideal Husband]]''
|-
| [[Olivia Williams]]
| ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'', and ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2001''' <small>[[6th Empire Awards|(6th)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000786/2001 |title=Empire Awards 2001 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2001<br /> {{Small|[[6th Empire Awards|(6th)]]}}'''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Julie Walters]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Billy Elliot]]'''''
| '''[[Julie Walters]]'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000786/2001 |title=Empire Awards 2001 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref>
| '''''[[Billy Elliot]]'''''
|-
|-
| [[Brenda Blethyn]]
| [[Brenda Blethyn]]
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|-
|-
| [[Thandie Newton]]
| [[Thandie Newton]]
| ''[[Mission: Impossible II]]''
| ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2002<br /> {{Small|[[7th Empire Awards|(7th)]]}}'''
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2002''' <small>[[7th Empire Awards|(7th)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite journal |title=Empire Awards 2002: Best British Actress |journal=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |issue=#154 |year=2002 |month=April |page=56 |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |url=http://scrapbook.theonering.net/scrapbook/events/awards/view/3690 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite journal |title=Empire Awards 2002: Best British Actress |journal=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |issue=#154 |date=April 2002 |page=56 |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |url=http://scrapbook.theonering.net/scrapbook/events/awards/view/3690 |access-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref>
| '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| '''''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'''''
|-
|-
| [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]
| [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]
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|-
|-
| [[Olivia Williams]]
| [[Olivia Williams]]
| ''[[Lucky Break]]''
| ''[[Lucky Break (2001 film)|Lucky Break]]''
|-
|-
| [[Rachel Weisz]]
| [[Rachel Weisz]]
| ''[[The Mummy Returns]]''
| ''[[The Mummy Returns]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2003<br /> {{Small|[[8th Empire Awards|(8th)]]}}'''
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Samantha Morton]]'''
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2003''' <small>[[8th Empire Awards|(8th)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/winners/bestbritactress.asp |title=Best British Actress |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2003 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/winners/bestbritactress.asp |title=Best British Actress |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021042926/https://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/winners/bestbritactress.asp |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |access-date=October 1, 2021 }}</ref>
| '''[[Samantha Morton]]'''
| '''''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'''''
|-
|-
| [[Emily Watson]]
| [[Emily Watson]]
| ''[[Red Dragon (film)|Red Dragon]]''
| ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]''
|-
|-
| [[Helen Mirren]]
| [[Helen Mirren]]
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| ''[[Gosford Park]]''
| ''[[Gosford Park]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2004<br /> {{Small|[[9th Empire Awards|(9th)]]}}'''
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Emma Thompson]]'''
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2004''' <small>[[9th Empire Awards|(9th)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2004/winners/britishactress.asp |title=Best British Actress |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2004 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|11}} }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Love Actually]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2004/winners/britishactress.asp |title=Best British Actress |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2004 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020152148/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2004/winners/britishactress.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| '''[[Emma Thompson]]'''
| '''''[[Love Actually]]'''''
|-
|-
| [[Emily Mortimer]]
| [[Emily Mortimer]]
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| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2005<br /> {{Small|[[10th Empire Awards|(10th)]]}}'''
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2005''' <small>[[10th Empire Awards|(10th)]]'''</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2005/winners/britactress.asp |title=Best British Actress |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2005 |accessdate={{start date|2011|10|14}} }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2005/winners/britactress.asp |title=Best British Actress |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2005 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021031637/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2005/winners/britactress.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| '''''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'''''
|-
|-
| [[Imelda Staunton]]
| [[Imelda Staunton]]
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|-
|-
| [[Keira Knightley]]
| [[Keira Knightley]]
| ''[[King Arthur (film)|King Arthur]]''
| ''[[King Arthur (2004 film)|King Arthur]]''
|-
|-
| [[Samantha Morton]]
| [[Samantha Morton]]
| ''[[Enduring Love (film)|Enduring Love]]''
| ''[[Enduring Love (film)|Enduring Love]]''
|}

==Multiple awards and nominations==

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! scope="col" width="55" | Awards
! scope="col" | Film
|-
| 5
| [[Kate Winslet]]
|}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! scope="col" width="55" | Nominations
! scope="col" | Film
|-
| 6
| [[Kate Winslet]]
|-
| rowspan=3 | 3
| [[Brenda Blethyn]]
|-
| [[Keira Knightley]]
|-
| [[Samantha Morton]]
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2
| [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]
|-
| [[Emily Watson]]
|-
| [[Helen Mirren]]
|-
| [[Helena Bonham Carter]]
|-
| [[Julie Walters]]
|-
| [[Minnie Driver]]
|-
| [[Olivia Williams]]
|}
|}


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[[Category:Empire Awards|Actress]]
[[Category:Empire Awards|Actress]]
[[Category:Film awards for lead actress]]
[[Category:Film awards for lead actress]]
[[Category:Best British Actress Empire Award winners| ]]

[[fr:Empire Award de la meilleure actrice]]
[[it:Empire Awards per la miglior attrice britannica]]

Latest revision as of 08:39, 20 October 2023

Empire Award for British Best Actress
Awarded forBest performance by a British actress in a leading role
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byEmpire magazine
First awarded1996
Last awarded2005
Currently held byKate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2005)
Empire Awards

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

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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

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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

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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

[edit]

Multiple awards

[edit]

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

Awards Film
5 Kate Winslet

Multiple nominations

[edit]

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

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  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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