Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.

Previous winners

*1971 - Monica Maughan ("A City's Child")
*1972 - Jacki Weaver - ("Stork")
*1973 - Judy Morris - ("")
*1974/5 - Julie Dawson - ("Who Killed Jenny Langby")
*1976 - Helen Morse - ("Caddie")
*1977 - Pat Bishop - ("Don's Party")
*1978 - Angela Punch-McGregor - ("The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith")
*1979 - Michelle Fawdon - ("Cathy's Shild")
*1980 - Tracy Mann - ("Hard Knocks")
*1981 - Judy Davis - ("Winter Of Our Dreams")
*1982 - Noni Hazlehurst - ("Monkey Grip")
*1983 - Wendy Hughes - ("Careful, He Might Hear You")
*1984 - Angela Punch-McGregor - ("Annie's Coming Out")
*1985 - Noni Hazlehurst - ("Fran")
*1986 - Judy Davis - ("Kangaroo")
*1987 - Judy Davis - ("High Tide")
*1988 - Nadine Garner - ("Mullaway")
*1989 - Meryl Streep - ("Evil Angels")
*1990 - Catherine McClements - ("Weekend With Kate")
*1991 - Sheila Florance - ("A Woman's Tale")
*1992 - Lisa Harrow - ("The Last Days of Chez Nous")
*1993 - Holly Hunter - ("The Piano")
*1994 - Toni Collette - ("Muriel's Wedding")
*1995 - Jacqueline McKenzie - ("Angel Baby")
*1996 - Judy Davis - ("Children Of The Revolution")
*1997 - Pamela Rabe - ("The Well")
*1998 - Deborah Mailman - ("Radiance")
*1999 - Sacha Horler - ("Praise")
*2000 - Pia Miranda - ("Looking for Alibrandi")
*2001 - Kerry Armstrong - ("Lantana")
*2002 - Maria Theodorakis - ("Walking on Water")
*2003 - Toni Collette - ("Japanese Story")
*2004 - Abbie Cornish - ("Somersault")
*2005 - Cate Blanchett - ("Little Fish")
*2006 - Emily Barclay - ("Suburban Mayhem")
*2007 - Joan Chen - ("The Home Song Stories")

References

* [http://www.afi.org.au/awards/pastwinners.asp Afi.org.au - Winners]