The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture is an award given by the

Screen Actors Guild The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to m ...

to honor the finest acting achievements in film.

Winners and nominees

Susan Sarandon at the set of 'American Mirror' cropped and edited

Hilary Swank at 28th Tokyo International Film Festival

SDCC 2015 - David Ayer & Viola Davis (19521093010) (cropped)

Cate Blanchett Cannes 2018 2 (cropped 2)

Legend: :

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Superlatives

Multiple winners

;2 wins *

Viola Davis Viola Davis (; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the only African-American to achieve the Triple Crow ...

(''The Help'' (2011), ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' (2020)) *

Frances McDormand Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, McDormand has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, two Primetime Emm ...

(''Fargo'' (1996), ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017)) *

Renée Zellweger Renée Kathleen Zellweger (; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid ...

(''Chicago'' (2002), ''Judy'' (2019))

Multiple nominees

Note: Winners are indicated in bold type. ;Two nominations *

Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...

(''Arrival'' (2016), ''Hillbilly Elegy'' (2020)) *

Joan Allen Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1977, won the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for '' And a Nightingale Sang'', and won the 1988 Tony Aw ...

(''Nixon'' (1995), ''The Contender'' (2000)) *

Emily Blunt Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awar ...

(''The Girl On The Train'' (2016), ''Mary Poppins Returns'' (2018)) *

Sandra Bullock Sandra Annette Bullock (; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Sandra Bullock, various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, Bullock was ...

(''The Blind Side'' (2009), ''Gravity'' (2013)) * Jessica Chastain (''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), ''The Eyes of Tammy Faye'' (2021)) *

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

(''Albert Nobbs'' (2011), ''The Wife'' (2018)) * Olivia Colman (''The Favourite'' (2018), ''The Lost Daughter'' (2021)) *

Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions. She has received ...

(''La Vie en Rose'' (2007), ''Rust and Bone'' (2012)) *

(''The Help'' (2011), ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' (2020)) *

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

(''A Star is Born'' (2018), ''House of Gucci'' (2021)) *

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...

(''A Mighty Heart'' (2007), ''Changeling'' (2008)) *

Diane Keaton Diane Keaton (''née'' Hall, born January 5, 1946) is an American actress and director. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over six decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Glo ...

(''Marvin's Room'' (1996), ''Something's Gotta Give'' (2003)) * Jennifer Lawrence (''Winter's Bone'' (2010), ''Silver Linings Playbook'' (2012)) *

Carey Mulligan Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Mulli ...

(''An Education'' (2009), ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020)) *

Natalie Portman Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...

(''Black Swan'' (2010), ''Jackie'' (2016)) *

Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations fo ...

(''Brooklyn'' (2015), ''Lady Bird'' (2017)) *

Susan Sarandon Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actorMcCabe, Bruce"Susan Sarandon, the 'actor'" ''Boston Globe''. April 17, 1981. Retrieved January 21, 2021. and activist. She is the recipient of various accolades, ...

(''The Client'' (1994), ''Dead Man Walking'' (1995)) * Emma Thompson (''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), ''Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013)) *

Naomi Watts Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama '' For Love Alone'' (1986) and then appeared in three television series, '' Hey Dad..!'' (1990), '' ...

(''21 Grams'' (2003), ''The Impossible'' (2012)) *

Reese Witherspoon Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, she ...

(''Walk the Line'' (2005), ''Wild'' (2014)) ;Three nominations *

Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominati ...

(''American Beauty'' (1999), ''Being Julia'' (2004), ''The Kids Are All Right'' (2010)) *

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

(''The Hours'' (2002), ''Rabbit Hole'' (2010), ''Being the Ricardos'' (2021)) *

(''Fargo'' (1996), ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017), ''Nomadland'' (2020)) *

Julianne Moore Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, ...

(''The End of the Affair'' (1999), ''Far from Heaven'' (2002), ''Still Alice'' (2014)) *

Hilary Swank Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series '' Camp Wilder'' and made her film debut with a minor role in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992 ...

(''Boys Don't Cry'' (1999), ''Million Dollar Baby'' (2004), ''Conviction'' (2010)) * Charlize Theron (''Monster'' (2003), ''North Country'' (2005), ''Bombshell'' (2019)) *

(''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001), ''Chicago'' (2002), ''Judy'' (2019)) ;Four nominations * Cate Blanchett (''Elizabeth'' (1998), ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' (2007), ''Blue Jasmine'' (2013), ''Carol'' (2015)) * Helen Mirren (''The Queen'' (2006), ''The Last Station'' (2009), ''Hitchcock'' (2012), ''Woman in Gold'' (2015)) * Kate Winslet (''Titanic'' (1997), ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), ''Little Children'' (2006), ''Revolutionary Road'' (2008)) ;Six nominations *

Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Regarded as one of Britain's best actresses, she is noted for her versatile work in various films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her ...

(''Mrs Brown'' (1997), ''Iris'' (2001), ''Mrs Henderson Presents'' (2005), ''Notes on a Scandal'' (2006), ''Philomena'' (2013), ''Victoria & Abdul'' (2017)) ;Ten nominations *

Meryl Streep Mary Louise Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throu ...

(''The River Wild'' (1994), ''The Bridges of Madison County'' (1995), ''One True Thing'' (1998), ''Music of the Heart'' (1999), ''The Devil Wears Prada'' (2006), ''Doubt'' (2008), ''Julie & Julia'' (2009), ''The Iron Lady'' (2011), ''August: Osage County'' (2013), ''Florence Foster Jenkins'' (2016))

External links

SAG Awards official site
{{ScreenActorsGuildAward FemaleLeadMotionPicture Female Actor Leading Role Film awards for lead actress