Honorable Mentions

Willa Fitzgerald, Strange Darling

Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
Florence Pugh, We Live in Time

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Nicole Kidman, Babygirl

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What a strong year for this category - I could have filled these slots twice over easily. And I had SUCH a hard time deciding who to reward here - I could have honestly awarded any of these five with the win!

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I was actually down to Adams, Baptiste, & Torres... Tempted by Torres because of my love for that film (that she's the beating heart of), and Baptiste's work was the most ferocious - hard to not reward her. But Amy Adams has turned in so many performances over the years that I've loved (plus a few that I have not - alas), and to me this is her most nuanced, most playful, and most unique performance she's had. This movie, which I LOVED, *hinges* on a central performance of a tone that is remarkably singular - she brings herself and her quirks to this so carefully and fully, and I can't imagine anyone else doing what she did. To me, that is Dickie-worthy :)