Best Actress 2022

Here is my top five in alphabetical order. These are the five I would nominate if I were an academy of one.

CATE BLANCHETT, Tár

OLIVIA COLMAN, Empire of Light

GUSLAGIE MALANDA, Saint Omer

TANG WEI, Decision to Leave (헤어질 결심)

MICHELLE YEOH, Everything Everywhere All at Once (天馬行空)

Also loved:
Frankie Corio, Aftersun

Vicky Krieps, Corsage

Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Park Ji-min, Retour à Séoul (Return to Seoul)
Taylor Russell, Bones and All

Apologies to:
Penélope Cruz (Official Competition), Dale Dickey (A Love Song), Noomi Rapace (You Won't Be Alone), and Léa Seydoux (One Fine Morning), whose films I have not yet seen.

Related:
My Best Actress picks from past years (2004-2021)
My Best Actor picks from 2022 
My Best Supporting Actress picks from 2022 
My Best Supporting Actor picks from 2022