Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. —Henry Fielding

14 January 2026

Best Actress 2025

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


ROSE BYRNE, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

KATHLEEN CHALFANT, Familiar Touch

JENNIFER LAWRENCE, Die My Love

RENATE REINSVE, 
Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value) 

JULIA ROBERTS, After the Hunt

Also loved:
Leonie Brenesch, Hilden (Late Shift)
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Britt Lower, Darkest Miriam
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Apologies to:
Deragh Campbell (Matt and Mara), Emma Corrin (100 Nights of Hero), Jodie Foster (A Private Life), Gelmine Glemzaite (Drowning Dry), Andrea Bræin Hovig (Love), Dakota Johnson (Materialists), Diane Lane (Anniversary), Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island), Elizabeth Olsen (Eternity), Tessa Thompson (Hedda), Tessa Van den Broeck (Julie Keeps Quiet), and Alexi Wasser (Messy), whose movies I have not yet seen.

Related:
My Best Actress Picks from previous years (2004-2024)

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