Year |
Winner |
Nominated |
1980 |
Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree |
- Helen Burns, The Changeling
- Patricia Collins, Summer's Children
- Barbara Gordon, Wild Horse Hank
- Frances Hyland, The Changeling
|
1981 |
Kate Reid, Atlantic City |
- Colleen Dewhurst, Tribute
- Gale Garnett, Tribute
- Frances Hyland, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Micheline Lanctôt, L'Affaire Coffin
|
1982 |
Denise Filiatrault, Les Plouffe |
- Juliette Huot, Les Plouffe
- Chapelle Jaffe, The Amateur
- Anne Létourneau, Les Plouffe
- Dixie Seatle, Ticket to Heaven
|
1983 |
Jackie Burroughs, The Grey Fox |
- Geneviève Brassard, Doux Aveux
- Clare Coulter, By Design
- Patricia Nolin, La Quarantine
- Trudy Young, Melanie
|
1984 |
Jackie Burroughs, The Wars |
- Amulette Garneau, Maria Chapdelaine
- Elva Mai Hoover, The Terry Fox Story
- Tedde Moore, A Christmas Story
- Linda Sorgini, Bonheur d'occasion
|
1985 |
Linda Sorenson, Draw! |
- Jackie Burroughs, The Surrogate
- Barbara Law, Bedroom Eyes
- Elizabeth Leigh-Milne, Walls
- Jane McKinnon, The Bay Boy
- Leah Pinsent, The Bay Boy
|
1986 |
Linda Sorenson, Joshua Then and Now |
- Lally Cadeau, Separate Vacations
- Barbara Gordon, Overnight
- Fernanda Tavares, 90 Days
|
1987 |
Louise Portal, Le Déclin de l'empire américain |
- Lucie Laurier, Anne Trister
- Andreé Pelletier, Bach et Botine
- Genevieve Rioux, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
- Marie Tifo, Les Fous de Bassan
|
1988 |
Paule Baillargeon, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing |
- Jayne Eastwood, Night Friend
- Fran Gebhard, Blue City Slammers
- Ann-Marie MacDonald, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
- Maruska Stankova, Dreams Beyond Memory
|
1989 |
Colleen Dewhurst, Obsessed |
- Janet-Laine Green, Cowboys Don't Cry
- Miou Miou, Les Portes Tournantes
- Helen Hughes, Martha, Ruth, Edie
- Susan Douglas Rubes, The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
|
1990 |
Robyn Stevan, Bye Bye Blues |
- Pauline Martin, Jésus de Montréal
- Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Jésus de Montréal
|
1991 |
Danielle Proulx, Amoureux Fou |
- Winifred Holden, The Company of Strangers
- Sandrine Holt, Black Robe
- Ofelia Medina, Diplomatic Immunity
- Catherine Roche, The Company of Strangers
|
1992 |
Monique Mercure, Naked Lunch |
- Krista Bridges, The Shower
- Judy Davis, On My Own
- Tracey Moore, Defy Gravity
- Johanne Marie Tremblay, La Sarasine
|
1993 |
Nicola Cavendish, The Grocer's Wife |
- Brigitte Bako, I Love a Man in Uniform
- Céline Bonnier, Tectonic Plates
- Sylvie Drapeau, Le Sexe des étoiles
- Charlene Fernetz, Harmony Cats
- Kate Hennig, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
|
1994 |
Martha Henry, Mustard Bath |
- Wanda Cannon, For the Moment
- Mia Kirshner, Love and Human Remains
- Johanne McKay, Mon Amie Max
- Joanne Vannicola, Love and Human Remains
|
Jan. 1996 |
Kate Nelligan, Margaret's Museum |
- Anne-Marie Cadieux, Le Confessionnal
- Rachael Crawford, Rude
- Marie Gignac, Le Confessionnal
- Pascale Montpetit, Eclipse
|
Nov. 1996 |
Martha Burns, Long Day's Journey into Night |
- Marie-Andrée Corneille, Mistaken Person
- Josée Deschênes, Le Polygraphe
- Maria de Medeiros, Le Polygraphe
- Manon Miclette, J'aime, J'aime pas
|
1997 |
Seana McKenna, The Hanging Garden |
- France Castel, Karmina
- France Castel, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge
- Kerry Fox, The Hanging Garden
- Joan Orenstein, The Hanging Garden
|
1999 |
Monique Mercure, Conquest |
- Geneviève Bujold, Last Night
- Rachael Crawford, Pale Saints
- Anna Henry, The Fishing Trip
- Roberta Maxwell, Last Night
|
2000 |
Catherine O'Hara, The Life Before This |
- Suzanne Champagne, Histoires d'hiver
- Deborah Kara Unger, Sunshine
- Rachel Weisz, Sunshine
- Kathryn Zenna, Jack & Jill
|
2001 |
Helen Shaver, We All Fall Down |
- Annick Bergeron, La Beauté de Pandore
- Céline Bonnier, Les Muses Orphelines
- Stacy Smith, New Waterford Girl
- Mary Walsh, New Waterford Girl
- Barbara Williams, Love Come Down
|
2002 |
Molly Parker, Last Wedding |
- Marya Delver, Last Wedding
- Mimi Kuzyk, Lost and Delirious
- Brenda Fricker, The War Bride
- Molly Parker, The War Bride
|
2003 |
Pascale Montpetit, Savage Messiah |
- Brigitte Bako, Saint Monica
- Moushmi Chatterji, Bollywood/Hollywood
- Rachel McAdams, Perfect Pie
- Dina Pathak, Bollywood/Hollywood
|
2004 |
Marie-Josée Croze, The Barbarian Invasions |
- Olympia Dukakis, The Event
- Emily Hampshire, A Problem with Fear
- Meredith McGeachie, Punch
- Annabella Piugattuk, The Snow Walker
|
2005 |
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Childstar |
- Juliette Gosselin, Nouvelle-France
- Sylvie Moreau, Love and Magnets
- Ellen Page, Wilby Wonderful
- Susanna Salazar, A Silent Love
|
2006 |
Danielle Proulx, C.R.A.Z.Y. |
- Babz Chula, Seven Times Lucky
- Suzanne Clément, L'Audition
- Marianne Fortier, Aurore
- Micheline Lanctôt, Familia
|
2007 |
Carrie-Anne Moss, Snow Cake |
- Caroline Dhavernas, Niagara Motel
- Marie Gignac, La Vie secrète des gens heureux
- Emily Hampshire, Snow Cake
- Vivian Wu, Eve and the Fire Horse
|
2008 |
Kristen Thomson, Away from Her |
- Marie-Ginette Guay, Continental, un film sans fusil (Continental, a Film Without Guns)
- Laurence Leboeuf, Ma fille mon ange (My Daughter, My Angel)
- Véronique Le Flaguais, Surviving My Mother
- Fanny Mallette, Continental, un film sans fusil (Continental, a Film Without Guns)
|
2009 |
Kristin Booth, Young People Fucking |
- Céline Bonnier, Maman est chez le coiffeur
- Éveline Gélinas, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
- Anie Pascale, Tout est parfait
- Rosamund Pike, Fugitive Pieces
|
2010 |
Martha Burns, Love & Savagery |
- Liane Balaban, One Week
- Marie Brassard, Les grandes chaleurs
- Isabel Richer, Babine
- Sonia Vachon, 5150 Elm's Way
|
2011 |
Minnie Driver, Barney's Version |
- Sonja Bennett, Cole
- Anne-Elizabeth Bossé, Les Amours imaginaires
- Terra Hazelton, FUBAR 2
- Mary Walsh, Crackie
|
2012 |
Sophie Nélisse, Monsieur Lazhar |
- Roxana Condurache, The Whistleblower
- Hélène Florent, Café de Flore
- Julie LeBreton, Starbuck
- Charlotte Sullivan, Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
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