Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy

Broadcast Film Critics Association
Broadcast Film Critics Association
First awarded	Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Last awarded	Olivia Colman for The Favourite (2018)
Website	www.criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy was one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the

Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

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Winners and nominees

2010s

Year	Actor	Character	Film
2012	Jennifer Lawrence	Tiffany Maxwell	Silver Linings Playbook
	Mila Kunis	Lori Collins	Ted
	Shirley MacLaine	Marjorie "Marge" Nugent	Bernie
	Leslie Mann	Debbie	This Is 40
	Rebel Wilson	Fat Amy	Pitch Perfect
2013	Amy Adams	Sydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly	American Hustle
	Sandra Bullock	Special Agent Sarah Ashburn	The Heat
	Melissa McCarthy	Detective Shannon Mullins	The Heat
	Greta Gerwig	Frances Halladay	Frances Ha
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Eva Henderson	Enough Said
2014	Jenny Slate	Donna Stern	Obvious Child
	Rose Byrne	Kelly Radner	Neighbors
	Rosario Dawson	Chelsea Brown	Top Five
	Melissa McCarthy	Maggie Bronstein	St. Vincent
	Kristen Wiig	Maggie Dean	The Skeleton Twins
2015	Amy Schumer	Amy Townsend	Trainwreck
	Tina Fey	Katie Ellis	Sisters
	Jennifer Lawrence	Joy Mangano	Joy
	Melissa McCarthy	Susan Cooper	Spy
	Lily Tomlin	Elle Reid	Grandma
2016	Meryl Streep	Florence Foster Jenkins	Florence Foster Jenkins
	Kate Beckinsale	Lady Susan Vernon	Love & Friendship
	Sally Field	Doris Miller	Hello, My Name Is Doris
	Kate McKinnon	Dr. Jillian Holtzmann	Ghostbusters
	Hailee Steinfeld	Nadine Franklin	The Edge of Seventeen
2017	Margot Robbie	Tonya Harding	I, Tonya
	Tiffany Haddish	Dina	Girls Trip
	Zoe Kazan	Emily Gardner	The Big Sick
	Saoirse Ronan	Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson	Lady Bird
	Emma Stone	Billie Jean King	Battle of the Sexes
2018	Olivia Colman	Queen Anne	The Favourite
	Emily Blunt	Mary Poppins	Mary Poppins Returns
	Elsie Fisher	Kayla Day	Eighth Grade
	Rachel McAdams	Annie Davis	Game Night
	Charlize Theron	Marlo Moreau	Tully
	Constance Wu	Rachel Chu	Crazy Rich Asians

Multiple nominees

2 nominations

Jennifer Lawrence

3 nominations

Melissa McCarthy

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Critics Choice Association (CCA)
Awards	Acting Ensemble Actor Actress Adapted Screenplay Animated Feature Cinematography Comedy Costume Design Director Editing Foreign Language Film Hair and Makeup Original Screenplay Picture Production Design Score Song Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Visual Effects Young Performer
Retired	Action Movie (2008–2019) Actor in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actress in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actor in a Comedy (2012–2018) Actress in a Comedy (2012–2018) Documentary Feature (1995–2015) Family Film (1995–2007) Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (2012–2019) Sound (2009–2011)
Ceremonies	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)