Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy is 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. 2012: Jennifer Lawrence – "Silver Linings Playbook" as Tiffany Maxwell † 2013: Amy Adams – "American Hustle" as Sydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly ‡ "'2014: Jenny Slate – "Obvious Child" as Donna Stern 2015: Amy Schumer – "Trainwreck" as Amy Townsend 2016: Meryl Streep – "Florence Foster Jenkins" as Florence Foster
César Award for Best Actress Isabelle Adjani, Best Supporting Actress to Virna Lisi). Five women have won the César Award for Best Actress after previously winning the César Award for Most Promising Actress: Only one film has received both accolades: "The Dreamlife of Angels" in 1999 (Best Actress to Elodie Bouchez, Most Promising Actress to Natacha Régnier). Thirteen women have received nominations in the three competitive acting categories: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Actress. They are Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dominique Blanc, Anne Brochet, Karin Viard, Sandrine Kiberlain, Emmanuelle Devos, Cécile de France, Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Emilie Dequenne, Sara Forestier and