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
Sophie Thompson Sophie Thompson Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is an English actress who has worked in television, film and theatre. A five-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of "Into the Woods". Her other nominations were for "Wildest Dreams" (1994), "Company" (1996), "Clybourne Park" (2011) and "Guys and Dolls" (2016). Thompson's film appearances include "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), "Persuasion" (1995), "Emma" (1996), "Dancing at Lughnasa" (1998), "Gosford Park" (2001) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" (2010). Her television roles include playing