The Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards It has been awarded annually since 2005.
Previous winners and nominees
- 2005: Emily Browning - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- 2006: Rachel Griffiths - Six Feet Under
- 2007: Rose Byrne - Damages
- Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine
- Jacinda Barrett - The Last Kiss
- Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
- 2008: Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
- Judy Davis - The Starter Wife
- Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
- Nicole Kidman - The Golden Compass
- 2009: Toni Collette - United States of Tara
- 2010: Mia Wasikowska - Alice in Wonderland