My Favorite Performances of 2017 (Female)

Elisa Esposito - The Shape of Water

Honorable Mentions:
Mary Brown - Paddington 2

Mildred Hayes - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
"This didn't put an end to shit, you fucking retard; this is just the fucking start. Why don't you put that on your Good Morning Missouri fucking wake up broadcast, bitch?"

Thelma - Thelma
"I feel angry with you, God. Why are you doing this to me? What do you want?"

Jen - Revenge

Kim Murphy - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
"I love you so much, don't forget that. You gave me life and you, only you, have the right to take my life away. That makes perfect sense."

Ingrid Thorburn - Ingrid Goes West
"Fuck me, Bruce. Gotham needs you."

Christine 'Lady Bird' McPherson - Lady Bird
"Listen, if your mother had had the abortion, we wouldn't have to sit through this stupid assembly!"

Joi - Blade Runner 2049
"I always told you. You're special. Your history isn't over yet. There's still a page left."

Moonee - The Florida Project
"Excuse me. Could you give us some change, please? The doctor said we have asthma and we have to eat ice-cream right away."

Rose Armitage - Get Out
"You were one of my favorites."

Luv - Blade Runner 2049
"It is invigorating being asked personal questions. Makes one feel... desired."

Anna Murphy - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
"I believe the most logical thing, no matter how harsh this may sound, is to kill a child. Because we can have another child. I still can and you can. And if you can't, we can try IVF, but I'm sure we can."

Mary Mensana - First Reformed
"He thinks it's wrong to bring a child into this world. He wants to kill our baby."

Molly Bloom - Molly's Game
"You know what makes you feel okay about losing? Winning."

LaVona Golden - I, Tonya
"You fuck dumb. You don't marry dumb."

Georgina - Get Out
"Oh, no. No. No! No, no. No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no. Aren't you something. That's not my experience. Not at all. The Armitages are so good to us. They treat us like family."

Tonya Harding - I, Tonya
"America. They want someone to love, they want someone to hate."

Marion McPherson - Lady Bird
"Money is not life's report card. Being successful doesn't mean anything in and of itself. It just means that you're successful. But that doesn't mean that you're happy."

Cyril - Phantom Thread
"Don't pick a fight with me, you certainly won't come out alive. I'll go right through you and it'll be you who ends up on the floor. Understood?"

Bee - The Babysitter
"Things get messy when you make a deal with the devil."

Nina Votto - You Were Never Really Here
"Joe, wake up. It's a beautiful day."

Jean Meyerowitz - The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Mother - Mother!
"You never loved me. You just loved how much I loved you."

Zelda Fuller - The Shape of Water
"Some of the best minds in the country peein' all over the floor in this here facility."

Jane Banner - Wind River
"When my supervisor sees his report, he's gonna want me back in Vegas. Not that I'm much help or anything, but I'm all you've got."

Honorable Mentions:
Taylor Sloane - Ingrid Goes West