My Favorite Performances of 2020 (Female)

Anne - The Father
"I saw it in his eyes, he didn't know who i was. It was like i was a stranger to him."

Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
"The blues help you get out of bed in the morning. You get up knowing you ain't alone. There's something else in the world. Something's has been added by that song."

Soonja - Minari
"Minari is truly the best. It grows anywhere, like weeds. So anyone can pick and eat it. Rich or poor, anyone can enjoy it and be healthy. Minari can be put in kimchi, put in stew, put in soup. It can be medicine if you are sick. Minari is wonderful, wonderful!"

Young Woman - I'm Thinking of Ending Things
"I'm thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. IIt sticks, it lingers, it dominates. There's not much I can do about it, trust me. It doesn't go away. It's there whether I like it or not. It's there when I eat, when I go to bed. It's there when I sleep. It's there when I wake up. It's always there. Always."

Cassandra - Promising Young Woman
"Who needs brains? They never did a girl any good."

The Woman - The Father
"Come on, baby. It's all right. Come on... Shh. Easy now. Easy. You're going to feel all right in a minute, I promise you. Everything will be all right."

Monica - Minari
"I'm sorry you have to see how our life is now."

Anika - Another Round
"I couldn't care less if you drink with your friends. That's not the point. This entire country drinks like maniacs anyway. Don't you see that our problem is that you're never really present? You're completely invisible! And when you have fun, it's with someone other than me."

Tutar Sagdiyev - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
"My daddy is the smartest person in the whole flat world!"

Sarah - Palm Springs
"My whole family is embarrassed by me. They all see me as a... as a liability who fucks around and drinks too much."

Cecilia Kass - The Invisible Man
"He said that wherever I went, he would find me, walk right up to me, and I wouldn't be able to see him."

Fern - Nomadland
"It's strange that you encourage people to invest their whole life savings, go into debt, just to buy a house they can't afford."

Caroline - The Kid Detective
"Nobody cares about football."

Mother - I'm Thinking of Ending Things
"I'm saying, take the darn nightgown to the basement. Live dangerously!"

Abby - Happiest Season
"Thank you for trying to get me to like Christmas. I love that you love it. I'm just so content taking care of other people's pets when they're away for the holiday."

Honorable Mentions:
Norah Price - Underwater

Tasya Vos - Possessor
"Pull me out."

Marion Davies - Mank
"Nobody but NOBODY makes a monkey outta William Randolph Hearst!"

Riley Johnson - Happiest Season
"I can relate to is being in love with somebody that is too afraid to show the world who they are. But that was a long time ago."

Honorable Mentions:
Allison - Black Bear

Sigrit Ericksdóttir - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
"The elves went too far!"

Lou - Sound of Metal
"Ruben, you hurt yourself, you hurt me. I'll hurt myself, too. I'll hurt myself, too."

The Huntress - Birds of Prey
"IT'S NOT A FUCKING BOW AND ARROW! It's a crossbow! I'm not twelve!"

Mari Gilbert - Lost Girls

Madison - Promising Young Woman
"Never fucking contact me again."

Honorable Mentions:
Sarah - Horse Girl
Sloane - Happiest Season

Jane - Happiest Season
"I had night terrors. They put me down here so I wouldn't wake everyone up."

Kat - Tenet
"Look in my eyes. Which do you see? Despair or anger? I'm not the woman who could find love for you even though you scarred her on the inside. I'm the vengeful bitch you scarred on the outside."