My Favorite Performances of 2021 (Female)

Julie - The Worst Person in the World
"I do love you. And I don't love you."

Diana - Spencer
"Will they kill me, do you think?"

Alexia - Titane

Rakel - Ninjababy
"I think I've had sex with him. Remember the guy i fucked because he smelled nice?"

Danielle - Shiva Baby
"Oh, you guys are at the Holocaust museum. You look so... happy!"

Ida - The Innocents
"Mom? What do you do when someones mean?"

Beth - The Night House
"You are right. There is nothing. Nothing is after you. You're safe now."

Honorable Mentions:
Ilene Andrews - Godzilla vs. Kong

Marguerite de Carrouges - The Last Duel
"No. You are risking my life, so you can fight your enemy and save your pride. And that could render our child an orphan. Or did you not think of that?"

Bella Cherry - Pleasure
"I love being in front of the camera. I love having people watching me."

Eloise - Last Night in Soho
"Has a woman ever died in my room?"

Honorable Mentions:
Maddox - Old

Strawberry - Red Rocket
"Technically, that was our first date, so... you just brought me to a strip joint for our first date. Real classy."

Deborah Johnson - Judas and the Black Messiah
"But you were up on that stage using words, so... Maybe next time, choose 'em a bit more carefully, instead of tearin' down the folk who you call yourself recruitin', just because they demonstrate a little Black pride. But just so you know, you are a poet."

Maria - Lamb
"Ada is a gift... A new beginning."

Honorable Mentions:
Lisa - The Trip

Alana - Licorice Pizza
"Fuck off, teenagers!"

Simone - The French Dispatch
"Poor baby."

Honorable Mentions:
Madeleine - No Time to Die

Trudy Smith - The Harder They Fall
"How long you been alive in this country? A rock and a hard place is what we call Monday."

Ratcatcher 2 - The Suicide Squad
"If I die 'cause I gambled on love, it will be a worthy death."

Maggie - Spencer
"Hold on. Fight them. Be beautiful. You are your own weapon. Don't cut it to pieces."

La Linda - The Card Counter
"I'm always looking for a good thoroughbred."

Sandie - Last Night in Soho
"You can't save me! Save yourself..."

Madison Mitchell - Malignant
"Who are you, Gabriel?"

Lexi - Red Rocket
"Now get the fuck out, you suitcase pimp."

Anna - The Innocents

Lucinda Krementz - The French Dispatch
"What do they want? To defend their illusions. A luminous abstraction."

Kate - Kate
"After today you won't get any more questions from me."