- Previous winners and nominees
The Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress was an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (by AFI). It was awarded from 2005-2010. The award has been superseded by the AFI's AACTA International Award for Best Actress. Previous winners and nominees- 2005: Emily Browning - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- 2006: Rachel Griffiths - Six Feet Under
- Toni Collette - In Her Shoes
- Naomi Watts - King Kong
- Radha Mitchell - Silent Hill
- 2007: Rose Byrne - Damages
- Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine
- Jacinda Barrett - The Last Kiss
- Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
- 2008: Cate Blanchett - The Golden Age
- Judy Davis - The Starter Wife
- Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
- Nicole Kidman - The Golden Compass
- 2009: Toni Collette - United States of Tara
- Rose Byrne - Damages
- Melissa George - In Treatment
- Mia Wasikowska - In Treatment
- 2010: Mia Wasikowska - Alice in Wonderland
- Toni Collette - United States of Tara, Season 2.
- Bojana Novakovic - Edge of Darkness
- Naomi Watts - Mother and Child
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