| Satellite Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
The 2023 recipients: Lily Gladstone and Emma Stone | |
| Awarded for | Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Press Academy |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Drama: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Comedy or Musical: Emma Stone – Poor Things (2023) |
| Website | http://www.pressacademy.com/  |
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The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy. The category has gone through several changes since its inception.
- From 1996 to 2010, two categories based on genre were presented, Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama and Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
- In 2011, the IPA pared down its Satellite nominations in the motion picture categories from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflects the merger of drama and comedy under a general Best Picture heading, including the Best Actor/Actress headings and the Supporting headings.
- In 2016 and 2017, two winners were announced within the Best Actor category, one for the performance by an actor in a major studio film and other for a performance in an independent film.
Since 2018, the two categories based on genre are presented again replacing the Best Actor in a Motion Picture category for the Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and Best Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical categories previously presented.