Best Female Lead movies on amazon prime that are award winners or nominees

Erin Brockovich(2000)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.



Jane Eyre(2011)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.



House of Gucci(2021)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 76

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.



Licorice Pizza(2021)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 88

The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.



Being the Ricardos(2021)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.



Funny Girl(1968)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 68

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfield girl, subsequent career and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.



The Duchess(2008)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 31

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.



The Wiz(1978)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 20

An adaptation of 'The Wizard of Oz' that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.



She-Devil(1989)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.



Wuthering Heights(1970)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Doomed lovers Catherine and Heathcliff are torn apart by their own selfishness and hate.



The Hiding Place(1975)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-WWII Holland. Their uneventful lives are disrupted with the coming of the Nazis. ...