Best Female Lead movies of 2021 that are oscar winners or nominees

Raya and the Last Dragon(2021)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.



Cruella(2021)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.



Spencer(2021)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 84

During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana Spencer, struggling with mental health problems, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.



Encanto(2021)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.



CODA(2021)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 82

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music by wanting to go to Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.



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.



The Lost Daughter(2021)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.



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.



The Worst Person in the World(2021)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 74

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.



The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 70

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.