Citra Award for Best Actress

The Citra Award for Best Actress (Indonesian: Piala Citra untuk Pemeran Utama Perempuan Terbaik) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to Indonesian actresses for their achievements in leading roles. The Citra Awards, described by Screen International as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars",^[1] are the country's most prestigious film awards^[2] and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry.^[3]

Citra Award for Best Actress
Awarded for	Best actress of the year
Country	Indonesia
Presented by	Indonesian Film Festival
First award	1955
Currently held by	Nirina Zubir, Falling in Love Like in Movies (2024)
Most wins	Christine Hakim (6)
Most nominations	Christine Hakim (10)
Website	festivalfilm.id

Sha Ine Febriyanti is the most recent winner for her performance in Andragogy at the 2023 ceremony.

History

The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given in 1955 to two winners without a nomination process: Dhalia (Lewat Djam Malam) and Fifi Young (Tarmina). The two-way tie, also found in the Best Film and Best Actor categories, was controversial as film critics considered Lewat Djam Malam the superior film, leading to allegations that Djamaluddin Malik had bought Tarmina's prize.^[4] Succeeding festivals were held in 1960 and 1967 and annually since 1973.^[5]

There were no Citra Awards given between 1993 and 2003 due to sharp decline in domestic film production. It was reinstated as an annual event in 2004 after receiving funds from the Indonesian government.^[1][6]

Christine Hakim is the most decorated actress with 6 awards out of 10 nominations in this category. She has also received 3 additional awards out of 4 nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category, bringing her overall total to 9 awards out of 14 nominations.^[7] Meriam Bellina has won twice out of 6 nominations, whereas Lydia Kandou and Yenny Rachman each won 2 of their 5 nominations. Atiqah Hasiholan has received the most nominations without winning any with four, followed by Jajang C. Noer, Nurul Arifin, Paramitha Rusady, and Zoraya Perucha with three nominations without any wins. However, Noer has two wins as a supporting actress for Mer's Lips in 1992 and Cinta tapi Beda in 2013.

Asha Smara Darra became the first trans woman to receive a Citra Award nomination in 2023 for her debut performance in Sara.^[8]

Two actresses from the same film have been nominated for Best Actress in the same year: Pasir Berbisik and Eliana, Eliana in 2001, Virgin in 2005, as well as Mengejar Mas-Mas in 2007. Of these, only Dinna Olivia (Mengejar Mas-Mas) managed to win.

Nominations and awards

Fifi Young won one of the inaugural Citra Awards for Best Actress.

Dhalia won the other inaugural Citra Award for Best Actress.

Farida Arriany won the award in 1960.

Mieke Wijaya won two Citra Awards out of two nominations.

Rima Melati won the Citra Award in 1973.

Yenny Rachman with the Citra Award she won in 1982

Nurul Arifin has received three nominations but no wins.

Sign	Meaning
‡	Indicates the winner

Winners are highlighted in blue and listed in bold.

1950s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
1955 (1st)	Dhalia‡ TIE	Lewat Djam Malam	[9]
	Fifi Young TIE	Tarmina	[10]
1956	NOT HELD
1957	NOT HELD
1958	NOT HELD
1959	NOT HELD

1960s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
1960 (2nd)	Farida Arriany	Anakku Sajang	[11]
1961	NOT HELD
1962	NOT HELD
1963	NOT HELD
1964	NOT HELD
1965	NOT HELD
1966	NOT HELD
1967 (3rd)	Mieke Wijaya	Gadis Kerudung Putih	[12]
1968	NOT HELD
1969	NOT HELD

1970s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
1970	NOT HELD
1971	NOT HELD
1972	NOT HELD
1973 (4th)	Rima Melati	Intan Berduri	[13]
1974 (5th)	Christine Hakim	Cinta Pertama	[a][7]
	Lenny Marlina	Rio Anakku	[b][14]
1975 (6th)	Tanty Josepha	Setulus Hatimu	[15]
1976 (7th)	Rina Hasyim	Semalam di Malaysia	[16]
1977 (8th)	Christine Hakim (2)	Sesuatu yang Indah	[7]
1978 (9th)	Joice Erna	Suci Sang Primadona	[17]
1979 (10th)	Christine Hakim (3)	Pengemis dan Tukang Becak	[7]
	Yenny Rachman	Binalnya Anak Muda	[18]
	Mutiara Sani	Kemelut Hidup	[19]
	Suzzanna	Pulau Cinta	[20]
	Tutie Kirana	Buaya Deli	[21]

1980s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
1980	Yenny Rachman‡	Kabut Sutra Ungu	[18]
1980	Farah Meuthia	Yuyun Pasien Rumah Sakit Jiwa	[22]
1980	Ira Maya Sopha	Ira Maya si Anak Tiri	[23]
1980	Marini	Anna Maria	[24]
1980	Nia Daniati	Antara Dia dan Aku	[25]
1981	Mieke Wijaya‡ (2)	Kembang Semusim	[12]
1981	Jessy Gusman	Usia 18	[26]
1981	Marlia Hardi	Busana dalam Mimpi	[27]
1981	Nungki Kusumastuti	Perempuan dalam Pasungan	[28]
1981	Widyawati	Buah Hati Mama	[29]
1982	Yenny Rachman‡ (2)	Gadis Marathon	[18]
1982	Ita Mustafa	Bukan Istri Pilihan	[30]
1982	Lenny Marlina	Jangan Ambil Nyawaku	[14]
1982	Suzzanna	Ratu Ilmu Hitam	[20]
1982	Tanty Josepha	Dr. Karmila	[15]
1983	Christine Hakim‡ (4)	Di Balik Kelambu	[7]
1983	Dewi Irawan	Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh	[31]
1983	Meriam Bellina	Perkawinan 83	[32]
1983	Widyawati	Amalia SH	[29]
1984	Meriam Bellina‡	Cinta di Balik Noda	[32]
1984	Christine Hakim	Ponirah Terpidana	[7]
1984	Yenny Rachman	Budak Nafsu	[18]
1984	Lydia Kandou	Untukmu Kuserahkan Segalanya	[33]
1984	Zoraya Perucha	Yang	[34]
1985	Christine Hakim‡ (5)	Kerikil-Kerikil Tajam	[7]
1985	Dewi Yull	Kembang Kertas	[35]
1985	Yenny Rachman	Doea Tanda Mata	[18]
1985	Meriam Bellina	Kabut Perkawinan	[32]
1986	Tuti Indra Malaon‡	Ibunda	[36]
1986	Christine Hakim	Bila Saatnya Tiba	[7]
1986	Lydia Kandou	Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap	[33]
1986	Meriam Bellina	Kulihat Cinta di Matanya	[32]
1986	Zoraya Perucha	Pondok Cinta	[34]
1987	Widyawati‡	Arini (Masih Ada Kereta yang Akan Lewat)	[29]
1987	Dewi Yull	Penyesalan Seumur Hidup	[35]
1987	Ita Mustafa	Tinggal Sesaat Lagi	[30]
1987	Marissa Haque	Biarkan Bulan Itu	[37]
1987	Zoraya Perucha	Secawan Anggur Kebimbangan	[34]
1988	Christine Hakim‡ (6)	Tjoet Nja' Dhien	[7]
1988	Meriam Bellina	Tatkala Mimpi Berakhir	[32]
1988	Nurul Arifin	Istana Kecantikan	[38]
1989	Tuti Indra Malaon‡ (2)	Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta	[36]
1989	Ira Wibowo	Malioboro	[39]
1989	Neno Warisman	Semua Sayang Kamu	[40]
1989	Paramitha Rusady	Si Kabayan Saba Kota	[41]

1990s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
1990	Meriam Bellina‡ (2)	Taksi	[32]
1990	Lydia Kandou	Cas Cis Cus (Sonata di Tengah Kota)	[33]
1990	Nurul Arifin	2 dari 3 Laki-Laki	[38]
1990	Widyawati	Sesaat dalam Pelukan	[29]
1991	Lydia Kandou‡	Boneka dari Indiana	[33]
1991	Dian Nitami	Perwira dan Ksatria	[42]
1991	Nia Zulkarnaen	Lagu Untuk Seruni	[43]
1991	Paramitha Rusady	Boss Carmad	[41]
1991	Sonia Dara Carrascalao	Langit Kembali Biru	[44]
1992	Lydia Kandou‡ (2)	Ramadhan dan Ramona	[33]
1992	Bella Esperance Lee	Bibir Mer	[45]
1992	Cornelia Agatha	Rini Tomboy	[46]
1992	Nurul Arifin	Catatan Si Emon	[38]
1992	Paramitha Rusady	Selembut Wajah Anggun	[41]

2000s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
2004	Dian Sastrowardoyo‡	Ada Apa dengan Cinta?	[47]
2004	Christine Hakim	Pasir Berbisik	[7]
2004	Dian Sastrowardoyo	Pasir Berbisik	[47]
2004	Jajang C. Noer	Eliana, Eliana	[48]
2004	Rachel Maryam	Eliana, Eliana	[49]
2005	Marcella Zalianty‡	Brownies	[50]
2005	Anggia Yulia Angely	Virgin	[51]
2005	Cornelia Agatha	Detik Terakhir	[46]
2005	Laudya Cynthia Bella	Virgin	[51]
2005	Sigi Wimala	Tentang Dia	[52]
2006	Nirina Zubir‡	Heart	[53]
2006	Ayu Ratna	Garasi	[54]
2006	Luna Maya	Ruang	[55]
2006	Shanty	Berbagi Suami	[56]
2006	Titi Kamal	Mendadak Dangdut	[57]
2007	Dinna Olivia‡	Mengejar Mas-Mas	[58]
2007	Acha Septriasa	Love Is Cinta	[59]
2007	Marsha Timothy	Merah Itu Cinta	[60]
2007	Nirina Zubir	Kamulah Satu-Satunya	[53]
2007	Poppy Sovia	Mengejar Mas-Mas	[61]
2008	Fahrani‡	Radit & Jani	[62]
2008	Ayu Laksmi	Under the Tree	[63]
2008	Ladya Cheryl	Fiksi.	[64]
2008	Yenny Chang	May	[65]
2008	Pevita Pearce	Lost in Love	[66]
2009	Titi Rajo Bintang‡	Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!	[67]
2009	Atiqah Hasiholan	Ruma Maida	[68]
2009	Aty Nurhayati Djosan	Emak Ingin Naik Haji	[69]
2009	Leony Vitria Hartanti	Identitas	[70]
2009	Revalina S. Temat	Perempuan Berkalung Sorban	[71]

2010s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
2010	Laura Basuki‡	3 Hati Dua Dunia Satu Cinta	[72]
2010	Fanny Fabriana	Hari Untuk Amanda	[73]
2010	Jajang C. Noer	7 Hati 7 Cinta 7 Wanita	[48]
2010	Tika Bravani	Alangkah Lucunya (Negeri Ini)	[74]
2010	Titi Rajo Bintang	Minggu Pagi di Victoria Park	[67]
2011	Prisia Nasution‡	Sang Penari	[75]
2011	Dinda Hauw	Surat Kecil untuk Tuhan	[76]
2011	Fanny Fabriana	True Love	[73]
2011	Gita Novalista	The Mirror Never Lies	[77]
2011	Salma Paramitha	Rindu Purnama	[78]
2012	Acha Septriasa‡	Test Pack: You're My Baby	[79]
2012	Annisa Hertami	Soegija	[80]
2012	Atiqah Hasiholan	Hello Goodbye	[80]
2012	Geraldine Sianturi	Demi Ucok	[80]
2012	Jajang C. Noer	Mata Tertutup	[80]
2013	Adinia Wirasti‡	Laura & Marsha	[81]
2013	Happy Salma	Air Mata Terakhir Bunda	[82]
2013	Imelda Therinne	Belenggu	[82]
2013	Laudya Cynthia Bella	Belenggu	[82]
2013	Laura Basuki	Madre	[82]
2014	Dewi Irawan‡	Tabula Rasa	[83]
2014	Atiqah Hasiholan	3 Nafas Likas	[84]
2014	Revalina S. Temat	Hijrah Cinta	[84]
2014	Maudy Koesnaedi	Soekarno	[84]
2014	Prisia Nasution	Sokola Rimba	[84]
2015	Tara Basro‡	A Copy of My Mind	[85]
2015	Adinia Wirasti	Kapan Kawin?	[86]
2015	Chelsea Islan	Di Balik 98	[86]
2015	Dewi Sandra	Air Mata Surga	[86]
2015	Marsha Timothy	Nada Untuk Asa	[86]
2016	Cut Mini‡	Athirah	[87]
2016	Christine Hakim	Ibu Maafkan Aku	[88]
2016	Sha Ine Febriyanti	Nay	[88]
2016	Chelsea Islan	Rudy Habibie	[88]
2016	Atiqah Hasiholan	Wonderful Life	[88]
2017	Putri Marino‡	Posesif	[89]
2017	Adinia Wirasti	Critical Eleven	[89]
2017	Dian Sastrowardoyo	Kartini	[89]
2017	Sheryl Sheinafia	Galih & Ratna	[89]
2017	Tatjana Saphira	Sweet 20	[89]
2018	Marsha Timothy‡	Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts	[90]
2018	Della Dartyan	Love for Sale	[90]
2018	Prisia Nasution	Lima
2018	Dian Sastrowardoyo	Aruna & Her Palate	[90]
2018	Putri Ayudya	Kafir: A Deal with the Devil	[90]
2019	Raihaanun‡	27 Steps of May	[91]
2019	Adhisty Zara	Two Blue Stripes	[91]
2019	Nirina Zubir	Cemara's Family	[91]
2019	Sha Ine Febriyanti	This Earth of Mankind	[91]
2019	Sissy Priscillia	Milly & Mamet: Ini Bukan Cinta & Rangga	[91]

2020s

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
2020 (40th)	Laura Basuki (2)	Susi Susanti: Love All	[92]
	Faradina Mufti	Crazy Awesome Teachers	[93]
	Jessica Mila	Imperfect	[93]
	Putri Ayudya	Homecoming	[93]
	Tara Basro	Impetigore	[93]
	Ully Triani	Humba Dreams	[93]
2021 (41st)	Arawinda Kirana	Yuni
	Hana Malasan	Cinta Bete
	Nirina Zubir	Paranoia
	Shenina Cinnamon	Photocopier
	Wulan Guritno	Jakarta vs Everybody
2022 (42nd)	Ladya Cheryl	Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
	Happy Salma	Before, Now & Then
	Marsha Timothy	The Red Point of Marriage
	Maudy Koesnaedi	Losmen Bu Broto
	Tika Panggabean	Missing Home
2023 (43rd)	Sha Ine Febriyanti	Andragogy	[94]
	Asha Smara Darra	Sara
	Aurora Ribero	Like & Share
	Jajang C. Noer	The Prize
	Laura Basuki	Sleep Call

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins	Nominations	Actress
6	10	Christine Hakim
2	6	Meriam Bellina
	5	Lydia Kandou, Yenny Rachman
	4	Laura Basuki
	2	Mieke Wijaya, Tuti Indra Malaon
1	4	Dian Sastrowardoyo, Marsha Timothy, Nirina Zubir, Widyawati
	3	Adinia Wirasti, Prisia Nasution, Sha Ine Febriyanti
	2	Acha Septriasa, Dewi Irawan, Ladya Cheryl, Tanty Josepha, Tara Basro, Titi Rajo Bintang
0	4	Atiqah Hasiholan, Jajang C. Noer
	3	Nurul Arifin, Paramitha Rusady, Zoraya Perucha
	2	Chelsea Islan, Cornelia Agatha, Dewi Yull, Fanny Fabriana, Happy Salma, Ita Mustafa, Laudya Cynthia Bella, Lenny Marlina, Maudy Koesnaedi, Putri Ayudya, Revalina S. Temat, Suzzanna

Explanatory notes

1. Award given as "Best Actress (with Praise)" (Pemeran Utama Wanita Terbaik Dengan Pujian); a similar distinction was made with the Best Actor award. Hakim received the Citra.^[5]
2. Award given as "Best Actress (with Recognition)" (Pemeran Utama Wanita Terbaik Dengan Penghargaan); a similar distinction was made with the Best Actor award. This was, in effect, a "runner up" award.^[5]

See also

• Cinema of Indonesia
• Indonesian Film Festival
• Citra Award for Best Picture
• Citra Award for Best Director
• Citra Award for Best Actor
• Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress
• Maya Awards