List of film awards for lead actress

This list of film awards for lead actress is an index to articles that describe awards given to the leading actresses in films, typically called the "Best Actress" award. The list is organized by region and country of the venue or sponsor of the award, but some awards are not limited to films or actresses from that country.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

President of India Pratibha Patil presenting the Best Actress award to Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar for Baboo Band Baaja at the National Film Awards in 2011

Africa

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Nigeria	Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Africa Film Academy	[1]

Americas

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Canada	Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Canada	Prix Iris for Best Actress	Québec Cinéma
Canada	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Toronto Film Critics Association
Canada	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film	Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Canada	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Ibero-America	Platino Award for Best Actress	Platino Awards
Mexico	Ariel Award for Best Actress	Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
United States	Academy Award for Best Actress	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United States	BET Award for best Actor & Actress of the year	BET	African Americans
United States	Black Reel Award for Best Actress	Black Reel Awards	African Americans
United States	Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress	Black Reel Awards	African Americans
United States	Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actress	Bollywood Movie Awards
United States	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress	Boston Society of Film Critics
United States	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Chicago Film Critics Association
United States	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy	Critics' Choice Movie Awards
United States	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie	Critics' Choice Movie Awards
United States	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress	Critics' Choice Movie Awards
United States	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
United States	Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Horror
United States	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
United States	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
United States	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress	Golden Raspberry Awards
United States	Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress	Gotham Awards	Independent film
United States	Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress	Houston Film Critics Society
United States	Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead	Independent Spirit Awards
United States	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Los Angeles Film Critics Association
United States	National Board of Review Award for Best Actress	National Board of Review
United States	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress	National Society of Film Critics
United States	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	New York Film Critics Circle
United States	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress	Online Film Critics Society
United States	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress	San Diego Film Critics Society
United States	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
United States	Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture	International Press Academy
United States	Saturn Award for Best Actress	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
United States	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role	Screen Actors Guild
United States	Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress	Chicago International Film Festival
United States	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	St. Louis Film Critics Association
United States	Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress	Tribeca Film Festival
United States	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
United States	Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film	Young Artist Award
United States	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	NAACP Image Awards	African-American

Asia

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
China	Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress	Shanghai International Film Festival
China	Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress	Golden Rooster Awards
China	Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress	Huabiao Awards
China	Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress	China Film Association
China	Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress	Shanghai Film Critics Awards
Hong Kong	Asian Film Award for Best Actress	Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress	Hong Kong Film Award
India	Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actress Award	Bengal Film Journalists' Association
India	Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil	Cinema Express Awards	Tamil
India	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada	Filmfare
India	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam	Filmfare
India	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil	Filmfare
India	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu	Filmfare	Telugu
India	Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Hindi	Filmfare	Hindi
India	IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)	International Film Festival of India
India	IIFA Award for Best Actress	International Indian Film Academy	Hindi
India	IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actress – Telugu	International Indian Film Academy	Telugu
India	ITFA Best Actress Award	International Tamil Film Awards
India	Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress	Kerala State Film Awards	Malayalam
India	Nandi Award for Best Actress	Nandi Awards	Telugu
India	National Film Award for Best Actress	National Film Awards
India	Santosham Best Actress Award	Santosham Film Awards	Telugu
India	Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics)	Screen Awards / StarPlus	Hindi
India	Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)	Screen Awards / StarPlus	Hindi
India	Screen Award for Best Actress	Screen Awards / StarPlus	Hindi
India	SIIMA Award for Best Actress	SIIMA	Telugu
India	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Tamil
India	Vijay Award for Best Actress	Vijay Awards	Tamil
India	Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female	Zee Entertainment Enterprises	Hindi
Indonesia	Citra Award for Best Leading Actress	Indonesian Film Festival
Japan	Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress	Blue Ribbon Awards
Japan	Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Japan Academy Film Prize
Japan	Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress	Mainichi Film Awards
Japan	Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actress	Nikkan Sports Film Award
Japan	Tokyo Sports Film Award for Best Actress	Tokyo Sports Film Award
Macau	Golden Lotus Award for Best Actress	Macau International Movie Festival
Philippines	Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen	Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Philippines	Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Star	Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Philippines	Gawad Urian for Best Actress	Filipino Film Critics
Philippines	Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress	Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Philippines	Star Award for Movie Actress of the Year	PMPC Star Awards for Movies
South Korea	Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actress (Film)	Baeksang Arts Awards
Taiwan	Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress	Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
Vietnam	Best Actress Award (Vietnam Film Festival)	Vietnam Film Festival

Europe

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Europe	European Film Award for Best Actress	European Film Awards
Belgium	Magritte Award for Best Actress	Académie André Delvaux
Croatia	Golden Arena for Best Actress	Pula Film Festival
Denmark	Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Danish Film Academy
France	Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress	Cannes Film Festival
France	César Award for Best Actress	Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
France	Globe de Cristal Award for Best Actress	French Press Association
France	Lumière Award for Best Actress	Académie des Lumières
Germany	Bavarian Film Awards (Best Acting)	State of Bavaria
Germany	Silver Bear for Best Actress	Berlin International Film Festival
Iceland	Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress	Edda Awards
Italy	Annecy Film Festival Award for Best Actress	Annecy Italian Film Festival
Italy	David di Donatello for Best Actress	Accademia del Cinema Italiano
Italy	David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress	Accademia del Cinema Italiano
Italy	Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress	Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani	Film critics award
Netherlands	Golden Calf for Best Actress	Netherlands Film Festival
Poland	Polish Academy Award for Best Actress	Polish Film Awards
Russia	Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actress	National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Spain	Goya Award for Best Actress	Goya Awards
Sri Lanka	Sarasaviya Best Actress Award	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
Sweden	Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Swedish Film Institute
United Kingdom	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
United Kingdom	BIFA for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film	British Independent Film Awards
United Kingdom	Empire Award for Best Actress	Empire (film magazine)
United Kingdom	Empire Award for Best British Actress	Empire (film magazine)
United Kingdom	London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year	London Film Critics' Circle
United Kingdom	London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year	London Film Critics' Circle

Oceania

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Australia	AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts	[2]
Australia	AACTA International Award for Best Actress	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts	Film made outside Australia. From 2011[3][4][5]
Australia	Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts	From 2005-2010

See also

• Best Actress
• Lists of awards
• Lists of acting awards
• List of awards for actresses
• List of film awards