The of the Japan Academy Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Nippon Academy-sho association (Japan Academy Prize Association).
In 2020, Shim Eun-kyung, a South Korean, became the first non-Japanese actress to win this award.
List of winners Nr.YearActress(English)Actress(Japanese)Film(English)Film(Japanese)11978Shima Iwashita岩下志麻Ballad of Orinはなれ瞽女おりん21979Shinobu Otake大竹しのぶThe Incident事件31980Kaori Momoi桃井かおりHeaven SentNo More Easy Life神様のくれた赤ん坊もう頬づえはつかない41981Chieko Baisho倍賞千恵子A Distant Cry From SpringOtoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora-san's Tropical Fever遙かなる山の呼び声男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花51982Keiko Matsuzaka松坂慶子The Gate of YouthOtoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora-san's Love in Osaka青春の門男はつらいよ 浪花の恋の寅次郎61983Keiko Matsuzaka松坂慶子Fall GuyDotonbori River蒲田行進曲道頓堀川71984Rumiko Koyanagi小柳ルミ子Hakujasho白蛇抄81985Sayuri Yoshinaga吉永小百合OhanStation to Heavenおはん天国の駅 HEAVEN STATION91986Mitsuko Baisho倍賞美津子Ikiteru uchiga hana nanoyo shin-dara sore madeyo to sengenKoibumiTomo yo shizukani nemure生きてるうちが花なのよ 死んだらそれまでよ党宣言恋文友よ、静かに瞑れ101987Ayumi IshidaいしだあゆみHouse on FireTokei – Adieu l'hiver火宅の人時計 Adieu l'Hiver111988Nobuko Miyamoto宮本信子A Taxing Womanマルサの女121989Sayuri Yoshinaga吉永小百合TsuruA Chaos of Flowersつる-鶴-華の乱131990Yoshiko Tanaka田中好子Black Rain黒い雨141991Keiko Matsuzaka松坂慶子The Sting of Death死の棘151992Tanie Kitabayashi北林谷栄Rainbow Kids大誘拐161993Yoshiko Mita三田佳子Tōki Rakujitsu遠き落日171994Emi Wakui和久井映見Rainbow Bridge虹の橋181995Saki Takaoka高岡早紀Crest of Betrayal忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談191996Yūko Asano浅野ゆう子Kura藏201997Tamiyo Kusakari草刈民代Shall We Dance?Shall we ダンス?211998Hitomi Kuroki黒木瞳Lost Paradise失楽園221999Mieko Harada原田美枝子Begging for Love愛を乞うひと232000Shinobu Otake大竹しのぶPoppoya鉄道員242001Sayuri Yoshinaga吉永小百合Nagasaki burabura bushi長崎ぶらぶら節252002Keiko Kishi岸惠子Kā-chanかあちゃん262003Rie Miyazawa宮沢りえThe Twilight Samuraiたそがれ清兵衛272004Shinobu Terajima寺島しのぶAkame 48 Waterfalls赤目四十八瀧心中未遂282005Kyōka Suzuki鈴木京香Blood and Bones血と骨292006Sayuri Yoshinaga吉永小百合Year One in the North北の零年302007Miki Nakatani中谷美紀Memories of Matsuko嫌われ松子の一生312008Kirin Kiki樹木希林Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜322009Tae Kimura木村多江All Around Usぐるりのこと。332010Takako Matsu松たか子Villon's Wifeヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜342011Eri Fukatsu深津絵里Villain悪人352012Mao Inoue井上真央Rebirth八日目の蝉362013Kirin Kiki樹木希林Chronicle of My Motherわが母の記372014Yōko Maki真木よう子The Ravine of Goodbyeさよなら渓谷382015Rie Miyazawa宮沢りえPale Moon紙の月392016Sakura Ando安藤サクラ100 Yen Love百円の恋402017Rie Miyazawa宮沢りえHer Love Boils Bathwater湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛412018Yū Aoi蒼井優Birds Without Names彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち422019Sakura Ando安藤サクラShoplifters万引き家族432020Shim Eun-kyungThe Journalist新聞記者442021Masami Nagasawa長澤まさみMotherMOTHER マザー452022Kasumi Arimura有村架純We Made A Beautiful Bouquet花束みたいな恋をした462023Yukino Kishii岸井ゆきのSmall, Slow But Steadyケイコ 目を澄ませて472024Sakura Ando安藤サクラMonster怪物482025Yuumi Kawai河合優実A Girl Named Annあんのこと492026Chieko Baisho倍賞千恵子Tokyo TaxiTOKYOタクシー
Multiple wins The following individuals received multiple Best Actress awards:
Wins Actor 4 Sayuri Yoshinaga 3 Keiko Matsuzaka Rie Miyazawa Sakura Ando 2 Shinobu Otake Kirin Kiki Chieko Baisho
External links Japan Academy Film Prize official website The winner and nominees