The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi–language films.
Superlatives Tabu holds the record for the maximum number of wins in this category, having won the award 5 times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2008 and 2023), followed by Manisha Koirala (1996, 1997 and 2003) and Rani Mukerji (2003, 2006 and 2024) who have each won the award thrice. and four actresses with 2 awards each (in chronological order): Dimple Kapadia (1992 & 1993), Kareena Kapoor (2005 & 2007), Vidya Balan (2011 & 2022), Bhumi Pednekar (2020 & 2023) and Shefali Shah (1999 & 2024). Tabu also holds the record for the maximum number of nominations in the category (6), followed by Taapsee Pannu and Vidya Balan with 5 nominations each, Bhumi Pednekar with 4 nominations, and Manisha Koirala, Rani Mukerji, Kangana Ranaut, Kareena Kapoor and Alia Bhatt with 3 nominations each. 3 actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Dimple Kapadia (1992–93), Manisha Koirala (1996–97) and Tabu (2000–01). There have been 4 ties in 2003, 2020, 2023 and 2024. In 2003, Manisha Koirala and Rani Mukerji were both given the award for Company and Saathiya. In 2020, Taapsee Pannu & Bhumi Pednekar won the award for the same film, Saand Ki Aankh (2019). In 2023, Bhumi Pednekar and Tabu both tied for the award, winning for Badhaai Do and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. In 2024, Rani Mukerji and Shefali Shah tied for the award, winning for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway and Three of Us. Neena Gupta is the eldest recipient, winning the award for Badhaai Ho (2018) at age 59. Zaira Wasim is the youngest recipient, winning the award for Secret Superstar (2017) at age 17. 9 actresses have won awards in both Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) categories; in chronological order, they are Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt and Taapsee Pannu. Manisha Koirala have also won Best Actress - Tamil for her performance in Bombay and she is only actress to win critics award for a non hindi film. Rani Mukerji is the only actress to win both Best Actress (Critics) and Popular awards during the same year (2006) for Black. 11 actresses have won the award without receiving a Best Actress nomination. In chronological order they are: Farida Jalal for Mammo (1995), Manisha Koirala for Bombay (1996) & Company (2003), Shefali Shah for Satya (1999) & Three of Us (2023), Kareena Kapoor for Dev (2005), Tabu for Cheeni Kum (2008), Shahana Goswami for Rock On!! (2009), Mahi Gill for Dev.D (2010), Richa Chadha for Gangs of Wasseypur (2013), Shilpa Shukla for B.A. Pass (2014), and Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu both for Saand Ki Aankh (2019). Among these, Shah, Goswami and Chadha were nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan and Kangana Ranaut have all won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, while Dimple Kapadia, Farida Jalal, Karisma Kapoor, Ranaut, Kapoor, Tabu and Chopra have all won Best Supporting Actress. Moreover, Kareena Kapoor has won the Filmfare Special Award, while Taapsee Pannu has also won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress in a Web Original Film.
Multiple winners +WinsActress5Tabu3Manisha Koirala, Rani Mukerji2Dimple Kapadia, Kareena Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Bhumi Pednekar, Shefali Shah
Multiple nominations +NominationsActress6Tabu5 Taapsee Pannu, Vidya Balan4 Bhumi Pednekar3 Manisha Koirala, Rani Mukerji, Kangana Ranaut, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt
List of winners
Outstanding Performance In A Non-Commercial Film (Between 1991 and 1992, there was one special category known as the Outstanding Performance In A Non-Commercial Film, and was awarded without prior nomination to acknowledge an actor of either sex.)
Year Photos of winners Actress Role Film 1991 (36th) Award Won by an Actor 1992 (37th) Drishti
Critics Award for Best Performance (From 1993 until 1997, there was one special category known as the Critics Award for Best Performance, and was awarded without prior nomination to acknowledge an actor of either sex.)
Year Photos of winners Actress Role Film 1993 (38th) Rudaali 1994 (39th) Award Won by an Actor 1995 (40th) Mammo 1996 (41st) Bombay 1997 (42nd) Khamoshi: The Musical
Critics Award for Best Actress (The category is officially divided into two separate categories to acknowledge both male and female actors individually.)
1990s
Year Photos of winners Actress Role Film 1998 (43rd) Virasat 1999 (44th) Satya
2000s Year Photos of winners Actress Role Film 2000 (45th) Hu Tu Tu 2001 (46th) Astitva 2002 (47th) Zubeidaa 2003 (48th) Company Saathiya 2004 (49th) Bhoot 2005 (50th) Dev 2006 (51st) Black 2007 (52nd) Omkara 2008 (53rd) Cheeni Kum 2009 (54th) Rock On!!
2010s Year Photos of winners Actress Role Film 2010 (55th) Dev.D 2011 (56th) Ishqiya 2012 (57th) 7 Khoon Maaf 2013 (58th) Gangs of Wasseypur 2014 (59th) B.A. Pass 2015 (60th) Highway 2016 (61st) Tanu Weds Manu Returns 2017 (62nd) Neerja 2018 (63rd) Secret Superstar Kangana Ranaut Julia Rangoon Sridevi Devki Sabarwal Mom Swara Bhaskar Anaarkali Anaarkali of Aarah Vidya Balan Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey Tumhari Sulu 2019 (64th) Badhaai Ho Alia Bhatt Sehmat Khan Raazi Anushka Sharma Mamta Sharma Sui Dhaaga Radhika Madan Champa "Badki" Kumari Pataakha Taapsee Pannu Aarti Malhotra / Mohammed Mulk Tabu Simi Andhadhun
2020s Year Photos of winners Actress Role Film 2020 (65th) Saand Ki Aankh Bhumi Pednekar Indumati Tomar Sonchiriya Kangana Ranaut Bobby Judgementall Hai Kya Radhika Madan Supriya "Supri" Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Sanya Malhotra Miloni Shah Photograph 2021 (66th) Sir Bhumi Pednekar Kajal "Kitty" YadavDolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Konkona Sen Sharma Radha "Dolly" Yadav Sanya Malhotra Shruti Choksi Ludo Taapsee Pannu Amrita Sabarwal Thappad Vidya Balan Shakuntala Devi Shakuntala Devi 2022 (67th) Sherni Supriya Pathak Amma Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi Taapsee Pannu Rani Kashyap Haseen Dilruba 2023 (68th) Badhaai Do Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Kajol Kolavennu Sujata Krishnan Salaam Venky Neena Gupta Manju Mishra Vadh Taapsee Pannu Mithali Raj Shabaash Mithu 2024 (69th) Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway Three of Us Deepti Naval Sadhana Tripathi Goldfish Fatima Sana Shaikh Shashi Kumar Yadav "Sky" Dhak Dhak Saiyami Kher Anina “Ani” Dixit Ghoomer Shahana Goswami Pratima Mahto Zwigato 2025 (70th) Laapataa Ladies Alia Bhatt Satyabhama "Satya" Anand Jigra Kareena Kapoor Khan Jasmeet "Jass" Bhamra The Buckingham Murders Nitanshi Goel Phool KumariLaapataa Ladies Vidya Balan Kavya Ganeshan Do Aur Do Pyaar
See also Filmfare Awards Bollywood Cinema of India
References
External links Filmfare Nominees and Winners