The Asian Film Award for Best Actress is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. It was first presented in 2007.
Winners and nominees
2000s Year Recipient(s) English title Original title 2007 Miki NakataniMemories of Matsuko嫌われ松子の一生, Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō Gong LiCurse of the Golden Flower Kim Hye-soo Tazza: The High Rollers 타짜 Tajja Im Soo-jung I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Rie Miyazawa Hana 花よりもなほ Hana yori mo Naho Zhang Ziyi The Banquet 夜宴 Yè Yàn2008 Jeon Do-yeonSecret Sunshine 밀양, Miryang Joan ChenThe Home Song Stories Kirin Kiki Tokyo Tower 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜 Yunjin Kim Seven Days 세븐 데이즈 Deepika PadukoneOm Shanti Om Tang WeiLust, Caution2009 Zhou XunThe Equation of Love and Death 李米的猜想, Lǐ mǐ de cāi xiǎng Eri Fukatsu The Magic Hour ザ・マジックアワー Jiang Wenli And the Spring Comes 立春 Lì chūn Deepika PadukoneChandni Chowk to China Sayuri Yoshinaga Kabei: Our Mother 母べえ Zhao WeiPainted Skin
2010s Year Recipient(s) English title Original title 2010 Kim Hye-jaMother마더 Li BingbingThe Message风声 Fēngshēng Bae DoonaAir Doll空気人形 Kūki Ningyō Sandrine PinnaYang Yang陽陽 Takako MatsuVillon's Wifeヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜 2011 Xu FanAftershock 唐山大地震 Jeon Do-yeon The Housemaid 하녀 Hanyeo Rinko Kikuchi Norwegian Wood ノルウェイの森 Noruwei no mori Takako Matsu Confessions 告白 Kokuhaku Michelle Yeoh Reign of Assassins2012 Deanie IpA Simple Life桃姐 Vidya Balan The Dirty Picture Michelle Chen You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我們一起追的女孩 Eugene Domingo The Woman in the Septic Tank Ang Babae sa Septic Tank Leila Hatami A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین Jodái-e Náder az Simin2013 Nora AunorThy Womb Sinapupunan Cho Min-soo Pietà 피에타 Golshifteh Farahani The Patience Stone سنگ صبور Gwei Lun-mei Girlfriend, Boyfriend 女朋友。男朋友 Hao Lei Mystery2014 Zhang ZiyiThe Grandmaster一代宗師 Eugene DomingoBarber's TalesMga Kuwentong Barbero Han Hyo-jooCold Eyes감시자들 Paw Hee-chingRigor Mortis殭屍 Yoko MakiThe Ravine of Goodbyeさよなら渓谷 Sayonara keikoku2015 Bae DoonaA Girl at My Door도희야 Gong LiComing Home歸來 Kalki KoechlinMargarita With A StrawChoone Chali Aasman Rie MiyazawaPale Moon紙の月 Tang WeiThe Golden Era黃金時代 Zhao WeiDearest親愛的2016 Shu QiThe Assassin刺客聶隱娘 Haruka AyaseOur Little Sister海街diary Kim Hye-sooCoin Locker Girl차이나타운 Karena LamZinnia Flower百日告別 Zhao TaoMountains May Depart山河故人2017 Fan BingbingI Am Not Madame Bovary我不是潘金莲 Son Ye-jin The Last Princess 덕혜옹주 Haru Kuroki A Bride for Rip Van Winkle 皆川 七海 Kara Hui Happiness 幸運是我 Charo Santos-Concio The Woman Who Left Ang Babaeng Humayo2018 Sylvia ChangLove Education相爱相亲 Yū Aoi Birds Without Names 彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち Marsha Timothy Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Marlina Si Pembunuh Dalam Empat Babak Kim Min-hee The Day After 그 Zhou Dongyu This Is Not What I Expected 喜欢你2019 Samal YeslyamovaAykaАйка Zhao Tao Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 Han Ji-min Miss Baek 미쓰백 Ando Sakura Shoplifters 万引き家族 Chloe Maayan Three Husbands 三夫
2020s Year Recipient(s) English title Original title 2020 Zhou DongyuBetter Days少年的你 Chutimon ChuengcharoensukyingHappy Old Yearฮาวทูทิ้ง..ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ Jung Yu-miKim Ji-young: Born 198282년생 김지영 Mariko TsutsuiA Girl Missingよこがお Yeo Yann YannWet Season熱帶雨 Yong MeiSo Long, My Son地久天长2021 Yū AoiWife of a Spyスパイの妻 Jeon Jong-seo The Call 콜 Zhang Zifeng Sister 我的姐姐 Chen Shu-fangLittle Big Women 孤味 Assel Sadvakassova Ulbolsyn Ұлболсын 2023 Tang Wei Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Sylvia Chang A Light Never Goes Out 燈火闌珊 Karena Lam American Girl 美國女孩 Happy Salma Before, Now & Then Nana Chieko Baisho Plan 75 Mishi Kakutani 2024 Jiang Qinqin Dwelling by the West Lake 草木人间 Jung Yu-mi Sleep 잠 Audrey Lin Trouble Girl 小曉 / Zhou Dongyu The Breaking Ice 燃冬 Rinko Kikuchi 658km, Yoko no Tabi 陽子の旅 2025 Shahana Goswami Santosh Kani Kusruti All We Imagine as Light Sylvia Chang Daughter's Daughter 女兒的女兒 Kim Go-eun Exhuma 파묘 Yuumi Kawai Desert of Namibia ナミビアの砂漠
See also Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Actress Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
References
External links Asian Film Awards Academy