The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress () is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung holds the record for the most wins in this category, with four, for her performances in Full Moon in New York (1989), Center Stage (1991), Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1997), and In the Mood for Love (2001). Taiwanese actress Sylvia Chang holds the record for the most nominations, with eleven.
Winners and nominees
1960s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1962(1st)You MinSun, Moon and Star 星星月亮太陽 1963(2nd)Betty Loh TiThe Love Eterne 梁山伯與祝英台 1965(3rd)Li Li-huaBetween Tears and Laughter 故都春夢 1966(4th)Gua Ah-lehThe Rain of Sorrow 煙雨濛濛 1967(5th)Chiang ChingMany Enchanting Nights 幾度夕陽紅 1968(6th)Ivy Ling Po Too Late for Love 烽火萬里情 1969(7th)Li Li-huaStorm over the Yangtze River 揚子江風雲
1970s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1970(8th)Gua Ah-lehHome, Sweet Home 家在台北1971(9th)Lisa LuThe Arch 董夫人 1972(10th)Judy OnggTrue and False Daughter 真假千金 1973(11th)Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-fengBack Alley Princess 馬路小英雄 1975(12th)Lisa LuThe Empress Dowager 傾國傾城 1976(13th)Hsu FengAssassin 刺客1977(14th)Chelsia ChanChelsia My Love 秋霞 1978(15th)Tien Niu Didi's Diary 蒂蒂日記Joan Lin He Never Gives Up 汪洋中的一條船 Zhen Zhen The Glory of the Sunset 煙水寒 1979(16th)Joan Lin The Story of a Small Town 小城故事 Sibelle Hu Your Smiling Face 歡顏 Hsu Feng Legend of the Mountain 山中傳奇
1980s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1980(17th)Hsu Feng The Pioneers 源 Brigitte Lin Magnificent 72 碧血黃花 Sylvia Chang White Jasmine 茉莉花 1981(18th)Sylvia Chang My Grandfather 我的爺爺 Sibelle Hu The Coldest Winter in Peking 皇天后土 Ying Tsai-ling The Unsinkable Miss Calabash 小葫蘆 1982(19th)Wang Ping Tiger Killer 武松 Brigitte Lin Hero vs Hero 慧眼識英雄 Tien Niu Girls' School 女子學校 1983(20th)Lu Hsiao-fen A Flower in the Raining Night 看海的日子 Chang Chuen-fang Growing Up 小畢的故事 Cherie Chung Hong Kong, Hong Kong 男與女 1984(21st)Loretta Yang Teenage Fugitive 小逃犯 Chang Chuen-Fang Old Mao's Second Spring 老莫的第二個春天 Yao Wei The Last Night of Madam Chin 金大班的最後一夜 1985(22nd)Loretta Yang Kuei-Mei, a Woman 我這樣過了一生 Chang Ying-chen Run Away 策馬入林 Cora Miao Women 女人心 1986(23rd)Sylvia Chang Passion 最愛 Loretta Yang This Love of Mine 我的愛 Cora Miao Terrorizers 恐怖分子 1987(24th)Anita Mui Rouge 胭脂扣 Cherie Chung An Autumn's Tale 秋天的童話 Hsiao Hung-Mei Edelweiss 白色酢漿草 1988(25th)Carol Cheng Moon, Star and Sun 月亮星星太陽 Chiang Hsia People Between Two China 海峽兩岸 Cora Miao Love in a Fallen City 傾城之戀 1989(26th)Maggie Cheung Full Moon in New York 三個女人的故事 Sylvia Chang Full Moon in New York 三個女人的故事 Cherie Chung Wild Search 伴我闖天涯
1990s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1990(27th)Brigitte Lin Red Dust 紅塵滾滾 Cecilia Yip This Thing Called Love 婚姻勿語 Carol Cheng Her Fatal Ways 表姐，妳好嘢！ 1991(28th)Maggie Cheung Center Stage 阮玲玉 Anita Mui Au Revoir, Mon Amour 何日君再來 Lisa Yang A Brighter Summer Day 牯嶺街少年殺人事件 Carina Lau Days of Being Wild 阿飛正傳 1992(29th)Lindzay Chan To Liv(e) 浮世戀曲 Yang Kuei-mei Hill of No Return 無言的山丘 Wang Yu-wen Rebels of the Neon God 青少年哪吒 Maggie Cheung New Dragon Gate Inn 新龍門客棧 1993(30th)Carrie Ng Remains of a Woman 赤祼的誘惑 Lu Hsiao-fen 18 十八 Anita Yuen C'est la vie, mon chéri 新不了情 Veronica Yip A Touch of Class 天台的月光 1994(31st)Joan Chen Red Rose White Rose 紅玫瑰，白玫瑰 Ni Shu-Chun A Confucian Confusion 獨立時代 Veronica Yip Red Rose White Rose 紅玫瑰，白玫瑰Faye Wong Chungking Express 重慶森林 1995(32nd)Josephine Siao Summer Snow 女人四十 Gua Ah-leh Maiden Rosé 一罈女兒紅 Rene Liu Siao Yu 少女小漁 Annie Yi Good Men, Good Women 好男好女 1996(33rd)Josephine Siao Hu-Du-Men 虎度門 Tao Shu Red Persimmon 紅柿子 Ning Jing In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 Sandra Ng 4 Faces of Eve 四面夏娃 1997(34th)Maggie Cheung Comrades: Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 Shu Qi Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke 飛一般的愛情小說 Karen Mok The God of Cookery 食神 Annie Yi Wolves Cry Under the Moon 國道封閉 1998(35th)Li Xiaolu Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 Rene Liu The Personals 徵婚啟事 Yang Kuei-mei The Hole 洞 Sandra Ng Portland Street Blues 古惑仔情義篇之洪興十三妹 1999(36th)Loletta Lee Ordinary Heroes 千言萬語 Gigi Leung Tempting Heart 心動 Athena Chu The Boss Up There 生命楂fit人 Lee Kang-i Darkness and Light 黑暗之光
2000s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title2000(37th)Maggie Cheung In the Mood for Love 花樣年華 Zhang Ziyi Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍 Michelle YeohSammi Cheng Needing You... 孤男寡女 2001(38th)Qin Hailu Durian Durian 榴槤飄飄 Anita Mui Midnight Fly 慌心假期 Sylvia Chang Forever and Ever 地久天長 Shu Qi Millennium Mambo 千禧曼波 2002(39th)Angelica Lee The Eye 見鬼 Sammi Cheng My Left Eye Sees Ghosts 我左眼見到鬼 Zhou Xun Hollywood Hong Kong 香港有個荷里活 Anita Mui July Rhapsody 男人四十 2003(40th)Sandra Ng Golden Chicken 金雞 Ariel Lin Love Me, If You Can 飛躍情海 Lu Yi-ching The Missing 不見 Chen Shiang-chyi Goodbye, Dragon Inn 不散 2004(41st)Yang Kuei-mei The Moon Also Rises 月光下，我記得 Sylvia Chang Rice Rhapsody 海南雞飯 Zhang Ziyi 2046 2046Wang Chuan Autumn of Blue 秋天的藍調 2005(42nd)Shu Qi Three Times 最好的時光 Michelle Krusiec Saving Face 面子 Miriam Yeung Drink-Drank-Drunk 千杯不醉 Chen Shiang-chyi The Wayward Cloud 天邊一朵雲 2006(43rd)Zhou Xun Perhaps Love 如果·愛 Siqin Gaowa The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 姨媽的後現代生活 Angelica Lee Re-cycle 鬼域 Carina Lau Curiosity Kills the Cat 好奇害死貓2007(44th)Joan Chen The Home Song Stories 意 Li Bingbing The Knot 雲水謠 Tang Wei Lust, Caution 色，戒 Rene Liu Kidnap 綁架 2008(45th)Prudence Liew True Women for Sale 我不賣身．我賣子宮 Monica Mok Ocean Flame 一半海水，一半火燄 Karena Lam Claustrophobia 親密 Sandrine Pinna Miao Miao 渺渺 2009(46th)Li Bingbing The Message 風聲 Zhou Xun The Message 風聲 Yuan Quan Like A Dream 如夢 Sandrine Pinna Yang Yang 陽陽
2010s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title 2010(47th)Lü LipingCity Monkey玩酷青春Tang Wei Crossing Hennessy 月滿軒尼詩 Xu Fan Aftershock 唐山大地震 Sylvia Chang Buddha Mountain 觀音山 2011(48th)Deanie IpA Simple Life 桃姐 Michelle Chen You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我們一起追的女孩 Shu Qi A Beautiful Life 不再讓你孤單 Qin Hailu The Piano in a Factory 鋼的琴 2012(49th)Gwei Lun-mei Girlfriend, Boyfriend 女朋友。男朋友 Bai Baihe Love Is Not Blind 失恋33天 Hao Lei Mystery 浮城謎事 Sandrine Pinna Touch of the Light 逆光飛翔 Denise Ho Life Without Principle 奪命金 2013(50th)Zhang Ziyi The Grandmaster 一代宗師 Cherry Ngan The Way We Dance 狂舞派 Gwei Lun-mei Christmas Rose 聖誕玫瑰 Shu Qi Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西遊·降魔篇 Sammi Cheng Blind Detective 盲探 2014(51st)Chen Shiang-chyiExit 迴光奏鳴曲 Gwei Lun-mei Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火 Gong Li Coming Home 归来Tang Wei The Golden Era 黃金時代Zhao Wei Dearest 親愛的 2015(52nd)Karena Lam Zinnia Flower 百日告別 Sylvia Chang Office 華麗上班族 Vivian Sung Our Times 我的少女時代 Shu Qi The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 Zhao Tao Mountains May Depart 山河故人 2016(53rd)Zhou Dongyu Soul Mate 七月與安生 Ma SichunHsu Wei-ning The Tag-Along 紅衣小女孩 Fan Bingbing I Am Not Madame Bovary 我不是潘金莲 Wu Ke-xi The Road to Mandalay 再見瓦城 2017(54th)Kara WaiThe Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 Shu Qi The Village of No Return 健忘村 Sylvia Chang Love Education 相愛相親 Vicky Chen Angels Wear White 嘉年华 Ivy Yin The Island That All Flow By 川流之島 2018(55th)Hsieh Ying-xuan Dear Ex 誰先愛上他的 Zhou Xun Last Letter 你好，之华 Sun Li Shadow 影 Zhao Tao Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 Chloe Maayan Three Husbands 三夫 2019(56th)Yeo Yann Yann Wet Season 熱帶雨 Angelica Lee The Garden of Evening Mists 夕霧花園 Gingle Wang Detention 返校 Lü Hsueh-feng The Beloved Stranger 那個我最親愛的陌生人 Ko Shu-chin A Sun 陽光普照
2020s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title 2020(57th)Chen Shu-fangLittle Big Women孤味 Gwei Lun-mei A Leg 腿Bai Ling The Abortionist 墮胎師Hsieh Hsin-ying I WeirDo 怪胎 Patty Lee My Missing Valentine 消失的情人節 2021(58th)Alyssa ChiaThe Falls瀑布 Gingle Wang The Falls 瀑布Chen Shiang-chyi Increasing Echo 修行Karena Lam American Girl 美國女孩Caitlin Fang 2022(59th)Sylvia ChangA Light Never Goes Out燈火闌珊 Cya Liu Limbo 智齒Tsai Hsuan-yen Incantation 咒Angela Yuen The Narrow Road 窄路微塵Hong HuifangAjoomma 花路阿朱妈 2023(60th) Audrey Lin Trouble Girl 小曉 Hu LingCarp Leaping Over Dragon's Gate菠蘿，鳳梨Chung Suet Ying The Lyricist Wannabe 填詞撚Lu Hsiao-fenDay Off 本日公休Jennifer YuIn Broad Daylight 白日之下 2024(61st) Chung Suet Ying The Way We Talk 看我今天怎麼說 Patra AuAll Shall Be Well從今以後Kimi Hsia Yen and Ai-Lee 小雁與吳愛麗Sylvia Chang Daughter's Daughter 女兒的女兒Sandra NgLove Lies 我談的那場戀愛 2025(62nd) Fan Bingbing Mother Bhumi 地母 Rene Liu Unexpected Courage 我們意外的勇氣 Ariel Lin Deep Quiet Room 深度安靜 Alexia Kao Family Matters 我家的事 Caitlin Fang A Foggy Tale 大濛
Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals won two or more Golden Horse Awards for Best Leading Actress: Wins Actress 4 Maggie Cheung 3 Sylvia Chang 2 Gua Ah-leh Loretta Yang Hsu Feng Lisa Lu Li Li-hua Josephine Siao Joan Chen
The following individuals received four or more Best Leading Actress nominations: Nominations Actress 11 Sylvia Chang 7 Shu Qi 5 Maggie Cheung 4 Anita Mui Zhou Xun Gwei Lun-mei Chen Shiang-chyi Sandra Ng Rene Liu
Age superlatives Record Actress Age Oldest winner / nominee Chen Shu-fang 81(2020) Youngest winner / nominee Audrey Lin 12(2023)
See also Academy Award for Best Actress Asian Film Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress César Award for Best Actress David di Donatello for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Volpi Cup for Best Actress
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