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.
Africa
Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes Nigeria Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Africa Film Academy
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 Actress 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 HindiIndiaSIIMA Award for Best ActressSIIMATelugu 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 Australia AACTA International Award for Best Actress Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Film made outside Australia. From 2011 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
References