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Best Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.

• From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actress awards presented, Best British Actress and Best Foreign Actress.
• From 1968 onwards, the two awards merged into one award, which from 1968 to 1984 was known as Best Actress.WEB,www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1984&category=Film&award=Actress, BAFTA Awards, {{deadlink|date=September 2023}}
• From 1985 to present, the award has been known by its current name of Best Actress in a Leading Role.WEB,www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1985&category=Film&award=Actress+in+a+Leading+Role, BAFTA Awards, {{deadlink|date=September 2023}}

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.

Winners and nominees

{{legend|#FAEB86|indicates the winner}}File:Vivien Leigh Scarlet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Vivien Leigh was the inaugural winner, for A Streetcar Named Desire (1952).]]File:Signoret Harcourt 1947 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Simone Signoret was the inaugural winner, and she won three times for Golden Helmet (1952), The Witches of Salem (1957), and Room at the Top (1958).]]File:Audrey Hepburn 1956.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Audrey Hepburn won three times for Roman Holiday (1953), The Nun’s Story (1959), and Charade (1963).]]File:Shirley MacLaine - 1960.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Shirley MacLaine won two consecutive times for Ask Any Girl (1959) and The ApartmentThe ApartmentFile:Rachel Roberts.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.6|Rachel Roberts won twice, for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and This Sporting LifeThis Sporting LifeFile:Leslie Caron-publicity.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.6|Leslie Caron won for The L-Shaped RoomThe L-Shaped RoomFile:Anne Bancroft 1952.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Anne Bancroft won thrice, for The Miracle Worker (1962), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), and 84 Charing Cross Road (1987).]]File:Julie Christie - 1965.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Julie Christie won for Darling (1965).]]File:Elizabeth Taylor 1.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.6|Elizabeth Taylor won for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).]]File:Katharine Hepburn publicity photograph.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Katharine Hepburn won twice, for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner / The Lion in Winter (1968) and On Golden Pond (1981).]]File:Dame_Maggie_Smith_1973_(front_side)_(cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Maggie Smith holds the record for most wins in this category, with four for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), A Private Function (1984), A Room with a View (1985), and The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneThe Lonely Passion of Judith HearneFile:Katharine Ross - Buddwing.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.6|Katharine Ross won for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid / Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereTell Them Willie Boy Is HereFile:Glenda Jackson.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.6|Glenda Jackson won for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).]]File:Liza Minnelli Cabaret 1972 crop 2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Liza Minnelli won for Cabaret (1972).]]File:Joanne Woodward 1971.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Joanne Woodward won for Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsSummer Wishes, Winter DreamsFile:EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Ellen Burstyn won for Alice Doesn’t Live Here AnymoreAlice Doesn’t Live Here AnymoreFile:Diane Keaton 2012-1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Diane Keaton won for Annie HallAnnie HallFile:Jane Fonda Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Jane Fonda won two consecutive times for Julia (1977) and The China SyndromeThe China SyndromeFile:Meryl Streep December 2018.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Meryl Streep received a leading twelve nominations in this category, winning two times for The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981) and The Iron Lady (2011).]]File:Julie Walters 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Julie Walters won for Educating Rita (1983).]]File:Jodie Foster Césars 2011 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|Jodie Foster won for The Silence of the Lambs (1991).]]File:Emma Thompson 2009.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Emma Thompson won twice, for Howards End (1992) and Sense and Sensibility (1995).]]File:Judi Dench at the BAFTAs 2007.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Judi Dench won twice, for Mrs Brown (1997) and IrisIrisFile:Cate Blanchett Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Cate Blanchett won three times for Elizabeth (1998), Blue Jasmine (2013), and alt=Photo of Cate Blanchett at the 2015 Cannes Film FestivalFile:AnnetteBeningSept2013TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Annette Bening won for American BeautyAmerican BeautyFile:Julia Roberts 2011 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.6|Julia Roberts won for Erin BrockovichErin BrockovichFile:Nicole Kidman Cannes 2017 2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Nicole Kidman won for The HoursThe HoursFile:Scarlett Johansson by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Scarlett Johansson won for Lost in TranslationLost in TranslationFile:Reese Witherspoon 2012 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Reese Witherspoon won for alt=Photo of Reese Witherspoon at the 2014 Toronto International Film FestivalFile:Helen Mirren-2208.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Helen Mirren won for The QueenThe QueenFile:Marion Cotillard Cabourg 2017.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Marion Cotillard won for La Vie en RoseLa Vie en RoseFile:KateWinsletByAndreaRaffin2011.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Kate Winslet won for The ReaderThe ReaderFile:Carey Mulligan 2, 2013.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Carey Mulligan won for alt=Photo of Carey Mulligan in Sydney, Australia at the premiere of “The Great Gatsby” in 2013File:Natalie Portman Cannes 2015 5 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Natalie Portman won for Black SwanBlack SwanFile:Emmanuelle Riva Cannes 2012.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Emmanuelle Riva won for AmourAmourFile:Julianne Moore (15011443428).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Julianne Moore won for alt=Photo of Julianne Moore at the 2014 Tribeca International Film FestivalFile:TIFF 2019 Brie Larsen (48690948097) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Brie Larson won for RoomRoomFile:Emma Stone at Maniac UK premiere (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=.6|Emma Stone won twice, for La La Land (2016) and Poor ThingsPoor ThingsFile:Frances McDormand 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Frances McDormand won twice, for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and NomadlandNomadlandFile:Olivia Colman at Moet BIFA 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Olivia Colman won for alt=Photo of Olivia Colman at the 2014 British Independent Film AwardsFile:Renée Zellweger Berlinale 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Renée Zellweger won for Judy (2019).]]File:Joanna_Scanlan_2019.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Joanna Scanlan won for After Love (2020).]]

1950s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center1952{{small>(6th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Vivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois| Phyllis CalvertMandy (1952 film)>Mandy| Christine Garland| Celia JohnsonI Believe in You (film)>I Believe in You| Matty Matheson| Ann Todd| The Sound Barrier| Susan Garthwaite! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Simone Signoret Golden Helmet Marie | Edwige FeuillèreOlivia (1951 film)>Olivia| Julie| Katharine Hepburn| Pat and Mike| Patricia “Pat” Pemberton| Judy Holliday| The Marrying Kind| Florence Keefer| Nicole StéphaneLes Enfants terribles (film)>The Strange Ones| Elisabeth {{center1953{{small>(7th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday Princess Ann| Celia Johnson| The Captain’s Paradise| Maud! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Leslie Caron Lili Lili Daurier| Shirley BoothCome Back, Little Sheba (1952 film)>Come Back, Little Sheba| Lola Delaney| Marie PowersThe Medium (1951 film)>The Medium| Flora| Maria SchellThe Heart of the Matter (film)>The Heart of the Matter| Helen Rolt {{center1954{{small>(8th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Yvonne Mitchell The Divided Heart Sonja| Brenda de BanzieHobson’s Choice (1954 film)>Hobson’s Choice| Maggie Hobson| Audrey HepburnSabrina (1954 film)>Sabrina| Sabrina Fairchild| Margaret Leighton Carrington V.C.| Valerie Carrington| Noelle Middleton| Alison L. Graham! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Cornell Borchers The Divided Heart Inga Hartl| Shirley Booth| About Mrs. Leslie| Vivien Leslie| Judy Holliday| Phffft| Nina Tracey| Grace Kelly| Dial M for Murder| Margot Wendice| Gina Lollobrigida| Bread, Love and Dreams| Maria de Ritis {{center1955{{small>(9th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Katie Johnson The Ladykillers Louisa Wilberforce| Margaret JohnstonTouch and Go (1955 film)>Touch and Go| Helen Fletcher| Deborah KerrThe End of the Affair (1955 film)>The End of the Affair| Sarah Miles| Margaret Lockwood| Cast a Dark Shadow| Freda Jefferies! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Betsy Blair Marty Clara Snyder| Dorothy DandridgeCarmen Jones (film)>Carmen Jones| Carmen Jones| Judy GarlandA Star Is Born (1954 film)>A Star Is Born| Esther Blodgett| Julie HarrisI Am a Camera (film)>I Am a Camera| Sally Bowles| Katharine HepburnSummertime (1955 film)>Summertime| Jane Hudson| Grace KellyThe Country Girl (1954 film)>The Country Girl| Georgie Elgin| Giulietta MasinaLa Strada>The Road| Gelsomina| Marilyn Monroe| The Seven Year Itch| The Girl {{center1956{{small>(10th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Virginia McKenna A Town Like Alice Jean Paget| Dorothy Alison| Reach for the Sky| Nurse Brace| Audrey HepburnWar and Peace (1956 film)>War and Peace| Natasha Rostova! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Anna Magnani The Rose Tattoo Serafina Delle Rose| Carroll Baker| Baby Doll| Baby Doll Meighan| Eva Dahlbeck| Smiles of a Summer Night| Desiree Armfeldt| Ava GardnerBhowani Junction (film)>Bhowani Junction| Victoria Jones| Susan Hayward| I’ll Cry Tomorrow| Lillian Roth| Shirley MacLaine| The Trouble with Harry| Jennifer Rogers| Kim NovakPicnic (1955 film)>Picnic| Marjorie Owens| Marisa PavanThe Rose Tattoo (film)>The Rose Tattoo| Rose Delle Rose| Maria SchellGervaise (film)>Gervaise| Gervaise Macquart Coupeau| Jean SimmonsGuys and Dolls (film)>Guys and Dolls| Sister Sarah Brown {{center1957{{small>(11th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Heather Sears The Story of Esther Costello Esther Costello| Deborah KerrTea and Sympathy (film)>Tea and Sympathy| Laura Reynolds| Sylvia Syms| Woman in a Dressing Gown| Georgie Harlow! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Simone Signoret The Witches of Salem Elizabeth Proctor| Augusta Dabney| That Night!| Maggie Bowden| Katharine HepburnThe Rainmaker (1956 film)>The Rainmaker| Lizzie Curry| Marilyn Monroe| The Prince and the Showgirl| Elsie Marina| Lilli PalmerThe Story of Anastasia>Is Anna Anderson Anastasia?| Anna Anderson| Eva Marie Saint| A Hatful of Rain| Celia Pope| Joanne Woodward| The Three Faces of Eve| Eve White {{center1958{{small>(12th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Irene Worth Orders to Kill Léonie| Hermione BaddeleyRoom at the Top (1959 film)>Room at the Top| Elspeth| Karuna Banerjee| Aparajito| Sarbajaya Roy| Virginia McKenna| Carve Her Name with Pride| Violette Szabo! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Simone Signoret Room at the Top Alice Aisgill| Ingrid Bergman| The Inn of the Sixth Happiness| Gladys Aylward| Anna MagnaniWild Is the Wind (1957 film)>Wild Is the Wind| Gioia| Giulietta Masina| Nights of Cabiria| Cabiria Ceccarelli| Tatiana Samoilova| The Cranes Are Flying| Veronika| Elizabeth TaylorCat on a Hot Tin Roof (film)>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof| Maggie Pollitt| Joanne Woodward| No Down Payment| Leola Boone {{center1959{{small>(13th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Audrey Hepburn The Nun’s Story Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)| Peggy AshcroftThe Nun’s Story (film)>The Nun’s Story| Mother Mathilde| Wendy HillerSeparate Tables (film)>Separate Tables| Pat Cooper| Yvonne MitchellSapphire (film)>Sapphire| Mildred| Sylvia Syms| No Trees in the Street| Hetty| Kay WalshThe Horse’s Mouth (film)>The Horse’s Mouth| Miss. Coker! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Shirley MacLaine Ask Any Girl Meg Wheeler| Ava GardnerOn the Beach (1959 film)>On the Beach| Moira Davidson| Susan Hayward| I Want to Live!| Barbara Graham| Ellie Lambeti| A Matter of Dignity| Chloe Pella| Rosalind RussellAuntie Mame (film)>Auntie Mame| Mame Dennis“>

1960s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center1960{{small>(14th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Rachel Roberts Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Brenda| Wendy HillerSons and Lovers (film)>Sons and Lovers| Gertrude Morel| Hayley MillsPollyanna (1960 film)>Pollyanna| Pollyanna! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Shirley MacLaine The Apartment Fran Kubelik| Pier Angeli| The Angry Silence| Anna Curtis| Melina Mercouri| Never on Sunday| Illya| Emmanuelle RivaHiroshima mon amour>Hiroshima, My Love| Elle| Jean Simmons| Elmer Gantry| Sharon Falconer| Monica VittiL’Avventura>The Adventure| Claudia {{center1961{{small>(15th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Dora Bryan A Taste of Honey Helen| Deborah KerrThe Sundowners (1960 film)>The Sundowners| Ida Carmody| Hayley MillsWhistle Down the Wind (film)>Whistle Down the Wind| Kathy Bostock! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Sophia Loren Two Women Cesira| Annie Girardot| Rocco and His Brothers| Nadia| Piper Laurie| The Hustler| Sarah Packard| Claudia McNeil| A Raisin in the Sun| Lena Younger| Jean SebergBreathless (1960 film)>Breathless| Patricia Franchini {{center1962{{small>(16th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Leslie Caron The L-Shaped Room Jane Fosset| Virginia Maskell| The Wild and the Willing| Virginia Chown| Janet Munro| Life for Ruth| Pat Harris! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Anne Bancroft The Miracle Worker Annie Sullivan| Anouk AiméeLola (1961 film)>Lola| Lola| Harriet AnderssonThrough a Glass Darkly (film)>Through a Glass Darkly| Katrin| Melina MercouriPhaedra (film)>Phaedra| Phaedra| Jeanne Moreau| Jules and Jim| Catherine| Geraldine PageSweet Bird of Youth (film)>Sweet Bird of Youth| Alexandra del Lago| Natalie Wood| Splendor in the Grass| Deanie Loomis {{center1963{{small>(17th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Rachel Roberts This Sporting Life Margaret Hammond| Julie ChristieBilly Liar (film)>Billy Liar| Liz| Edith EvansTom Jones (1963 film)>Tom Jones| Miss Western| Sarah MilesThe Servant (1963 film)>The Servant| Vera| Barbara Windsor| Sparrows Can’t Sing| Maggie Gooding! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Patricia Neal Hud Alma Brown| Joan Crawford What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?| Blanche Hudson| Bette Davis| Baby Jane Hudson| Lee RemickDays of Wine and Roses (film)>Days of Wine and Roses| Kirsten Arnesen Clay| Daniela Rocca| Divorce Italian Style| Rosalia Cefalù {{center1964{{small>(18th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Audrey Hepburn Charade Regina Lampert| Edith Evans The Chalk Garden| Mrs. St. Maugham| Deborah Kerr| Mrs. Madrigal| Rita Tushingham| Girl with Green Eyes| Kate Brady! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Anne Bancroft The Pumpkin Eater Jo Armitage| Ava GardnerThe Night of the Iguana (film)>The Night of the Iguana| Maxine Faulk Shirley MacLaine {{ref labelA|1}}| Irma la Douce| Irma la Douce | What a Way to Go!| Louisa Foster| Kim Stanley| Séance on a Wet Afternoon| Myra Savage {{center1965{{small>(19th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Julie Christie Darling Diana Scott Julie Andrews {{ref labelA|2}}| The Americanization of Emily| Emily BarhamThe Sound of Music (film)>The Sound of Music| Maria von Trapp| Maggie Smith| Young Cassidy| Nora| Rita Tushingham| The Knack ...and How to Get It| Nancy Jones! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Patricia Neal In Harm’s Way Maggie Haines| Jane Fonda| Cat Ballou| Catherine Ballou| Lila KedrovaZorba the Greek (film)>Zorba the Greek| Madame Hortense| Simone SignoretShip of Fools (film)>Ship of Fools| La Condesa {{center1966{{small>(20th)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Elizabeth Taylor Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Martha Julie Christie {{ref labelA|3}}Doctor Zhivago (film)>Doctor Zhivago | Lara Antipova Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film)>Fahrenheit 451 | Linda Montag / Clarisse| Lynn Redgrave| Georgy Girl| Georgina “Georgy” Parkin| Vanessa Redgrave| Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment| Leonie Delt! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Jeanne Moreau Viva Maria! Maria I| Brigitte Bardot| Viva Maria!| Maria II| Joan HackettThe Group (film)>The Group| Dottie Renfrew| Simone Signoret| The Sleeping Car Murders| Éliane Darrès {{center1967{{small>(21st)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best British Actress Edith Evans The Whisperers Mrs. Ross| Barbara JeffordUlysses (1967 film)>Ulysses| Molly Bloom| Elizabeth TaylorThe Taming of the Shrew (1967 film)>The Taming of the ShrewKatherina (Kate) Minola>Katharina! colspan=“3“| Best Foreign Actress Anouk Aimée A Man and a Woman Anne Gauthier Bibi Andersson {{ref labelA|4}}My Sister, My Love (film)>My Sister, My Love| Charlotte / SisterPersona (1966 film)>Persona| Alma| Jane FondaBarefoot in the Park (film)>Barefoot in the Park| Corie Bratter| Simone Signoret| The Deadly Affair| Elsa Fennan {{center1968{{small>(22nd)}}}}! colspan=“3“| Best Actress ‘’’Katharine Hepburn {{ref labelA|5}}’’’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Christina Drayton The Lion in Winter Eleanor of Aquitaine| Anne Bancroft| The Graduate| Mrs. Robinson| Catherine DeneuveBelle de Jour (film)>Beauty of the Day| Séverine Serizy| Joanne Woodward| Rachel, Rachel| Rachel Cameron {{center1969{{small>(23rd)}}}} Maggie Smith The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Jean Brodie Mia Farrow {{ref labelA|5}}John and Mary (film)>John and Mary| MaryRosemary’s Baby (film)>Rosemary’s Baby| Rosemary Woodhouse | Secret Ceremony| Cenci| Glenda JacksonWomen in Love (film)>Women in Love| Gudrun Brangwen Barbra Streisand {{ref labelA|6}}Funny Girl (film)>Funny Girl | Fanny BriceHello, Dolly! (film)>Hello Dolly!| Dolly Gallagher Levi“>

1970s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center1970{{small>(24th)}}}} ‘’’Katharine Ross {{ref labelA|7}}’’’ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Etta Place Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here Lola| Jane FondaThey Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (film)>They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?| Gloria Beatty Goldie Hawn {{ref labelA|8}}Cactus Flower (film)>Cactus Flower | Toni Simmons | There’s a Girl in My Soup| Marion| Sarah Miles| Ryan’s Daughter| Rosy Ryan {{center1971{{small>(25th)}}}} Glenda Jackson Sunday Bloody Sunday Alex Greville| Lynn CarlinTaking Off (film)>Taking Off| Lynn Tyne| Julie ChristieThe Go-Between (1971 film)>The Go-Between| Marian| Jane Fonda| Klute| Bree Daniels| Nanette Newman| The Raging Moon| Jill Matthews {{center1972{{small>(26th)}}}} Liza Minnelli Cabaret Sally Bowles| Stéphane AudranLe Boucher>The Butcher| Hélène| Anne Bancroft| Young Winston| Lady Randolph Churchill| Dorothy TutinSavage Messiah (1972 film)>Savage Messiah| Sophie Brzeska {{center1973{{small>(27th)}}}} ‘’’Stéphane Audran {{ref labelA|9}}’’’ The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Alice Sénéchal Just Before Nightfall Hélène Masson| Julie Christie| Don’t Look Now| Laura Baxter| Glenda JacksonA Touch of Class (film)>A Touch of Class| Vicki Allessio| Diana RossLady Sings the Blues (film)>Lady Sings the Blues| Billie Holiday {{center1974{{small>(28th)}}}} Joanne Woodward Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Rita Walden| Faye DunawayChinatown (1974 film)>Chinatown| Evelyn Mulwray| Barbra Streisand| The Way We Were| Katie Morosky| Cicely TysonThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (film)>The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman| Jane Pittmann {{center1975{{small>(29th)}}}} Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Alice Hyatt| Anne Bancroft| The Prisoner of Second Avenue| Edna Edison| Valerie PerrineLenny (film)>Lenny| Honey Harlow| Liv Ullmann| Scenes from a Marriage| Marianne {{center1976{{small>(30th)}}}} Louise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Nurse Ratched| Lauren Bacall| The Shootist| Bond Rogers| Rita MorenoThe Ritz (film)>The Ritz| Googie Gomez| Liv UllmannFace to Face (1976 film)>Face to Face| Jenny Isaksson {{center1977{{small>(31st)}}}} Diane Keaton Annie Hall Annie Hall| Faye DunawayNetwork (1976 film)>Network| Diana Christensen| Shelley Duvall| 3 Women| Millie Lammoreaux| Lily TomlinThe Late Show (film)>The Late Show| Margo Sperling {{center1978{{small>(32nd)}}}} Jane Fonda Julia Lillian Hellman| Anne BancroftThe Turning Point (1977 film)>The Turning Point| Emma Jacklin| Jill Clayburgh| An Unmarried Woman| Erica Benton| Marsha Mason| The Goodbye Girl| Paula McFadden {{center1979{{small>(33rd)}}}} Jane Fonda The China Syndrome Kimberly Wells| Diane KeatonManhattan (1979 film)>Manhattan| Mary Wilkie| Maggie SmithCalifornia Suite (film)>California Suite| Diana Barrie| Meryl Streep| The Deer Hunter| Linda“>

1980s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center1980{{small>(34th)}}}} Judy Davis My Brilliant Career Sybylla Melvyn| Shirley MacLaine| Being There| Eve Rand| Bette MidlerThe Rose (film)>The Rose| Mary Rose Foster| Meryl Streep| Kramer vs. Kramer| Joanna Kramer {{center1981{{small>(35th)}}}} Meryl Streep The French Lieutenant’s Woman Sara Woodruff and Anna| Mary Tyler Moore| Ordinary People| Beth Jarrett| Maggie SmithQuartet (1981 film)>Quartet| Lois Heidler| Sissy SpacekCoal Miner’s Daughter (film)>Coal Miner’s Daughter| Loretta Lynn {{center1982{{small>(36th)}}}} Katharine Hepburn On Golden Pond Ethel Thayer| Diane KeatonReds (film)>Reds| Louise Bryant| Jennifer Kendal| 36 Chowringhee Lane| Violet Stoneham| Sissy SpacekMissing (1982 film)>MissingJoyce Horman>Beth Horman {{center1983{{small>(37th)}}}} Julie Walters Educating Rita Susan “Rita” White| Jessica Lange| Tootsie| Julie Nichols| Phyllis LoganAnother Time, Another Place (1983 film)>Another Time, Another Place| Janie| Meryl StreepSophie’s Choice (film)>Sophie’s Choice| Zofia “Sophie” Zawistowski {{center1984{{small>(38th)}}}} Maggie Smith A Private Function Joyce Chilvers| Shirley MacLaine| Terms of Endearment| Aurora Greenaway| Helen MirrenCal (1984 film)>Cal| Marcella| Meryl Streep| Silkwood| Karen Silkwood {{center1985{{small>(39th)}}}} Peggy Ashcroft A Passage to India Mrs. Moore| Mia Farrow| The Purple Rose of Cairo| Cecilia| Kelly McGillisWitness (1985 film)>Witness| Rachel Lapp| Alexandra Pigg| Letter to Brezhnev| Elaine {{center1986{{small>(40th)}}}} Maggie Smith A Room with a View Charlotte Bartlett| Mia Farrow| Hannah and Her Sisters| Hannah| Meryl StreepOut of Africa (film)>Out of Africa| Karen Blixen| Cathy TysonMona Lisa (1986 film)>Mona Lisa| Simone {{center1987{{small>(41st)}}}} Anne Bancroft 84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff| Emily LloydWish You Were Here (1987 film)>Wish You Were Here| Lynda Mansell| Sarah MilesHope and Glory (film)>Hope and Glory| Grace Rowan| Julie Walters| Personal Services| Christine Painter {{center1988{{small>(42nd)}}}} Maggie Smith The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Judith Hearne| Stéphane Audran| Babette’s Feast| Babette Hersant| Cher| Moonstruck| Loretta Castorini| Jamie Lee Curtis| A Fish Called Wanda| Wanda Gershwitz {{center1989{{small>(43rd)}}}} Pauline Collins Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine| Glenn Close| Dangerous Liaisons| Marquise de Merteuil| Jodie FosterThe Accused (1988 film)>The Accused| Sarah Tobias| Melanie Griffith| Working Girl| Tess McGill“>

1990s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center1990{{small>(44th)}}}} Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy Daisy Werthan| Shirley MacLainePostcards from the Edge (film)>Postcards from the Edge| Doris Mann| Michelle Pfeiffer| The Fabulous Baker Boys| Susie Diamond| Julia Roberts| Pretty Woman| Vivian Ward {{center1991{{small>(45th)}}}} Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs Clarice Starling| Geena Davis Thelma & Louise| Thelma Dickinson| Susan Sarandon| Louise Sawyer| Juliet StevensonTruly, Madly, Deeply (film)>Truly, Madly, Deeply| Nina {{center1992{{small>(46th)}}}} Emma Thompson Howards End Margaret Schlegel| Judy Davis| Husbands and Wives| Sally Simmons| Tara Morice| Strictly Ballroom| Fran| Jessica Tandy| Fried Green Tomatoes| Ninny Threadgoode {{center1993{{small>(47th)}}}} Holly Hunter The Piano Ada McGrath| Miranda Richardson| Tom & Viv| Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot| Emma ThompsonThe Remains of the Day (film)>The Remains of the Day| Sarah Kenton| Debra WingerShadowlands (1993 film)>ShadowlandsJoy Davidman> Joy Davidman Gresham {{center1994{{small>(48th)}}}} Susan Sarandon The Client Regina “Reggie” Love| Linda Fiorentino| The Last Seduction| Bridget Gregory| Irène Jacob| (Three Colours: Red)| Valentine Dussaut| Uma Thurman| Pulp Fiction| Mia Wallace {{center1995{{small>(49th)}}}} Emma Thompson Sense and Sensibility Elinor Dashwood| Nicole Kidman| To Die For| Suzanne Stone-Maretto| Helen Mirren| The Madness of King GeorgeCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz>Queen Charlotte| Elisabeth Shue| Leaving Las Vegas| Sera {{center1996{{small>(50th)}}}} Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies Cynthia Purley| Frances McDormandFargo (1996 film)>Fargo| Marge Gunderson| Kristin Scott ThomasThe English Patient (film)>The English Patient| Katharine Clifton| Emily Watson| Breaking the Waves| Bess McNeill {{center1997{{small>(51st)}}}} Judi Dench Mrs Brown Queen Victoria| Kim BasingerL.A. Confidential (film)>L.A. Confidential| Lynn Bracken| Helena Bonham CarterThe Wings of the Dove (1997 film)>The Wings of the Dove| Kate Croy| Kathy BurkeNil by Mouth (film)>Nil by Mouth| Valerie {{center1998{{small>(52nd)}}}} Cate Blanchett Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth I| Jane HorrocksLittle Voice (film)>Little Voice| Laurie Hoff / Little Voice “LV”| Gwyneth Paltrow| Shakespeare in Love| Viola de Lesseps| Emily Watson| Hilary and Jackie| Jacqueline du Pré {{center1999{{small>(53rd British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/2/HI/ENTERTAINMENT/707568.STMWORK=BBC NEWSACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Annette Bening American Beauty Carolyn Burnham| Linda BassettEast Is East (1999 film)>East Is East| Ella Khan| Julianne MooreThe End of the Affair (1999 film)>The End of the Affair| Sarah Miles| Emily WatsonAngela’s Ashes (film)>Angela’s Ashes| Angela Sheehan McCourt“>

2000s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center2000{{small>(54th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM/FILM/2001/JAN/31/BAFTAS2001.BAFTASFILMWORK=THE GUARDIANACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/2/HI/ENTERTAINMENT/1184232.STM>TITLE=GLADIATOR CONQUERS THE BAFTASBBC NEWS>DATE=25 FEBRUARY 2001, 24 June 2021, }} Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich| Juliette BinocheChocolat (2000 film)>Chocolat| Vivianne Rocher| Kate Hudson| Almost FamousPennie Lane Trumbull>Penny Lane| Hilary SwankBoys Don’t Cry (1999 film)>Boys Don’t Cry| Brandon Teena| Michelle Yeoh| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon| Yu Shu Lien {{center2001{{small>(55th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.IRISHTIMES.COM/NEWS/LORD-OF-THE-RINGS-DOMINATES-BAFTAS-WINS-BEST-FILM-AWARD-1.1051633NEWSPAPER=THE IRISH TIMESACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Judi Dench Iris Iris Murdoch| Nicole KidmanThe Others (2001 film)>The Others| Grace Stewart| Sissy Spacek| In the Bedroom| Ruth Fowler| Audrey Tautou| Amélie| Amélie Poulain| Renée ZellwegerBridget Jones’s Diary (film)>Bridget Jones’s Diary| Bridget Jones {{center2002{{small>(56th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.INDIEWIRE.COM/2003/02/TOP-BAFTA-AWARDS-FOR-THE-PIANIST-79921/WORK=INDIEWIRELAST=HERNANDEZACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Nicole Kidman The Hours Virginia Woolf| Halle Berry| Monster’s Ball| Leticia Musgrove| Salma HayekFrida (2002 film)>Frida| Frida Kahlo| Meryl StreepThe Hours (film)>The Hours| Clarissa Vaughan| Renée ZellwegerChicago (2002 film)>Chicago| Roxie Hart {{center2003{{small>(57th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/2/HI/ENTERTAINMENT/3486533.STMWORK=BBC NEWSACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Scarlett Johansson Lost in Translation Charlotte| Scarlett JohanssonGirl with a Pearl Earring (film)>Girl with a Pearl Earring| Griet| Anne ReidThe Mother (2003 film)>The Mother| May| Uma Thurman| (Kill Bill: Volume 1)The Bride (Kill Bill)>Beatrix Kiddo| Naomi Watts| 21 Grams| Cristina Peck {{center2004{{small>(58th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.SCOTSMAN.COM/ARTS-AND-CULTURE/FILM-AND-TV/AVIATOR-FLIES-BAFTA-BEST-FILM-2453333WORK=THE SCOTSMANACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Vera Drake| Charlize TheronMonster (2003 film)>Monster| Aileen Wuornos Kate Winslet| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind| Clementine KruczynskiFinding Neverland (film)>Finding Neverland| Sylvia Llewelyn Davies| Zhang Ziyi| House of Flying Daggers| Mei {{center2005{{small>(59th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.INDIEWIRE.COM/2006/02/BROKEBACK-MOUNTAIN-WINS-4-BAFTA-AWARDS-INCLUDING-BEST-PICTURE-77139/WORK=INDIEWIRELAST=HERNANDEZACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line June Carter Cash| Judi Dench| Mrs Henderson Presents| Laura Henderson| Charlize TheronNorth Country (film)>North Country| Josey Aimes| Rachel WeiszThe Constant Gardener (film)>The Constant Gardener| Tessa Abbott-Quayle| Zhang ZiyiMemoirs of a Geisha (film)>Memoirs of a Geisha| Chiyo Sakamoto / Sayuri Nitta {{center2006{{small>(60th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/2/HI/ENTERTAINMENT/6254717.STMWORK=BBC NEWSACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Helen Mirren The Queen Queen Elizabeth II| Penélope Cruz| Volver| Raimunda| Judi DenchNotes on a Scandal (film)>Notes on a Scandal| Barbara Covett| Meryl StreepThe Devil Wears Prada (film)>The Devil Wears Prada| Miranda Priestly| Kate WinsletLittle Children (film)>Little Children| Sarah Pierce {{center2007{{small>(61st British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://VARIETY.COM/2008/FILM/AWARDS/ATONEMENT-TOPS-BAFTA-AWARDS-1117980629/WORK=VARIETY (MAGAZINE)>FIRST=ADAMDATE=10 FEBRUARY 2008, 24 June 2021, }} Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose Édith Piaf| Cate Blanchett| (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)Elizabeth I>Queen Elizabeth I| Julie Christie| Away from Her| Fiona Anderson| Keira KnightleyAtonement (2007 film)>Atonement| Cecilia TallisElliot Page {{ref label>Page|B}}Juno (film)>Juno| Juno MacGuff {{center2008{{small>(62nd British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/BUSINESS/BUSINESS-NEWS/SLUMDOG-MILLIONAIRE-WINS-7-BAFTA-78972/WORK=THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTERLAST=TURNERACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Kate Winslet The Reader Hanna Schmitz| Angelina JolieChangeling (film)>Changeling| Christine Collins| Kristin Scott Thomas| I’ve Loved You So Long| Juliette Fontaine| Meryl StreepDoubt (2008 film)>Doubt| Sister Aloysius Beauvier| Kate WinsletRevolutionary Road (film)>Revolutionary Road| April Wheeler {{center2009{{small>(63rd British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ARCHIVES/LA-XPM-2010-FEB-21-LA-ET-BAFTA22-2010FEB22-STORY.HTMLWORK=LOS ANGELES TIMESLAST=KINGACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Carey Mulligan An Education Jenny Mellor| Saoirse RonanThe Lovely Bones (film)>The Lovely Bones| Susie Salmon| Gabourey SidibePrecious (film)>Precious| Claireece “Precious” Jones| Meryl Streep| Julie & Julia| Julia Child| Audrey Tautou| Coco Before Chanel| Coco Chanel“>

2010s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center2010{{small>(64th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM/FILM/2011/FEB/13/BAFTAS-2011-THE-KINGS-SPEECHWORK=THE GUARDIANLAST=BROWNACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Natalie Portman Black Swan Nina Sayers| Annette Bening The Kids Are All Right| Dr. Nicole “Nic” Allgood| Julianne Moore| Jules Allgood| Noomi RapaceThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009 film)>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo| Lisbeth Salander| Hailee SteinfeldTrue Grit (2010 film)>True Grit| Mattie Ross {{center2011{{small>(65th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.DIGITALSPY.COM/MOVIES/BAFTAS/A364820/ORANGE-BAFTA-FILM-AWARDS-2012-WINNERS-LIST-IN-FULL/WORK=DIGITAL SPYLAST=REYNOLDSACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Meryl Streep The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher| Bérénice BejoThe Artist (film)>The Artist| Peppy Miller| Viola DavisThe Help (film)>The Help| Aibleen Clark| Tilda SwintonWe Need to Talk About Kevin (film)>We Need to Talk About Kevin| Eva KhatchadourianMichelle Williams (actress)>Michelle Williams| My Week with Marilyn| Marilyn Monroe {{center2012{{small>(66th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM/FILM/FILMBLOG/2013/FEB/10/BAFTAS-2013-FILM-CEREMONY-LIVEWORK=THE GUARDIANLAST=BROOKSACCESS-DATE=22 JUNE 2021, }} ‘’’Emmanuelle Riva {{ref labelC|1}}’’’ Amour Anne Laurent| Jessica Chastain| Zero Dark Thirty| Maya HarrisMarion Cotillard {{ref label>Foreign2}}| Rust and Bone| Stéphanie| Jennifer Lawrence| Silver Linings Playbook| Tiffany Maxwell| Helen MirrenHitchcock (film)>HitchcockAlma Reville>Alma Reville Hitchcock {{center2013{{small>(67th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.BBC.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT-ARTS-26221196WORK=BBC NEWSACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette “Jasmine” Francis| Amy Adams| American Hustle| Sydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly| Sandra BullockGravity (2013 film)>Gravity| Dr. Ryan Stone| Judi DenchPhilomena (film)>Philomena| Philomena Lee| Emma Thompson| Saving Mr. Banks| P. L. Travers {{center2014{{small>(68th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM/FILM/2015/FEB/08/BAFTAS-2015-BOYHOOD-WINS-TOP-HONOURS-BUT-GRAND-BUDAPEST-HOTEL-CHECKS-OUT-WITH-MOSTWORK=THE GUARDIANLAST=BROWNACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Julianne Moore Still Alice Dr. Alice Howland| Amy Adams| Big Eyes| Margaret Keane| Felicity JonesThe Theory of Everything (2014 film)>The Theory of EverythingJane Hawking>Jane Wilde Hawking| Rosamund PikeGone Girl (film)>Gone Girl| Amy Elliott-Dunne| Reese WitherspoonWild (2014 film)>Wild| Cheryl Strayed {{center2015{{small>(69th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://VARIETY.COM/2016/FILM/NEWS/BAFTA-AWARDS-WINNERS-2016-COMPLETE-LIST-BRITISH-ACADEMY-FILM-TELEVISION-1201706004/WORK=VARIETY (MAGAZINE)>FIRST=DIANADATE=14 FEBRUARY 2016, 24 June 2021, }} Brie Larson Room Joy “Ma” Newsome| Cate BlanchettCarol (film)>Carol| Carol Aird| Saoirse RonanBrooklyn (film)>Brooklyn| Eilis Lacey| Maggie Smith| The Lady in the Van| Mary Shepherd / Margaret Fairchild| Alicia VikanderThe Danish Girl (film)>The Danish Girl| Gerda Wegener {{center2016{{small>(70th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.SCREENDAILY.COM/NEWS/BAFTAS-2017-LA-LA-LAND-SCOOPS-FIVE-AS-MOONLIGHT-NOCTURNAL-ANIMALS-ARE-SHUTOUT/5114961.ARTICLEWORK=SCREEN INTERNATIONAL>FIRST=TOMACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Emma Stone La La Land Mia Dolan| Amy AdamsArrival (film)>Arrival| Dr. Louise Banks| Emily BluntThe Girl on the Train (2016 film)>The Girl on the Train| Rachel Watson| Natalie PortmanJackie (2016 film)>JackieJacqueline Kennedy Onassis>Jackie Kennedy| Meryl StreepFlorence Foster Jenkins (film)>Florence Foster Jenkins| Florence Foster Jenkins {{center2017{{small>(71st British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.BBC.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT-ARTS-43108185WORK=BBCACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes| Annette Bening| Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool| Gloria Grahame| Sally Hawkins| The Shape of Water| Elisa Esposito| Margot Robbie| I, Tonya| Tonya Harding| Saoirse RonanLady Bird (film)>Lady Bird| Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson {{center2018{{small>(72nd British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.INDIEWIRE.COM/2019/02/BAFTA-AWARDS-2019-WINNERS-LIST-1202042888/WORK=INDIEWIRELAST=NORDINEACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Olivia Colman The Favourite Queen Anne| Glenn CloseThe Wife (2017 film)>The Wife| Joan Castleman| Viola DavisWidows (2018 film)>Widows| Veronica Rawlings| Lady GagaA Star Is Born (2018 film)>A Star Is Born| Ally Maine| Melissa McCarthy| Can You Ever Forgive Me?| Lee Israel {{center2019{{small>(73rd British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.BBC.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT-ARTS-51324805WORK=BBCACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Renée Zellweger Judy Judy Garland| Jessie BuckleyWild Rose (2018 film)>Wild Rose| Rose-Lynn Harlan| Scarlett Johansson| Marriage Story| Nicole Barber| Saoirse RonanLittle Women (2019 film)>Little WomenLittle Women#Josephine “Jo” March>Josephine “Jo” March| Charlize TheronBombshell (2019 film)>Bombshell| Megyn Kelly“>

2020s{| class“wikitable” style@width:82%;” cellpadding“5”

! style="width:5%;“| Year! style="width:25%;“| Actress! style="width:30%;“| Film! style="width:25%;“| Character {{center2020{{small>(74th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM/FILM/2021/APR/11/BAFTAS-2021-NOMADLAND-WINS-BIG-AS-ANTHONY-HOPKINS-AND-PROMISING-YOUNG-WOMAN-SURPRISEWORK=THE GUARDIANLAST=SHOARDACCESS-DATE=24 JUNE 2021, }} Frances McDormand Nomadland Fern| Bukky BakrayRocks (film)>Rocks| Olushola “Rocks” Omotoso| Radha BlankThe 40-Year-Old Version>The Forty-Year-Old Version| Radha Blank| Vanessa Kirby| Pieces of a Woman| Martha Weiss| Wunmi Mosaku| His House| Rial Majur| Alfre WoodardClemency (film)>Clemency| Bernardine Williams {{center2021{{small>(75th British Academy Film Awards)}}2022 EE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS: NOMINATIONSURL-STATUS=LIVEWEBSITE=BAFTALANGUAGE=EN-USARCHIVE-DATE=3 FEBRUARY 2022, }} Joanna Scanlan After Love Mary Hussain| Lady Gaga| House of Gucci| Patrizia Reggiani| Alana Haim| Licorice Pizza| Alana Kane| Emilia JonesCODA (2021 film)>CODA| Ruby Rossi| Renate ReinsveThe Worst Person in the World (film)>The Worst Person in the World| Julie| Tessa ThompsonPassing (film)>Passing| Irene Redfield {{center2022{{small>(76th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.BAFTA.ORG/FILM/AWARDS/ORIGINAL-SCREENPLAY-4 date=18 January 2023 British Academy of Film and Television Arts >access-date=20 January 2023}}}} Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia Tár| Viola Davis| The Woman King| General Nanisca| Danielle DeadwylerTill (film)>Till| Mamie Till| Ana de ArmasBlonde (2022 film)>Blonde| Marilyn Monroe| Emma Thompson| Good Luck to You, Leo Grande| Nancy Stokes / Susan Robinson| Michelle Yeoh| Everything Everywhere All at Once| Evelyn Quan Wang {{center2023{{small>(77th British Academy Film Awards)}}HTTPS://WWW.DIGITALSPY.COM/MOVIES/A42975216/BAFTAS-2023-WINNERS-LIST-MOVIES/LAST=SANDWELLDATE=19 FEBRUARY 2023DIGITAL SPY>ACCESS-DATE=19 FEBRUARY 2023, }} Emma Stone Poor Things Bella Baxter| Fantasia BarrinoThe Color Purple (2023 film)>The Color Purple| Celie Harris-Johnson | Sandra Huller| Anatomy of a Fall| Sandra Voyter | Carey MulliganMaestro (2023 film)>MaestroFelicia Montealegre Bernstein>Felicia Montealegre| Vivian Oparah| Rye Lane| Yas| Margot RobbieBarbie (film)>Barbie| Barbie“>

Superlatives{| class“wikitable” style@text-align: center”

! style="width:350px;“| (wikt:superlative|Superlative)! colspan=“2” style="width:600px;“| Best Actress in a Leading Role! colspan=“2” style="width:600px;“| Best Supporting Actress! colspan=“2” style="width:600px;“| Overall(including Most Promising Newcomer) style="height:4.5em;” Actress with most awards Maggie Smith 4 Judi Dench 3 Judi Dench 6 style="height:4.5em;“| Actress with most British Actress Awards (until 1967)| Audrey Hepburn| 3| —| —| Audrey Hepburn| 3 style="height:4.5em;“| Actress with most Foreign Actress Awards (until 1967)| Simone Signoret| 3| —| —| Simone Signoret| 3 style="height:4.5em;“| Actress with most nominations| Meryl Streep| 12| Judi Dench| 9| Judi Dench Meryl Streep| 15 style="height:4.5em;“| Actress with most British Actress Award nominations (until 1967)| Audrey Hepburn| 5| —| —| Audrey Hepburn| 5 style="height:4.5em;“| Actress with most Foreign Actress Award nominations (until 1967)| Simone Signoret| 6| —| —| Simone Signoret| 6

Multiple nominations

12 nominations

• Meryl Streep

8 nominations

• Maggie Smith

7 nominations

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• Anne Bancroft
• Shirley MacLaine

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6 nominations

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• Julie Christie
• Jane Fonda
• Simone Signoret

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5 nominations

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• Cate Blanchett
• Judi Dench
• Audrey Hepburn
• Katharine Hepburn
• Emma Thompson
• Kate Winslet

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4 nominations

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• Deborah Kerr
• Helen Mirren
• Saoirse Ronan
• Joanne Woodward

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3 nominations

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• Amy Adams
• Stéphane Audran
• Annette Bening
• Viola Davis
• Edith Evans
• Mia Farrow
• Ava Gardner
• Glenda Jackson
• Scarlett Johansson
• Diane Keaton
• Nicole Kidman
• Frances McDormand
• Sarah Miles
• Julianne Moore
• Sissy Spacek
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Charlize Theron
• Emily Watson
• Renée Zellweger

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2 nominations

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• Anouk Aimée
• Peggy Ashcroft
• Leslie Caron
• Glenn Close
• Marion Cotillard
• Judy Davis
• Faye Dunaway
• Jodie Foster
• Lady Gaga
• Susan Hayward
• Judy Holliday
• Celia Johnson
• Grace Kelly
• Anna Magnani
• Giulietta Masina
• Virginia McKenna
• Melina Mercouri
• Hayley Mills
• Yvonne Mitchell
• Marilyn Monroe
• Jeanne Moreau
• Carey Mulligan
• Patricia Neal
• Natalie Portman
• Emmanuelle Riva
• Margot Robbie
• Julia Roberts
• Rachel Roberts
• Susan Sarandon
• Maria Schell
• Kristin Scott Thomas
• Jean Simmons
• Emma Stone
• Barbra Streisand
• Sylvia Syms
• Jessica Tandy
• Audrey Tautou
• Uma Thurman
• Rita Tushingham
• Liv Ullmann
• Julie Walters
• Reese Witherspoon
• Michelle Yeoh
• Ziyi Zhang

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Multiple wins

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4 wins

• Maggie Smith

3 wins

• Anne Bancroft
• Cate Blanchett
• Audrey Hepburn
• Simone Signoret

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2 wins

• Leslie Caron
• Judi Dench
• Jane Fonda
• Katharine Hepburn
• Shirley MacLaine
• Frances McDormand
• Patricia Neal
• Rachel Roberts
• Emma Stone
• Meryl Streep
• Emma Thompson

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See also

• Academy Award for Best Actress
• Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
• BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Notes

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References

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External links

• BAFTA Awards Database

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