Filmfare Award for Best Actress
The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954 for the films released in preceding year 1953.[1]
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 The 2020 recipient: Alia Bhatt | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Meena Kumari, Baiju Bawra (1954) |
| Currently held by | Alia Bhatt, Gully Boy (2020) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Kajol and Nutan | 5 |
| Actress with most nominations | Madhuri Dixit | 14 |
| Actress with all nominations in a single year | Meena Kumari (1963) | 3 |
| Actress with most nominations in a single year | Shabana Azmi (1984) | 4 |
| Actress with most consecutive year nominations | Madhuri Dixit (1989-1996) | 10 |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Tabu | 6 |
| Eldest winner | Nutan | 42 |
| Eldest nominee | Sharmila Tagore | 61 |
| Youngest winner | Dimple Kapadia (1973) | 16 |
| Youngest nominee | Dimple Kapadia (1973) | 16 |
- Nutan and her niece Kajol, with five wins each, have maximum awards. Meena Kumari, Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan have four wins each. Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, and Alia Bhatt have three wins each. Eight actresses have won the award twice; in chronological order, they are Waheeda Rehman, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Sridevi, Karisma Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone.
- Madhuri Dixit and Rani Mukerji are the overall most nominated performers in the female acting categories, each with overall seventeen nominations. While Madhuri Dixit has fourteen nominations for Best Actress and three for Best Supporting Actress,and Rani Mukerji has ten nominations for Best Actress and seven nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Rani Mukerji has two wins for Critics’ Best Actress on top of that.
- Meena Kumari achieved an unusual feat by garnering all of the nominations in 1963 with no other actress being nominated (3 nominations that year). Uptil now, no other actress has equaled this record.
- Six actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Meena Kumari (1954–55), Jaya Bachchan (1974–75), Shabana Azmi (1984–85), Rani Mukerji (2005–06), Vidya Balan (2012–13) and Alia Bhatt (2019-20).
- There has been only one tie in the history of this category. This occurred in 1974 when Jaya Bachchan and Dimple Kapadia were both given the award.
- Madhuri Dixit holds the record for maximum 14 nominations, followed by Meena Kumari with 12, Hema Malini and Kajol with 11, Rani Mukerji, Aishwarya Rai, Sridevi and Vidya Balan with 10 nominations. Dixit also holds the record for most consecutive nominations with 10 between 1989 and 1996 (winning in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1998). She thus also holds the record of maximum awards and maximum nominations in a single decade, with 4 awards and 10 nominations in 1990s.
- On occasion of an actress receiving multiple nominations in the same year and won in either of them: Shabana Azmi received four nominations in 1984 and holds the record for the highest number of nominations in a single year. Meena Kumari and Kajol had three nominations each in 1963 and 1999 respectively. Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Rakhee, Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan and Alia Bhatt each received two nominations in 1959, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2012 and 2017 respectively, where Deepika Padukone is the only actress who achieved this feat twice in 2014 and 2016 and won in both years.
- On occasion of an actress receiving multiple nominations in the same year but failed to win in any of them: Jaya Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Kareena Kapoor each received two nominations in 1972, 1996 and 2010 respectively, where Hema Malini is the only actress who achieved this feet twice in 1975 and 1976 but won in none of the years.
- Vyjayanthimala is the only actress to win the maximum awards, without ever losing, whenever been nominated. She received three awards among four nominations, being nominated twice in 1959 and once each in 1962 and 1965, winning in all three years. She was also the first actress to win both Best Actress Award and Best Supporting Actress Award as well as the first actress to receive multiple nominations.
- Tabu holds the record of maximum nominations without ever winning, with six, followed by Mala Sinha, Saira Banu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Anushka Sharma and Sonam Kapoor with four nominations each. Jaya Prada has three nominations.
- Nutan, who won the award for the fifth time in 1979 at the age of 42, is the eldest winner, while Sharmila Tagore became the eldest nominee in 2006 at the age of 61. Dimple Kapadia, in 1973, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee at the age of 16.
- Meena Kumari was the most victorious actress with two wins in the 1950s (she won the first two awards consecutively). Nutan peaked with three wins in '60s. Jaya Bachchan ruled the '70s with two wins. Shabana Azmi and Rekha fetched two wins each in the '80s. In the '90s, Madhuri Dixit had four wins. Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji and Kajol had two wins each in the 2000s which were the highest. Vidya Balan was the most successful actress of 2010s with four wins.
- Only once have siblings been nominated during the same year: Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in 2002, and twice have cousins been nominated during the same year: Kajol and Rani Mukerji in 2007 and Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra in 2013. Among these, Kajol won in 2007.
- Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are the only siblings to win the award, while Kajol and Rani Mukerji are the only cousins to win the award.
- Juhi Chawla became the first actress to win the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut & Filmfare Award for Best Actress in the year 1989 & 1994 respectively, followed by Preity Zinta (2004), Kareena Kapoor (2008), Priyanka Chopra (2009), Vidya Balan (2010), Deepika Padukone (2014) and Kangana Ranaut (2015), with Balan winning the best actress award four times and Padukone winning twice.
- Fourteen actresses who have won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards include Vyjayanthimala, Raakhee, Padmini Kolhapure, Nutan, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Karishma Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra and Shabana Azmi. Rani Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards in the same year (2005). Aishwarya Rai was nominated in 2001 for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress but did not win.Rani Mukerji was again nominated in 2008 for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards for ’’Laaga Chunari Mai Daag’’ and ’’Saawariya‘’ respectively but did not win. Also Anushka Sharma was nominated in 2016 for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards for NH10 and Dil Dhadakne Do respectively but did not win either.
- Nutan and Raakhee were nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards for the same performance: Nutan for Saudagar (1974) and for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979) and Raakhee for Doosra Aadmi (1978); Nutan won Best Actress award for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979).
- Eight Actresses have won the Best Actress awards in both the Popular and Critics Categories; in chronological order, they are Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut and Alia Bhatt. Rani Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards for the same role in the same year (2006).
- Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are the only two actresses to win Filmfare Awards in five different categories, while Kangana Ranaut has won in four categories. All the three actresses have won Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut awards once each. Kapoor won twice, while Chopra and Ranaut won once each in the Best Actress (Critics) category. Kapoor and Chopra also won one Special Award and one Best Villain Award, respectively. Kapoor, Chopra and Ranaut, thus have 6, 5 and 4 Filmfare Awards respectively.
- Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji are the two actresses nominated in the leading role of same franchise. Balan was nominated for (Kahaani and Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh) where she won in the former. Mukerji was nominated for (Mardaani and Mardaani 2)
Multiple nominees
- 14 Nominations: Madhuri Dixit
- 12 Nominations: Meena Kumari
- 11 Nominations: Hema Malini, Kajol
- 10 Nominations: Aishwarya Rai, Sridevi, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan
- 9 Nominations: Shabana Azmi
- 8 Nominations: Jaya Bachchan, Raakhee, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor
- 7 Nominations: Juhi Chawla
- 6 Nominations: Priyanka Chopra
Multiple winners
- 5 Wins: Nutan, Kajol
- 4 Wins: Meena Kumari, Madhuri Dixit, Vidya Balan
- 3 Wins: Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Alia Bhatt
- 2 Wins: Waheeda Rehman, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Sridevi, Karisma Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone
Winners and nominees
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Indicates the winner |
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1950s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 (1st) |
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Meena Kumari |
Gauri | Baiju Bawra |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1955 (2nd) |
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Meena Kumari |
Lalita | Parineeta |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1956 (3rd) |
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Kamini Kaushal |
Biraj Chakravarty | Biraj Bahu |
| Meena Kumari | Shobha | Azaad | ||
| Geeta Bali | Kamala | Vachan | ||
| 1957 (4th) |
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Nutan |
Gauri | Seema |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1958 (5th) |
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Nargis |
Radha | Mother India |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1959 (6th) |
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Vyjayanthimala |
Champabai / Rajani | Sadhna |
| Meena Kumari | Leela | Sahara | ||
| Vyjayanthimala | Madhumati | Madhumati | ||
1960s
1970s
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1980s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (27th) |
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Jaya Bachchan |
Geeta | Nauker |
| Hema Malini | Meera | Meera | ||
| Jaya Prada | Hema Pradhan | Sargam | ||
| Poonam Dhillon | Noorie Nabi | Noorie | ||
| Raakhee | Rama Sharma | Jurmana | ||
| 1981 (28th) |
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Rekha |
Manju Dayal | Khubsoorat |
| Shabana Azmi | Nima Chaudhary | Thodisi Bewafaii | ||
| Reena Roy | Asha | Asha | ||
| Zeenat Aman | Bharti Saxena | Insaaf Ka Tarazu | ||
| Rekha | Gauri Singh Verma | Judaai | ||
| 1982 (29th) |
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Smita Patil |
Amma | Chakra |
| Hema Malini | Asha | Naseeb | ||
| Raakhee | Sharda Balraj Kohli | Baseraa | ||
| Rati Agnihotri | Sapna | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | ||
| Jaya Bachchan | Shobha Malhotra | Silsila | ||
| Rekha | Amiran/Umrao Jaan | Umrao Jaan | ||
| 1983 (30th) |
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Padmini Kolhapure |
Manorama "Rama" | Prem Rog |
| Smita Patil | Najma | Bazaar | ||
| Raakhee | Sheetal Kumar | Shakti | ||
| Salma Agha | Niloufer Bano / Habiba Shabhnam Rehmani | Nikaah | ||
| Rekha | Sangeeta Shrivastav | Jeevan Dhaara | ||
| 1984 (31st) |
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Shabana Azmi |
Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra | Arth |
| Sridevi | Nehalata Sharma | Sadma | ||
| Shabana Azmi | Radha Kishen | Avtaar | ||
| Indu D. Malhotra | Masoom | |||
| Rukmini Bai | Mandi | |||
| 1985 (32nd) |
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Shabana Azmi |
Bhavna Saxena | Bhavna |
| Smita Patil | Rajni V. Deshmukh | Aaj Ki Awaaz | ||
| Shabana Azmi | Kavita | Sparsh | ||
| Jaya Prada | Meena | Sharaabi | ||
| Rohini Hattangadi | Parvati Pradhan | Saaransh | ||
| 1986 (33rd) |
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Dimple Kapadia |
Mona D'Silva | Saagar |
| Mandakini | Ganga Singh | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | ||
| Jaya Prada | Yashoda / Asha | Sanjog | ||
| Padmini Kolhapure | Preeti B. Pratap | Pyaar Jhukta Nahin | ||
| Rati Agnihotri | Sultana | Tawaif | ||
| 1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 (34th) |
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Rekha |
Aarti Verma / Jyoti | Khoon Bhari Maang |
| Juhi Chawla | Rashmi | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | ||
| Madhuri Dixit | Mohini | Tezaab | ||
1990s
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2000s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (45th) |
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Aishwarya Rai |
Nandini Darbar | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| Aishwarya Rai | Mansi Shankar | Taal | ||
| Kajol | Megha | Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | ||
| Karisma Kapoor | Pooja Mehra | Biwi No.1 | ||
| Tabu | Panna Barve | Hu Tu Tu | ||
| 2001 (46th) |
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Karisma Kapoor |
Fiza Ikramullah | Fiza |
| Aishwarya Rai | Preeti Vyas | Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai | ||
| Madhuri Dixit | Anjali | Pukar | ||
| Preity Zinta | Priya Bakshi | Kya Kehna | ||
| Tabu | Aditi Pandit | Astitva | ||
| 2002 (47th) |
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Kajol |
Anjali Sharma Raichand | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... |
| Ameesha Patel | Sakeena Ali Singh | Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | ||
| Kareena Kapoor | Kaurwaki | Asoka | ||
| Karisma Kapoor | Zubeidaa | Zubeidaa | ||
| Tabu | Mumtaz Ali Ansari | Chandni Bar | ||
| 2003 (48th) |
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Aishwarya Rai |
Parvati 'Paro' Chakraborty | Devdas |
| Ameesha Patel | Priya Singhania | Humraaz | ||
| Bipasha Basu | Sanjana Aditya Dhanraj | Raaz | ||
| Karisma Kapoor | Nandini | Shakti: The Power | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Suhani Sharma | Saathiya | ||
| 2004 (49th) |
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Preity Zinta |
Naina Catherine Kapur | Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| Bhumika Chawla | Nirjara Bhardwaj | Tere Naam | ||
| Hema Malini | Pooja Malhotra | Baghban | ||
| Preity Zinta | Nisha Mehra | Koi... Mil Gaya | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Priya Chopra | Chalte Chalte | ||
| Urmila Matondkar | Swati | Bhoot | ||
| 2005 (50th) |
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Rani Mukerji |
Rhea Prakash | Hum Tum |
| Aishwarya Rai | Neerja 'Neeru' | Raincoat | ||
| Preity Zinta | Zaara Hayat Khan | Veer-Zaara | ||
| Shilpa Shetty | Tamanna Sahni | Phir Milenge | ||
| Urmila Matondkar | Sarika Vartak | Ek Hasina Thi | ||
| 2006 (51st) |
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Rani Mukerji |
Michelle McNally | Black |
| Preity Zinta | Ambar 'Amby' Malhotra | Salaam Namaste | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Vimmi 'Babli' Saluja | Bunty Aur Babli | ||
| Sharmila Tagore | Sumitra V. Patwardhan | Viruddh... Family Comes First | ||
| Vidya Balan | Lalita | Parineeta | ||
| 2007 (52nd) |
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Kajol |
Zooni Ali Beg | Fanaa |
| Aishwarya Rai | Sunehri | Dhoom 2 | ||
| Bipasha Basu | Nishiganda 'Nishi' Dasgupta | Corporate | ||
| Kareena Kapoor | Dolly Mishra | Omkara | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Maya Talwar | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | ||
| 2008 (53rd) |
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Kareena Kapoor |
Geet Dhillon | Jab We Met |
| Aishwarya Rai | Sujata Desai | Guru | ||
| Deepika Padukone | Shantipriya 'Shanti' Kashyap Mehra / Sandhya 'Sandy' Bansal | Om Shanti Om | ||
| Madhuri Dixit | Dia Shrivastava | Aaja Nachle | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Vibhavari 'Badki' Sahay | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | ||
| Vidya Balan | Avni Chatturvedi / Manjulika | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | ||
| 2009 (54th) |
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Priyanka Chopra |
Meghna Mathur | Fashion |
| Aishwarya Rai | Jodhaa Bai | Jodhaa Akbar | ||
| Anushka Sharma | Taani Surinder Sahni | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | ||
| Asin Thottumkal | Kalpana Shetty | Ghajini | ||
| Kajol | Piya Thapar Mehra | U Me Aur Hum |
2010s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (55th) |
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Vidya Balan |
Dr. Vidya | Paa |
| Deepika Padukone | Meera Pandit | Love Aaj Kal | ||
| Kareena Kapoor | Pia Sahastrabuddhe | 3 Idiots | ||
| Avantika Ahuja Khan | Kurbaan | |||
| Katrina Kaif | Maya Sheikh | New York | ||
| Priyanka Chopra | Sweety Shekhar Bhope | Kaminey | ||
| 2011 (56th) |
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Kajol |
Mandira Rathore Khan | My Name is Khan |
| Aishwarya Rai | Sofia D'Souza | Guzaarish | ||
| Anushka Sharma | Shruti Kakkar | Band Baaja Baaraat | ||
| Kareena Kapoor | Daboo | Golmaal 3 | ||
| Vidya Balan | Krishna Verma | Ishqiya | ||
| 2012 (57th) |
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Vidya Balan |
Reshma/Silk | The Dirty Picture |
| Mahi Gill | Madhavi Devi | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster | ||
| Katrina Kaif | Dimple Dixit | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | ||
| Priyanka Chopra | Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes | 7 Khoon Maaf | ||
| Vidya Balan | Sabrina Lal | No One Killed Jessica | ||
| 2013 (58th) |
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Vidya Balan |
Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi | Kahaani |
| Deepika Padukone | Veronica Malaney | Cocktail | ||
| Kareena Kapoor | Mahi Arora | Heroine | ||
| Parineeti Chopra | Zoya Qureshi | Ishaqzaade | ||
| Priyanka Chopra | Jhilmil Chatterjee | Barfi! | ||
| Sridevi | Shashi Godbole | English Vinglish | ||
| 2014 (59th) |
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Deepika Padukone |
Leela Sanera | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela |
| Deepika Padukone | Meenalochni 'Meenamma' Azhagusundaram | Chennai Express | ||
| Parineeti Chopra | Gayatri | Shuddh Desi Romance | ||
| Shraddha Kapoor | Aarohi Keshav Shirke | Aashiqui 2 | ||
| Sonakshi Sinha | Pakhi Roy Chaudhary | Lootera | ||
| Sonam Kapoor | Zoya Haider | Raanjhanaa | ||
| 2015 (60th) |
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Kangana Ranaut |
Rani Mehra | Queen |
| Alia Bhatt | Veera Tripathi | Highway | ||
| Madhuri Dixit | Begum Para | Dedh Ishqiya | ||
| Priyanka Chopra | Mary Kom | Mary Kom | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Shivani Shivaji Roy | Mardaani | ||
| Sonam Kapoor | Dr. Mrinalini 'Mili' Chakravarty | Khoobsurat | ||
| 2016 (61st) |
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Deepika Padukone |
Piku Banerjee | Piku |
| Anushka Sharma | Meera | NH10 | ||
| Deepika Padukone | Mastani | Bajirao Mastani | ||
| Kajol | Meera Dev Malik | Dilwale | ||
| Kangana Ranaut | Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' Sangwan (Datto) | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | ||
| Sonam Kapoor | Dolly / Madhuri / Priya / Bhagyashree | Dolly Ki Doli | ||
| 2017 (62nd) |
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Alia Bhatt |
Bauria (Mary Jane) | Udta Punjab |
| Aishwarya Rai | Dalbir Kaur | Sarbjit | ||
| Alia Bhatt | Kaira | Dear Zindagi | ||
| Anushka Sharma | Alizeh Khan | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | ||
| Sonam Kapoor | Neerja Bhanot | Neerja | ||
| Vidya Balan | Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | Kahaani 2 | ||
| 2018 (63rd) |
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Vidya Balan |
Sulochana 'Sulu' Dubey | Tumhari Sulu |
| Alia Bhatt | Vaidehi Trivedi | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | ||
| Bhumi Pednekar | Sugandha Joshi Sharma | Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | ||
| Saba Qamar | Meeta Batra | Hindi Medium | ||
| Sridevi | Devki Sabarwal | Mom | ||
| Zaira Wasim | Insia Malik | Secret Superstar | ||
| 2019 (64th) |
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Alia Bhatt |
Sehmat Khan | Raazi |
| Deepika Padukone | Rani Padmavati | Padmaavat | ||
| Neena Gupta | Priyamvada 'Babli' Kaushik | Badhaai Ho | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Naina Mathur | Hichki | ||
| Tabu | Simi | Andhadhun | ||
2020s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (65th) |
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Alia Bhatt |
Safeena Firdausi | Gully Boy |
| Kangana Ranaut | Rani Lakshmibai | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | ||
| Kareena Kapoor | Deepti "Deepu" Batra | Good Newwz | ||
| Priyanka Chopra | Aditi Chaudhary | The Sky Is Pink | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Shivani Shivaji Roy | Mardaani 2 | ||
| Vidya Balan | Tara Shinde | Mission Mangal |
References
- "Best Actress Award (1953-2000)". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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