Filmfare Award for Best Actress

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Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Taapsee-Pannu-Celebs-grace-the-HT-Style-Awards-2018-52 (cropped).jpg
The 2021 recipient: Taapsee Pannu
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardedMeena Kumari,
Baiju Bawra (1954)
Currently held byTaapsee Pannu,
Thappad (2021)
WebsiteFilmfare Awards

The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise the female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954 for the films released in the preceding year 1953.[1]

Winners and nominees[]

Table key
Award winner Indicates the winner

1950s[]

Year Photos of winners Actress Role(s) Film
1954
(1st)
Meena Kumari.jpg
Meena Kumari Award winner Gauri Baiju Bawra
No Other Nominee
1955
(2nd)
Meena Kumari.jpg Meena Kumari Award winner Lalita Parineeta
No Other Nominee
1956
(3rd)
Portrait Kamini Kaushal enhanced (cropped).jpg Kamini Kaushal Award winner Biraj Chakravarty Biraj Bahu
Geeta Bali Kamala Vachan
Meena Kumari Shobha Azaad
1957
(4th)
Portrait of Nutan in the film Baarish (cropped).jpg Nutan Award winner Gauri Seema
No Other Nominee
1958
(5th)
Portrait of Nargis in the film Chori Chori.jpg Nargis Award winner Radha Mother India
No Other Nominee
1959
(6th)
Portrait of Vyjayanthimala in the film Asha (cropped).jpg Vyjayanthimala Award winner Champabai / Rajani Sadhna
Meena Kumari Leela Sahara
Vyjayanthimala Madhumati Madhumati

1960s[]

Year Photos of winners Actress Role(s) Film
1960
(7th)
Portrait of Nutan in the film Baarish (cropped).jpg Nutan Award winner Sujata Sujata
Mala Sinha Meena Khosla Dhool Ka Phool
Meena Kumari Ratna Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan
1961
(8th)
Portrait of Bina Rai (cropped).jpg Bina Rai Award winner Parvati / Jamuna Ghunghat
Madhubala Anarkali Mughal E Azam
Nutan Shanti Chhalia
1962
(9th)
Portrait of Vyjayanthimala in the film Asha (cropped).jpg Vyjayanthimala Award winner Dhanno Gunga Jumna
Padmini Kammo Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Saira Banu Rajkumari "Raj" Junglee
1963
(10th)
Meena Kumari.jpg Meena Kumari Award winner Chhoti Bahu Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Meena Kumari Aarti Gupta Aarti
Gayatri Devi Main Chup Rahungi
1964
(11th)
Portrait of Nutan in the film Baarish (cropped).jpg Nutan Award winner Kalyani Bandini
Mala Sinha Padma Bahurani
Meena Kumari Sita Dil Ek Mandir
1965
(12th)
Portrait of Vyjayanthimala in the film Asha (cropped).jpg Vyjayanthimala Award winner Radha Khanna Sangam
Mala Sinha Jahanara Begum Sahib Jahan Ara
Sadhna Sandhya Woh Kaun Thi?
1966
(13th)
Meena Kumari.jpg Meena Kumari Award winner Madhavi Kaajal
Mala Sinha Phulwa Himalay Ki God Mein
Sadhana Meena Mittal Waqt
1967
(14th)
Waheeda Rehman in Chaudhvin Ka Chand.jpg Waheeda Rehman Award winner Rosie Marco Guide
Meena Kumari Shanti Phool Aur Patthar
Suchitra Sen Devyani (Pannabai) / Suparna Mamta
1968
(15th)
Portrait of Nutan in the film Baarish (cropped).jpg Nutan Award winner Radha R. Rai Milan
Saira Banu Poonam Shagird
Waheeda Rehman Anjana Ram Aur Shyam
1969
(16th)
Waheeda Rehman in Chaudhvin Ka Chand.jpg Waheeda Rehman Award winner Rajkumari Neel Kamal / Sita Raichand Neel Kamal
Nargis Mrs. Varuna Verma / Peggy Raat Aur Din
Saira Banu Kamini Gupta Diwana

1970s[]

Year Photos of winners Actress Role(s) Film
1970
(17th)
Sharmila Tagore 3.jpg Sharmila Tagore Award winner Vandana Tripathi Aradhana
Asha Parekh Asha Chibber Chirag
Nanda Rekha Ittefaq
1971
(18th)
Mumtaz (actress).jpg Mumtaz Award winner Chand Khilona
Sharmila Tagore Mrs. Neela Shekhar Kapoor Safar
Waheeda Rehman Radha Khamoshi
1972
(19th)
Asha Parekh on Raveena's NDTV chat show (1) (cropped).jpg Asha Parekh Award winner Madhavi (Madhu) Kati Patang
Jaya Bachchan Kusum (Guddi) Guddi
Meenu Uphaar
1973
(20th)
Hema malini bhungama1.jpg Hema Malini Award winner Seeta / Geeta Seeta Aur Geeta
Meena Kumari (posthumous) Nargis / Sahibjaan Pakeezah
Raakhee Parvati Aankhon Aankhon Mein
1974
(21st)
DimpleKapadia JayaBachchan montage.jpg Dimple Kapadia Award winner Bobby J. Braganza Bobby
Jaya Bachchan Award winner Uma Kumar Abhimaan
Jaya Bachchan Aarti Mathur Koshish
Moushumi Chatterjee Shivani Anuraag
Nutan Mahjubhi Saudagar
1975
(22nd)
Jaya Bachchan still16 (square crop).jpg Jaya Bachchan Award winner Archana Gupta Kora Kagaz
Hema Malini Sunita (Soni) Amir Garib
Lata Prem Nagar
Saira Banu Lalita Sagina
Shabana Azmi Laxmi Ankur
1976
(23rd)
Lakshmi at Naan Suvasikkum Sivaji Book Launch.jpg Lakshmi Award winner Julie Julie
Hema Malini Kusum Khushboo
Champa Sanyasi
Jaya Bachchan Mili Khanna Mili
Suchitra Sen Aarti Devi Aandhi
1977
(24th)
Rakhee Gulzar.jpg Raakhee Award winner Indrani (Indu) Sinha Tapasya
Hema Malini Ratna / Jhumri Mehbooba
Raakhee Pooja Khanna Kabhie Kabhie
Reena Roy Nagin Nagin
Sharmila Tagore Chanda Thapa / Kajli Thapa Mausam
1978
(25th)
Shabana Azmi SFU honorary degree (cropped).jpg Shabana Azmi Award winner Saudamini (Mini) Swami
Hema Malini Aarti Sanyal Kinara
Raakhee Nisha Doosra Aadmi
Smita Patil Usha (Urvashi) Dalvi Bhumika
Zarina Wahab Chhaya Gharonda
1979
(26th)
Portrait of Nutan in the film Baarish (cropped).jpg Nutan Award winner Sanjukta Chouhan Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Raakhee Mrs. Aarti Gupta Trishna
Ranjeeta Kaur Lily Fernandes Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Rekha Aarti Chandra Ghar
Zeenat Aman Rupa Satyam Shivam Sundaram

1980s[]

Year Photos of winners Actress Role(s) Film
1980
(27th)
Jaya Bachchan still16 (square crop).jpg Jaya Bachchan Award winner Geeta Nauker
Hema Malini Meera Meera
Jaya Prada Hema Pradhan Sargam
Poonam Dhillon Noorie Nabi Noorie
Raakhee Rama Sharma Jurmana
1981
(28th)
Rekha grace Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards 2016 (22) (cropped).jpg Rekha Award winner Manju Dayal Khubsoorat
Reena Roy Asha Asha
Rekha Gauri Singh Verma Judaai
Shabana Azmi Nima Chaudhary Thodisi Bewafaii
Zeenat Aman Bharti Saxena Insaaf Ka Tarazu
1982
(29th)
Smita Patil 2013 stamp of India.jpg Smita Patil Award winner Amma Chakra
Hema Malini Asha Naseeb
Jaya Bachchan Shobha Malhotra Silsila
Raakhee Sharda Balraj Kohli Baseraa
Rati Agnihotri Sapna Ek Duuje Ke Liye
Rekha Amiran / Umrao Jaan Umrao Jaan
1983
(30th)
PadminiKolhapure.jpg Padmini Kolhapure Award winner Manorama "Rama" Prem Rog
Raakhee Sheetal Kumar Shakti
Rekha Sangeeta Shrivastav Jeevan Dhaara
Salma Agha Nilofer Bano / Habiba Shabnam Rehmani Nikaah
Smita Patil Najma Bazaar
1984
(31st)
Shabana Azmi SFU honorary degree (cropped).jpg Shabana Azmi Award winner Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra Arth
Shabana Azmi Radha Kishen Avtaar
Indu D. Malhotra Masoom
Rukmini Bai Mandi
Sridevi Nehalata Sharma Sadma
1985
(32nd)
Shabana Azmi SFU honorary degree (cropped).jpg Shabana Azmi Award winner Bhavna Saxena Bhavna
Jaya Prada Meena Sharaabi
Rohini Hattangadi Parvati Pradhan Saaransh
Shabana Azmi Kavita Sparsh
Smita Patil Rajni V. Deshmukh Aaj Ki Awaaz
1986
(33rd)
DimpleKapadiaPichvai (cropped).png Dimple Kapadia Award winner Mona D'Silva Saagar
Jaya Prada Yashoda / Asha Sanjog
Mandakini Ganga Singh Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Padmini Kolhapure Preeti B. Pratap Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
Rati Agnihotri Sultana Tawaif
1987 NO CEREMONY
1988
1989
(34th)
Rekha grace Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards 2016 (22) (cropped).jpg Rekha Award winner Aarti Verma / Jyoti Khoon Bhari Maang
Juhi Chawla Rashmi Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Madhuri Dixit Mohini Tezaab

1990s[]

Year Photos of winners Actress Role(s) Film
1990
(35th)
Sridevi.jpg Sridevi Award winner Anju Das / Manju Das ChaalBaaz
Bhagyashree Suman Maine Pyaar Kiya
Madhuri Dixit Lakshmi M. Rao Prem Pratigyaa
Sridevi Chandni Mathur Chandni
Vijayshanti Lalita Eeshwar
1991
(36th)
Madhuri Dixit promoting Total Dhamaal in 2019 (cropped).jpg Madhuri Dixit Award winner Madhu Mehra Dil
Hema Malini Taku Rihaee
Juhi Chawla Shanti Pratibandh
Meenakshi Seshadri Meena S. Verma Jurm
1992
(37th)
Sridevi.jpg Sridevi Award winner Pallavi / Pooja Bhatnagar Lamhe
Dimple Kapadia Reva Lekin...
Madhuri Dixit Pooja Saxena Saajan
Rekha Namrata Singh Phool Bane Angaray
Zeba Bakhtiar Henna Henna
1993
(38th)
Madhuri Dixit promoting Total Dhamaal in 2019 (cropped).jpg Madhuri Dixit Award winner Saraswati Beta
Juhi Chawla Radha / Rita Bol Radha Bol
Sridevi Benazir / Mehndi Khuda Gawah
1994
(39th)
Juhi Chawla still4.jpg Juhi Chawla Award winner Vaijanti Iyer Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
Dimple Kapadia Shanichari Rudaali
Madhuri Dixit Gangotri "Ganga" Singh Khalnayak
Meenakshi Seshadri Damini Gupta Damini
Sridevi Roshni Chadha Gumrah
1995
(40th)
Madhuri Dixit promoting Total Dhamaal in 2019 (cropped).jpg Madhuri Dixit Award winner Nisha Chaudhary Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
Kajol Sapna Banerjee Yeh Dillagi
Madhuri Dixit Shivani Chopra Anjaam
Manisha Koirala Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak 1942: A Love Story
Sridevi Sheetal Jaitley Laadla
1996
(41st)
Kajol Vogue cropped.jpg Kajol Award winner Simran Singh Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Madhuri Dixit Madhu Garewal Raja
Lalita Yaarana
Manisha Koirala Kiran Kumar Akele Hum Akele Tum
Urmila Matondkar Mili Joshi Rangeela
1997
(42nd)
KarismaKapoor14.jpg Karisma Kapoor Award winner Aarti Sehgal Raja Hindustani
Juhi Chawla Priya Bhatia Daraar
Manisha Koirala Annie J. Braganza Khamoshi: The Musical
Seema Biswas Phoolan Devi Bandit Queen
Tabu Virender "Veeru" Kaur Maachis
1998
(43rd)
Madhuri Dixit promoting Total Dhamaal in 2019 (cropped).jpg Madhuri Dixit Award winner Pooja Dil Toh Pagal Hai
Juhi Chawla Seema Kapoor Yes Boss
Mahima Chaudhry Kusum Ganga Pardes
Sridevi Kaajal Verma Judaai
Tabu Gehna Virasat
1999
(44th)
Kajol Vogue cropped.jpg Kajol Award winner Anjali Sharma Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kajol Sonia / Naina Saigal Dushman
Sanjana Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
Manisha Koirala Moina alias Meghna Dil Se...
Urmila Matondkar Vidya Satya

2000s[]

Year Photos of winners Actress Role(s) Film
2000
(45th)
Aishwarya Rai Cannes 2017.jpg Aishwarya Rai Award winner 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)
KarismaKapoor14.jpg Karisma Kapoor Award winner 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)
Kajol Vogue cropped.jpg Kajol Award winner 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)
Aishwarya Rai Cannes 2017.jpg Aishwarya Rai Award winner 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)
PreityZintaa.jpg Preity Zinta Award winner 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)
Rani.Mukerji.jpg Rani Mukerji Award winner 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)
Rani.Mukerji.jpg Rani Mukerji Award winner 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)
Kajol Vogue cropped.jpg Kajol Award winner 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)
Kareena Kapoor at TOIFA16.jpg Kareena Kapoor Award winner 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)
Priyanka Chopra at 2019 Cannes (cropped).jpg Priyanka Chopra Award winner 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)
Vidya Balan Screen Awards 2012 cropped.jpg Vidya Balan Award winner 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)
Kajol Vogue cropped.jpg Kajol Award winner 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)
Vidya Balan Screen Awards 2012 cropped.jpg Vidya Balan Award winner 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)
Vidya Balan Screen Awards 2012 cropped.jpg Vidya Balan Award winner 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)
Deepika Padukone walks the ramp at PCJ Delhi Couture Week.jpg Deepika Padukone Award winner 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)
Kangana Ranaut at 2019 Cannes (cropped).jpg Kangana Ranaut Award winner 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)
Deepika Padukone walks the ramp at PCJ Delhi Couture Week.jpg Deepika Padukone Award winner 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)
Alia Bhatt promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg Alia Bhatt Award winner 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)
Vidya Balan Screen Awards 2012 cropped.jpg Vidya Balan Award winner 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)
Alia Bhatt promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg Alia Bhatt Award winner 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)
Alia Bhatt promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg Alia Bhatt Award winner 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
2021
(66th)
Taapsee-Pannu-Celebs-grace-the-HT-Style-Awards-2018-52 (cropped).jpg Taapsee Pannu Award winner Amrita Sabharwal Thappad
Deepika Padukone Malti Chhapaak
Janhvi Kapoor Gunjan Saxena Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Kangana Ranaut Jaya Nigam Panga
Vidya Balan Shakuntala Devi Shakuntala Devi

Multiple wins and nominations[]

The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:

Wins Actress
5 Nutan
Kajol
4 Meena Kumari
Madhuri Dixit
Vidya Balan
3 Vyjayanthimala
Jaya Bachchan
Shabana Azmi
Alia Bhatt
2 Waheeda Rehman
Rekha
Sridevi
Dimple Kapadia
Karisma Kapoor
Aishwarya Rai
Rani Mukerji
Deepika Padukone

The following individuals have received nine or more Best Actress nominations:

Nominations Actress
14 Madhuri Dixit
12 Meena Kumari
11 Hema Malini
Kajol
Vidya Balan
10 Aishwarya Rai
Sridevi
Rani Mukerji
9 Shabana Azmi
Deepika Padukone

Superlatives[]

Superlative Actor Record
Actress with most awards Nutan, Kajol 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 17 nominations. Dixit has 14 nominations for Best Actress and three for Best Supporting Actress, and Mukerji has 10 nominations for Best Actress and seven nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Additionally, Rani Mukerji has 2 wins for Best Actress (Critics).
  • Meena Kumari achieved an unusual feat by garnering all of the nominations in 1963 with no other actress being nominated (3 nominations that year). 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 Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan tied for the award, winning for Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.
  • Madhuri Dixit holds the record for the maximum Best Actress nominations with 14, followed by Meena Kumari with 12, Hema Malini, Kajol, and Vidya Balan with 11 nominations each, and Rani Mukerji, Aishwarya Rai, and Sridevi with 10 nominations each. Dixit and Balan have the most awards in a single decade with four awards each in the 1990s and the 2010s respectively. Dixit also holds the record for most consecutive nominations with 10 between 1989 and 1996.
  • 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 received three nominations each in 1963 and 1999 respectively. Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Raakhee, Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, and Alia Bhatt each received two nominations in 1959, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2012, (2014 and 2016), and 2017 respectively. Deepika Padukone is the only actress who achieved this feat twice in 2014 (2 nominations) and 2016 (2 nominations), and won in both years.
  • On the 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 feat 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 the 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, followed by Jaya Prada with three nominations.
  • Nutan, who won the award for the fifth time in 1979 at the age of 42 for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, is the eldest winner, while Sharmila Tagore became the eldest nominee in 2006 at the age of 61 for Viruddh. Dimple Kapadia, in 1973, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee at the age of 16 for Bobby.
  • Meena Kumari had the most wins in the 1950s with two awards, winning them consecutively. Nutan peaked with three wins in the '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 for Zubeidaa and Kareena Kapoor for Aśoka in 2002.
  • Juhi Chawla became the first actress who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut before winning for Best Actress, followed by Preity Zinta (2004), Kareena Kapoor (2008), Priyanka Chopra (2009), Vidya Balan (2010), Deepika Padukone (2014) and Kangana Ranaut (2015).
  • 14 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 only actress to win both these awards in the same year (2005). On three occasions, actresses were nominated for both these awards in the same year: Aishwarya Rai in 2001 (for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai and Mohabbatein), Mukerji]] again in 2008 (for Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Saawariya), and Anushka Sharma in 2016 (for NH10 and Dil Dhadakne Do) without winning either.
  • Nine actresses have won in both Best Actress and Best Actress - Critics categories; in chronological order, they are Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt and Taapsee Pannu. Rani Mukerji is the only actress to win both these awards for the same role in the same year (2006).
  • Only three actresses have won in all four big categories - Best Actress, Best Actress (Critics), Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut; in chronological order, they are Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.
  • Nutan and Raakhee were nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress 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).
  • Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji are the two actresses nominated in the leading role of the same franchise. Balan was nominated for Kahaani and Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh in 2013 and 2017 respectively, where she won for the former; Mukerji was nominated for Mardaani and Mardaani 2 in 2015 and 2020 respectively, but did not win for either.
  • Dimple Kapadia and Lakshmi are the only actresses who won the award for their debut films Bobby and Julie respectively.

References[]

  1. ^ "Best Actress Award (1953-2000)". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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