# List of film awards for lead actress

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 Actor & Actress of the year | 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 | Hindi |
| India | SIIMA Award for Best Actress | SIIMA | Telugu |
| 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 | Lumières 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 |