# SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil

SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best acting done by an actress in Tamil films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.

## Superlatives

| Categories | Recipient | Notes |
| Most awards | Nayanthara | 5 |
| Most nominations | Nayanthara | 9 |
| Youngest winner | Hansika Motwani | Age 21 |
| Oldest winner | Trisha Krishnan | Age 40 |
* Nayanthara has maximum awards with five wins, followed by Trisha Krishnan with three wins.
* One actress has won the awards in consecutive years: Nayanthara (2015–16) and (2016–17).
* Aishwarya Rajesh is the only actress to have also won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil.
* Hansika Motwani is the only actress to have also won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil.
* Nayanthara has also received the most nominations with nine, followed by Aishwarya Rajesh with four.

## Superlatives : Multiple Winners

| Wins | Recipient(s) |
| 5 | Nayanthara |
| 3 | Trisha Krishnan |
| 2 | Hansika Motwani |

## Superlatives : Multiple Nominations

| Nominations | Recipient(s) |
| 9 | Nayanthara |
| 5 | Aishwarya Rajesh |
| 4 | Jyothika, Hansika Motwani, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amala Paul, Trisha Krishnan |
| 3 | Nithya Menen, Keerthy Suresh |
| 2 | Tamannaah Bhatia |

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Film |
| 2011 (1st) | Asin ‡ | Kaavalan |
| 2011 (1st) | Anjali | Engaeyum Eppothum |
| 2011 (1st) | Anushka Shetty | Deiva Thirumagal |
| 2011 (1st) | Hansika Motwani | Engeyum Kadhal |
| 2011 (1st) | Richa Gangopadhyay | Mayakkam Enna |
| 2012 (2nd) | Hansika Motwani ‡ | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi |
| 2012 (2nd) | Kajal Aggarwal | Thuppakki |
| 2012 (2nd) | Amala Paul | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi |
| 2012 (2nd) | Shruti Haasan | 3 |
| 2012 (2nd) | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Neethane En Ponvasantham |
| 2013 (3rd) | Trisha Krishnan ‡ | Endrendrum Punnagai |
| 2013 (3rd) | Pooja Umashankar | Vidiyum Munn |
| 2013 (3rd) | Parvathy Thiruvothu | Mariyaan |
| 2013 (3rd) | Nayanthara | Raja Rani |
| 2013 (3rd) | Hansika Motwani | Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru |
| 2014 (4th) | Hansika Motwani ‡ | Aranmanai |
| 2014 (4th) | Amala Paul | Velaiyilla Pattathari |
| 2014 (4th) | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Kaththi |
| 2014 (4th) | Lakshmi Menon | Jigarthanda |
| 2014 (4th) | Vedhika | Kaaviyathalaivan |
| 2015 (5th) | Nayanthara ‡ | Naanum Rowdy Dhaan |
| 2015 (5th) | Nithya Menen | OK Kanmani |
| 2015 (5th) | Aishwarya Rajesh | Kaaka Muttai |
| 2015 (5th) | Amy Jackson | I |
| 2015 (5th) | Jyothika | 36 Vayadhinile |
| 2016 (6th) | Nayanthara ‡ | Iru Mugan |
| 2016 (6th) | Amala Paul | Amma Kanakku |
| 2016 (6th) | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Theri |
| 2016 (6th) | Tamannaah Bhatia | Dharma Durai |
| 2016 (6th) | Varalaxmi Sarathkumar | Tharai Thappattai |
| 2017 (7th) | Nayanthara ‡ | Aramm |
| 2017 (7th) | Aditi Balan | Aruvi |
| 2017 (7th) | Andrea Jeremiah | Taramani |
| 2017 (7th) | Jyothika | Magalir Mattum |
| 2017 (7th) | Nithya Menen | Mersal |
| 2018 (8th) | Trisha Krishnan ‡ | '96 |
| 2018 (8th) | Aishwarya Rajesh | Kanaa |
| 2018 (8th) | Jyothika | Kaatrin Mozhi |
| 2018 (8th) | Nayanthara | Kolamavu Kokila |
| 2018 (8th) | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Irumbu Thirai |
| 2019 (9th) | Nayanthara ‡ | Viswasam |
| 2019 (9th) | Amala Paul | Aadai |
| 2019 (9th) | Tamannaah Bhatia | Kanne Kalaimaane |
| 2019 (9th) | Manju Warrier | Asuran |
| 2019 (9th) | Jyothika | Raatchasi |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Film |
| 2020 (9th) | Aishwarya Rajesh ‡ | Ka Pae Ranasingam |
| 2020 (9th) | Aparna Balamurali | Soorarai Pottru |
| 2020 (9th) | Nayanthara | Mookuthi Amman |
| 2020 (9th) | Sneha | Pattas |
| 2020 (9th) | Keerthy Suresh | Penguin |
| 2021 (10th) | Kangana Ranaut ‡ | Thalaivii |
| 2021 (10th) | Nayanthara | Netrikann |
| 2021 (10th) | Lijomol Jose | Jai Bhim |
| 2021 (10th) | Keerthi Pandian | Anbirkiniyal |
| 2021 (10th) | Aishwarya Rajesh | Thittam Irandu |
| 2022 (11th) | Trisha Krishnan ‡ | Ponniyin Selvan: I |
| 2022 (11th) | Aishwarya Lekshmi | Gatta Kusthi |
| 2022 (11th) | Dushara Vijayan | Natchathiram Nagargiradhu |
| 2022 (11th) | Keerthy Suresh | Saani Kaayidham |
| 2022 (11th) | Nithya Menen | Thiruchitrambalam |
| 2022 (11th) | Sai Pallavi | Gargi |
| 2023 (12th) | Nayanthara ‡ | Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food |
| 2023 (12th) | Aishwarya Rai | Ponniyin Selvan: II |
| 2023 (12th) | Aishwarya Rajesh | Farhana |
| 2023 (12th) | Keerthy Suresh | Maamannan |
| 2023 (12th) | Trisha | Leo |
| 2023 (12th) | Meetha Raghunath | Good Night |