# Asian Film Award for Best Actress

The Asian Film Award for Best Actress is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. It was first presented in 2007.

## Winners and nominees
### 2000s

| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
| 2007 | Miki Nakatani | Memories of Matsuko | 嫌われ松子の一生, Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō |
| 2007 | Gong Li | Curse of the Golden Flower | Curse of the Golden Flower |
| 2007 | Kim Hye-soo | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 Tajja |
| 2007 | Im Soo-jung | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 |
| 2007 | Rie Miyazawa | Hana | 花よりもなほ Hana yori mo Naho |
| 2007 | Zhang Ziyi | The Banquet | 夜宴 Yè Yàn |
| 2008 | Jeon Do-yeon | Secret Sunshine | 밀양, Miryang |
| 2008 | Joan Chen | The Home Song Stories | The Home Song Stories |
| 2008 | Kirin Kiki | Tokyo Tower | 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜 |
| 2008 | Yunjin Kim | Seven Days | 세븐 데이즈 |
| 2008 | Deepika Padukone | Om Shanti Om | Om Shanti Om |
| 2008 | Tang Wei | Lust, Caution | Lust, Caution |
| 2009 | Zhou Xun | The Equation of Love and Death | 李米的猜想, Lǐ mǐ de cāi xiǎng |
| 2009 | Eri Fukatsu | The Magic Hour | ザ・マジックアワー |
| 2009 | Jiang Wenli | And the Spring Comes | 立春 Lì chūn |
| 2009 | Deepika Padukone | Chandni Chowk to China | Chandni Chowk to China |
| 2009 | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Kabei: Our Mother | 母べえ |
| 2009 | Zhao Wei | Painted Skin | Painted Skin |

### 2010s

| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
| 2010 | Kim Hye-ja | Mother | 마더 |
| 2010 | Li Bingbing | The Message | 风声 Fēngshēng |
| 2010 | Bae Doona | Air Doll | 空気人形 Kūki Ningyō |
| 2010 | Sandrine Pinna | Yang Yang | 陽陽 |
| 2010 | Takako Matsu | Villon's Wife | ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜 |
| 2011 | Xu Fan | Aftershock | 唐山大地震 |
| 2011 | Jeon Do-yeon | The Housemaid | 하녀 Hanyeo |
| 2011 | Rinko Kikuchi | Norwegian Wood | ノルウェイの森 Noruwei no mori |
| 2011 | Takako Matsu | Confessions | 告白 Kokuhaku |
| 2011 | Michelle Yeoh | Reign of Assassins | Reign of Assassins |
| 2012 | Deanie Ip | A Simple Life | 桃姐 |
| 2012 | Vidya Balan | The Dirty Picture | The Dirty Picture |
| 2012 | Michelle Chen | You Are the Apple of My Eye | 那些年，我們一起追的女孩 |
| 2012 | Eugene Domingo | The Woman in the Septic Tank | Ang Babae sa Septic Tank |
| 2012 | Leila Hatami | A Separation | جدایی نادر از سیمین Jodái-e Náder az Simin |
| 2013 | Nora Aunor | Thy Womb | Sinapupunan |
| 2013 | Cho Min-soo | Pietà | 피에타 |
| 2013 | Golshifteh Farahani | The Patience Stone | سنگ صبور |
| 2013 | Gwei Lun-mei | Girlfriend, Boyfriend | 女朋友。男朋友 |
| 2013 | Hao Lei | Mystery | Mystery |
| 2014 | Zhang Ziyi | The Grandmaster | 一代宗師 |
| 2014 | Eugene Domingo | Barber's Tales | Mga Kuwentong Barbero |
| 2014 | Han Hyo-joo | Cold Eyes | 감시자들 |
| 2014 | Paw Hee-ching | Rigor Mortis | 殭屍 |
| 2014 | Yoko Maki | The Ravine of Goodbye | さよなら渓谷 Sayonara keikoku |
| 2015 | Bae Doona | A Girl at My Door | 도희야 |
| 2015 | Gong Li | Coming Home | 歸來 |
| 2015 | Kalki Koechlin | Margarita With A Straw | Choone Chali Aasman |
| 2015 | Rie Miyazawa | Pale Moon | 紙の月 |
| 2015 | Tang Wei | The Golden Era | 黃金時代 |
| 2015 | Zhao Wei | Dearest | 親愛的 |
| 2016 | Shu Qi | The Assassin | 刺客聶隱娘 |
| 2016 | Haruka Ayase | Our Little Sister | 海街diary |
| 2016 | Kim Hye-soo | Coin Locker Girl | 차이나타운 |
| 2016 | Karena Lam | Zinnia Flower | 百日告別 |
| 2016 | Zhao Tao | Mountains May Depart | 山河故人 |
| 2017 | Fan Bingbing | I Am Not Madame Bovary | 我不是潘金莲 |
| 2017 | Son Ye-jin | The Last Princess | 덕혜옹주 |
| 2017 | Haru Kuroki | A Bride for Rip Van Winkle | 皆川 七海 |
| 2017 | Kara Hui | Happiness | 幸運是我 |
| 2017 | Charo Santos-Concio | The Woman Who Left | Ang Babaeng Humayo |
| 2018 | Sylvia Chang | Love Education | 相爱相亲 |
| 2018 | Yū Aoi | Birds Without Names | 彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち |
| 2018 | Marsha Timothy | Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts | Marlina Si Pembunuh Dalam Empat Babak |
| 2018 | Kim Min-hee | The Day After | 그 |
| 2018 | Zhou Dongyu | This Is Not What I Expected | 喜欢你 |
| 2019 | Samal Yeslyamova | Ayka | Айка |
| 2019 | Zhao Tao | Ash Is Purest White | 江湖儿女 |
| 2019 | Han Ji-min | Miss Baek | 미쓰백 |
| 2019 | Ando Sakura | Shoplifters | 万引き家族 |
| 2019 | Chloe Maayan | Three Husbands | 三夫 |

### 2020s

| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
| 2020 | Zhou Dongyu | Better Days | 少年的你 | [1] [2] |
| 2020 | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Happy Old Year | ฮาวทูทิ้ง..ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ | [1] [2] |
| 2020 | Jung Yu-mi | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | 82년생 김지영 | [1] [2] |
| 2020 | Mariko Tsutsui | A Girl Missing | よこがお | [1] [2] |
| 2020 | Yeo Yann Yann | Wet Season | 熱帶雨 | [1] [2] |
| 2020 | Yong Mei | So Long, My Son | 地久天长 | [1] [2] |
| 2021 | Yū Aoi | Wife of a Spy | スパイの妻 | [3] [4] |
| 2021 | Jeon Jong-seo | The Call | 콜 | [3] [4] |
| 2021 | Zhang Zifeng | Sister | 我的姐姐 | [3] [4] |
| 2021 | Chen Shu-fang | Little Big Women | 孤味 | [3] [4] |
| 2021 | Assel Sadvakassova | Ulbolsyn | Ұлболсын | [3] [4] |
| 2023 | Tang Wei | Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심 | [5] [6] |
| 2023 | Sylvia Chang | A Light Never Goes Out | 燈火闌珊 | [5] [6] |
| 2023 | Karena Lam | American Girl | 美國女孩 | [5] [6] |
| 2023 | Happy Salma | Before, Now & Then | Nana | [5] [6] |
| 2023 | Chieko Baisho | Plan 75 | Mishi Kakutani | [5] [6] |
| 2024 | Jiang Qinqin | Dwelling by the West Lake | 草木人间 | |
| 2024 | Jung Yu-mi | Sleep | 잠 | |
| 2024 | Audrey Lin | Trouble Girl | 小曉 | |
| 2024 | / Zhou Dongyu | The Breaking Ice | 燃冬 | |
| 2024 | Rinko Kikuchi | 658km, Yoko no Tabi | 陽子の旅 | |
| 2025 | Shahana Goswami | Santosh | Santosh | |
| 2025 | Kani Kusruti | All We Imagine as Light | All We Imagine as Light | |
| 2025 | Sylvia Chang | Daughter's Daughter | 女兒的女兒 | |
| 2025 | Kim Go-eun | Exhuma | 파묘 | |
| 2025 | Yuumi Kawai | Desert of Namibia | ナミビアの砂漠 | |