National Film Award for Best Actress

Table columns:
Year[a]
Recipient(s)
Role(s)
Work(s)
Language(s)
Refs.[b]

Table rows:
cells: 1967 (15th)
Nargis Dutt
Varuna/Peggy[c]
Raat Aur Din
Hindi
[11][12]
cells: 1968 (16th)
Sharada
Vijaya
Thulabharam
Malayalam
[13][14]
cells: 1969 (17th)
Madhabi Mukherjee
Supriya
Dibratrir Kabya
Bengali
[15]
cells: 1970 (18th)
Rehana Sultan
Salma Ahmed
Dastak
Hindi
[15][16]
cells: 1971 (19th)
Waheeda Rehman
Reshma
Reshma Aur Shera
Hindi
[17]
cells: 1972 (20th)
Sharada
Sita
Swayamvaram
Malayalam
[18][19]
cells: 1973 (21st)
Nandini Bhaktavatsala
Kamali
Kaadu
Kannada
[3][20]
cells: 1974 (22nd)
Shabana Azmi
Laxmi
Ankur
Hindi
[4]
cells: 1975 (23rd)
Sharmila Tagore
• Chanda  • Kajli[d]
Mausam
Hindi
[22][23]
cells: 1976 (24th)
Lakshmi
Ganga
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
Tamil
[24]
cells: 1977 (25th)
Smita Patil
Usha
Bhumika
Hindi
[25][26]
cells: 1978 (26th)
Sharada
Bharathi
Nimajjanam
Telugu
[27]
cells: 1979 (27th)
Shoba
Kuppamma
Pasi
Tamil
[28][29]
cells: 1980 (28th)
Smita Patil
Amma
Chakra
Hindi
[30]
cells: 1981 (29th)
Rekha
Amiran (Umrao Jaan)[e]
Umrao Jaan
Urdu
[32]
cells: 1982 (30th)
Shabana Azmi
Pooja Inder Malhotra
Arth
Hindi
[33][34]
cells: 1983 (31st)
Shabana Azmi
Jamini
Khandhar
Hindi
[35][36]
cells: 1984 (32nd)
Shabana Azmi
Rama
Paar
Hindi
[37][38]
cells: 1985 (33rd)
Suhasini
Sindhu
Sindhu Bhairavi
Tamil
[39]
cells: 1986 (34th)
Monisha Unni
Gouri
Nakhakshathangal
Malayalam
[8]
cells: 1987 (35th)
Archana
Sudha
Veedu
Tamil
[40]
cells: 1988 (36th)
Archana
Kamalakshi
Daasi
Telugu
[41]
cells: 1989 (37th)
Sreelekha Mukherji
Lakkhi
Parshuramer Kuthar
Bengali
[42]
cells: 1990 (38th)
Vijayashanti
Vyjayanthi
Karthavyam
Telugu
[43]
cells: 1991 (39th)
Moloya Goswami
Ritu
Firingoti
Assamese
[44]
cells: 1992 (40th)
Dimple Kapadia
Shanichari
Rudaali
Hindi
[45]
cells: 1993 (41st)
Shobana
Ganga Nakulan
Manichitrathazhu
Malayalam
[46]
cells: 1994 (42nd)
Debashree Roy
Aditi
Unishe April
Bengali
[47]
cells: 1995 (43rd)
Seema Biswas
Phoolan Devi
Bandit Queen
Hindi
[48]
cells: 1996 (44th)
Tabu
Virender Kaur
Maachis
Hindi
[49]
cells: 1997 (45th)
Indrani Haldar
Jhinuk
Dahan
Bengali
[50]
cells: 1997 (45th)
Rituparna Sengupta
Romita Chaudhury
Dahan
Bengali
[50]
cells: 1998 (46th)
Shabana Azmi
Rambhi
Godmother
Hindi
[51]
cells: 1999 (47th)
Kirron Kher
Banalata
Bariwali
Bengali
[52]
cells: 2000 (48th)
Raveena Tandon
Durga
Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
Hindi
[53]
cells: 2001 (49th)
Tabu
Mumtaz
Chandni Bar
Hindi
[54]
cells: 2001 (49th)
Shobana
Lakshmi
Mitr, My Friend
English
[54]
cells: 2002 (50th)
Konkona Sen Sharma
Meenakshi S. Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
English
[55]
cells: 2003 (51st)
Meera Jasmine
Shahina
Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
Malayalam
[56]
cells: 2004 (52nd)
Tara
Hasina
Hasina
Kannada
[57]
cells: 2005 (53rd)
Sarika
Shernaz
Parzania
English
[58]
cells: 2006 (54th)
Priyamani
Muththazhagu
Paruthiveeran
Tamil
[59]
cells: 2007 (55th)
Umashree
Gulabi
Gulabi Talkies
Kannada
[60]
cells: 2008 (56th)
Priyanka Chopra
Meghna Mathur
Fashion
Hindi
[61]
cells: 2009 (57th)
Ananya Chatterjee
Shikha
Abohoman
Bengali
[62]
cells: 2010 (58th)
Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar
Shirmi
Baboo Band Baaja
Marathi
[63]
cells: 2010 (58th)
Saranya Ponvannan
Veerayi
Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
Tamil
[63]
cells: 2011 (59th)
Vidya Balan
Reshma (Silk)[f]
The Dirty Picture
Hindi
[65]
cells: 2012 (60th)
Usha Jadhav
Yashoda
Dhag
Marathi
[66]
cells: 2013 (61st)
Geetanjali Thapa
Kamala
Liar's Dice
Hindi
[67]
cells: 2014 (62nd)
Kangana Ranaut
Rani Mehra
Queen
Hindi
[68]
cells: 2015 (63rd)
Kangana Ranaut
• Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi,  • Kusum "Datto" Sangwan[g]
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Hindi
[70]
cells: 2016 (64th)
Surabhi Lakshmi
–
Minnaminungu – the Firefly
Malayalam
[71]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who received the national film award for best actress in 2014
answer: answerTexts: Kangana Ranaut