Note: Between 1964 and 1973, several actresses were nominated for multiple performances in a single year, these each count as one nomination.[27]Scarlett Johansson's two mentions in 2003 count as two separate nominations.[28] The two mentions received by Kate Winslet in both 2004 and 2008 count as two separate nominations each time.
Note:Meryl Streep and Judi Dench tie for the record of a total of 15 BAFTA Film nominations, with Streep having 12 Best Actress nominations and 3 Best Supporting Actress nominations. Dench has 5 Best Actress nominations and 9 Best Supporting Actress nominations. Dench's 15th nomination is for Best Newcomer in 1966 (which she won). This gives her 6 BAFTA Film wins. In addition, she has won 4 BAFTA TV awards (from 12 nominations). In total, she has received 27 BAFTA Film & TV nominations with 10 wins. In 2001, Dench also received an honorary BAFTA: The BAFTA Fellowship.
Note:Maggie Smith has a total of 13 BAFTA Film nominations, for Best Actress (8), Best Supporting Actress (4) and Best Newcomer (1), winning 5. She also has 5 BAFTA TV nominations. This gives her a total of 18 BAFTA Film and TV nominations. In addition, Smith has received two honorary awards: The BAFTA Special Award (1993) and BAFTA Fellowship (1996).
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Best Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film From 1952 to 1967 there were two Best Actress awards presented Best British Actress and Best Foreign Actress From 1968 onwards the two awards merged into one award which from 1968 to 1984 was known as Best Actress 1 From 1985 to present the award has been known by its current name of Best Actress in a Leading Role 2 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleThe 2022 recipient Cate BlanchettAwarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleCountryUnited KingdomPresented byBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsFirst awardedVivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Simone Signoret for Golden Helmet 1952 Currently held byCate Blanchett for Tar 2022 Websitehttp www bafta org Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 Best British Actress 1952 1967 1 2 Best Foreign Actress 1952 1967 1 3 Best Actress in a Leading Role 1968 present 1 3 1 1968 1979 1 3 2 1980s 1 3 3 1990s 1 3 4 2000s 1 3 5 2010s 1 3 6 2020s 2 Superlatives 3 Multiple nominations 4 Multiple wins 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksWinners and nominees edit indicates the winner nbsp Vivien Leigh was the first winner in this category for A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 nbsp Audrey Hepburn won three times for Roman Holiday 1953 The Nun s Story 1959 and Charade 1963 nbsp Rachel Roberts won twice for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1960 and This Sporting Life 1963 nbsp Shirley MacLaine won for Ask Any Girl 1959 and The Apartment 1960 nbsp Leslie Caron won for The L Shaped Room 1962 nbsp Julie Christie won for Darling 1965 nbsp Elizabeth Taylor won for Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1966 nbsp Edith Evans won for The Whisperers 1967 nbsp Katharine Hepburn won twice for The Lion in Winter 1968 and On Golden Pond 1981 nbsp Maggie Smith has the most wins in this category for her roles in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969 A Private Function 1984 A Room with a View 1985 and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne 1987 nbsp Katharine Ross won for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 nbsp Glenda Jackson won for Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971 nbsp Liza Minnelli won for Cabaret 1972 nbsp Joanne Woodward won for Summer Wishes Winter Dreams 1973 nbsp Ellen Burstyn won for Alice Doesn t Live Here Anymore 1974 nbsp Diane Keaton won for Annie Hall 1977 nbsp Jane Fonda won two consecutive times for Julia 1977 and The China Syndrome 1978 nbsp Meryl Streep has received 12 nominations in this category winning twice for The French Lieutenant s Woman 1981 and The Iron Lady 2011 nbsp Julie Walters won for Educating Rita 1983 nbsp Jodie Foster won for portrayal of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs 1991 nbsp Emma Thompson won twice for Howards End 1992 and Sense and Sensibility 1995 nbsp Judi Dench won twice for Mrs Brown 1997 and Iris 2001 nbsp Cate Blanchett won three times for Elizabeth 1998 Blue Jasmine 2013 and Tar 2022 nbsp Annette Bening won for American Beauty 1999 nbsp Julia Roberts won for Erin Brockovich 2000 nbsp Nicole Kidman won for The Hours 2002 nbsp Scarlett Johansson won for Lost in Translation 2003 nbsp Reese Witherspoon won for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line 2005 nbsp Helen Mirren won for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen 2006 nbsp Marion Cotillard won for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose 2007 nbsp Kate Winslet won for The Reader 2008 nbsp Carey Mulligan won for An Education 2009 nbsp Natalie Portman won for Black Swan 2010 nbsp Emmanuelle Riva won for Amour 2012 nbsp Julianne Moore won for Still Alice 2014 nbsp Brie Larson won for Room 2015 nbsp Emma Stone won for La La Land 2016 nbsp Frances McDormand won twice for her roles in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 2017 and Nomadland 2020 nbsp Olivia Colman won for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite 2018 nbsp Renee Zellweger won for her portrayal of Judy Garland in Judy 2019 nbsp Joanna Scanlan won for After Love 2020 Best British Actress 1952 1967 edit Year Actress Film Character19526thVivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBoisPhyllis Calvert Mandy Christine GarlandCelia Johnson I Believe in You Matty MathesonAnn Todd The Sound Barrier Susan Garthwaite19537thAudrey Hepburn Roman Holiday Princess AnnCelia Johnson The Captain s Paradise Maud19548thYvonne Mitchell The Divided Heart SonjaBrenda de Banzie Hobson s Choice Maggie HobsonAudrey Hepburn Sabrina Sabrina FairchildMargaret Leighton Carrington V C Valerie CarringtonNoelle Middleton Alison L Graham19559thKatie Johnson The Ladykillers Louisa WilberforceMargaret Johnston Touch and Go Helen FletcherDeborah Kerr The End of the Affair Sarah MilesMargaret Lockwood Cast a Dark Shadow Freda Jefferies195610thVirginia McKenna A Town Like Alice Jean PagetDorothy Alison Reach for the Sky Nurse BraceAudrey Hepburn War and Peace Natasha Rostova195711thHeather Sears The Story of Esther Costello Esther CostelloDeborah Kerr Tea and Sympathy Laura ReynoldsSylvia Syms Woman in a Dressing Gown Georgie Harlow195812thIrene Worth Orders to Kill LeonieHermione Baddeley Room at the Top ElspethKaruna Banerjee Aparajito Sarbajaya RoyVirginia McKenna Carve Her Name with Pride Violette Szabo195913thAudrey Hepburn The Nun s Story Sister Luke Gabrielle van der Mal Peggy Ashcroft The Nun s Story Mother MathildeYvonne Mitchell Sapphire MildredSylvia Syms No Trees in the Street HettyKay Walsh The Horse s Mouth Miss CokerWendy Hiller Separate Tables Pat Cooper196014thRachel Roberts Saturday Night and Sunday Morning BrendaHayley Mills Pollyanna PollyannaWendy Hiller Sons and Lovers Gertrude Morel196115thDora Bryan A Taste of Honey HelenDeborah Kerr The Sundowners Ida CarmodyHayley Mills Whistle Down the Wind Kathy Bostock196216thLeslie Caron The L Shaped Room Jane FossetVirginia Maskell The Wild and the Willing Virginia ChownJanet Munro Life for Ruth Pat Harris196317thRachel Roberts This Sporting Life Margaret HammondJulie Christie Billy Liar LizEdith Evans Tom Jones Miss WesternSarah Miles The Servant VeraBarbara Windsor Sparrows Can t Sing Maggie Gooding196418thAudrey Hepburn Charade Regina LampertEdith Evans The Chalk Garden Mrs St MaughamDeborah Kerr Mrs MadrigalRita Tushingham Girl with Green Eyes Kate Brady196519thJulie Christie Darling Diana ScottJulie Andrews The Americanization of Emily Emily BarhamThe Sound of Music Maria von TrappMaggie Smith Young Cassidy NoraRita Tushingham The Knack and How to Get It Nancy Jones196620thElizabeth Taylor Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf MarthaJulie Christie Doctor Zhivago Lara AntipovaFahrenheit 451 Linda Montag ClarisseLynn Redgrave Georgy Girl Georgina Georgy ParkinVanessa Redgrave Morgan A Suitable Case for Treatment Leonie Delt196721stEdith Evans The Whisperers Mrs RossBarbara Jefford Ulysses Molly BloomElizabeth Taylor The Taming of the Shrew KatharinaBest Foreign Actress 1952 1967 edit Year Actress Film Character19526thSimone Signoret Golden Helmet MarieEdwige Feuillere The Pit of Loneliness JulieKatharine Hepburn Pat and Mike Patricia Pat PembertonJudy Holliday The Marrying Kind Florence KeeferNicole Stephane The Terrible Children Elisabeth19537thLeslie Caron Lili Lili DaurierShirley Booth Come Back Little Sheba Lola DelaneyMarie Powers The Medium FloraMaria Schell The Heart of the Matter Helen Rolt19548thCornell Borchers The Divided Heart Inga HartlShirley Booth About Mrs Leslie Vivien LeslieJudy Holliday Phffft Nina TraceyGrace Kelly Dial M for Murder Margot WendiceGina Lollobrigida Bread Love and Dreams Maria de Ritis19559thBetsy Blair Marty Clara SnyderDorothy Dandridge Carmen Jones Carmen JonesJudy Garland A Star Is Born Esther BlodgettJulie Harris I Am a Camera Sally BowlesKatharine Hepburn Summertime Jane HudsonGrace Kelly The Country Girl Georgie ElginGiulietta Masina The Road GelsominaMarilyn Monroe The Seven Year Itch The Girl195610thAnna Magnani The Rose Tattoo Serafina Delle RoseCarroll Baker Baby Doll Baby Doll MeighanEva Dahlbeck Smiles of a Summer Night Desiree ArmfeldtAva Gardner Bhowani Junction Victoria JonesSusan Hayward I ll Cry Tomorrow Lillian RothShirley MacLaine The Trouble with Harry Jennifer RogersKim Novak Picnic Marjorie OwensMarisa Pavan The Rose Tattoo Rose Delle RoseMaria Schell Gervaise Gervaise Macquart CoupeauJean Simmons Guys and Dolls Sister Sarah Brown195711thSimone Signoret The Crucible Elizabeth ProctorAugusta Dabney That Night Maggie BowdenKatharine Hepburn The Rainmaker Lizzie CurryLilli Palmer The Story of Anastasia Anna AndersonEva Marie Saint A Hatful of Rain Celia PopeMarilyn Monroe The Prince and the Showgirl Elsie MarinaJoanne Woodward The Three Faces of Eve Eve White195812thSimone Signoret Room at the Top Alice AisgillIngrid Bergman The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Gladys AylwardAnna Magnani Wild Is the Wind GioiaGiulietta Masina Nights of Cabiria Cabiria CeccarelliTatiana Samoilova The Cranes Are Flying VeronikaElizabeth Taylor Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie PollittJoanne Woodward No Down Payment Leola Boone195913thShirley MacLaine Ask Any Girl Meg WheelerAva Gardner On the Beach Moira DavidsonSusan Hayward I Want to Live Barbara GrahamEllie Lambeti A Matter of Dignity Chloe PellaRosalind Russell Auntie Mame Mame Dennis196014thShirley MacLaine The Apartment Fran KubelikPier Angeli The Angry Silence Anna CurtisMelina Mercouri Never on Sunday IllyaEmmanuelle Riva Hiroshima mon amour ElleJean Simmons Elmer Gantry Sharon FalconerMonica Vitti The Adventure Claudia196115thSophia Loren Two Women CesiraAnnie Girardot Rocco and His Brothers NadiaPiper Laurie The Hustler Sarah PackardClaudia McNeil A Raisin in the Sun Lena YoungerJean Seberg Breathless Patricia Franchini196216thAnne Bancroft The Miracle Worker Annie SullivanHarriet Andersson Through a Glass Darkly KatrinAnouk Aimee Lola LolaMelina Mercouri Phaedra PhaedraJeanne Moreau Jules and Jim CatherineGeraldine Page Sweet Bird of Youth Alexandra del LagoNatalie Wood Splendor in the Grass Deanie Loomis196317thPatricia Neal Hud Alma BrownJoan Crawford What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Blanche HudsonBette Davis Baby Jane HudsonLee Remick Days of Wine and Roses Kirsten Arnesen ClayDaniela Rocca Divorce Italian Style Rosalia Cefalu196418thAnne Bancroft The Pumpkin Eater Jo ArmitageKim Stanley Seance on a Wet Afternoon Myra SavageAva Gardner The Night of the Iguana Maxine FaulkShirley MacLaine Irma la Douce Irma la DouceWhat a Way to Go Louisa Foster196519thPatricia Neal In Harm s Way Maggie HainesJane Fonda Cat Ballou Catherine BallouLila Kedrova Zorba the Greek Madame HortenseSimone Signoret Ship of Fools La Condesa196620thJeanne Moreau Viva Maria Maria IBrigitte Bardot Viva Maria Maria IIJoan Hackett The Group Dottie RenfrewSimone Signoret The Sleeping Car Murders Eliane Darres196721stAnouk Aimee A Man and a Woman Anne GauthierBibi Andersson My Sister My Love Charlotte SisterPersona AlmaJane Fonda Barefoot in the Park Corie BratterSimone Signoret The Deadly Affair Elsa FennanBest Actress in a Leading Role 1968 present edit 1968 1979 edit Year Actress Film Character196822ndKatharine Hepburn Guess Who s Coming to Dinner Christina DraytonThe Lion in Winter Eleanor of AquitaineAnne Bancroft The Graduate Mrs RobinsonCatherine Deneuve Beauty of the Day Severine SerizyJoanne Woodward Rachel Rachel Rachel Cameron196923rdMaggie Smith The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Jean BrodieMia Farrow John and Mary MaryRosemary s Baby Rosemary WoodhouseSecret Ceremony CenciGlenda Jackson Women in Love Gudrun BrangwenBarbra Streisand Funny Girl Fanny BriceHello Dolly Dolly Gallagher Levi197024thKatharine Ross Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Etta PlaceTell Them Willie Boy Is Here LolaJane Fonda They Shoot Horses Don t They Gloria BeattyGoldie Hawn Cactus Flower Toni SimmonsThere s a Girl in My Soup MarionSarah Miles Ryan s Daughter Rosy Ryan197125thGlenda Jackson Sunday Bloody Sunday Alex GrevilleLynn Carlin Taking Off Lynn TyneJulie Christie The Go Between MarianJane Fonda Klute Bree DanielsNanette Newman The Raging Moon Jill Matthews197226thLiza Minnelli Cabaret Sally BowlesStephane Audran The Butcher HeleneAnne Bancroft Young Winston Lady Randolph ChurchillDorothy Tutin Savage Messiah Sophie Brzeska197327thStephane Audran The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Alice SenechalJust Before Nightfall Helene MassonJulie Christie Don t Look Now Laura BaxterGlenda Jackson A Touch of Class Vicki AllessioDiana Ross Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday197428thJoanne Woodward Summer Wishes Winter Dreams Rita WaldenFaye Dunaway Chinatown Evelyn MulwrayBarbra Streisand The Way We Were Katie MoroskyCicely Tyson The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Jane Pittmann197529thEllen Burstyn Alice Doesn t Live Here Anymore Alice HyattAnne Bancroft The Prisoner of Second Avenue Edna EdisonValerie Perrine Lenny Honey HarlowLiv Ullmann Scenes from a Marriage Marianne197630thLouise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest Nurse RatchedLauren Bacall The Shootist Bond RogersRita Moreno The Ritz Googie GomezLiv Ullmann Face to Face Jenny Isaksson197731stDiane Keaton Annie Hall Annie HallFaye Dunaway Network Diana ChristensenShelley Duvall 3 Women Millie LammoreauxLily Tomlin The Late Show Margo Sperling197832ndJane Fonda Julia Lillian HellmanAnne Bancroft The Turning Point Emma JacklinJill Clayburgh An Unmarried Woman Erica BentonMarsha Mason The Goodbye Girl Paula McFadden197933rdJane Fonda The China Syndrome Kimberly WellsDiane Keaton Manhattan Mary WilkieMaggie Smith California Suite Diana BarrieMeryl Streep The Deer Hunter Linda1980s edit Year Actress Film Character198034thJudy Davis My Brilliant Career Sybylla MelvynShirley MacLaine Being There Eve RandBette Midler The Rose Mary Rose FosterMeryl Streep Kramer vs Kramer Joanna Kramer198135thMeryl Streep The French Lieutenant s Woman Sara Woodruff and AnnaMary Tyler Moore Ordinary People Beth JarrettMaggie Smith Quartet Lois HeidlerSissy Spacek Coal Miner s Daughter Loretta Lynn198236thKatharine Hepburn On Golden Pond Ethel ThayerDiane Keaton Reds Louise BryantJennifer Kendal 36 Chowringhee Lane Violet StonehamSissy Spacek Missing Beth Horman198337thJulie Walters Educating Rita Susan Rita WhiteJessica Lange Tootsie Julie NicholsPhyllis Logan Another Time Another Place JanieMeryl Streep Sophie s Choice Zofia Sophie Zawistowski198438thMaggie Smith A Private Function Joyce ChilversShirley MacLaine Terms of Endearment Aurora GreenawayHelen Mirren Cal MarcellaMeryl Streep Silkwood Karen Silkwood198539thPeggy Ashcroft A Passage to India Mrs MooreMia Farrow The Purple Rose of Cairo CeciliaKelly McGillis Witness Rachel LappAlexandra Pigg Letter to Brezhnev Elaine198640thMaggie Smith A Room with a View Charlotte BartlettMia Farrow Hannah and Her Sisters HannahMeryl Streep Out of Africa Karen BlixenCathy Tyson Mona Lisa Simone198741stAnne Bancroft 84 Charing Cross Road Helene HanffEmily Lloyd Wish You Were Here Lynda MansellSarah Miles Hope and Glory Grace RowanJulie Walters Personal Services Christine Painter198842ndMaggie Smith The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Judith HearneStephane Audran Babette s Feast Babette HersantCher Moonstruck Loretta CastoriniJamie Lee Curtis A Fish Called Wanda Wanda Gershwitz198943rdPauline Collins Shirley Valentine Shirley ValentineGlenn Close Dangerous Liaisons Marquise de MerteuilJodie Foster The Accused Sarah TobiasMelanie Griffith Working Girl Tess McGill1990s edit Year Actress Film Character199044thJessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy Daisy WerthanShirley MacLaine Postcards from the Edge Doris MannMichelle Pfeiffer The Fabulous Baker Boys Susie DiamondJulia Roberts Pretty Woman Vivian Ward199145thJodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs Clarice StarlingGeena Davis Thelma amp Louise Thelma DickinsonSusan Sarandon Louise SawyerJuliet Stevenson Truly Madly Deeply Nina199246thEmma Thompson Howards End Margaret SchlegelJudy Davis Husbands and Wives Sally SimmonsTara Morice Strictly Ballroom FranJessica Tandy Fried Green Tomatoes Ninny Threadgoode199347thHolly Hunter The Piano Ada McGrathMiranda Richardson Tom amp Viv Vivienne Haigh Wood EliotEmma Thompson The Remains of the Day Sarah KentonDebra Winger Shadowlands Joy Davidman Gresham199448thSusan Sarandon The Client Regina Reggie LoveLinda Fiorentino The Last Seduction Bridget GregoryIrene Jacob Three Colours Red Trois couleurs Rouge Valentine DussautUma Thurman Pulp Fiction Mia Wallace199549thEmma Thompson Sense and Sensibility Elinor DashwoodNicole Kidman To Die For Suzanne Stone MarettoHelen Mirren The Madness of King George Queen CharlotteElisabeth Shue Leaving Las Vegas Sera199650thBrenda Blethyn Secrets amp Lies Cynthia PurleyFrances McDormand Fargo Marge GundersonKristin Scott Thomas The English Patient Katharine CliftonEmily Watson Breaking the Waves Bess McNeill199751stJudi Dench Mrs Brown Queen VictoriaKim Basinger L A Confidential Lynn BrackenKathy Burke Nil by Mouth ValerieHelena Bonham Carter The Wings of the Dove Kate Croy199852ndCate Blanchett Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth IJane Horrocks Little Voice Laurie Hoff Little Voice LV Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love Viola de LessepsEmily Watson Hilary and Jackie Jacqueline du Pre199953rd 3 Annette Bening American Beauty Carolyn BurnhamLinda Bassett East Is East Ella KhanJulianne Moore The End of the Affair Sarah MilesEmily Watson Angela s Ashes Angela Sheehan McCourt2000s edit Year Actress Film Character200054th 4 5 Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich Erin BrockovichJuliette Binoche Chocolat Vivianne RocherKate Hudson Almost Famous Penny LaneHilary Swank Boys Don t Cry Brandon TeenaMichelle Yeoh Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Yu Shu Lien200155th 6 Judi Dench Iris Iris MurdochNicole Kidman The Others Grace StewartSissy Spacek In the Bedroom Ruth FowlerAudrey Tautou Amelie Amelie PoulainRenee Zellweger Bridget Jones s Diary Bridget Jones200256th 7 Nicole Kidman The Hours Virginia WoolfHalle Berry Monster s Ball Leticia MusgroveSalma Hayek Frida Frida KahloMeryl Streep The Hours Clarissa VaughanRenee Zellweger Chicago Roxie Hart200357th 8 Scarlett Johansson Lost in Translation CharlotteScarlett Johansson Girl with a Pearl Earring GrietAnne Reid The Mother MayUma Thurman Kill Bill Volume 1 Beatrix KiddoNaomi Watts 21 Grams Cristina Peck200458th 9 Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Vera DrakeKate Winslet Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Clementine KruczynskiFinding Neverland Sylvia Llewelyn DaviesCharlize Theron Monster Aileen WuornosZhang Ziyi House of Flying Daggers Mei200559th 10 Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line June Carter CashJudi Dench Mrs Henderson Presents Laura HendersonCharlize Theron North Country Josey AimesRachel Weisz The Constant Gardener Tessa Abbott QuayleZhang Ziyi Memoirs of a Geisha Chiyo Sakamoto Sayuri Nitta200660th 11 Helen Mirren The Queen Queen Elizabeth IIPenelope Cruz Volver RaimundaJudi Dench Notes on a Scandal Barbara CovettMeryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada Miranda PriestlyKate Winslet Little Children Sarah Pierce200761st 12 Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose Edith PiafCate Blanchett Elizabeth The Golden Age Queen Elizabeth IJulie Christie Away from Her Fiona AndersonKeira Knightley Atonement Cecilia TallisElliot Page Juno Juno MacGuff200862nd 13 Kate Winslet The Reader Hanna SchmitzAngelina Jolie Changeling Christine CollinsMeryl Streep Doubt Sister Aloysius BeauvierKristin Scott Thomas I ve Loved You So Long Juliette FontaineKate Winslet Revolutionary Road April Wheeler200963rd 14 Carey Mulligan An Education Jenny MellorSaoirse Ronan The Lovely Bones Susie SalmonGabourey Sidibe Precious Claireece Precious JonesMeryl Streep Julie amp Julia Julia ChildAudrey Tautou Coco Before Chanel Coco Chanel2010s edit Year Actress Film Character201064th 15 Natalie Portman Black Swan Nina SayersAnnette Bening The Kids Are All Right Dr Nicole Nic AllgoodJulianne Moore Jules AllgoodNoomi Rapace The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Lisbeth SalanderHailee Steinfeld True Grit Mattie Ross201165th 16 Meryl Streep The Iron Lady Margaret ThatcherBerenice Bejo The Artist Peppy MillerViola Davis The Help Aibleen ClarkTilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva KhatchadourianMichelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe201266th 17 Emmanuelle Riva Amour Anne LaurentJessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty Maya HarrisMarion Cotillard Rust and Bone StephanieJennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany MaxwellHelen Mirren Hitchcock Alma Reville Hitchcock201367th 18 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Jeanette Jasmine FrancisAmy Adams American Hustle Sydney Prosser Lady Edith GreenslySandra Bullock Gravity Dr Ryan StoneJudi Dench Philomena Philomena LeeEmma Thompson Saving Mr Banks P L Travers201468th 19 Julianne Moore Still Alice Dr Alice HowlandAmy Adams Big Eyes Margaret KeaneFelicity Jones The Theory of Everything Jane Wilde HawkingRosamund Pike Gone Girl Amy Elliott DunneReese Witherspoon Wild Cheryl Strayed201569th 20 Brie Larson Room Joy Ma NewsomeCate Blanchett Carol Carol AirdSaoirse Ronan Brooklyn Eilis LaceyMaggie Smith The Lady in the Van Mary Shepherd Margaret FairchildAlicia Vikander The Danish Girl Gerda Wegener201670th 21 Emma Stone La La Land Mia DolanAmy Adams Arrival Dr Louise BanksEmily Blunt The Girl on the Train Rachel WatsonNatalie Portman Jackie Jackie KennedyMeryl Streep Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins201771st 22 Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri Mildred HayesAnnette Bening Film Stars Don t Die in Liverpool Gloria GrahameSally Hawkins The Shape of Water Elisa EspositoMargot Robbie I Tonya Tonya HardingSaoirse Ronan Lady Bird Christine Lady Bird McPherson201872nd 23 Olivia Colman The Favourite Queen AnneGlenn Close The Wife Joan CastlemanViola Davis Widows Veronica RawlingsLady Gaga A Star Is Born Ally MaineMelissa McCarthy Can You Ever Forgive Me Lee Israel201973rd 24 Renee Zellweger Judy Judy GarlandJessie Buckley Wild Rose Rose Lynn HarlanScarlett Johansson Marriage Story Nicole BarberSaoirse Ronan Little Women Josephine Jo MarchCharlize Theron Bombshell Megyn Kelly2020s edit Year Actress Film Character202074th 25 Frances McDormand Nomadland FernBukky Bakray Rocks Olushola Rocks OmotosoRadha Blank The Forty Year Old Version Radha BlankVanessa Kirby Pieces of a Woman Martha WeissWunmi Mosaku His House Rial MajurAlfre Woodard Clemency Bernardine Williams202175th 26 Joanna Scanlan After Love Mary HussainLady Gaga House of Gucci Patrizia ReggianiAlana Haim Licorice Pizza Alana KaneEmilia Jones CODA Ruby RossiRenate Reinsve The Worst Person in the World JulieTessa Thompson Passing Irene Redfield202276thCate Blanchett Tar Lydia TarViola Davis The Woman King General NaniscaDanielle Deadwyler Till Mamie TillAna de Armas Blonde Norma Jeane Mortenson Marilyn MonroeEmma Thompson Good Luck to You Leo Grande Nancy Stokes Susan RobinsonMichelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Quan WangNote Between 1964 and 1973 several actresses were nominated for multiple performances in a single year these each count as one nomination 27 Scarlett Johansson s two mentions in 2003 count as two separate nominations 28 The two mentions received by Kate Winslet in both 2004 and 2008 count as two separate nominations each time Note The 2013 ceremony was the first time in the history of BAFTA that two French actresses were nominated for French language performances in this category Marion Cotillard for Rust and Bone and Emmanuelle Riva for Amour the latter won 29 Superlatives editSuperlative Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Supporting Actress OverallActress with most awards Maggie Smith 4 Judi Dench 3 Judi Dench Maggie Smith 5Actress with most British Actress Awards until 1967 Audrey Hepburn 3 Audrey Hepburn 3Actress with most Foreign Actress Awards until 1967 Simone Signoret 3 Simone Signoret 3Actress with most nominations Meryl Streep 12 Judi Dench 9 Meryl Streep 15Actress with most British Actress Award nominations until 1967 Audrey Hepburn 5 Audrey Hepburn 5Actress with most Foreign Actress Award nominations until 1967 Shirley MacLaine 5 Shirley MacLaine 5Note Meryl Streep and Judi Dench tie for the record of a total of 15 BAFTA Film nominations with Streep having 12 Best Actress nominations and 3 Best Supporting Actress nominations Dench has 5 Best Actress nominations and 9 Best Supporting Actress nominations Dench s 15th nomination is for Best Newcomer in 1966 which she won This gives her 6 BAFTA Film wins In addition she has won 4 BAFTA TV awards from 12 nominations In total she has received 27 BAFTA Film amp TV nominations with 10 wins In 2001 Dench also received an honorary BAFTA The BAFTA Fellowship Note Maggie Smith has a total of 13 BAFTA Film nominations for Best Actress 8 Best Supporting Actress 4 and Best Newcomer 1 winning 5 She also has 5 BAFTA TV nominations This gives her a total of 18 BAFTA Film and TV nominations In addition Smith has received two honorary awards The BAFTA Special Award 1993 and BAFTA Fellowship 1996 Multiple nominations edit12 nominationsMeryl Streep8 nominationsMaggie Smith7 nominationsAnne Bancroft Shirley MacLaine 6 nominationsJulie Christie Jane Fonda Simone Signoret 5 nominationsCate Blanchett Judi Dench Audrey Hepburn Katharine Hepburn Emma Thompson Kate Winslet 4 nominationsDeborah Kerr Helen Mirren Saoirse Ronan Joanne Woodward 3 nominationsAmy Adams Stephane Audran Annette Bening Viola Davis Edith Evans Mia Farrow Ava Gardner Glenda Jackson Scarlett Johansson Diane Keaton Nicole Kidman Frances McDormand Sarah Miles Julianne Moore Sissy Spacek Elizabeth Taylor Charlize Theron Emily Watson Renee Zellweger 2 nominationsAnouk Aimee Julie Andrews Peggy Ashcroft Leslie Caron Glenn Close Marion Cotillard Judy Davis Faye Dunaway Jodie Foster Lady Gaga Goldie Hawn Susan Hayward Judy Holliday Celia Johnson Grace Kelly Anna Magnani Giulietta Masina Virginia McKenna Melina Mercouri Hayley Mills Yvonne Mitchell Marilyn Monroe Jeanne Moreau Patricia Neal Natalie Portman Emmanuelle Riva Julia Roberts Rachel Roberts Susan Sarandon Maria Schell Kristin Scott Thomas Jean Simmons Barbra Streisand Sylvia Syms Jessica Tandy Audrey Tautou Uma Thurman Rita Tushingham Liv Ullmann Julie Walters Reese Witherspoon Michelle Yeoh Ziyi ZhangMultiple wins edit4 winsMaggie Smith 3 winsAnne Bancroft Cate Blanchett Audrey Hepburn Simone Signoret 2 winsLeslie Caron Judi Dench Jane Fonda Katharine Hepburn Shirley MacLaine Frances McDormand Patricia Neal Rachel Roberts Meryl Streep Emma ThompsonSee also editAcademy Award for Best Actress Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleReferences edit BAFTA Awards dead link BAFTA Awards dead link American Beauty shines at Baftas BBC News 9 April 2000 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Gladiator Crouching Tiger do battle in Bafta nominations The Guardian 31 January 2001 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Gladiator conquers the Baftas BBC News 25 February 2001 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Lord of the Rings dominates BAFTAs wins best film award The Irish Times 22 February 2002 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Hernandez Eugene 24 February 2003 Top BAFTA Awards For The Pianist Indiewire Retrieved 24 June 2021 Rings rule at Bafta film awards BBC News 16 February 2004 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Aviator flies off with Bafta for Best Film The Scotsman 13 February 2005 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Hernandez Eugene 20 February 2006 Brokeback Mountain Wins 4 BAFTA Awards Including Best Picture Indiewire Retrieved 24 June 2021 Baftas 2007 The winners BBC News 11 February 2007 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Dawtrey Adam 10 February 2008 Atonement tops BAFTA Awards Variety Retrieved 24 June 2021 Turner Mimi 8 February 2009 Slumdog Millionaire wins 7 BAFTA nods The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 24 June 2021 King Susan 21 February 2010 Hurt Locker wins big at BAFTA Awards Los Angeles Times Retrieved 24 June 2021 Brown Mark 14 February 2011 Baftas 2011 The King s Speech sweeps the board The Guardian Retrieved 24 June 2021 Reynolds Simon 12 February 2012 Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list in full Digital Spy Retrieved 24 June 2021 Brooks Xan 11 February 2013 Baftas 2013 as it happened The Guardian Retrieved 22 June 2021 Baftas Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory BBC News 17 February 2014 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Brown Mark 8 February 2015 Baftas 2015 Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most The Guardian Retrieved 24 June 2021 Lodderhose Diana 14 February 2016 The Revenant Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards Variety Retrieved 24 June 2021 Grater Tom Baftas 2017 La La Land scoops five as Moonlight Nocturnal Animals are shutout Screendaily Retrieved 24 June 2021 Bafta Film Awards 2018 Three Billboards wins top prizes BBC 19 February 2018 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Nordine Michael 10 February 2019 BAFTA Awards 2019 Roma Wins Best Film as The Favourite Takes Home the Most Prizes Indiewire Retrieved 24 June 2021 Baftas 2020 Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards BBC 2 February 2020 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Shoard Catherine 12 April 2021 Baftas 2021 Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise The Guardian Retrieved 24 June 2021 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards Nominations BAFTA 11 January 2022 Archived from the original on 3 February 2022 Retrieved 3 February 2022 award type in year BAFTA Awards Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 9 June 2013 award type in year BAFTA Awards Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 9 June 2013 Film Leading Actress in 2013 External links editBAFTA Awards Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BAFTA Award for Best 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