BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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 recognise an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film. Between 1952 and 1967, two distinct awards were given to the best British and best foreign actress each year. In 1968, the two prizes of British and foreign actress were combined to create a single Best Actress award. Its... More

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 recognise an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film. Between 1952 and 1967, two distinct awards were given to the best British and best foreign actress each year. In 1968, the two prizes of British and foreign actress were combined to create a single Best Actress award. Its current title, for Best Actress in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995. Note: Between 1964 and 1973, several actresses were mentioned for two performances in the same year in the Best Actress category (three in the case of Mia Farrow in 1969). These count as only one nomination. Note: Scarlett Johansson's two mentions in 2003 count as two separate nominations. Kate Winslet's two mentions (in both 2004 and 2008) count as two separate nominations each time. Note: Dench also won the Bafta Film award for Best Newcomer in 1965 ( her 6th...

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