Filmfare Award for Best Actress
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| Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
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| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Meena Kumari, Baiju Bawra (1954) |
| Currently held by | Alia Bhatt, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise the female performer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954 for the films released in the preceding year 1953.[1]
Achievement records
[edit]Multiple wins
[edit]Individuals with two or more Best Actress (BA) awards:
| Wins | Actress |
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| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 |
Multiple nominations
[edit]Individuals with eight or more BA nominations:
| Nominations | Actress |
|---|---|
| 14 | Madhuri Dixit |
| 12 | |
| 11 | |
| 10 |
Other achievement records
[edit]| Achievement | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Nominations full sweep | Meena Kumari (1963) | 3 |
| Most nominations in a single year | Shabana Azmi (1984) | 4 |
| Longest nomination streak | Madhuri Dixit (1989-1996) | 10 |
| Most nominations without ever winning | Tabu | 7 |
| Eldest winner | Nutan (1979) | age 42 |
| Eldest nominee | Sharmila Tagore (2006) | age 61 |
| Youngest winner | Dimple Kapadia (1973) | age 16 |
| Youngest nominee |
- Consecutive wins: Meena Kumari (1954–55), Jaya Bachchan (1974–75), Shabana Azmi (1984–85), Rani Mukerji (2005–06), Vidya Balan (2012–13), Alia Bhatt (twice, 2019–20 and 2023–24).
- Tied win: Dimple Kapadia (Bobby) and Jaya Bachchan (Abhimaan) in 1974.
- Nominations full sweep: Meena Kumari (1963: all three nominations). Years 1954–55, 1956–57 had only a single nomination.
- Longest nomination streak: Madhuri Dixit (ten nominations in eight years, 1989–96).
- Overall top nominee in the main female acting categories: Rani Mukerji (21 nominations total: 11 for Best Actress (BA), three for Best Actress (Critics) (BAC), seven for Best Supporting Actress (BSA)).
- Multiple nominations the winning year: four nominations: Shabana Azmi (1984); three nominations: Meena Kumari (1963), Kajol (1999); two nominations: Vyjayanthimala (1959), Jaya Bachchan (1974), Raakhee (1977), Rekha (1981), Shabana Azmi (1985), Sridevi (1990), Juhi Chawla (1994), Madhuri Dixit (1995), Aishwarya Rai (2000), Preity Zinta (2004), Rani Mukerji (2005), Vidya Balan (2012), Deepika Padukone (twice, 2014 and 2016), Alia Bhatt (2017).
- Multiple same year nominations without winning: two nominations: Jaya Bachchan (1972), Hema Malini (twice, 1975 and 1976), Madhuri Dixit (1996) and Kareena Kapoor (2010).
- Repeat winner who has never lost: Vyjayanthimala (three wins: 1959, two nominations; 1962; 1965). Also the first to collect both BA and BSA, and the first multi-nominee.
- Frequent nominees who have never won: seven nominations: Tabu; four nominations: Mala Sinha, Saira Banu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor; three nominations: Jaya Prada, Parineeti Chopra.
- Eldest winner: Nutan (age 42, 1979, Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, her fifth award); eldest nominee: Sharmila Tagore (age 61, 2006, Viruddh). Youngest nominee and winner: Dimple Kapadia ((age 16, 1973, Bobby).
- Most awards per decade: 1950s: Meena Kumari (2 awards); '60s: Nutan (3 awards); '70s: Jaya Bachchan (2 awards); '80s: Shabana Azmi, and Rekha (2 awards each); '90s: Madhuri Dixit (4 awards); 2000s: Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, and Kajol (2 awards each); '10s: Vidya Balan (4 awards); '20s: Alia Bhatt (3 awards).
- Siblings nominated the same year: Karisma Kapoor (Zubeidaa) and Kareena Kapoor (Aśoka) in 2002.
- Recipients of Best Female Debut (BFD) prior to BA: Juhi Chawla (1994), Preity Zinta (2004), Kareena Kapoor (2008), Priyanka Chopra (2009), Vidya Balan (2010), Deepika Padukone (2014), Kangana Ranaut (2015), Kriti Sanon (2021).
- Both BA and BSA collected: Vyjayanthimala (1958), Raakhee (1976), Padmini Kolhapure (1983), Nutan (1986), Dimple Kapadia (1994), Rekha (1997), Karisma Kapoor (1998), Jaya Bachchan (2001), Madhuri Dixit (2003), Rani Mukerji (2005), Kareena Kapoor (2011), Kangana Ranaut (2015), Priyanka Chopra (2016), Shabana Azmi (2017). Only Mukerji has won both the same year. Nominated for both, won neither: Aishwarya Rai (2001), Mukerji (2008), Anushka Sharma (2016).
- Both BA and BAC collected: Dimple Kapadia (1992), Karisma Kapoor (2002), Rani Mukerji (2006), Kareena Kapoor (2008), Vidya Balan (2011), Priyanka Chopra (2012), Kangana Ranaut (2016), Alia Bhatt (2017), and Taapsee Pannu (2021). Only Mukerji has won both the same year, and for the same role.
- All four big categories (BA, BAC, BSA, BFD) collected: Kareena Kapoor (2011), Priyanka Chopra (2016), and Kangana Ranaut (2016).
- Same performance nominated for BA and BSA: Nutan (1974: Saudagar; 1979: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, won BA), Raakhee (1978: Doosra Aadmi).
- Repeat nominations for leading role in the same franchise: Vidya Balan (2013: Kahaani, won; 2017: Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh), Rani Mukerji (2015: Mardaani; 2020: Mardaani 2).
- Debut role BA winners: Dimple Kapadia (1973: Bobby), Lakshmi (1975: Julie).
- Rescinded nomination: Kangana Ranaut (2022: Thalaivii), following her social media outburst accusing Filmfare of biased voting and demanding nomination revoking.[2]
Winners and nominees
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1950s
[edit]| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1954 (1st) |
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Meena Kumari ‡ | Gauri | Baiju Bawra |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1955 (2nd) |
Meena Kumari ‡ | Lalita | Parineeta | |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1956 (3rd) |
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Kamini Kaushal ‡ | Biraj Chakravarty | Biraj Bahu |
| Geeta Bali | Kamala | Vachan | ||
| Meena Kumari | Shobha | Azaad | ||
| 1957 (4th) |
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Nutan ‡ | Gauri | Seema |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1958 (5th) |
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Nargis ‡ | Radha | Mother India |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1959 (6th) |
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Vyjayanthimala ‡ | Champabai / Rajani | Sadhna |
| Meena Kumari | Leela | Sahara | ||
| Vyjayanthimala | Madhumati | Madhumati | ||
1960s
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1970s
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1980s
[edit]| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1980 (27th) |
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Jaya Bachchan ‡ | Geeta | Nauker |
| Hema Malini | Meera | Meera | ||
| Jaya Prada | Hema Pradhan | Sargam | ||
| Poonam Dhillon | Noorie Nabi | Noorie | ||
| Raakhee | Rama Sharma | Jurmana | ||
| 1981 (28th) |
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Rekha ‡ | Manju Dayal | Khubsoorat |
| Reena Roy | Asha | Asha | ||
| Rekha | Gauri Singh Verma | Judaai | ||
| Shabana Azmi | Nima Chaudhary | Thodisi Bewafaii | ||
| Zeenat Aman | Bharti Saxena | Insaaf Ka Tarazu | ||
| 1982 (29th) |
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Smita Patil ‡ | Amma | Chakra |
| Hema Malini | Asha | Naseeb | ||
| Jaya Bachchan | Shobha Malhotra | Silsila | ||
| Raakhee | Sharda Balraj Kohli | Baseraa | ||
| Rati Agnihotri | Sapna | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | ||
| Rekha | Amiran / Umrao Jaan | Umrao Jaan | ||
| 1983 (30th) |
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Padmini Kolhapure ‡ | Manorama "Rama" | Prem Rog |
| Raakhee | Sheetal Kumar | Shakti | ||
| Rekha | Sangeeta Shrivastav | Jeevan Dhaara | ||
| Salma Agha | Nilofer Bano / Habiba Shabnam Rehmani | Nikaah | ||
| Smita Patil | Najma | Bazaar | ||
| 1984 (31st) |
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Shabana Azmi ‡ | Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra | Arth |
| Shabana Azmi | Radha Kishen | Avtaar | ||
| Rukmini Bai | Mandi | |||
| Indu D. Malhotra | Masoom | |||
| Sridevi | Nehalata Sharma | Sadma | ||
| 1985 (32nd) |
Shabana Azmi ‡ | Bhavna Saxena | Bhavna | |
| Jaya Prada | Meena | Sharaabi | ||
| Rohini Hattangadi | Parvati Pradhan | Saaransh | ||
| Shabana Azmi | Kavita | Sparsh | ||
| Smita Patil | Rajni V. Deshmukh | Aaj Ki Awaaz | ||
| 1986 (33rd) |
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Dimple Kapadia ‡ | Mona D'Silva | Saagar |
| Jaya Prada | Yashoda / Asha | Sanjog | ||
| Mandakini | Ganga Singh | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | ||
| Padmini Kolhapure | Preeti B. Pratap | Pyaar Jhukta Nahin | ||
| Rati Agnihotri | Sultana | Tawaif | ||
| 1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 (34th) |
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Rekha ‡ | Aarti Verma / Jyoti | Khoon Bhari Maang |
| Juhi Chawla | Rashmi | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | ||
| Madhuri Dixit | Mohini | Tezaab | ||
1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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References
[edit]- ^ "Best Actress Award (1953-2000)". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards withdraw Kangana Ranaut's nomination after 'false accusations', she says 'see you in court'". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Nominations for the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 with Maharashtra Tourism". Filmfare. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out". Filmfare. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Filmfare Nominees and Winners Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Filmfare Award Winners
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| Critics' awards | |
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| Award ceremonies |
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