List of film awards for lead actress explained

This list of film awards for lead actress is an index to articles that describe awards given to the leading actresses in films, typically called the "Best Actress" award. The list is organized by region and country of the venue or sponsor of the award, but some awards are not limited to films or actresses from that country.

Americas

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Ibero-America
Mexico
United States
United States			African Americans
United States		Black Reel Awards	African Americans
United States		Black Reel Awards	African Americans
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States			Horror
United States
United States
United States
United States			Independent film
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States		NAACP Image Awards	African-American

Asia

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
China
China
China
China		China Film Association
China
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
India		Bengal Film Journalists' Association
India			Tamil
India		Filmfare
India		Filmfare
India		Filmfare
India		Filmfare	Telugu
India		Filmfare	Hindi
India
India		International Indian Film Academy	Hindi
India		International Indian Film Academy	Telugu
India
India			Malayalam
India			Telugu
India
India			Telugu
India			Hindi
India			Hindi
India			Hindi
India	SIIMA Award for Best Actress	SIIMA	Telugu
India			Tamil
India			Tamil
India			Hindi
Indonesia
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Macau
Philippines		Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Philippines		Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Philippines		Filipino Film Critics
Philippines
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Vietnam

Europe

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Europe
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
France
France
France		French Press Association
France
Germany
Germany
Iceland
Italy
Italy		Accademia del Cinema Italiano
Italy		Accademia del Cinema Italiano
Italy		Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani	Film critics award
Netherlands
Poland
Russia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom		Empire (film magazine)
United Kingdom		Empire (film magazine)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Oceania

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Australia			[2]
Australia			Film made outside Australia. From 2011[3] [4] [5]
Australia			From 2005-2010

See also

• Best Actress
• Lists of awards
• Lists of acting awards
• List of awards for actresses
• List of film awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Website of the AMAAs . Africa Movie Academy Awards . 20 May 2014.
2. Web site: AACTA – The Academy . Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) . 23 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624200524/http://aacta.org/the-academy.aspx . 24 June 2012 .
3. Web site: AACTA - The Academy . Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) . 9 January 2012 .
4. News: And the winner is ... the AFI . Maddox. Gary. Smh.com.au . 15 January 2012. 1 December 2011.
5. Web site: Staff . AACTA International Award Nominees . Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) . 17 January 2012 . 15 January 2012 . dmy .