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.
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Winners and nominees
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.
1950s
- 1952
- Best British Actress – Vivien Leigh – A Streetcar Named Desire
- Ann Todd – The Sound Barrier
- Celia Johnson – I Believe in You
- Phyllis Calvert – Mandy
- Best Foreign Actress – Simone Signoret – Golden Helmet
- Best British Actress – Vivien Leigh – A Streetcar Named Desire
- 1953
- Best British Actress – Audrey Hepburn – Roman Holiday
- Best Foreign Actress – Leslie Caron – Lili
- 1954
- Best British Actress – Yvonne Mitchell – The Divided Heart
- Brenda De Banzie – Hobson's Choice
- Audrey Hepburn – Sabrina Fair
- Margaret Leighton – Carrington V.C.
- Noelle Middleton – Carrington V.C.
- Best Foreign Actress – Cornell Borchers – The Divided Heart
- Shirley Booth – About Mrs. Leslie
- Grace Kelly – Dial M for Murder
- Gina Lollobrigida – Bread, Love and Dreams
- Judy Holliday – Phffft!
- Best British Actress – Yvonne Mitchell – The Divided Heart
- 1955
- Best British Actress – Katie Johnson – The Ladykillers
- Deborah Kerr – The End of the Affair
- Margaret Johnson – Touch and Go
- Best Foreign Actress – Betsy Blair – Marty
- Best British Actress – Katie Johnson – The Ladykillers
- 1956
- Best British Actress – Virginia McKenna – A Town Like Alice
- Best Foreign Actress – Anna Magnani – The Rose Tattoo
- 1957
- Best British Actress – Heather Sears – The Story of Esther Costello
- Best Foreign Actress – Simone Signoret – The Witches of Salem
- 1958
- Best British Actress – Irene Worth – Orders to Kill
- Best Foreign Actress – Simone Signoret – Room at the Top
- 1959
- Best British Actress – Audrey Hepburn – The Nun's Story
- Kay Walsh – The Horse's Mouth
- Sylvia Syms – No Trees in the Street
- Peggy Ashcroft – The Nun's Story
- Yvonne Mitchell – Sapphire
- Best Foreign Actress – Shirley MacLaine – Ask Any Girl
- Rosalind Russell – Auntie Mame
- Susan Hayward – I Want to Live!
- Ava Gardner – On the Beach
- Ellie Lambeti – To Telefteo psemma
- Best British Actress – Audrey Hepburn – The Nun's Story
1960s
- 1960
- Best British Actress – Rachel Roberts – Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
- Best Foreign Actress – Shirley MacLaine – The Apartment
- 1961
- Best British Actress – Dora Bryan – A Taste of Honey
- Best Foreign Actress – Sophia Loren – Two Women
- 1962
- Best British Actress – Leslie Caron – The L-Shaped Room
- Best Foreign Actress – Anne Bancroft – The Miracle Worker
- 1963
- Best British Actress – Rachel Roberts – This Sporting Life
- Best Foreign Actress – Patricia Neal – Hud
- Lee Remick – Days of Wine and Roses
- Daniela Rocca – Divorce, Italian Style
- Joan Crawford – What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
- Bette Davis – What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
- 1964
- Best British Actress – Audrey Hepburn – Charade
- Best Foreign Actress – Anne Bancroft – The Pumpkin Eater
- Ava Gardner – The Night of the Iguana
- Shirley MacLaine – Irma la Douce
- Shirley MacLaine – What a Way to Go!
- Kim Stanley – Séance on a Wet Afternoon
- 1965
- Best British Actress – Julie Christie – Darling
- Best Foreign Actress – Patricia Neal – In Harm's Way
- 1966
- Best British Actress – Elizabeth Taylor – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Best Foreign Actress – Jeanne Moreau – Viva Maria!
- 1967
- Best British Actress – Edith Evans – The Whisperers
- Best Foreign Actress – Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman
- Bibi Andersson – Persona
- Bibi Andersson – Syskonbädd 1782
- Jane Fonda – Barefoot in the Park
- Simone Signoret – The Deadly Affair
- 1969 – Maggie Smith – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Mia Farrow – John and Mary
- Mia Farrow – Rosemary's Baby
- Mia Farrow – Secret Ceremony
- Glenda Jackson – Women in Love
- Barbra Streisand – Funny Girl
- Barbra Streisand – Hello, Dolly!
- Mary Wimbush – Oh! What a Lovely War
1970s
- 1971 – Glenda Jackson – Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 1972 – Liza Minnelli – Cabaret
- 1973 – Stéphane Audran – The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and Just Before Nightfall
- 1977 – Diane Keaton – Annie Hall
- 1978 – Jane Fonda – Julia
- 1979 – Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome
1980s
- 1980 – Judy Davis – My Brilliant Career
- 1982 – Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond
- 1983 – Julie Walters – Educating Rita
- Jessica Lange – Tootsie
- Phyllis Logan – Another Time, Another Place
- Meryl Streep – Sophie's Choice
- 1984 – Maggie Smith – A Private Function
- 1985 – Peggy Ashcroft – A Passage to India
- 1986 – Maggie Smith – A Room with a View
- 1987 – Anne Bancroft – 84 Charing Cross Road
- 1989 – Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine
1990s
- 1990 – Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy
- 1991 – Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs
- 1992 – Emma Thompson – Howards End
- 1993 – Holly Hunter – The Piano
- 1994 – Susan Sarandon – The Client
- 1995 – Emma Thompson – Sense and Sensibility
- 1996 – Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies
- 1997 – Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown
- 1998 – Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth
- 1999 – Annette Bening – American Beauty
2000s
- 2000 – Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich
- 2001 – Judi Dench – Iris
- 2002 – Nicole Kidman – The Hours
- Halle Berry – Monster's Ball
- Salma Hayek – Frida
- Meryl Streep – The Hours
- Renée Zellweger – Chicago
- 2003 – Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation
- 2004 – Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
- 2005 – Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line
- 2006 – Helen Mirren – The Queen
- 2007 – Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose (La môme)
- 2008 – Kate Winslet – The Reader
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