| Golden Arena for Best Actress | |
| Awarded For: | "Performance by an actress in a leading role" |
| Presenter: | Pula Film Festival Jury |
| Country: | Yugoslavia (1955–1990) Croatia (1992–present) |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Holder: | Tihana Lazović (2023) |
| Website: | Official Website |
See main article: Pula Film Festival.
The following is a list of winners of the Golden Arena for Best Actress at the Pula Film Festival.
| Year | Winner | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | The Girl and the Oak | Djevojka i hrast | |
| 1956 | Not awarded | ||
| 1957 | Priests Ćira and Spira | Pop Ćira i pop Spira | |
| 1958 | Not awarded | ||
| 1959 | Miss Stone | Mis Ston | |
| 1960 | The Ninth Circle | Deveti krug | |
| 1961 | Dancing in the Rain | Ples v dežju | |
| 1962 | Prekobrojna | ||
| 1963 | Wild Growth | Samorastniki | |
| 1964 | Službeni položaj | ||
| 1965 | (2) | Lažnivka | |
| 1966 | Roj | ||
| 1967 | Not awarded | ||
| 1968 | I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers | Imam dvije mame i dva tate | |
| 1969 | Moja strana svijeta | ||
| 1970 | (2) | The Cyclists | Biciklisti |
| 1971 | (2) | Opklada | |
| 1972 | Živa istina | ||
| 1973 | Žuta | ||
| 1974 | Let mrtve ptice | ||
| 1975 | The House | Kuća | |
| 1976 | Idealist | Idealist | |
| 1977 | (2) | The Widowhood of Karolina Zasler | Vdovstvo Karoline Žašler |
| 1978 | The Dog Who Loved Trains | Pas koji je voleo vozove | |
| 1979 | National Class Category Up to 785 ccm | Nacionalna klasa do 785 cm3 | |
| 1980 | Petria's Wreath | Petrijin vijenac | |
| 1981 | Široko je lišće | ||
| 1982 | The Marathon Family | Maratonci trče počasni krug | |
| 1983 | Body Scent | Zadah tela | |
| 1984 | Sugar Water | Šećerna vodica | |
| 1985 | (2) | When Father Was Away on Business | Otac na službenom putu |
| 1986 | The Beauty of Sin | Lepota poroka | |
| 1987 | Reflections | Već viđeno | |
| 1988 | Haloa - praznik kurvi | ||
| 1989 | Kuduz | Kuduz | |
| 1990 | Granica | ||
| Year | Winner | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | |||
| 1992 | Luka | Luka | |
| 1993 | Countess Dora | Kontesa Dora | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1995 | Washed Out | Isprani | |
| 1996 | Prepoznavanje | Prepoznavanje | |
| 1997 | Treća žena | Treća žena | |
| 1998 | Delusion | Zavaravanje | |
| 1999 | Madonna | Bogorodica | |
| 2000 | Cashier Wants to Go to the Seaside | Blagajnica hoće ići na more | |
| 2001 | (2) | Slow Surrender | Polagana predaja |
| 2002 | Winter in Rio | Prezimiti u Riu | |
| 2003 | (2) | Witnesses | Svjedoci |
| 2004 | Sorry for Kung Fu | Oprosti za kung fu | |
| 2005 | What Iva Recorded | Što je Iva snimila 21. listopada 2003. | |
| 2006 | What Is a Man Without a Moustache? | Što je muškarac bez brkova | |
| 2007 | (2) | I Have to Sleep, My Angel | Moram spavat', anđele |
| 2008 | Behind the Glass | Iza stakla | |
| 2009 | Love Life of a Gentle Coward | Ljubavni život domobrana | |
| 2010 | Mother of Asphalt | Majka asfalta | |
| 2011 | Kotlovina | Kotlovina | |
| 2012 | Night Boats | Noćni brodovi | |
| 2013 | A Stranger | Obrana i zaštita | |
| 2014 | Happy Endings | Happy Endings | |
| 2015 | The High Sun | Zvizdan | |
| 2016 | On the Other Side | S one strane | |
| 2017 | Quit Staring at My Plate | Ne gledaj mi u pijat | |
| 2018 | Lada Kamenski | Lada Kamenski | |
| 2019 | The Last Serb in Croatia | Posljednji Srbin u Hrvatskoj | |
| 2020 | (2) | Matriarch | Mater |
| 2021 | A Blue Flower | Plavi cvijet | |
| 2022 | The Head of a Big Fish | Glava velike ribe | |
| 2023 | (2) | Only When I Laugh | Samo kad se smijem |
A. Although the festival was opened on 26 July 1991 and a press screening of Zrinko Ogresta's film was held, the festival board presided by Antun Vrdoljak decided to cancel the festival in protest against the violence of the Ten-Day War which was going on in Slovenia and the initial stages of the Croatian War of Independence. Nine films were supposed to be screened in the competition program.[1]
B. : The awards ceremony was cancelled in 1994 as only one Croatian feature film was made in the preceding 12 months (The Price of Life directed by Bogdan Žižić). The festival was held in spite of this, but the usual national competition program was replaced with a retrospective of animated films produced by the Zagreb School of Animated Film and a selection of documentaries, while the main program featured premieres of six American wide release movies.[2]
The following actresses have received multiple awards. The list is sorted by the number of total awards. Years in bold indicate wins in Yugoslav competition (1955–1990).