| Star Award for Movie Actress of the Year | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Presenter: | Philippine Movie Press Club |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Holder: | Kathryn Bernardo The Hows of Us (2019) Sarah Geronimo Miss Granny (2019) |
The Star Award for Movie Actress of the Year is one of the PMPC Star Award for Movies recognizing the outstanding films in the Philippines every year. It was founded by the Philippine Movie Press Club since 1985.
The list may be incomplete such as some of the names of the nominees and the roles portrayed especially during the early years of PMPC Star Award For Movie.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
| Indicates the winner |
| Year | Actor | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 (1st) | |||
| Nora Aunor | 'Merika | Mila Cruz | |
| Nora Aunor | Condemned | Yolly | |
| Nora Aunor | Bulaklak sa City Jail | Angela | |
| Vilma Santos | Adultery | Aida Macaraeg | |
| Vilma Santos | Sister Stella L | Sister Stella Legaspi | |
| 1986 (2nd) | |||
| Nida Blanca | Miguelito, Ang Batang Rebelde | Auring | |
| Nora Aunor | Tinik sa Dibdib | Lorna | |
| Vilma Santos | Muling Buksan ang Puso | ||
| 1987 (3rd) | |||
| Jaclyn Jose | Private Show | Myrna | |
| Nora Aunor | I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa | Flora Villena | |
| Dina Bonnevie | Magdusa Ka | Christine | |
| Liza Lorena | Halimaw sa Banga | Margarita | |
| 1988 (4th) | |||
| Lorna Tolentino | Maging Akin Ka Lamang | Rosita Monteverde | |
| Vilma Santos | Saan Nagtatago Ang Pag-Ibig? | Estella | |
| Sharon Cuneta | Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig | Lupe Velez | |
| Anna Marie Gutierrez | Hubad na Pangarap | Nelia | |
| 1989 (5th) | |||
| Jaclyn Jose | Itanong Mo Sa Buwan | Josie | |
| Sharon Cuneta | Tatlong Mukha Ng Pag-ibig | ||
| 1990 (6th) | |||
| Vilma Santos | Pahiram ng Isang Umaga | Juliet Espiritu | |
| Nora Aunor | Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit | Nolie/Maggie | |
| 1991 (7th) | |||
| Nora Aunor | Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? | Andrea | |
| 1992 (8th) | |||
| Nora Aunor | Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. | Pacita Macaspac | |
| 1993 (9th) | |||
| Lorna Tolentino | Narito ang Puso Ko | Ellen | |
| 1994 (10th) | |||
| Vilma Santos | Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story | Dolzura Cortez | |
| 1995 (11th) | |||
| Maricel Soriano (tied) | Separada | Melissa | |
| Dawn Zulueta (tied) | Buhay Ng Buhay Ko | ||
| 1996 (12th) | |||
| Nora Aunor | The Flor Contemplacion Story | Flor Contemplacion | |
| 1997 (13th) | |||
| Sharon Cuneta | Madrasta | Mariel | |
| Nora Aunor | Bakit May Kahapon Pa? | Karina Salvacion | |
| 1998 (14th) | |||
| Zsa Zsa Padilla | Batang PX | Tessie | |
| Nora Aunor | Babae | Bea | |
| 1999 (25th) | |||
| Vilma Santos (tied) | Bata, Bata, Paano Ka Ginawa? | Lea Bustamante | |
| Nida Blanca (tied) | Sana Pag-Ibig Na | Linda Perez | |
| 2000 (16th) | |||
| Elizabeth Oropesa | Bulaklak Ng Maynila | Azun | |
| Nora Aunor | Sidhi | Ana | |
| 2001 (17th) | |||
| Vilma Santos | Anak | Josie | |
| Pops Fernandez | Gusto Ko Ng Lumigaya | Christine | |
| 2002 (18th) | |||
| Ina Raymundo | Tuhog | Floring | |
| 2003 (19th) | |||
| Vilma Santos | Dekada '70 | Amanda | |
| Claudine Barretto | Kailangan Kita | Lena Duran | |
| 2004 (20th) | |||
| Ai-Ai delas Alas | Ang Tanging Ina | Ina Montecillo | |
| Maricel Soriano | Filipinas | Yolanda Filipinas | |
| Sharon Cuneta | Crying Ladies | Stella Mate | |
| 2005 (21st) | |||
| Vilma Santos | Mano Po 3: My Love | Lilia | |
| Kris Aquino | Feng Shui | Joy Ramirez | |
| Claudine Barretto | Milan | Jenny | |
| Judy Ann Santos | Inya | ||
| 2006 (22nd)[1] | |||
| Claudine Barretto | Nasaan Ka Man | Pilar | |
| Jennylyn Mercado | Blue Moon | Young Cora | |
| Zsa Padilla | Ako Legal Wife | Chona Chong | |
| Cherry Pie Picache | Bikini Open | Susan Ferrer-Logarta | |
| Irma Adlawan | Mga Pusang Gala | Marta | |
| 2007 (23rd)[2] | |||
| Judy Ann Santos | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Angie | |
| Nora Aunor | Care Home | ||
| Andrea del Rosario | Rome and Juliet | ||
| Gina Pareño | Kubrador | ||
| Cherry Pie Picache | Kaledo | ||
| Maricel Soriano | Inang Yaya | ||
| 2008 (24th)[3] | |||
| Ai-Ai delas Alas | Ang Cute ng Ina Mo | Georgia | |
| Lorna Tolentino | Katas ng Saudi | ||
| Bea Alonzo | One More Chance | ||
| Cherry Pie Picache | Foster Child | ||
| Judy Ann Santos | Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo | Angie | |
| Maricel Soriano | A Love Story | ||
| 2009 (25th) | |||
| Sharon Cuneta[4] | Caregiver | Sarah Gonzales | |
| Anne Curtis | Baler | ||
| Irma Adlawan | Hubad | ||
| Mylene Dizon | 100 | ||
| Fuchsia | |||
| Judy Ann Santos | Kulam | ||
| Jodi Sta Maria | Sisa | ||
| 2010 (26th)[5] | |||
| Vilma Santos | In My Life | Shirley Templo | |
| Angelica Panganiban | I Love You Goodbye | ||
| Iza Calzado | Dukot | ||
| Sharon Cuneta | Mano Po 6: My Mother | ||
| Eugene Domingo | Kimmy Dora | ||
| 2011 (27th)[6] | |||
| Ai-Ai delas Alas | Ang Tanging Ina Mo, Last Na ‘To | Ina Montecillo | |
| Bea Alonzo | Sa'yo lamang | ||
| Anne Curtis | In Your Eyes | ||
| Angelica Panganiban | Here Comes The Bride | ||
| Lovi Poe | Mayohan | ||
| Lorna Tolentino | Sa ‘Yo Lamang | ||
| Dawn Zulueta | Sigwa | ||
| 2012 (28th)[7] | |||
| Angel Locsin | In The Name Of Love | Mercedes Fernandez | |
| Ai-Ai delas Alas | Enteng Ng Ina Mo | Ina Montecillo | |
| Anne Curtis | No Other Woman | Kara Zalderiaga | |
| Eugene Domingo | Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank | ||
| My Neighbor's Wife | |||
| Maja Salvador | Thelma | Thelma | |
| Judy Ann Santos | My Househusband | ||
| 2013 (29th) | |||
| Angel Locsin[8] | One More Try | Grace | |
| Gina Alajar | Mater Dolorosa | ||
| Bea Alonzo | The Mistress | ||
| Nora Aunor | Thy Womb | ||
| One More Try | Jacqueline | ||
| Vilma Santos | The Healing | ||
| Jodi Sta. Maria | Migrante | ||
| 2014 (30th) | |||
| KC Concepcion[9] | Marta 'Marlady' de Guzman | ||
| Bea Alonzo | Four Sisters And A Wedding | ||
| Angel Locsin | Four Sisters And A Wedding | ||
| Ang Kuwento Ni Mabuti | |||
| Rustica Carpio | Ano Ang Kulay Ng Mga Nakalimutang Pangarap? | ||
| Ekstra | |||
| Burgos | |||
| 2015 (31st) | |||
| Nora Aunor[10] | Dementia | Mara Fabre | |
| Anne Curtis | The Gifted | ||
| Eugene Domingo | Barber's Tales | ||
| Cherie Gil | Mana | ||
| Toni Gonzaga | Starting Over Again | Ginny | |
| Aiko Melendez | Asintado | ||
| Jennylyn Mercado | English Only, Please | ||
| 2016 (32nd) | |||
| Bea Alonzo[11] | A Second Chance | Basha | |
| The Love Affair | |||
| Etiquette For Mistresses | |||
| Anino Sa Likod Ng Buwan | |||
| Honor Thy Father | |||
| Taklub | |||
| Rhian Ramos | Silong | ||
| The Breakup Playlist | |||
| 2017 (33rd)[12] | |||
| Nora Aunor (tied) | Kabisera | Mercedes 'Mercy' de Dios | |
| Vilma Santos (tied) | Everything About Her | Vivian | |
| Barcelona: A Love Untold | Mia Dela Torre | ||
| Ringgo, The Dog Shooter | |||
| 1st Sem | |||
| Ma' Rosa | |||
| Hasmine Killip | Pamilya Ordinaryo | ||
| Everything About Her | Jaica | ||
| Charo Santos | Ang Babaeng Humayo | ||
| Kusina | |||
| 2018 (34th) | |||
| Iza Calzado[13] | Bliss | Jane Ciego | |
| Ang Larawan | |||
| The Ghost Bride | |||
| Unexpectedly Yours | |||
| Kita Kita | Lea | ||
| Changing Partners | |||
| Jennylyn Mercado | All Of You | ||
| 100 Tula Para Kay Stella | |||
| Maja Salvador | I'm Drunk, I Love You | ||
| Dear Other Self | |||
| 2019 (35th) | |||
| Kathryn Bernardo (tied)[14] | The Hows of Us | Georgina 'George/Jo' Silva | |
| Sarah Geronimo (tied) | Miss Granny | Audrey de Leon | |
| Distance | |||
| Buy Bust | |||
| Liway | |||
| Through Night And Day | |||
| Nadine Lustre | Never Not Love You | ||
| Hintayan Ng Langit | |||
| Gloria Romero | Rainbow's Sunset | ||
| Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes | |||
| 2020 (36th)[15] | |||
| Sylvia Sanchez[16] | Jesusa | Jesusa | |
| Bea Alonzo | Unbreakable | ||
| Kathryn Bernardo | Hello, Love, Goodbye | ||
| Lola Igna | |||
| Sarah Geronimo | Unforgettable | ||
| Janine Gutierrez | Babae At Baril | ||
| Ruby Ruiz | Iska | ||
| Judy Ann Santos | Mindanao | ||
| Jodi Sta. Maria | Clarita | ||
| 2021 (37th)[17] | |||
| Alessandra de Rossi[18] [19] | Watch List | Maria | |
| Sylvia Sanchez[20] | Coming Home | Salve Librada | |
| Nora Aunor | Isa Pang Bahaghari | ||
| Tagpuan | |||
| Charlie Dizon | Fan Girl | ||
| Lovi Poe | Malaya | ||
| Untrue | |||
| 2022 (38th)[21] | |||
| Sunshine Dizon[22] [23] | Kun Maupay Man It Panahon | Norma | |
| Charo Santos[24] | Versus | Baby | |
| Claudine Barretto | Deception | ||
| Revirginized | |||
| Rita Daniela | Huling Ulan Sa Tag-Araw | ||
| My Amanda | |||
| Janine Gutierrez | Dito At Doon | ||
| Angelica Panganiban | Love Or Money | ||
| Yassi Pressman | More Than Blue | ||
| Maja Salvador | Arisaka |