| Screen Award for Best Actress | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Presenter: | Screen India |
| Country: | India |
| Year: | Madhuri Dixit, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1995) |
| Holder: | Alia Bhatt, Gully Boy (2020) |
| Website: | http://www.ibtimes.co.in/star-screen-awards-2017-full-winners-list-irrfan-khan-rajkummar-rao-vidya-balan-neha-dhupia-751790 |
The Screen Award for Best Actress is one of the Screen Awards of merit presented annually by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian "Bollywood" film industry, to recognise an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role.
| Superlative | Actor | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Vidya Balan | 5 | |
| Actress with most consecutive awards | 4 | ||
| Actress with most nominations | Kajol Aishwarya Rai | 9 | |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Karisma Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Kangana Ranaut | 5 | |
| Actress with most nominations in a single year | 2 | ||
| Eldest winner | Vidya Balan | 38 | |
| Eldest nominee | Sharmila Tagore | 61 | |
| Youngest winner | Alia Bhatt | 23 | |
| Youngest nominee | Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Ayesha Takia | 20 |
| Indicates the winner |
† - Indicates the performance also "Won" the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
‡ - Indicates the performance was also "Nominated" for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Film | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ||||
| Madhuri Dixit † | Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! | Nisha Choudhury | ||
| Kajol ‡ | Yeh Dillagi | Sapna Bannerjee | ||
| 1996 | ||||
| Madhuri Dixit | Raja | Madhu Garewal | ||
| Kajol † | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Simran Singh | ||
| 1997 | ||||
| Manisha Koirala ‡ | Annie J. Braganza | |||
| Juhi Chawla ‡ | Daraar | Priya Bhatia | ||
| Karisma Kapoor † | Raja Hindustani | Aarti Sehgal | ||
| 1998 | ||||
| Madhuri Dixit | Mrityudand | Ketki | ||
| Juhi Chawla ‡ | Yes Boss | Seema Kapoor | ||
| Rekha | Aastha | Mansi | ||
| Sridevi ‡ | Judaai | Kaajal Verma | ||
| Tabu ‡ | Virasat | Gehna | ||
| 1999 | ||||
| Kajol ‡ | Dushman | Sonia / Naina Saigal | ||
| Kajol † | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Anjali Sharma | ||
| Manisha Koirala ‡ | Dil Se.. | Meghna | ||
| Pooja Bhatt | Zakhm | Mrs. Desai | ||
| Rani Mukerji | Ghulam | Alisha | ||
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Film | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| Alia Bhatt † | Gully Boy | Safeena Firdausi | ||
| Kangana Ranaut ‡ | Rani Lakshmi Bai | |||
| Katrina Kaif | Bharat | Kumud Raina | ||
| Taapsee Pannu | Badla | Naina Sethi | ||
| Vidya Balan ‡ | Mission Mangal | Tara Shinde |