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Screen Award for Best Actress
The 2020 recipient: Alia Bhatt
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Country	India
Presented by	Screen India
First awarded	Madhuri Dixit, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1995)
Currently held by	Alia Bhatt, Gully Boy (2020)
Website	[1]

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.

Superlatives

Superlative	Actor	Record
Actress with most awards	Vidya Balan	5
Actress with most consecutive awards	Vidya Balan	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	Kajol (1999) , Aishwarya Rai (2000) , Priyanka Chopra (2010), Vidya Balan (2012), Deepika Padukone (2014) Alia Bhatt (2017), Anushka Sharma (2017)	2
Eldest winner	Vidya Balan	38
Eldest nominee	Sharmila Tagore	61
Youngest winner	Alia Bhatt	23
Youngest nominee	Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Ayesha Takia	20

Multiple winners

5 Wins : Vidya Balan
3 Wins : Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt
2 Wins : Kajol, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone

Multiple nominees

9 Nominations : Kajol, Aishwarya Rai
8 Nominations : Rani Mukerji, Priyanka Chopra
7 Nominations : Tabu, Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan
6 Nominations : Alia Bhatt
5 Nominations : Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut

Winners and nominees

Table key
	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.

1990s

Year	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 ‡	Khamoshi: The Musical	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

2000s

Year	Actress	Film	Character
2000
	Aishwarya Rai †	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Nandini Durbar
	Aishwarya Rai ‡	Taal	Mansi Shankar
	Kajol ‡	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Megha
	Karisma Kapoor ‡	Biwi No.1	Pooja Mehra
	Shabana Azmi	Godmother	Rambhi
	Tabu ‡	Hu Tu Tu	Paana Barve
2001
	Tabu ‡	Astitva	Aditi Pandit
	Aishwarya Rai ‡	Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai	Preeti Vyas
	Karisma Kapoor †	Fiza	Fiza Ikramullah
	Madhuri Dixit ‡	Pukar	Anjali
	Preity Zinta ‡	Kya Kehna	Priya Bakshi
2002
	Kajol †	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...	Anjali Sharma
	Amisha Patel ‡	Gadar: Ek Prem Katha	Sakina
	Karisma Kapoor ‡	Zubeidaa	Zubeida Begum
	Tabu ‡	Chandni Bar	Mumtaz Ali Ansari
	Urmila Matondkar	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Ria Jaiswal
2003
	Aishwarya Rai †	Devdas	Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty
	Karisma Kapoor ‡	Shakti – The Power	Nandini
	Preity Zinta	Dil Hai Tumhaara	Shalu
	Rani Mukerji ‡	Saathiya	Suhani Sharma
	Tabu	Filhaal...	Rewa Singh
2004
	Urmila Matondkar ‡	Bhoot	Swati
	Bhoomika Chawla ‡	Tere Naam	Nirjara Bharadwaj
	Hema Malini ‡	Baghban	Pooja Malhotra
	Preity Zinta †	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Naina Catherine Kapur
	Rani Mukerji ‡	Chalte Chalte	Priya Chopra
	Raveena Tandon	Satta	Anuradha Sehgal
	Sushmita Sen	Samay: When Time Strikes	ACP Malvika Chauhan
2005
	Rani Mukerji †	Hum Tum	Rhea Prakash
	Aishwarya Rai ‡	Raincoat	Neerja
	Kareena Kapoor	Dev	Aaliya
	Preity Zinta ‡	Veer-Zaara	Zaara Hayaat Khan
	Shilpa Shetty ‡	Phir Milenge	Tamanna Sahni
	Urmila Matondkar ‡	Ek Hasina Thi	Sarika Vartak
2006
	Rani Mukerji †	Black	Michelle McNally
	Juhi Chawla	My Brother Nikhil	Anamika
	Konkona Sen Sharma	Page 3	Madhvi Sharma
	Preity Zinta ‡	Salaam Namaste	Ambar "Amby" Malhotra
	Sharmila Tagore ‡	Viruddh... Family Comes First	Sumitra V. Patwardhan
2007
	Kareena Kapoor ‡	Omkara	Dolly Mishra
	Aishwarya Rai ‡	Dhoom 2	Sunehri
	Amrita Rao	Vivah	Poonam
	Ayesha Takia	Dor	Meera
	Bipasha Basu ‡	Corporate	Nishiganda 'Nishi' Dasgupta
	Kajol †	Fanaa	Zooni Ali Beg\Qadri
2008
	Kareena Kapoor †	Jab We Met	Geet Dhillon
	Aishwarya Rai ‡	Guru	Sujata Desai
	Tabu	Cheeni Kum	Nina Verma
2009
	Priyanka Chopra †	Fashion	Meghna Mathur
	Aishwarya Rai ‡	Jodhaa Akbar	Jodhaa Bai
	Asin Thottumkal ‡	Ghajini	Kalpana Shetty
	Genelia D'souza	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	Aditi Mahant
	Kajol ‡	U Me Aur Hum	Piya Saxena/Malhotra

2010s

Year	Actress	Film	Character
2010
	Vidya Balan †	Paa	Vidya
	Deepika Padukone ‡	Love Aaj Kal	Meera Pandit
	Kareena Kapoor ‡	3 Idiots	Pia Sahastrabudhhe
	Katrina Kaif ‡	New York	Maya Shaikh
	Priyanka Chopra ‡	Kaminey	Sweety Shekhar Bhope
	Priyanka Chopra	What's Your Raashee?	12 characters
2011
	Vidya Balan ‡	Ishqiya	Krishna Varma
	Aishwarya Rai ‡	Guzaarish	Sofia D'Souza
	Anushka Sharma ‡	Band Baaja Baaraat	Shruti Kakkar
	Kajol †	My Name Is Khan	Mandira Khan
	Neetu Singh	Do Dooni Chaar	Kusum Duggal
2012
	Vidya Balan †	The Dirty Picture	Silk / Reshma
	Kalki Koechlin	Shaitan	Amrita Jayshankar
	Kangana Ranaut	Tanu Weds Manu	Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi
	Priyanka Chopra ‡	7 Khoon Maaf	Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes
	Rani Mukerji † won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress	No One Killed Jessica	Meera Gaity
	Vidya Balan ‡	No One Killed Jessica	Sabrina Lal
2013
	Vidya Balan †	Kahaani	Vidya Bagchi
	Deepika Padukone ‡	Cocktail	Veronica Malaney
	Kareena Kapoor ‡	Heroine	Mahi Arora
	Parineeti Chopra ‡	Ishaqzaade	Zoya Qureshi
	Priyanka Chopra ‡	Barfi!	Jhilmil Chatterjee
	Sridevi ‡	English Vinglish	Shashi Godbole
2014
	Deepika Padukone †	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Leela Sanera
	Deepika Padukone ‡	Chennai Express	Meenalochini Azhagu Sundaram
	Chitrangada Singh	Inkaar	Maya Luthra
	Nimrat Kaur	The Lunchbox	Ila
	Parineeti Chopra ‡	Shuddh Desi Romance	Gayatri
	Shraddha Kapoor ‡	Aashiqui 2	Aarohi Keshav Shirke
	Sonakshi Sinha ‡	Lootera	Pakhi Roy Choudhary
2015^[1]^[2]
	Priyanka Chopra ‡	Mary Kom	Mary Kom
	Alia Bhatt ‡	Highway	Veera Tripathi
	Deepika Padukone	Finding Fanny	Angelina 'Angie'
	Kangana Ranaut †	Queen	Rani Mehra
	Parineeti Chopra	Hasee Toh Phasee	Dr. Meeta Solanki
	Rani Mukerji ‡	Mardaani	Shivani Shivaji Roy
2016^[3]
	Deepika Padukone †	Piku	Piku Banerjee
	Anushka Sharma ‡	NH10	Meera
	Kalki Koechlin	Margarita with a Straw	Laila
	Kangana Ranaut ‡	Tanu Weds Manu Returns	Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi / Kumari "Kusum" Sangwan (Datto)
	Priyanka Chopra	Dil Dhadakne Do	Ayesha Mehra/Sangha
	Sonam Kapoor ‡	Dolly Ki Doli	Dolly
2017
	Alia Bhatt †	Udta Punjab	Bauria/ Mary Jane
	Alia Bhatt ‡	Dear Zindagi	Kaira
	Anushka Sharma ‡	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil	Alizeh Khan
	Anushka Sharma	Sultan	Aarfa Ali Khan
	Sonam Kapoor ‡	Neerja	Neerja Bhanot
	Taapsee Pannu	Pink	Meenal Arora
2018
	Vidya Balan †	Tumhari Sulu	Sulochana/Sulu
	Alia Bhatt ‡	Badrinath Ki Dulhania	Vaidehi Trivedi
	Bhumi Pednekar ‡	Shubh Mangal Saavdhan	Sugandha
	Fatima Sana Shaikh	Dangal	Geeta Phogat
	Kangana Ranaut	Simran	Praful Patel / Simran
	Kriti Sanon	Bareilly Ki Barfi	Bitti Mishra
	Sridevi ‡	Mom	Devki Sabarwal
2019
	Alia Bhatt †	Raazi	Sehmat Khan
	Deepika Padukone ‡	Padmaavat	Rani Padmani
	Rani Mukerji ‡	Hichki	Ms. Naina Mathur
	Taapsee Pannu	Manmarziyaan	Rumi Bagga
	Tabu ‡	Andhadhun	Simi

2020s

Year	Actress	Film	Character
2020
	Alia Bhatt †	Gully Boy	Safeena Firdausi
	Kangana Ranaut ‡	Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi	Rani Lakshmi Bai
	Katrina Kaif	Bharat	Kumud Raina
	Taapsee Pannu	Badla	Naina Sethi
	Vidya Balan ‡	Mission Mangal	Tara Shinde

v t e Screen Awards
Jury awards:	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Comedian Best Villain Best Male Debut Best Female Debut Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Technical awards:	Best Editing Best Story Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Best Background Music Best Special Effects
Special awards:	Lifetime Achievement Jodi No. 1 Child Artist Special Jury Award Best Actor – Critics Best Actress – Critics Best Actor – Popular Choice Best Actress – Popular Choice
Award ceremonies	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (22nd 23rd) 2017 2018 2019

v t e Screen Award for Best Actress
Jury:	Madhuri Dixit (1995) Madhuri Dixit (1996) Manisha Koirala (1997) Madhuri Dixit (1998) Kajol (1999) Aishwarya Rai (2000) Tabu (2001) Kajol (2002) Aishwarya Rai (2003) Urmila Matondkar (2004) Rani Mukerji (2005) Rani Mukerji (2006) Kareena Kapoor (2007) Kareena Kapoor (2008) Priyanka Chopra (2009) Vidya Balan (2010) Vidya Balan (2011) Vidya Balan (2012) Vidya Balan (2013) Deepika Padukone (2014) Priyanka Chopra (2015) Deepika Padukone (2016) Alia Bhatt (2017) Vidya Balan (2018) Alia Bhatt (2019) Alia Bhatt (2020)
Popular:	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2009) Kareena Kapoor (2010) Katrina Kaif (2011) Deepika Padukone (2012) Katrina Kaif (2013) Deepika Padukone (2014) Deepika Padukone (2015) Deepika Padukone (2016) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2017) Shraddha Kapoor (2018) Deepika Padukone (2019) Kangana Ranaut (2020)
Critics:	Ayesha Takia (2007) Tabu (2008) Kalki Koechlin (2016) Swara Bhaskar (2017) Konkona Sen Sharma (2018) Neena Gupta (2019) Taapsee Pannu & Bhumi Pednekar (2020)