Former annual British film award
TheEmpire Award for Best Actress was anEmpire Award presented annually by the Britishfilm magazine Empire actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in aleading role , while working within thefilm industry . The Empire Award for Best Actress was one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others beingBest Actor ,Best Director ,Best Film , andBest British Film ), withNicole Kidman receiving the award for her role inTo Die For Empire magazine.
Since its inception, the award was given to 20 actresses. Nicole Kidman has received the most awards in this category, with two awards.Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman were nominated on five occasions, more than any other actress.Daisy Ridley was themost recent winner in this category, for her role inStar Wars: The Last Jedi
Winners and nominees [ edit ] In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row inboldface , followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.
Table key Key Description Indicates the winner
Multiple awards and nominations [ edit ] The following individual received two or more Best Actress awards:
Multiple nominations [ edit ] The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations:
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