| BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
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.jpg) The2024 recipient:Mikey Madison | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Mikey Madison forAnora (2024) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
Best Actress in a Leading Role is aBritish Academy Film Award presented annually by theBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize anactress who has delivered an outstandingleading performance in a film.
In the following lists, the titles and names inbold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
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| Superlative | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Best Supporting Actress | Overall (includingMost Promising Newcomer) | |||
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| Actress with most awards | Maggie Smith | 4 | Judi Dench | 3 | Judi Dench | 6 |
| Actress with most British Actress Awards (until 1967) | Audrey Hepburn | 3 | — | — | Audrey Hepburn | 3 |
| Actress with most Foreign Actress Awards (until 1967) | Simone Signoret | 3 | — | — | Simone Signoret | 3 |
| Actress with most nominations | Meryl Streep | 12 | Judi Dench | 9 | Judi Dench Meryl Streep | 15 |
| Actress with most British Actress Award nominations (until 1967) | Audrey Hepburn | 5 | — | — | Audrey Hepburn | 5 |
| Actress with most Foreign Actress Award nominations (until 1967) | Simone Signoret | 6 | — | — | Simone Signoret | 6 |
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