BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actresses of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award.
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Winners 1952-67
Between 1952 and 1967, two distinct awards were given to the best British and best foreign actress each year.British winners of the BAFTA Award for Best Actress
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Vivien Leigh | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 1953 | Audrey Hepburn | Roman Holiday |
| 1954 | Yvonne Mitchell | The Divided Heart |
| 1955 | Katie Johnson | The Ladykillers |
| 1956 | Virginia McKenna | A Town Like Alice |
| 1957 | Heather Sears | The Story of Esther Costello |
| 1958 | Irene Worth | Orders to Kill |
| 1959 | Audrey Hepburn | The Nun's Story |
| 1960 | Rachel Roberts | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning |
| 1961 | Dora Bryan | A Taste of Honey |
| 1962 | Leslie Caron | The L-Shaped Room |
| 1963 | Rachel Roberts | This Sporting Life |
| 1964 | Audrey Hepburn | Charade |
| 1965 | Julie Christie | Darling |
| 1966 | Elizabeth Taylor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| 1967 | Edith Evans | The Whisperers |
Overseas winners of the BAFTA Award for Best Actress
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Simone Signoret | Casque d'Or |
| 1953 | Leslie Caron | Lili |
| 1954 | Cornell Borchers | The Divided Heart |
| 1955 | Betsy Blair | Marty |
| 1956 | Anna Magnani | The Rose Tattoo |
| 1957 | Simone Signoret | The Witches of Salem |
| 1958 | Simone Signoret | Room at the Top |
| 1959 | Shirley MacLaine | Ask Any Girl |
| 1960 | Shirley MacLaine | The Apartment |
| 1961 | Sophia Loren | The Women |
| 1962 | Anne Bancroft | The Miracle Worker |
| 1963 | Patricia Neal | Hud |
| 1964 | Anne Bancroft | The Pumpkin Eater |
| 1965 | Patricia Neal | In Harm's Way |
| 1966 | Jeanne Moreau | The Sleeping Car Murders |
| 1967 | Anouk Aimée | Un Homme et Une Femme |
Winners 1968-present
In 1968, the two prizes were combined to create a single Best Actress award. Its current title, for Best Actress in a Leading Role, has been used since 1985.
See also
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- BAFTA Award for Best Film
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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