National Film Award for Best Actress

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The National Film Award for Best Actress is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by actresses in Indian cinema, including Bengali-language films.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian national award
film award
administeredBy Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
surface form: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
alsoKnownAs National Film Award for Best Actress
surface form: Best Actress (National Film Awards)
associatedWith President of India (presentation ceremony)
awardComponents Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal
cash prize
certificate of merit
awardedFor best performance by an actress in a leading role
outstanding acting in Indian cinema
categoryOf feature films
ceremonyLocation New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
country India
domain Indian film industry
eligibility actresses in Indian feature films
establishedIn 1968
field acting
firstAwarded 1968
formerName National Film Award for Best Actress self-linksurface differs
surface form: Urvashi Award for the Best Actress
frequency annual
hasGenderRestriction female
includesLanguage Bengali
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Marathi
Tamil
Telugu
other Indian languages
isOneOf most prestigious film awards in India for actresses
languageCriterion any Indian language
mediaType cinema
notableRecipient Kangana Ranaut
Nargis Dutt
Sarada (Sharada) for "Thulabharam"
Shabana Azmi
Sharada
Smita Patil
Tabu
organisedBy Directorate of Film Festivals
partOf National Film Award
surface form: National Film Awards
presentedBy Directorate of Film Festivals
relatedAward National Film Award for Best Actor
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
scope all-India
selectionProcess decided by a national panel of judges
sponsoredBy Directorate of Film Festivals

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Bengali cinema hasNotableAward National Film Award for Best Actress
Dimple Kapadia awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
Tabu awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
National Film Award for Best Actor relatedAward National Film Award for Best Actress
National Film Award for Best Actress formerName National Film Award for Best Actress self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Urvashi Award for the Best Actress
National Film Award for Best Actress alsoKnownAs National Film Award for Best Actress
this entity surface form: Best Actress (National Film Awards)
Madhabi Mukherjee awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
Sharmila Tagore awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
Sridevi awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
Paruthiveeran awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
Priyanka Chopra Jonas awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
Shabana Azmi awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress
Smita Patil awardReceived National Film Award for Best Actress