BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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BAFTA Award film award

The BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by leading actresses.

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BAFTA Award for Best British Actress 4
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Frida" 1
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf BAFTA Award ⓘ
film award ⓘ
administeredBy British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ
surface form: BAFTA Film Committee
awardCategoryOf BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form: British Academy Film Awards
awardCriteria artistic excellence in a leading film role ⓘ
awardedFor best performance by an actress in a leading role ⓘ
categoryType leading role ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibilityRegion primarily United Kingdom release ⓘ
field film ⓘ
firstAwardedForFilmsOfYear 1951 ⓘ
formerName BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress
frequency annual ⓘ
genre acting award ⓘ
hasCeremony BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form: British Academy Film Awards ceremony
hasGenderRestriction female ⓘ
hasSeparateSupportingCategory true ⓘ
hasTrophy BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form: BAFTA mask
inception 1952 ⓘ
languageOfAwardBody English ⓘ
location London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
mediaType feature films ⓘ
notableMultipleWinner Glenda Jackson ⓘ
Judi Dench ⓘ
Maggie Smith ⓘ
notableRecipient Cate Blanchett ⓘ
Glenda Jackson ⓘ
Judi Dench ⓘ
Maggie Smith ⓘ
Meryl Streep ⓘ
Olivia Colman ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.bafta.org/awards/film ⓘ
organizer British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ
partOf BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form: British Academy Film Awards
presentedBy British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ
relatedAward Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ⓘ
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ⓘ
scope international cinema ⓘ
selectionProcess voting by BAFTA members ⓘ
shortName BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BAFTA Best Actress
status active ⓘ
typicalCeremonyMonth February ⓘ

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My Week with Marilyn (2011 film) → awardNomination → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
subject surface form: My Week with Marilyn
Widows (2018 film) → awardNomination → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Audrey Hepburn → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress
Elizabeth Taylor → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress
Emma Stone → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Emma Thompson → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Frances McDormand → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Helen Mirren → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Imelda Staunton → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Julianne Moore → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Kate Winslet → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Kathy Burke → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Leslie Caron → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress
Nicole Kidman → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Renée Zellweger → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Susan Sarandon → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
The Queen → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role → formerName → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role → formerName → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress
Emily Blunt → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Hailee Steinfeld → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
Salma Hayek → notableAwardNomination → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Frida"
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role → relatedAward → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role → shortName → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAFTA Best Actress