BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actress awards presented, Best British Actress and Best Foreign Actress.
From 1968 onwards, the two awards merged into one award, which from 1968 to 1984 was known as Best Actress.
From 1985 to present, the award has been known by its current name of Best Actress in a Leading Role.
The 2023 recipient: Emma Stone
Vivien Leigh was the inaugural winner, for A Streetcar Named Desire (1952).
Simone Signoret was the inaugural winner, and she won three times for Golden Helmet (1952), The Witches of Salem (1957), and Room at the Top (1958).
Audrey Hepburn won three times for Roman Holiday (1953), The Nun's Story (1959), and Charade (1963).
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Awards, is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The ceremonies were initially held at the flagship Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square in London, before being held at the Royal Opera House from 2007 to 2016. From 2017 to 2022, the ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London before moving to the Royal Festival Hall for the 2023 ceremony. The statue awarded to recipients depicts a theatrical mask.
BAFTA mask and the logo of the BBC (broadcaster of the awards since 1956)
Sir Daniel Day-Lewis at the 2008 BAFTA Awards. He has received four BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, the second most for an actor.
