Asian Film Award for Best Actress
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Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Asian Cinema
Presented byAsian Film Awards Academy
First award2007
Most recent winnerShahana Goswami for Santosh (2025)
| Asian Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 The 2025 recipient: Shahana Goswami | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Asian Cinema |
| Presented by | Asian Film Awards Academy |
| First award | 2007 |
| Most recent winner | Shahana Goswami for Santosh (2025) |
| Website | afa-academy |
The Asian Film Award for Best Actress is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. It was first presented in 2007.
2000s
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| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Miki Nakatani | Memories of Matsuko | 嫌われ松子の一生, Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō | [1] [2] |
 Gong Li | Curse of the Golden Flower | |||
 Kim Hye-soo | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 Tajja | ||
| Im Soo-jung | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 | ||
| Rie Miyazawa | Hana | 花よりもなほ Hana yori mo Naho | ||
| Zhang Ziyi | The Banquet | 夜宴 Yè Yàn | ||
| 2008 | Jeon Do-yeon | Secret Sunshine | 밀양, Miryang | [3] [4] |
| Joan Chen | The Home Song Stories | |||
| Kirin Kiki | Tokyo Tower | 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜 | ||
| Yunjin Kim | Seven Days | 세븐 데이즈 | ||
 Deepika Padukone | Om Shanti Om | |||
| Tang Wei | Lust, Caution | |||
| 2009 | Zhou Xun | The Equation of Love and Death | 李米的猜想, Lǐ mǐ de cāi xiǎng | [5] [6] |
| Eri Fukatsu | The Magic Hour | ザ・マジックアワー | ||
| Jiang Wenli | And the Spring Comes | 立春 Lì chūn | ||
| Deepika Padukone | Chandni Chowk to China | |||
| Sayuri Yoshinaga | Kabei: Our Mother | 母べえ | ||
| Zhao Wei | Painted Skin | |||
2010s
2020s
| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Zhou Dongyu |
Better Days | 少年的你 | [24] [25] |
 Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Happy Old Year | ฮาวทูทิ้ง..ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ | ||
| Jung Yu-mi | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | 82년생 김지영 | ||
| Mariko Tsutsui | A Girl Missing | よこがお | ||
 Yeo Yann Yann | Wet Season | 熱帶雨 | ||
| Yong Mei | So Long, My Son | 地久天长 | ||
| 2021 | Yū Aoi |
Wife of a Spy | スパイの妻 | [26] [27] |
| Jeon Jong-seo | The Call | 콜 | ||
| Zhang Zifeng | Sister | 我的姐姐 | ||
 Chen Shu-fang | Little Big Women | 孤味 | ||
 Assel Sadvakassova | Ulbolsyn | Ұлболсын | ||
| 2023 | Tang Wei |
Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심 | [28] [29] |
| Sylvia Chang |
A Light Never Goes Out | 燈火闌珊 | ||
| Karena Lam |
American Girl | 美國女孩 | ||
 Happy Salma |
Before, Now & Then | Nana | ||
| Chieko Baisho |
Plan 75 | Mishi Kakutani | ||
| 2024 | Jiang Qinqin |
Dwelling by the West Lake | 草木人间 | [30] |
| Jung Yu-mi |
Sleep | 잠 | ||
| Audrey Lin |
Trouble Girl | 小曉 | ||
 / Zhou Dongyu |
The Breaking Ice | 燃冬 | ||
| Rinko Kikuchi |
658km, Yoko no Tabi | 陽子の旅 | ||
| 2025 | Shahana Goswami |
Santosh | [31] | |
| Kani Kusruti |
All We Imagine as Light | |||
| Sylvia Chang |
Daughter's Daughter | 女兒的女兒 | ||
| Kim Go-eun |
Exhuma | 파묘 | ||
| Yuumi Kawai |
Desert of Namibia | ナミビアの砂漠 | ||