Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
Taiwanese film award
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The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress (Chinese: 金馬獎最佳女主角) is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
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Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
CountryTaiwan
Presented byTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee
First award1962
| Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress | |
|---|---|
The 2025 recipient: Fan Bingbing | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Presented by | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee |
| First award | 1962 |
| Currently held by | Fan Bingbing for Mother Bhumi (2025) |
| Website | goldenhorse |
Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung holds the record for the most wins in this category, with four, for her performances in Full Moon in New York (1989), Center Stage (1991), Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1997), and In the Mood for Love (2001). Taiwanese actress Sylvia Chang holds the record for the most nominations, with eleven.
Winners and nominees
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1960s
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 (1st) |
You Min | Sun, Moon and Star | 星星月亮太陽 |
| 1963 (2nd) |
Betty Loh Ti | The Love Eterne | 梁山伯與祝英台 |
| 1965 (3rd) |
Li Li-hua | Between Tears and Laughter | 故都春夢 |
| 1966 (4th) |
Gua Ah-leh | The Rain of Sorrow | 煙雨濛濛 |
| 1967 (5th) |
Chiang Ching | Many Enchanting Nights | 幾度夕陽紅 |
| 1968 (6th) |
Ivy Ling Po | Too Late for Love | 烽火萬里情 |
| 1969 (7th) |
Li Li-hua | Storm over the Yangtze River | 揚子江風雲 |
1970s
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 (8th) |
Gua Ah-leh | Home, Sweet Home | 家在台北 |
| 1971 (9th) |
Lisa Lu | The Arch | 董夫人 |
| 1972 (10th) |
Judy Ongg | True and False Daughter | 真假千金 |
| 1973 (11th) |
Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-feng | Back Alley Princess | 馬路小英雄 |
| 1975 (12th) |
Lisa Lu | The Empress Dowager | 傾國傾城 |
| 1976 (13th) |
Hsu Feng | Assassin | 刺客 |
| 1977 (14th) |
Chelsia Chan | Chelsia My Love | 秋霞 |
| 1978 (15th) |
Tien Niu | Didi's Diary | 蒂蒂日記 |
| Joan Lin | He Never Gives Up | 汪洋中的一條船 | |
| Zhen Zhen | The Glory of the Sunset | 煙水寒 | |
| 1979 (16th) |
Joan Lin | The Story of a Small Town | 小城故事 |
| Sibelle Hu | Your Smiling Face | 歡顏 | |
| Hsu Feng | Legend of the Mountain | 山中傳奇 |
1980s
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (17th) |
Hsu Feng | The Pioneers | 源 |
| Brigitte Lin | Magnificent 72 | 碧血黃花 | |
| Sylvia Chang | White Jasmine | 茉莉花 | |
| 1981 (18th) |
Sylvia Chang | My Grandfather | 我的爺爺 |
| Sibelle Hu | The Coldest Winter in Peking | 皇天后土 | |
| Ying Tsai-ling | The Unsinkable Miss Calabash | 小葫蘆 | |
| 1982 (19th) |
Wang Ping | Tiger Killer | 武松 |
| Brigitte Lin | Hero vs Hero | 慧眼識英雄 | |
| Tien Niu | Girls' School | 女子學校 | |
| 1983 (20th) |
Lu Hsiao-fen | A Flower in the Raining Night | 看海的日子 |
| Chang Chuen-fang | Growing Up | 小畢的故事 | |
| Cherie Chung | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 男與女 | |
| 1984 (21st) |
Loretta Yang | Teenage Fugitive | 小逃犯 |
| Chang Chuen-Fang | Old Mao's Second Spring | 老莫的第二個春天 | |
| Yao Wei | The Last Night of Madam Chin | 金大班的最後一夜 | |
| 1985 (22nd) |
Loretta Yang | Kuei-Mei, a Woman | 我這樣過了一生 |
| Chang Ying-chen | Run Away | 策馬入林 | |
| Cora Miao | Women | 女人心 | |
| 1986 (23rd) |
Sylvia Chang | Passion | 最愛 |
| Loretta Yang | This Love of Mine | 我的愛 | |
| Cora Miao | Terrorizers | 恐怖分子 | |
| 1987 (24th) |
Anita Mui | Rouge | 胭脂扣 |
| Cherie Chung | An Autumn's Tale | 秋天的童話 | |
| Hsiao Hung-Mei | Edelweiss | 白色酢漿草 | |
| 1988 (25th) |
Carol Cheng | Moon, Star and Sun | 月亮星星太陽 |
| Chiang Hsia | People Between Two China | 海峽兩岸 | |
| Cora Miao | Love in a Fallen City | 傾城之戀 | |
| 1989 (26th) |
Maggie Cheung | Full Moon in New York | 三個女人的故事 |
| Sylvia Chang | Full Moon in New York | 三個女人的故事 | |
| Cherie Chung | Wild Search | 伴我闖天涯 |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals won two or more Golden Horse Awards for Best Leading Actress:
| Wins | Actress |
|---|---|
| 4 | Maggie Cheung |
| 3 | Sylvia Chang |
| 2 | Gua Ah-leh |
| Loretta Yang | |
| Hsu Feng | |
| Lisa Lu | |
| Li Li-hua | |
| Josephine Siao | |
| Joan Chen |
The following individuals received four or more Best Leading Actress nominations:
| Nominations | Actress |
|---|---|
| 11 | Sylvia Chang |
| 7 | Shu Qi |
| 5 | Maggie Cheung |
| 4 | Anita Mui |
| Zhou Xun | |
| Gwei Lun-mei | |
| Chen Shiang-chyi | |
| Sandra Ng | |
| Rene Liu |
Age superlatives
| Record | Actress | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner / nominee | Chen Shu-fang | 81 (2020) |
| Youngest winner / nominee | Audrey Lin | 12 (2023) |
See also
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Asian Film Award for Best Actress
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
- César Award for Best Actress
- David di Donatello for Best Actress
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress