Asian Film Award for Best Actress

Asian Film Award for Best Actress
The 2025 recipient: Shahana Goswami
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Asian Cinema
Presented byAsian Film Awards Academy
First award2007
Most recent winnerShahana Goswami
Santosh (2025)
Websiteafa-academy.com

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.

Winners and nominees

2000s

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

Year Recipient(s) English title Original title Ref.
2010 Kim Hye-ja Mother 마더 [7]
[8]
Li Bingbing The Message 风声 Fēngshēng
Bae Doona Air Doll 空気人形 Kūki Ningyō
Sandrine Pinna Yang Yang 陽陽
Takako Matsu Villon's Wife ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜
2011 Xu Fan Aftershock 唐山大地震 [9]
[10]
Jeon Do-yeon The Housemaid 하녀 Hanyeo
Rinko Kikuchi Norwegian Wood ノルウェイの森 Noruwei no mori
Takako Matsu Confessions 告白 Kokuhaku
Michelle Yeoh Reign of Assassins
2012 Deanie Ip A Simple Life 桃姐 [11]
[12]
Vidya Balan The Dirty Picture
Michelle Chen You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我們一起追的女孩
Eugene Domingo The Woman in the Septic Tank Ang Babae sa Septic Tank
Leila Hatami A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین Jodái-e Náder az Simin
2013 Nora Aunor Thy Womb Sinapupunan [13]
Cho Min-soo Pietà 피에타
Golshifteh Farahani The Patience Stone سنگ صبور
Gwei Lun-mei Girlfriend, Boyfriend 女朋友。男朋友
Hao Lei Mystery
2014 Zhang Ziyi The Grandmaster 一代宗師 [14]
Eugene Domingo Barber's Tales Mga Kuwentong Barbero
Han Hyo-joo Cold Eyes 감시자들
Paw Hee-ching Rigor Mortis 殭屍
Yoko Maki The Ravine of Goodbye さよなら渓谷 Sayonara keikoku
2015 Bae Doona A Girl at My Door 도희야 [15]
Gong Li Coming Home 歸來
Kalki Koechlin Margarita With A Straw Choone Chali Aasman
Rie Miyazawa Pale Moon 紙の月
Tang Wei The Golden Era 黃金時代
Zhao Wei Dearest 親愛的
2016 Shu Qi The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 [16]
[17]
Haruka Ayase Our Little Sister 海街diary
Kim Hye-soo Coin Locker Girl 차이나타운
Karena Lam Zinnia Flower 百日告別
Zhao Tao Mountains May Depart 山河故人
2017 Fan Bingbing I Am Not Madame Bovary 我不是潘金莲 [18]
[19]
Son Ye-jin The Last Princess 덕혜옹주
Haru Kuroki A Bride for Rip Van Winkle 皆川 七海
Kara Hui Happiness 幸運是我
Charo Santos-Concio The Woman Who Left Ang Babaeng Humayo
2018 Sylvia Chang Love Education 相爱相亲 [20]
[21]
Yū Aoi Birds Without Names 彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち
Marsha Timothy Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Marlina Si Pembunuh Dalam Empat Babak
Kim Min-hee The Day After 그
Zhou Dongyu This Is Not What I Expected 喜欢你
2019 Samal Yeslyamova Ayka Айка [22]
[23]
Zhao Tao Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女
Han Ji-min Miss Baek 미쓰백
Ando Sakura Shoplifters 万引き家族
Chloe Maayan Three Husbands 三夫

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

See also

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