| Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
| The 2026 recipient: Kriti Sanon | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Zee |
| First award | Aishwariya Rai, Raincoat (2005) |
| Currently held by | Kriti Sanon, Tere Ishk Mein (2026) |
The Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress is chosen by a jury organized by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is a category of Zee Cine Award for the Hindi film industry. [1] [2] [3] They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema - the democratic way". [4]
They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went international and had their ceremony in Dubai, and in following years in London, Mauritius, Malaysia, and London again in 2008. It was not held in 2009 and 2010, but resumed in 2011, being held in Singapore in 2012 it was held at the CotaiArena in Macao. [5] The 2018 edition was held at MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai. [6]
| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2 | Aishwarya Rai, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon |
| Year | Actress(es) | Film(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Aishwarya Rai | Raincoat |
| 2006 | Shweta Prasad | Iqbal |
| 2007 | Ayesha Takia | Dor |
| Gul Panag | ||
| 2008 | Shefali Shah | Gandhi, My Father |
| 2009 | Not held | |
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | Aishwarya Rai | Guzaarish |
| 2012 | Vidya Balan | The Dirty Picture |
| 2013 | Kahaani | |
| 2014 | Sonakshi Sinha | Lootera |
| 2015 | Katrina Kaif | Bang Bang! |
| 2016 | Deepika Padukone | Piku |
| 2017 | Alia Bhatt | Udta Punjab |
| 2018 | Sridevi | Mom |
| 2019 | Deepika Padukone | Padmaavat |
| 2020 | Taapsee Pannu | Badla |
| 2021 | Not held | |
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Alia Bhatt | Gangubai Kathiawadi |
| 2024 | Rani Mukerji | Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway |
| 2025 | Kriti Sanon | Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya |
| 2026 | Tere Ishk Mein | |