BAFTA de Melhor Atriz num Papel Principal (no original, em inglês: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role) é um prêmio entregue anualmente pela British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) à atriz que se tenha distinguido durante o ano num papel principal em cinema.http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1984&category=Film&award=Actresshttp://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1985&category=Film&award=Actress+in+a+Leading+Role
Foi dividido anteriormente em Melhor Atriz Britânica e Melhor Atriz Estrangeira até ao ano de 1968.
Atrizes de qualquer nacionalidade são elegíveis para receber o prémio.
† indica uma vencedora do Oscar de Melhor Atriz ‡ indica uma nomeada/indicada ao Oscar de Melhor Atriz § indica uma vencedora ou indicada ao Oscar de Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante.
Vencedoras e indicadas
Melhor Atriz Britânica (1953–1968) AnoAtrizFilmePersonagem1953Vivien Leigh †A Streetcar Named DesireBlanche DuBoisPhyllis CalvertMandyChristine GarlandCelia JohnsonI Believe in YouMatty MathesonAnn ToddThe Sound BarrierSusan Garthwaite1954Audrey Hepburn †Roman HolidayPrincesa AnnCelia JohnsonThe Captain's ParadiseMaud1955Yvonne MitchellThe Divided HeartSonjaBrenda De BanzieHobson's ChoiceMaggie HobsonAudrey HepburnSabrinaSabrina FairchildMargaret LeightonCarrington V.C.Valerie CarringtonNoelle MiddletonAlison L. Graham1956Katie JohnsonThe LadykillersLouisa WilberforceMargaret JohnstonTouch and GoHelen FletcherDeborah KerrThe End of the AffairSarah MilesMargaret LockwoodCast a Dark ShadowFreda Jefferies1957Virginia McKennaA Town Like AliceJean PagetDorothy AlisonReach for the SkyEnfermeira BraceAudrey HepburnWar and PeaceNatasha Rostova1958Heather SearsThe Story of Esther CostelloEsther CostelloDeborah KerrTea and SympathyLaura ReynoldsSylvia SymsWoman in a Dressing GownGeorgie Harlow1959Irene WorthOrders to KillLeonieHermione BaddeleyRoom at the TopElspethKaruna BanerjeeAparajitoSarbajaya RoyVirginia McKennaCarve Her Name with PrideViolette Szabo1960Audrey Hepburn ‡The Nun's StoryGabriellePeggy AshcroftThe Nun's StoryMother MathildeYvonne MitchellSapphireMildredSylvia SymsNo Trees in the StreetHettyKay WalshThe Horse's MouthMiss. CokerWendy HillerSeparate TablesPat Cooper 1961Rachel RobertsSaturday Night and Sunday MorningBrendaHayley MillsPollyanaPollyannaWendy HillerSons and LoversGertrude Morel1962Dora BryanA Taste of HoneyHelenDeborah KerrThe SundownersIda CarmodyHayley MillsWhistle Down the WindKathy Bostock1963Leslie Caron ‡The L-Shaped RoomJane FossetVirginia MaskellThe Wild and the WillingVirginia ChownJanet MunroLife for RuthPat Harris1964Rachel Roberts ‡This Sporting LifeMargaret HammondJulie ChristieBilly LiarLizEdith EvansTom JonesMiss WesternSarah MilesThe ServantVeraBarbara WindsorSparrers Can't SingMaggie Gooding1965Audrey HepburnCharadeRegina LampertEdith EvansThe Chalk GardenSra. St. MaughamDeborah KerrSra. MadrigalRita TushinghamGirl with Green EyesKate Brady1966Julie Christie †DarlingDiana ScottJulie AndrewsThe Americanization of Emily / The Sound of Music ‡Emily Barham / MariaMaggie SmithYoung CassidyNoraRita TushinghamThe Knack...and How to Get ItNancy Jones1967Elizabeth Taylor †Who's Afraid of Virginia WoolfMarthaJulie ChristieDoctor Zhivago / Fahrenheit 451Lara Antipova / Linda Montag / ClarisseLynn Redgrave ‡Georgy GirlGeorgina "Georgy" ParkinVanessa Redgrave ‡Morgan: A Suitable Case for TreatmentLeonie Delt1968Edith Evans ‡The WhisperersSra. RossBarbara JeffordUlyssesMolly BloomElizabeth TaylorThe Taming of the ShrewKatharina
Melhor Atriz Estrangeira (1953–1968) AnoAtrizFilmePersonagem1953Simone SignoretGolden HelmetMarieEdwige FeuillèreThe Pit of LonelinessJulieKatharine HepburnPat and MikePatricia "Pat" PembertonJudy HollidayThe Marrying KindFlorence KeeferNicole StéphaneThe Terrible ChildrenElisabeth1954Leslie CaronLiliLili DaurierShirley Booth †Come Back, Little ShebaLola DelaneyMarie PowersThe MediumFloraMaria SchellThe Heart of the MatterHelen Rolt1955Cornell BorchersThe Divided HeartInga HartlShirley BoothAbout Mrs. LeslieVivien LeslieJudy HollidayPhffftNina TraceyGrace KellyDial M for MurderMargot WendiceGina LollobrigidaPane, amore e fantasia Maria de Ritis1956Betsy BlairMartyClaraDorothy Dandridge ‡Carmen JonesCarmen JonesJudy Garland ‡A Star is BornEsther BlodgettJulie HarrisI Am a CameraSally BowlesKatharine HepburnSummertimeJane HudsonGrace Kelly †The Country GirlGeorgie ElginGiulietta MasinaThe RoadGelsominaMarilyn MonroeThe Seven Year ItchThe Girl1957Anna Magnani †The Rose TattooSerafina Delle RoseCarroll BakerBaby DollBaby Doll MeighanEva DahlbeckSmiles of a Summer NightDesiree ArmfeldtAva GardnerBhowani JunctionVictoria JonesSusan Hayward ‡I'll Cry TomorrowLillian RothShirley MacLaineThe Trouble with HarryJennifer RogersKim NovakPicnicMarjorie OwensMarisa PavanThe Rose TattooRose Delle RoseMaria SchellGervaiseGervaise Macquart CoupeauJean SimmonsGuys and DollsSarah Brown1958Simone SignoretThe CrucibleElizabeth ProctorAugusta DabneyThat Night!Maggie BowdenKatharine Hepburn ‡The RainmakerLizzie CurryLilli PalmerThe Story of AnastasiaAnna AndersonEva Marie SaintA Hatful of RainCelia PopeMarilyn MonroeThe Prince and the ShowgirlElsie MarinaJoanne Woodward †The Three Faces of EveEve White1959Simone Signoret †Room at the TopAlice AisgillIngrid BergmanThe Inn of the Sixth HappinessGladys AylwardAnna Magnani ‡Wild Is the WindGioiaGiulietta MasinaNights of CabiriaCabiria CeccarelliTatiana SamoilovaThe Cranes Are FlyingVeronikaElizabeth TaylorCat on a Hot Tin RoofMaggie PollittJoanne WoodwardNo Down PaymentLeola Boone1960Shirley MacLaineAsk Any GirlMeg WheelerAva GardnerOn the BeachMoira DavidsonSusan Hayward †I Want to Live!Barbara GrahamEllie LambetiA Matter of DignityChloe PellaRosalind Russell ‡Auntie MameMame Dennis1961Shirley MacLaineThe ApartmentFran KubelikPier AngeliThe Angry SilenceAnna CurtisMelina Mercouri ‡Never on SundayIllyaEmmanuelle RivaHiroshima mon amourElleJean SimmonsElmer GantrySharon FalconerMonica VittiThe AdventureClaudia1962Sophia Loren †Two WomenCesiraAnnie GirardotRocco and His BrothersNadiaPiper Laurie ‡The HustlerSarah PackardClaudia McNeilA Raisin in the SunLena YoungerJean SebergBreathlessPatricia Franchini1963Anne Bancroft †The Miracle WorkerAnnie SullivanHarriet AnderssonThrough a Glass DarklyKatrinAnouk AiméeLolaLolaMelina MercouriPhaedraPhaedraJeanne MoreauJules and JimCatherineGeraldine Page ‡Sweet Bird of YouthAlexandra del LagoNatalie Wood ‡Splendor in the GrassDeanie Loomis1964Patricia Neal †HudAlma BrownJoan CrawfordWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Blanche HudsonBette Davis ‡Baby Jane HudsonLee RemickDays of Wine and RosesKirsten Arnesen ClayDaniela RoccaDivorzio all'italiana Rosalia Cefalù1965Anne Bancroft ‡The Pumpkin EaterJo ArmitageKim StanleySéance on a Wet AfternoonMyra SavageAva GardnerThe Night of the IguanaMaxine FaulkShirley MacLaineIrma la Douce ‡ & What a Way to Go!Irma la Douce & Louisa Foster1966Patricia NealIn Harm's WayMaggie HainesJane FondaCat BallouCatherine BallouLila KedrovaZorba the GreekMadame Hortense Simone SignoretShip of FoolsLa Condesa1967Jeanne MoreauViva Maria!Maria IBrigitte BardotViva Maria!Éliane DarrèsJoan HackettThe GroupDottie RenfrewSimone SignoretThe Sleeping Car MurdersMaria II1968Anouk Aimée ‡A Man and a WomanAnne GauthierBibi AnderssonPersona & My Sister, My LoveAlma / CharlotteJane FondaBarefoot in the ParkCorie BratterSimone SignoretThe Deadly AffairElsa Fennan
Melhor Atriz num Papel Principal (1969–presente)
1969–1979 Ano Atriz Filme Personagem 1969 Katharine Hepburn † Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Christina Drayton The Lion in Winter Leonor da Aquitânia Anne Bancroft ‡ The Graduate Sra. Robinson Catherine Deneuve Beautiful of the Day Séverine Serizy Sarah Miles Rachel, Rachel Rachel Cameron 1970 Maggie Smith † The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Jean Brodie Mia Farrow Secret Ceremony Cenci John & Mary Mary Rosemary's Baby Rosemary Woodhouse Glenda Jackson † Women in Love Gudrun Brangwen Barbra Streisand Funny Girl † Fanny Brice Hello, Dolly! Dolly Gallagher Levi 1971 Katharine Ross Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Etta Place Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here Lola Jane Fonda ‡ They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Gloria Beatty Goldie Hawn Cactus Flower § Toni Simmons There's a Girl in My Soup Marie Sarah Miles Ryan's Daughter Rosy Ryan 1972 Glenda Jackson ‡ Sunday Bloody Sunday Alex Greville Lynn Carlin Taking Off Lynn Tyne Julie Christie The Go-Between Marian Jane Fonda † Klute Bree Daniels Nanette Newman The Raging Moon Jill Matthews 1973 Liza Minnelli † Cabaret Sally Bowles Stéphane Audran The Butcher Hélène Anne Bancroft Young Winston Randolph Churchill Dorothy Tutin Savage Messiah Sophie Brzeska 1974 Stéphane Audran Just Before Nightfall Hélène MassonThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Alice Sénéchal Julie Christie Don't Look Now Laura Baxter Glenda Jackson † A Touch of Class Vicki Allessio Diana Ross ‡ Lady Sings the Blues | Billie Holiday |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1975 |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Joanne Woodward ‡ | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams| Rita Walden |- | Faye Dunaway ‡ | Chinatown| Evelyn Mulwray |- | Barbra Streisand ‡ | The Way We Were| Katie Morosky |- | Cicely Tyson | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman| Jane Pittmann |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1976 |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ellen Burstyn † | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore| Alice Hyatt |- | Anne Bancroft | The Prisoner of Second Avenue| Edna Edison |- | Valerie Perrine | Lenny| Honey Harlow |- | Liv Ullmann | Scener ur ett äktenskap | Marianne |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1977 |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Louise Fletcher † | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest| Enfermeira Mildred Ratched |- |Lauren Bacall |The Shootist|Bond Rogers |- |Rita Moreno |The Ritz|Googie Gomez |- | Liv Ullmann ‡ | Ansikte mot ansikte | Jane Isaksson |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1978 |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Diane Keaton † | Annie Hall| Annie Hall |- | Faye Dunaway † | Network| Diana Christensen |- | Shelley Duvall | 3 Women| Millie Lammoreaux |- | Lily Tomlin | The Late Show| Margo Sperling |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1979 |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Jane Fonda ‡ | Julia| Lillian Hellman |- | Anne Bancroft ‡ | The Turning Point| Emma Jacklin |- | Jill Clayburgh ‡ | An Unmarried Woman| Erica Benton |- | Marsha Mason ‡ | The Goodbye Girl'' Paula McFadden
1980-1989