The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given in 1955 to two winners without a nomination process:
Dhalia (
Lewat Djam Malam) and
Fifi Young (
Tarmina). The two-way tie, also found in the
Best Film and
Best Actor categories, was controversial as film critics considered
Lewat Djam Malam the superior film, leading to allegations that
Djamaluddin Malik had bought
Tarmina prize. Succeeding festivals were held in 1960 and 1967 and annually since 1973. There were no Citra Awards given between 1993 and 2003 due to sharp decline in domestic film production. It was reinstated as an annual event in 2004 after receiving funds from the Indonesian government.
Christine Hakim is the most decorated actress with 6 awards out of 10 nominations in this category. She has also received 3 additional awards out of 4 nominations in the
Best Supporting Actress category, bringing her overall total to 9 awards out of 14 nominations. Two actresses from the same film have been nominated for Best Actress in the same year:
Pasir Berbisik and
Eliana, Eliana in 2001,
Virgin in 2005, as well as
Mengejar Mas-Mas in 2007. Of these, only
Dinna Olivia (
Mengejar Mas-Mas) managed to win. ==Nominations and awards==