holds the record of maximum nominations (8).
Vidya Balan and
Priyanka Chopra, with three wins each, have more Best Actress wins than any other actress. Followed by
Deepika Padukone with two wins. Two actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are
Priyanka Chopra (2009-10) and
Vidya Balan (2011–13). There has been only one tie in the history of this category. This occurred in 2011 when
Anushka Sharma and
Vidya Balan were both given the award.
Deepika Padukone, holds the record for most nominations in the Best Actress category, with 8, followed by
Priyanka Chopra (7).
Deepika Padukone and
Priyanka Chopra are the overall most-nominated performers in the female acting categories, with 8 nominations overall. Deepika having 8 for Best Actress, and Priyanka having 7 for Best Actress and 1 for
Best Supporting Actress. Deepika Padukone also holds the record for most consecutive year nominations with 7 between 2013 and 2016, being nominated thrice in 2014 and twice in 2016.
Deepika Padukone who received three out of the six nominations of this category in 2014 (and eventually won for
Chennai Express), holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations in a single year. Only once have two actresses been nominated for the same film:
Deepika Padukone and
Priyanka Chopra for
Bajirao Mastani (2015)
Kangana Ranaut is the only actress to be nominated twice for the same role; she was nominated for her role as Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi in 2012 and 2016 Only once have cousins been nominated for the Best Actress Award during the same year:
Parineeti Chopra and
Priyanka Chopra in 2013.
Multiple nominees •
8 Nominations :
Deepika Padukone •
7 Nominations :
Priyanka Chopra •
5 Nominations :
Rani Mukerji •
4 Nominations :
Vidya Balan,
Kareena Kapoor •
3 Nominations :
Urmila Matondkar,
Aishwarya Rai,
Anushka Sharma,
Kangana Ranaut •
2 Nominations :
Parineeti Chopra,
Alia Bhatt ==Winners and nominees==