Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

Award presented at the Cannes Film Festival

Best Actress Award

Prix d'interprétation féminine (French)

2025 recipient: Nadia Melliti

Awarded for| Best Performance by an Actress
Country| France
Presented by| Cannes Film Festival
First award| 1946
Currently held by| Nadia Melliti for The Little Sister (2025)
Website| www.festival-cannes.com/en/

The Best Actress Award (French: Prix d'interprétation féminine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and chosen by the jury from the films in official competition slate at the festival.

At the 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, Michèle Morgan was the first winner of this award for her performance in Pastoral Symphony, while Nadia Melliti is the most recent winner in this category for her role in The Little Sister at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in 2025.

## History

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The award was first presented in 1946. The prize was not awarded on three occasions (1947, 1953, and 1954). The festival was not held at all in 1948, 1950, and 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 1968 events in France.

On five occasions, the jury has awarded multiple women (more than 2) the prize for one film. The five films were A Big Family (1955), Brink of Life (1958), A World Apart (1988), Volver (2006), and Emilia Pérez (2024).

Vanessa Redgrave, Barbara Hershey, Helen Mirren, and Isabelle Huppert have won the most awards in this category, each winning twice. Hershey is the only actress to win the award in consecutive years, for Shy People (1987) and A World Apart (1988).

Isabelle Adjani is the only actress to win for roles in two different films in the same competition, for her performances in Possession and Quartet in 1981.

The award can be for lead or supporting roles, with the exception of the period from 1979 to 1981, when the festival used to award a separate "Best Supporting Actress" prize. The jury also, on occasion, cites actresses with a special citation that is separate from the main award.

## Winners

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Michèle Morgan was the first recipient for Pastoral Symphony (1946) Bette Davis won for All About Eve (1950) Jeanne Moreau won for Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960) Sophia Loren won for Two Women (1961) Katharine Hepburn won for Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) Vanessa Redgrave won twice for Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) and Isadora (1969) Isabelle Adjani won for two films in the same year, Possession and Quartet in 1981. Isabelle Huppert won twice for Violette Nozière (1978) and The Piano Teacher (2001) Dame Helen Mirren won twice for Cal (1984) and The Madness of King George (1995) Meryl Streep won for A Cry in the Dark (1989) Penélope Cruz won along with five of her castmates for Volver (2006) Juliette Binoche won for Certified Copy (2010) Kirsten Dunst won for Melancholia (2011) Rooney Mara won for Carol (2015) Renate Reinsve won for The Worst Person in the World (2021) Zar Amir Ebrahimi won for Holy Spider (2023) Table key  ‡  | Indicates the Best Supporting Actress winner

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### 1940s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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1946 | Michèle Morgan | Gertrude  | Pastoral Symphony | La Symphonie pastorale | [1]
1949 | Isa Miranda | Marta Manfredini | The Walls of Malapaga | Au-delà des grilles | [2]

### 1950s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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1951 | Bette Davis | Margo Channing | All About Eve | [3]
1952 | Lee Grant | The Shoplifter | Detective Story | [4]
1955
[A] [B] | Elena Dobronravova | Katya Travnikova | A Big Family | Больша́я семья́  | [5]
Vera Kuznetsova | Agafya Karpovna Zhurbina
Klara Luchko | Lida Zhurbina
Ekaterina Savinova | Dunyasha Zhurbina
Iya Arepina | Tanya Zhurbina
Larisa Kronberg | Zina Ivanova
1956
[A] | Susan Hayward | Lillian Roth | I'll Cry Tomorrow | [6]
1957 | Giulietta Masina | Maria "Cabiria" Ceccarelli | Nights of Cabiria | Le notti di Cabiria | [7]
1958 | Bibi Andersson[C] | Hjördis Petterson | Brink of Life | Nära livet | [8]
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Eva Dahlbeck[C] | Stina Andersson
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs[C] | Nurse Brita
Ingrid Thulin[C] | Cecilia Ellius
1959 | Simone Signoret | Alice Aisgill | Room at the Top | [10]

### 1960s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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1960 | Melina Mercouri | Ilya  | Never on Sunday | Ποτέ την Κυριακή  | [11]
Jeanne Moreau | Anne Desbarèdes | Seven Days... Seven Nights | Moderato cantabile
1961 | Sophia Loren | Cesira  | Two Women | La ciociara | [12]
1962 | Katharine Hepburn[D] | Mary Cavan Tyrone | Long Day's Journey into Night | [13]
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Rita Tushingham[D] | Josephine ("Jo")  | A Taste of Honey
1963 | Marina Vlady | Regina  | The Conjugal Bed | L'ape regina | [15]
1964 | Anne Bancroft | Jo Armitage | The Pumpkin Eater | [16]
Barbara Barrie | Julie Cullen Richards | One Potato, Two Potato
1965 | Samantha Eggar | Miranda Grey | The Collector | [17]
1966 | Vanessa Redgrave | Leonie Delt | Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment | [18]
1967 | Pia Degermark | Elvira Madigan | Elvira Madigan | [19]
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1969 | Vanessa Redgrave | Isadora Duncan | Isadora | [21]

### 1970s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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1970 | Ottavia Piccolo | Ersilia  | Metello | [22]
1971 | Kitty Winn | Helen Reeves | The Panic in Needle Park | [23]
1972 | Susannah York | Cathryn  | Images | [24]
1973 | Joanne Woodward | Beatrice Hunsdorfer | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | [25]
1974 | Marie-José Nat | Elle / Michel's wife  | Violins at the Ball |  Les Violons du bal | [26]
1975 | Valérie Perrine | Honey Bruce | Lenny | [27]
1976 | Dominique Sanda | Irene Carelli Ferramonti | The Inheritance | L'eredità Ferramonti | [28]
Mari Törőcsik | Déryné  | Mrs. Dery Where Are You? | Déryné hol van?
1977 | Shelley Duvall | Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux | 3 Women | [29]
Monique Mercure | Rose-Aimee Martin | J.A. Martin Photographer | J.A. Martin photographe
1978 | Jill Clayburgh | Erica Benton | An Unmarried Woman | [30]
Isabelle Huppert | Violette Nozière | Violette Nozière
1979 | Sally Field | Norma Rae Webster | Norma Rae | [31]
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Eva Mattes ‡  | Marie  | Woyzeck

### 1980s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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1980 | Anouk Aimée | Marta Ponticelli | A Leap in the Dark | Salto nel vuoto | [33]
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Milena Dravić ‡ #  | Kaca  | Special Treatment | Посебан третман
Carla Gravina ‡ #  | Carla  | La terrazza
1981 | Isabelle Adjani [E] | Anna / Helen  | Possession | [35]
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Marya 'Mado' Zelli | Quartet
Elena Solovey ‡  | Ona  | Faktas | Группа крови „Ноль“
1982 | Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak | Eva Szalanczky | Another Way | Egymásra nézve | [37]
1983 | Hanna Schygulla | Eugenia  | The Story of Piera | Storia di Piera | [38]
1984 | Helen Mirren | Marcella  | Cal | [39]
1985 | Norma Aleandro | Alicia Marnet de Ibáñez | The Official Story | La Historia Oficial | [40]
Cher | Florence "Rusty" Dennis | Mask
1986 | Barbara Sukowa | Rosa Luxemburg | Rosa Luxemburg | [41]
Fernanda Torres | The Woman | Love Me Forever or Never | Eu Sei que Vou Te Amar
1987 | Barbara Hershey | Ruth  | Shy People | [42]
1988 | Barbara Hershey | Diana Roth | A World Apart | [43]
Jodhi May | Molly Roth
Linda Mvusi | Elsie
1989 | Meryl Streep | Lindy Chamberlain | A Cry in the Dark | [44]

### 1990s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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1990 | Krystyna Janda | Antonina 'Tonia' Dziwisz | Interrogation | Przesłuchanie | [45]
1991 | Irène Jacob | Weronika / Véronique  | The Double Life of Veronique | La double vie de Véronique | [46]
1992 | Pernilla August | Anna Åkerblom Bergman | The Best Intentions | Den goda viljan | [47]
1993 | Holly Hunter | Ada McGrath | The Piano | [48]
1994 | Virna Lisi | Catherine de' Medici | La Reine Margot | [49]
1995 | Helen Mirren | Queen Charlotte | The Madness of King George | [50]
1996 | Brenda Blethyn | Cynthia Rose Purley | Secrets & Lies | [51]
1997 | Kathy Burke | Valerie  | Nil by Mouth | [52]
1998 | Élodie Bouchez | Isabelle 'Isa' Tostin | The Dreamlife of Angels |  La Vie rêvée des anges | [53]
Natacha Régnier | Marie Thomas
1999 | Séverine Caneele | Dominio  | Humanité | L'humanité | [54]
Émilie Dequenne | Rosetta  | Rosetta

### 2000s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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2000 | Björk | Selma Ježková | Dancer in the Dark | [55]
2001 | Isabelle Huppert | Erika Kohut | The Piano Teacher | La Pianiste | [56]
2002 | Kati Outinen | Irma  | The Man Without a Past | Mies vailla menneisyyttä | [57]
2003 | Marie-Josée Croze | Nathalie  | The Barbarian Invasions | Les Invasions barbares | [58]
2004 | Maggie Cheung | Emily Wang | Clean | [59]
2005 | Hanna Laslo | Hanna  | Free Zone | [60]
2006 | Penélope Cruz | Raimunda  | Volver | [61]
Carmen Maura | Irene
Lola Dueñas | Soledad ("Sole")
Blanca Portillo | Agustina
Yohana Cobo | Paula
Chus Lampreave | Tía Paula
2007 | Jeon Do-yeon | Lee Shin-ae | Secret Sunshine | 밀양  | [62]
2008 | Sandra Corveloni | Cleuza  | Linha de Passe | [63]
2009 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | She  | Antichrist | [64]

### 2010s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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2010 | Juliette Binoche | The Woman | Certified Copy | Copie conforme | [65]
2011 | Kirsten Dunst | Justine  | Melancholia | [66]
2012 | Cristina Flutur | Alina  | Beyond the Hills | După dealuri | [67]
Cosmina Stratan | Voichita
2013 | Bérénice Bejo | Marie Brisson | The Past | Le passé / گذشته  | [68]
2014 | Julianne Moore | Havana Segrand | Maps to the Stars | [69]
2015 | Emmanuelle Bercot | Marie-Antoinette Jézéquel | My King | Mon Roi | [70]
Rooney Mara | Therese Belivet | Carol
2016 | Jaclyn Jose | Rosa  | Ma' Rosa | [71]
2017 | Diane Kruger | Katja Sekerci | In the Fade | Aus dem Nichts | [72]
2018 | Samal Yeslyamova | Ayka  | Ayka | Айка  | [73]
2019 | Emily Beecham | Alice Woodard | Little Joe | [74]

### 2020s

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Year  | Actress  | Role(s)  | English Title  | Original Title  | Ref.

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2021 | Renate Reinsve | Julie  | The Worst Person in the World | Verdens verste menneske | [75]
2022 | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Arezoo Rahimi  | Holy Spider | عنکبوت مقدس  | [76]
2023 | Merve Dizdar | Nuray  | About Dry Grasses | Kuru Otlar Üstüne | [77]
2024 | Karla Sofía Gascón | Emilia Perez  | Emilia Pérez | [78]
Selena Gomez | Jessi del Monte
Adriana Paz | Epifanía Flores
Zoe Saldaña | Rita Mora Castro
2025 | Nadia Melliti | Fatima  | The Little Sister | La Petite Dernière | [79]

## Multiple winners

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The following individuals have received multiple Best Actress awards:

Number of Wins  | Actress  | Nationality  | Films

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2  | Barbara Hershey | United States  | Shy People (1987) and A World Apart (1988)
Helen Mirren | United Kingdom  | Cal (1984) and The Madness of King George (1995)
Isabelle Huppert | France  | Violette Nozière (1978) and The Piano Teacher (2001)
Vanessa Redgrave | United Kingdom  | Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) and Isadora (1969)

## See also

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The following individuals have also received Best Actress award(s) at Venice or Berlin Film Festival.

Winning Year at Cannes  | Actress  | Festival  | Year  | English Title  | Nationality

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1951 | Bette Davis | Venice  | 1937 | Kid Galahad and Marked Woman | United States
1958 | Bibi Andersson | Berlin  | 1963 | The Mistress | Sweden
1959 | Simone Signoret | Berlin  | 1971 | Le Chat | France
1961 | Sophia Loren | Venice  | 1958 | The Black Orchid | Italy
1962 | Katharine Hepburn | Venice  | 1934 | Little Women | United States
1966
1969 | Vanessa Redgrave | Venice ‡  | 1994 | Little Odessa | England
1978
2001 | Isabelle Huppert | Venice  | 1988 | Story of Women | France
1995 | La Cérémonie
1981 | Isabelle Adjani | Berlin  | 1989 | Camille Claudel | France
1983 | Hanna Schygulla | Berlin  | 1979 | The Marriage of Maria Braun | Germany
1984
1995 | Helen Mirren | Venice  | 2006 | The Queen | England
1986 | Barbara Sukowa | Venice  | 1981 | Marianne and Juliane | Germany
1989 | Meryl Streep | Berlin #  | 2003 | The Hours | United States
1993 | Holly Hunter | Berlin  | 1988 | Broadcast News | United States
2004 | Maggie Cheung | Berlin  | 1992 | Center Stage | Hong Kong
2006 | Penélope Cruz | Venice  | 2021 | Parallel Mothers | Spain
2010 | Juliette Binoche | Venice  | 1993 | Three Colours: Blue | France
Berlin  | 1997 | The English Patient
2014 | Julianne Moore | Venice  | 2002 | Far from Heaven | United States
Berlin #  | 2003 | The Hours

## Notes

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A^ : This year the award was changed to Prix d'Interpretation (Acting Award), without gender differentiation.
B^ : The entire male and female cast of A Big Family (Больша́я семья́) was recipient of this award in a tie with Spencer Tracy for Bad Day at Black Rock.
C^ : This year award was given as Prix collectif d'interprétation féminine Un Certain Regard (Collective Female Acting Award – Un Certain Regard) to the female cast of Brink of Life (Nära livet).
D^ : This year award was given as Prix Le Premier Regard Un Certain Regard (Premiere Award – Un Certain Regard) to the lead male and female cast of Long Day's Journey into Night and A Taste of Honey (ex aequo).
E^ : Performer to receive a joint award which honor the outstanding work in multiple different films in the same official competition slate.

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## External links

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* Cannes Film Festival official website
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Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

1946–1975|

* Michèle Morgan (1946)
* Isa Miranda (1949)
* Bette Davis (1951)
* Lee Grant (1952)
* Iya Arepina / Elena Dobronravova / Larisa Kronberg / Vera Kuznetsova / Klara Luchko / Ekaterina Savinova (1955)
* Susan Hayward (1956)
* Giulietta Masina (1957)
* Bibi Andersson / Eva Dahlbeck / Barbro Hiort af Ornäs / Ingrid Thulin (1958)
* Simone Signoret (1959)
* Melina Mercouri / Jeanne Moreau (1960)
* Sophia Loren (1961)
* Katharine Hepburn / Rita Tushingham (1962)
* Marina Vlady (1963)
* Anne Bancroft / Barbara Barrie (1964)
* Samantha Eggar (1965)
* Vanessa Redgrave (1966)
* Pia Degermark (1967)
* Vanessa Redgrave (1969)
* Ottavia Piccolo (1970)
* Kitty Winn (1971)
* Susannah York (1972)
* Joanne Woodward (1973)
* Marie-José Nat (1974)
* Valerie Perrine (1975)

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* Dominique Sanda / Mari Törőcsik (1976)
* Shelley Duvall / Monique Mercure (1977)
* Jill Clayburgh / Isabelle Huppert (1978)
* Sally Field / Eva Mattes (1979)
* Anouk Aimée / Milena Dravić / Carla Gravina (1980)
* Isabelle Adjani / Elena Solovey (1981)
* Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak (1982)
* Hanna Schygulla (1983)
* Helen Mirren (1984)
* Norma Aleandro / Cher (1985)
* Barbara Sukowa / Fernanda Torres (1986)
* Barbara Hershey (1987)
* Barbara Hershey / Jodhi May / Linda Mvusi (1988)
* Meryl Streep (1989)
* Krystyna Janda (1990)
* Irène Jacob (1991)
* Pernilla August (1992)
* Holly Hunter (1993)
* Virna Lisi (1994)
* Helen Mirren (1995)
* Brenda Blethyn (1996)
* Kathy Burke (1997)
* Élodie Bouchez / Natacha Régnier (1998)
* Séverine Caneele / Émilie Dequenne (1999)
* Björk (2000)

2001–present|

* Isabelle Huppert (2001)
* Kati Outinen (2002)
* Marie-Josée Croze (2003)
* Maggie Cheung (2004)
* Hana Laszlo (2005)
* Yohana Cobo / Penélope Cruz / Lola Dueñas / Chus Lampreave / Carmen Maura / Blanca Portillo (2006)
* Jeon Do-yeon (2007)
* Sandra Corveloni (2008)
* Charlotte Gainsbourg (2009)
* Juliette Binoche (2010)
* Kirsten Dunst (2011)
* Cristina Flutur / Cosmina Stratan (2012)
* Bérénice Bejo (2013)
* Julianne Moore (2014)
* Emmanuelle Bercot / Rooney Mara (2015)
* Jaclyn Jose (2016)
* Diane Kruger (2017)
* Samal Yeslyamova (2018)
* Emily Beecham (2019)
* Renate Reinsve (2021)
* Zar Amir Ebrahimi (2022)
* Merve Dizdar (2023)
* Karla Sofía Gascón / Selena Gomez / Adriana Paz  / Zoe Saldaña (2024)
* Nadia Melliti (2025)

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