National Film Award for Best Actress

The National Film Award (Silver Lotus Award) for Best Actress winners:

Year	Actress (Winner)	Film	Language
2005	Thaara	Hasina	Kannada
2004	Meera Jasmine	Padam Onnu Oru Vilaapam	Malayalam
2003	Konkona Sen Sharma	Mr. and Mrs. Iyer	English
2002	1.Tabu 2.Sobhana	Chandni Bar Mitr - My Friend	Hindi English
2001	Raveena Tandon	Daman: A Victim of Martial Violence	Hindi
2000	Kiron Kher	Bariwali	Bengali
1999	Shabana Azmi	Godmother	Hindi
1998	Indrani Halder & Rituparna Sengupta	Dahan	Bengali
1997	Tabu	Maachis	Hindi
1996	Seema Biswas	Bandit Queen	Hindi
1995	Debashree Roy	Unishe April	Bengali
1994	Sobhana	Manichithrathazhu	Malayalam
1993	Dimple Kapadia	Rudaali	Hindi
1992	Moloya Goswami	Firingoti	Assamese
1991	Vijayashanti	Karthavyam	Telugu
1990	Sreelekha Mukherji	Parshuramer Kuthar	Bengali
1989	Archana	Daasi	Telugu
1988	Archana	Veedu	Tamil
1987	Monisha Unni	Nakhashathangal	Malayalam
1986	Suhasini	Sindhu Bhairavi	Tamil
1985	Shabana Azmi	Paar	Hindi
1984	Shabana Azmi	Khandhar	Hindi
1983	Shabana Azmi	Arth	Hindi
1982	Rekha	Umrao Jaan	Urdu
1981	Smita Patil	Chakra	Hindi
1980	Shobha	Pasi	Tamil
1979	Sharada Urvashi	Nimajjanam	Telugu
1978	Smita Patil	Bhumika	Hindi
1977	Laxmi	Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal	Tamil
1976	Sharmila Tagore	Mausam	Hindi
1975	Shabana Azmi	Ankur	Hindi
1974	Nandini Bhaktavalsala	Kaadu	Kannada
1973	Sharada	Swayamvaram	Malayalam
1972	Waheeda Rehman	Reshma aur Shera	Hindi
1971	Rehana Sultan	Dastak	Hindi
1970	Madhabi Mukherjee	Dibratrir Kabya	Bengali
1969	Sharada Urvasi	Thulabharam	Malayalam
1968	Nargis Dutt	Raat Aur Din	Hindi

[edit] See also

National Film Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dadasaheb Phalke Award Best Director: Indira Gandhi Award
Feature Films: Best Film \| Best Actor \| Best Actress \| Best Supporting Actor \| Best Supporting Actress
Best Art Direction \| Best Child Artist \| Best Cinematography \| Best Costume Design \| Best Director \| Best Screenplay
Best Choreography \| Best Lyrics \| Best Music Direction \| Best Male Playback Singer \| Best Female Playback Singer
Best Audiography \| Best Film Editing \| Best Special Effects \| Best Children's Film \| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Special Jury Award / Special Mention Best Feature Film on National Integration: Nargis Dutt Award
Best Films in Regional Languages
Assamese \| Bengali \| English \| Hindi \| Kannada \| Malayalam \| Marathi \| Tamil \| Telugu \| Oriya \| Punjabi \| Konkani \| Manipuri

Others: Best Book on Cinema \| Second Best Feature Film (discontinued after 1993)