BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

E20959

BAFTA Award film award

The BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by leading actresses.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role canonical	62
BAFTA Award for Best British Actress	13
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (nomination)	2
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination	2
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Frida"	1
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Brenda Blethyn	1
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Judy	1
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role – The Piano	1
BAFTA Award for Best British Actress (nomination)	1
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress	1
BAFTA Best Actress	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167929 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Context triple: [Emma Thompson, awardReceived, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]

A. BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in film.
B. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
The BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by male actors in leading roles.
C. BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in film.
D. BAFTA Award for Best Film
The BAFTA Award for Best Film is a prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts honor presented annually to recognize the outstanding feature film of the year.
E. BAFTA awards
The BAFTA awards are prestigious British film, television, and games honors presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Target entity description: The BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by leading actresses.

A. BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in film.
B. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
The BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by male actors in leading roles.
C. BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in film.
D. BAFTA Award for Best Film
The BAFTA Award for Best Film is a prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts honor presented annually to recognize the outstanding feature film of the year.
E. BAFTA awards
The BAFTA awards are prestigious British film, television, and games honors presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	BAFTA Award ⓘ film award ⓘ
administeredBy	British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Film Committee
awardCategoryOf	BAFTA awards ⓘ surface form: British Academy Film Awards
awardCriteria	artistic excellence in a leading film role ⓘ
awardedFor	best performance by an actress in a leading role ⓘ
categoryType	leading role ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibilityRegion	primarily United Kingdom release ⓘ
field	film ⓘ
firstAwardedForFilmsOfYear	1951 ⓘ
formerName	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	acting award ⓘ
hasCeremony	BAFTA awards ⓘ surface form: British Academy Film Awards ceremony
hasGenderRestriction	female ⓘ
hasSeparateSupportingCategory	true ⓘ
hasTrophy	BAFTA awards ⓘ surface form: BAFTA mask
inception	1952 ⓘ
languageOfAwardBody	English ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
mediaType	feature films ⓘ
notableMultipleWinner	Glenda Jackson ⓘ Judi Dench ⓘ Maggie Smith ⓘ
notableRecipient	Cate Blanchett ⓘ Glenda Jackson ⓘ Judi Dench ⓘ Maggie Smith ⓘ Meryl Streep ⓘ Olivia Colman ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.bafta.org/awards/film ⓘ
organizer	British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ
partOf	BAFTA awards ⓘ surface form: British Academy Film Awards
presentedBy	British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ
relatedAward	Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ⓘ surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ⓘ
scope	international cinema ⓘ
selectionProcess	voting by BAFTA members ⓘ
shortName	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Best Actress
status	active ⓘ
typicalCeremonyMonth	February ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (86)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emma Thompson → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Emily Blunt → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role → relatedAward → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role → shortName → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Best Actress

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role → formerName → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role → formerName → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress

Emma Stone → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Audrey Hepburn → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

Elizabeth Taylor → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

Leslie Caron → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

The Queen → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Kathy Burke → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Renée Zellweger → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

My Week with Marilyn (2011 film) → awardNomination → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

subject surface form: My Week with Marilyn

Susan Sarandon → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Julianne Moore → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Imelda Staunton → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Widows (2018 film) → awardNomination → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Nicole Kidman → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Salma Hayek → notableAwardNomination → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Frida"

Hailee Steinfeld → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Kate Winslet → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Frances McDormand → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Helen Mirren → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Celia Johnson → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

Celia Johnson → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

Sharon Stone → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Olivia Colman → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Felicity Jones → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (nomination)

Julie Walters → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Judy Davis → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Kelly McGillis → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination

César Award for Best Actress → hasEquivalent → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Marion Cotillard → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Elliot Page → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination

The Favourite → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Secrets & Lies → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Brenda Blethyn

Vera Drake → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Emily Jean Stone → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Julie Christie → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

Julie Christie → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Mrs Henderson Presents → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Holly Hunter → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Holly Hunter → awardReceivedForWork → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role – The Piano

Cicely Tyson → nominatedFor → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Emily Watson → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Scarlett Johansson → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Brie Larson → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (nomination)

Faye Dunaway → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

Caron → awardReceived → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ

subject surface form: Leslie Caron

this entity surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Actress

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated Show

Statements (46)

How these facts were elicited Show

Referenced by (86)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited