Editing Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female

{{short description|Hindi film award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox award
| name           = [[Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Award]] for Best Actress (Popular)
| image         =Alia Bhatt Raazi.jpg
| caption       = The 2020 recipient:[[Alia Bhatt]]
|awarded_for    = Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
| presenter      = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| country        = [[India]]
| year           = [[Madhuri Dixit]], <br> ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' (1998)
| holder         = [[Alia Bhatt]], <br> ''[[Gully Boy]]'' (2020)<ref name="twitter1">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/excelmovies/status/1238748282450403329?s=19}}</ref>
| website        = [http://www.zeecineawards.com Zee Cine Awards] 
}}

The '''Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female''' is chosen by the members of Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its [[Zee Cine Awards|annual award ceremony]] for [[Hindi film]]s, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. Following its inception in 1998, a ceremony wasn't held in 2009 and 2010, but resumed back in 2011.<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2012-to-be-held-in-macau_100787.html "Zee Cine Awards 2012 to be held in Macau" (''ZeeNews'', 23 November 2011)]</ref>

==Superlatives==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:30%;"| Superlative
! style="width:15%;"| Actress
! style="width:15%;"| Record
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Actress with most consecutive year nominations
| [[Rani Mukerji]] (2003-2007)
| style="text-align:center" | 5
|-
|style="text-align:center" | Actress with most consecutive year wins
| [[Alia Bhatt]] (2018-2020)
| style="text-align:center" | 3
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Actress with most awards
|[[Alia Bhatt]]
| style="text-align:center" | 3
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Actress with most nominations
|[[Kajol]]<br>[[Deepika Padukone]]
| style="text-align:center" | 9
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Actress with most nominations without ever winning
| [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| style="text-align:center" | 6
|-
| style="text-align:center" |Actress with most nominations in a single year
| [[Kajol]] {{small|(1999)}}<br />[[Deepika Padukone]] {{small|(2014)}}
| style="text-align:center" | 3
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Oldest Winner
| [[Vidya Balan]] {{small|(2012)}}
| style="text-align:center" | 33
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Youngest Winner
| [[Kajol]] {{small|(1999)}} [[Alia Bhatt]] {{small|(2018)}}
| style="text-align:center" | 24
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Oldest Nominee
| [[Hema Malini]] {{small|(2004)}}
| style="text-align:center" | 55
|-
| style="text-align:center" | Youngest Nominee
| [[Zaira Wasim]] {{small|(2018)}}
| style="text-align:center" | 17
|}

==Multiple Winners==
*'''3 Wins''' : [[Alia Bhatt]]
*'''2 Wins''' : [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Aishwarya Rai]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Kajol]], [[Deepika Padukone]], & [[Vidya Balan]]

==Multiple Nominees==
*'''9 Nominations''' : [[Kajol]], [[Deepika Padukone]]
* '''8 Nominations''' : [[Aishwarya Rai]], [[Kareena Kapoor]]
* '''7 Nominations''' : [[Rani Mukerji]]
* '''6 Nominations''' : [[Karisma Kapoor]]
* '''5 Nominations''' : [[Vidya Balan]], [[Alia Bhatt]]
* '''4 Nominations''' : [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Anushka Sharma]]
* '''3 Nominations''' : [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Madhuri Dixit]]

== Winners and nominees ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table key
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" style="background:#FAEB86; height:20px; width:20px"|{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| Indicates the winner
|}

=== 1990s{{anchor|1990}} ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 style="text-align: left;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" style="width:5%;text-align:center;"| Year{{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.}}
!scope="col" style="width:3%;text-align:center;"| Photos of winners
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Actor
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Role(s)
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Film
! class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 1998 <br /><small>[[1997 Zee Cine Awards|(1st)]]</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Madhuri Dixit in 2002 (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Madhuri Dixit]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Pooja'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |title=The 1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Nominations |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980219071201/http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |archive-date=19 February 1998 |agency=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/popaward.htm |title=The 1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Winners |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980702044436/http://www.zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/popaward.htm |archive-date=2 July 1998 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Juhi Chawla]]
| Madhu Saxena
| ''[[Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq]]''
|-
| [[Kajol]]
| Isha Diwan
| ''[[Gupt: The Hidden Truth]]''
|-
| [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| Nisha
| ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]''
|-
| [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| Meena Nath Malhotra
| ''[[Hero No. 1]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 1999 <br /><small>(2nd)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Kajol promoting Tanhaji in 2019 (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Kajol]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Anjali Sharma'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/1999/winners/ |title=The 2nd Zee Cine Awards 1999 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517024714/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/1999/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Juhi Chawla]]
| Madhu Saxena
| ''[[Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq]]''
|-
| [[Kajol]]
| Isha Diwan
| ''[[Gupt: The Hidden Truth]]''
|-
| [[Kajol]]
| Naina Sehgal & Sonia Sehgal (Twins)
| ''[[Dushman (1998 film)|Dushman]]''
|-
| [[Rani Mukerji]]
| Alisha Mafatlal
| ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]''
|-
|}

=== 2000s{{anchor|2000}} ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 style="text-align: left;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" style="width:5%;text-align:center;"| Year{{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.}}
!scope="col" style="width:3%;text-align:center;"| Photos of winners
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Actor
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Role(s)
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Film
! class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2000 <br /><small>(3rd)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Aishwarya Rai 2015.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Nandini Darbar'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2000/winners/ |title=The 3rd Zee Cine Awards 2000 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517024855/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2000/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
| Mansi Shankar
| ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]''
|-
| [[Kajol]]
| Nandita Rai
| ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]''
|-
| [[Kajol]]
| Megha
| ''[[Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain]]''
|-
| [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| Pooja Mehra (née Makhija)
| ''[[Biwi No.1]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2001 <br /><small>(4th)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Tabu 2, 2012.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Aditi Pandit'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Astitva]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2001/winners/ |title=The 4th Zee Cine Awards 2001 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517030629/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2001/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
| Preeti Vyas
| ''[[Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai]]''
|-
| [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| Fiza Ikramullah
| ''[[Fiza]]''
|-
| [[Madhuri Dixit]]
| Anjali
| ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]''
|-
| [[Preity Zinta]]
| Priya Bakshi
| ''[[Kya Kehna]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2002 <br /><small>(5th)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Tabu 2, 2012.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Mumtaz Ali Ansari'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Chandni Bar]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2002/winners/ |title=The 5th Zee Cine Awards 2002 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517012831/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2002/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ameesha Patel]]
| Sakeena "Sakku" Tara Singh (née Ali)
| ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]''
|-
| [[Kajol]]
| Anjali Sharma Raichand
| ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]''
|-
| [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| Zubeidaa Suleiman Seth / Zubeidaa Mehboob Alam / Rani Meenakshi Devi
| ''[[Zubeidaa]]''
|-
| [[Nandita Das]]
| Saanvri
| ''[[Bawandar]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2003 <br /><small>(6th)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Aishwarya Rai 2015.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Parvati "Paro"'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2003/winners/ |title=The 6th Zee Cine Awards 2003 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517015559/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2003/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| Nandini
| ''[[Shakti: The Power]]''
|-
| [[Madhuri Dixit]]
| Chandramukhi
| ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]''
|-
| [[Rani Mukerji]]
| Dr. Suhani Sehgal (née Sharma)
| ''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]''
|-
| [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| Rewa Singh
| ''[[Filhaal...]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2004 <br /><small>(7th)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:UrmilaMatondkar.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Urmila Matondkar]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Swati'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Bhoot (film)|Bhoot]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2004/winners/ |title=The 7th Zee Cine Awards 2004 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517015958/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2004/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Antara Mali]]
| Chutki
| ''[[Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon]]''
|-
| [[Hema Malini]]
| Pooja Malhotra
| ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]''
|-
| [[Preity Zinta]]
| Naina Catherine Kapur
| ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]''
|-
| [[Rani Mukerji]]
| Priya Chopra Mathur
| ''[[Chalte Chalte (2003 film)|Chalte Chalte]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2005 <br /><small>(8th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Rani Mukerji 2014.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Rani Mukerji]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Rhea Prakash'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Hum Tum]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2005/winners/ |title=The 8th Zee Cine Awards 2005 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517013239/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2005/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Aaliya
| ''[[Dev (2004 film)|Dev]]''
|-
| [[Mallika Sherawat]]
| Simran Sehgal
| ''[[Murder (2004 film)|Murder]]''
|-
| [[Preity Zinta]]
| Zaara Hayaat Khan
| ''[[Veer-Zaara]]''
|-
| [[Shilpa Shetty]]
| Tamanna Sahni
| ''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]''
|-
| [[Urmila Matondkar]]
| Sarika Vartak
| ''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2006 <br /><small>(9th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Rani Mukerji 2014.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Rani Mukerji]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Michelle McNally'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2006 |title=Zee Cine Awards 2006 nominations |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/27/981/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117120517/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/27/981/index.html |archive-date=17 November 2006 |access-date=21 July 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama |publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/black-dominates-zee-cine-awards-2006/ |title=Black dominates ZEE Cine Awards 2006 |website=BizAsia |date=4 March 2006 |access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Konkona Sen Sharma]]
| Madhavi Sharma
| ''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]''
|-
| [[Preity Zinta]]
| Ambar "Amby" Malhotra
| ''[[Salaam Namaste]]''
|-
| [[Rani Mukerji]]
| Vimmi "Babli" Saluja
| ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]''
|-
| [[Urmila Matondkar]]
| Trisha Chaudhary
| ''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]''
|-
| [[Vidya Balan]]
| Lalita Roy
| ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2007 <br /><small>(10th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Kajol promoting Tanhaji in 2019 (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Kajol]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Zooni Qadri (née Ali Beg)'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Fanaa (2006 film)|Fanaa]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2007/winners/ |title=The 10th Zee Cine Awards 2007 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517024425/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2007/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
| Amiran (Umrao Jaan)
| ''[[Umrao Jaan (2006 film)|Umrao Jaan]]''
|-
| [[Ayesha Takia]]
| Meera
| ''[[Dor (film)|Dor]]''
|-
| [[Bipasha Basu]]
| Nishigandha Dasgupta
| ''[[Corporate (2006 film)|Corporate]]''
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Dolly Mishra
| ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]''
|-
| [[Rani Mukerji]]
| Maya Talwar
| ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2008 <br /><small>(11th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Kapoor on SRGMP Challenge 07.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Kareena Kapoor]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Geet Kaur Dhillon'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Jab We Met]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2008/winners/ |title=The 11th Zee Cine Awards 2008 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517031621/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2008/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
| Sujata "Suju" Desai
| ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]''
|-
| [[Deepika Padukone]]
| Shantipriya aka Shanti & Sandhya "Sandy" Bansal
| ''[[Om Shanti Om]]''
|-
| [[Katrina Kaif]]
| Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra Singh
| ''[[Namastey London]]''
|-
| [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| Nina Verma
| ''[[Cheeni Kum]]''
|-
| [[Vidya Balan]]
| Avni Chaturvedi / Manjulika
| ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa]]''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 2009<br /><small>(–)</small>
| colspan=5 style="background:#FFAA00; text-align:center"| '''NO CEREMONY'''
|-
|}

=== 2010s{{anchor|2010}} ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 style="text-align: left;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" style="width:5%;text-align:center;"| Year{{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.}}
!scope="col" style="width:3%;text-align:center;"| Photos of winners
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Actor
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Role(s)
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Film
! class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 2010<br /><small>(–)</small>
| colspan=5 style="background:#FFAA00; text-align:center"| '''NO CEREMONY'''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center"| 2011 <br /><small>(12th)</small>
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Vidya Balan Savvy Cropped.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Vidya Balan]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Krishna Verma'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Ishqiya]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2011/winners/ |title=The 12th Zee Cine Awards 2011 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517024925/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2011/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
| Sofia D'Souza
| ''[[Guzaarish (film)|Guzaarish]]''
|-
| [[Anushka Sharma]]
| Shruti Kakkar
| ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]''
|-
| [[Deepika Padukone]]
| Aaliya Khan
| ''[[Break Ke Baad]]''
|-
| [[Kajol]]
| Mandira Khan (née Rathore)
| ''[[My Name Is Khan]]''
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Daboo
| ''[[Golmaal 3]]''
|-
| [[Katrina Kaif]]
| Indu Pratap (née Seksaria)
| ''[[Raajneeti]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2012 <br /><small>(13th)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Vidya Balan Savvy Cropped.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Vidya Balan]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Reshma / Silk'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[The Dirty Picture]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2012/winners/ |title=The 13th Zee Cine Awards 2012 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517014825/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2012/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kangana Ranaut]]
| Tanuja Trivedi a.k.a. "Tanu"
| ''[[Tanu Weds Manu]]''
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Divya Rana / Chhaya
| ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]''
|-
| [[Katrina Kaif]]
| Laila
| ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''
|-
| [[Priyanka Chopra]]
| Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes (also known as Saheb, Suzi, Sultana, Anna and Sunaina)
| ''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2013 <br /><small>(14th)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Priyanka Chopra at the launch of 'Barfi!' promo 12.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Priyanka Chopra]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Jhilmil Chatterjee'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Barfi]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2013/winners/ |title=The 14th Zee Cine Awards 2013 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517021227/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2013/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Deepika Padukone]]
| Veronica Malaney
| ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]''
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Rosie / Simran
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within]]''
|-
| [[Sridevi]]
| Shashi Godbole
| ''[[English Vinglish]]''
|-
| [[Vidya Balan]]
| Vidya Bagchi
| ''[[Kahaani]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2014 <br /><small>(15th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Deepika Padukone walks the ramp at PCJ Delhi Couture Week.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Deepika Padukone]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Meenalochni "Meenamma" Azhagusundaram'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Chennai Express]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2014/winners/ |title=The 15th Zee Cine Awards 2014 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517020828/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2014/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Deepika Padukone]]
| Leela Sanera
| ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]''
|-
| [[Deepika Padukone]]
| Naina Talwar
| ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]''
|-
| [[Parineeti Chopra]]
| Gayatri
| ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]''
|-
| [[Shraddha Kapoor]]
| Aarohi Shirke
| ''[[Aashiqui 2]]''
|-
| [[Sonam Kapoor]]
| Zoya Haider
| ''[[Raanjhanaa]]''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 2015<br /><small>(–)</small>
| colspan=5 style="background:#FFAA00; text-align:center"| '''NO CEREMONY'''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2016 <br /><small>(16th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Deepika Padukone walks the ramp at PCJ Delhi Couture Week.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Deepika Padukone]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Mastani]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2016/winners/ |title=The 16th Zee Cine Awards 2016 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517025229/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2016/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Anushka Sharma]]
| Meera
| ''[[NH10 (film)|NH10]]''
|-
| [[Deepika Padukone]]
| Piku Banerjee
| ''[[Piku]]''
|-
| [[Kangana Ranaut]]
| Tanuja "Tanu" Sharma / Kusum "Datto" Sangwan
| ''[[Tanu Weds Manu: Returns]]''
|-
| [[Priyanka Chopra]]
| [[Kashibai]]
| ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|-
| [[Priyanka Chopra]]
| Ayesha Mehra
| ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2017{{efn|Held on 11 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-this-is-when-zee-cine-awards-2017-will-be-held-2291112 |title=This is when ZEE Cine Awards 2017 will be held! |website=Daily News and Analysis |date=10 January 2017 |access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>}}<br /><small>(17th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Anushka Sharma at the Lux Golden Rose Awards.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Anushka Sharma]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Aarfa Ali Khan (née Hussain)'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2017/winners/ |title=The 17th Zee Cine Awards 2017 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517023326/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2017/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alia Bhatt]]
| Kaira
| ''[[Dear Zindagi]]''
|-
| [[Alia Bhatt]]
| Bauria a.k.a. Mary Jane
| ''[[Udta Punjab]]''
|-
| [[Fatima Sana Shaikh]]
| [[Geeta Phogat]]
| ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''
|-
| [[Sonam Kapoor]]
| [[Neerja Bhanot]]
| ''[[Neerja]]''
|-
| [[Taapsee Pannu]]
| Minal Arora
| ''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2017{{efn|Held on 19 December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/dec/13/rohit-shetty-sunil-grover-to-co-host-awards-show-1726526.html |title=Rohit Shetty, Sunil Grover to co-host awards show |website=The New Indian Express |date=13 December 2017 |access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>}}<br /><small>(18th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Alia Bhatt promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Alia Bhatt]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Vaidehi Trivedi'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2018/winners/ |title=The 18th Zee Cine Awards 2018 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517025635/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2018/winners/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bhumi Pednekar]]
| Jaya Sharma (née Joshi)
| ''[[Toilet: Ek Prem Katha]]''
|-
| [[Kriti Sanon]]
| Bitti Mishra
| ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''
|-
| [[Sridevi]]
| Devki Sabarwal
| ''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]''
|-
| [[Vidya Balan]]
| Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
| ''[[Tumhari Sulu]]''
|-
| [[Zaira Wasim]]
| Insia Malik
| ''[[Secret Superstar]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| 2018<br /><small>(–)</small>
| bgcolor=#ff9a9a colspan="5" style="text-align:center"| '''Held in December 2017'''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2019<br /><small>(19th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Alia Bhatt promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Alia Bhatt]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Sehmat Syed (née Khan)'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Raazi]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| 
|-
| [[Anushka Sharma]]
| Mamta Sharma
| ''[[Sui Dhaaga]]''
|-
| [[Deepika Padukone]]
| [[Rani Padmini|Padmavati]]
| ''[[Padmaavat]]''
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Kalindi Puri
| ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''
|-
| [[Sonam Kapoor]]
| Avni Sharma
| ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''
|-
| [[Taapsee Pannu]]
| Advocate Aarti Mohammed (née Malhotra)
| ''[[Mulk (film)|Mulk]]''
|-
|}

===2020s{{anchor|2020}}===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 style="text-align: left;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" style="width:5%;text-align:center;"| Year{{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.}}
!scope="col" style="width:3%;text-align:center;"| Photos of winners
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Actor
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Role(s)
!scope="col" style="width:30%;text-align:center;"| Film
! class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2020<br /><small>(20th)</small>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| {{border|[[File:Alia Bhatt promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Alia Bhatt]]''' {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Safeena Firdausi'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Gully Boy]]'''''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2020/winners/ |title=The 20th Zee Cine Awards 2020 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |work=Zee Cine Awards |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121220825/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2020/winners/ |archive-date=21 November 2020 |agency=Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Deepti Batra
| ''[[Good Newwz]]''
|-
| [[Kiara Advani]]
| Dr. Preeti Sikka
| ''[[Kabir Singh]]''
|-
| [[Kriti Sanon]]
| Rashmi Trivedi Shukla
| ''[[Luka Chuppi]]''
|-
| [[Rakul Preet Singh]]
| Ayesha Khurana
| ''[[De De Pyaar De]]''
|-
| [[Shraddha Kapoor]]
| Maya Sharma Pathak
| ''[[Chhichhore]]''
|-
|}

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Zee Cine Awards]]
* [[Bollywood]]
* [[Cinema of India]]

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