The Stardust Searchlight Award for Best Actress is chosen by the readers of the annual Stardust magazine. The award honours a star that has made an impact with their acting in that certain film.
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
| Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Amrita Rao | Welcome to Sajjanpur |
| 2010 | Preity Zinta | Videsh |
| 2011 | Neetu Singh | Do Dooni Chaar |
| 2012 | Shraddha Kapoor | Luv Ka The End |
| 2013 | Farah Khan | Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi |
| 2014 | no award | no award |
| 2015 | Kangana Ranaut | Queen |
| 2016 | Deepika Padukone | Piku/Tamasha[1] |
| 2017 | Anushka Sharma | Sultan/Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 2018 | Kriti Sanon | Bareilly Ki Barfi/Raabta |