| Best Actress Award | |
|---|---|
| Prix d'interprétation féminine (French) | |
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| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Cannes Film Festival |
| First awarded | 1946 |
| Currently held by | Karla Sofía Gascón Selena Gomez Adriana Paz Zoe Saldaña Emilia Pérez (2024) |
| Website | www |
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 Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Zoe Saldaña are the most recent winners in this category for their roles in Emilia Pérez at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024.