Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi)
The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937. Frequent winners include Meena Kumari (4 awards), Shabana Azmi (4 awards), Nutan (3 awards), Vyjayanthimala, Mala Sinha, Tabu, Rani Mukherji (2 each).
1930s
- 1938:
- 1939:
1940s
- 1940: - No award given
- 1941: - No award given
- 1942: Durga Khote - Charnon Ki Dasi
- 1943: - No award given
- 1944:
- 1945: Mehtab - Parakh
- 1946: Geeta Nizami - Panna
- 1947:
- 1948:
- 1949:
1950s
- 1950:
- 1951:
- 1952:
- 1953:
- 1954:
- 1955:
- 1956:
- 1957:
- 1958:Meena Kumari-Sharada
- 1959:
1960s
- 1960:
- 1961:
- 1962: Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna
- 1963: Meena Kumari - Aarti
- 1964: Nutan - Bandini
- 1965: Meena Kumari - Dil Ek Mandir
- 1966:
- 1967: Waheeda Rehman - Teesri Kasam
- 1968: Nutan - Milan tie Naina Sahu - Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan
- 1969: Vyjayantimala - Sunghursh
1970s
- 1970: Suhasini Mulay - Bhuvan Shome
- 1971: Sharada - Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
- 1972: Rehana Sultan - Chetna
- 1973: Zeenat Aman - Hare Rama Hare Krishna & Meena Kumari - Pakeezah (Special Award)
- 1974: Nutan - Saudagar
- 1975: Shabana Azmi - Ankur
- 1976: Suchitra Sen - Aandhi
- 1977:
- 1978:
- 1979:
1980
- 1980:
- 1981:
- 1982:
- 1983:
- 1984:
- 1985:
- 1986: Shabana Azmi - Paar
- 1987: Shabana Azmi - Ek Pal
- 1988: Smita Patil - Mirch Masala
- 1989: Rekha - Utsav
1990s
- 1990:
- 1991:
- 1992: Dimple Kapadia - Drishti
- 1993: Ashwini Bhave - Purush
- 1994:
- 1995: Kajol - Udhar Ki Zindagi
- 1996: Farida Jalal - Mammo
- 1997: Tabu - Maachis
- 1998:
- 1999: Shabana Azmi - Godmother
2000s
- 2000: Pooja Bhatt - Zakhm
- 2001: Karisma Kapoor - Fiza
- 2002: Tabu - Chandni Bar
- 2003: Rani Mukherjee - Saathiya
- 2004: Manisha Koirala - Escape From Taliban
- 2005: Priyanka Chopra - Aitraaz
- 2006: Rani Mukherjee - Black
- 2007: Ayesha Takia - Dor
- 2008: - No award given
- 2009: - No award given
2010s
- 2010: - No award given
- 2011: - No award given
- 2012: - No award given
- 2013: - No award given