What is BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role?
'''Best Actress in a Leading Role''' is a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film award]] presented each year by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA). It is to recognise an [[actress]] who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film. == Winners and nominees == Between 1952 and 1967, two awards were given to the best British and best foreign actress each year. In 1968, the two prizes of British and foreign actress were combined to create a single Best Actress award. Its current title, for Best Actress in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995. === 1950s === * '''1952''' **'''Best British Actress''' &ndash; '''[[Vivien Leigh]]''' &ndash; '''''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]''''' ***[[Phyllis Calvert]] &ndash; ''[[Mandy (film)|Mandy]]'' ***[[Celia Johnson]] &ndash; ''I Believe in You'' ***[[Ann Todd]] &ndash; ''[[The Sound Barrier]]'' **'''Best Foreign Actress''' &ndash; '''[[Simone Signoret]]''' &ndash; '''''[[Casque d'or|Golden Helmet]]''''' ***[[Edwige Feuillère]] &ndash; ''[[Olivia (film)|Olivia]]'' ***[[Katharine Hepburn]] &ndash; ''[[Pat and Mike]]'' ***[[Judy Holliday]] &ndash; ''[[The Marrying Kind]]'' ***[[Nicole Stephane]] &ndash; ''[[Les Enfants terribles (1950 film)|Les Enfants terribles]]'' *'''1953 ''' **'''Best British Actress''' &ndash; '''[[Audrey Hepburn]]''' &ndash; '''''[[Roman Holiday]]''''' ***[[Celia Johnson]] &ndash; ''[[The Captain's Paradise]]'' **'''Best Foreign Actress''' &ndash; '''[[Leslie Caron]]''' &ndash; '''''[[Lili]]''''' ***[[Shirley Booth]] &ndash; ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba (1952 film)|Come Back, Little Sheba]]'' ***[[Marie Powers]] &ndash; ''[[The Medium]]'' ***[[Maria Schell]] &ndash; ''[[The Heart of the Matter (film)|The Heart of the Matter]]'' *'''1954 ''' **'''Best British Actress''' &ndash; '''[[Yvonne Mitchell]]''' &ndash; '''''[[The Divided Heart]]''''' ***[[Brenda De Banzie]] &ndash; ''[[Hobson's Choice (1954 film)|Hobson's Choice]]'' ***[[Audrey Hepburn]] &ndash; ''[[Sabrina (1