| Year | Actress | Film | Year | Actress | Film |
| 2010 | Arundathi Nag | Paa(Hindi) | 1997 | Rajeshwari Sachdev | Sardari Begum(Urdu) |
| 2009 | Kangana Ranaut | Fashion(Hindi) | 1996 | Aranmula Ponnamma | Kathapurushan(Malayalam) |
| 2008 | Shefali Shah[1] | The Last Lear(English) | 1995 | Surekha Sikri | Mammo(Hindi) |
| 2007 | Konkona Sen Sharma | Omkara(Hindi) | 1994 | Neena Gupta | Woh Chokri(Hindi) |
| 2006 | Urvashi | Achuvinte Amma(Malayalam) | 1993 | Revathi | Thevar Magan(Tamil) |
| 2005 | Sheela | Akale(Malayalam) | 1992 | Santha Devi | Yamanam(Malayalam) |
| 2004 | Sharmila Tagore | Abar Aranye(Bengali) | 1991 | K.P.A.C. Lalitha | Amaram(Malayalam) |
| 2003 | Raakhee Gulzar | Shubho Mahurat(Bengali) | 1990 | Manorama | Puthiya Pathai(Tamil) |
| 2002 | Ananya Khare | Chandni Bar(Hindi) | 1989 | Uttara Baokar | Ek Din Achanak(Hindi) |
| 2001 | K.P.A.C. Lalitha | Shantham(Malayalam) | 1988 | Surekha Sikri | Tamas(Hindi) |
| 2000 | 1. Sudipta Chakraborty 2. Sohini Haldar |
Bariwali(Bengali) Paromitar Ek Din(Bengali) |
1987 | Manjula Kanwar | Bhangala Silata(Oriya) |
| 1986 | Vijaya Mehta | Rao Saheb(Hindi) | |||
| 1999 | Suhasini Mulay | Hu Tu Tu(Hindi) | 1985 | Rohini Hattangady | Party(Hindi) |
| 1998 | Karisma Kapoor | Dil To Pagal Hai(Hindi) |