Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress

Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
Location	Taiwan
Presented by	Golden Horse Awards
First awarded	1962
Currently held by	Audrey Lin for Trouble Girl (2023)

The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress is given at the Golden Horse Film Awards.

Superlatives

Superlative	Actress
Oldest winner	Chen Shu-fang	81 years old (2020)
Youngest winner	Audrey Lin	12 years old (2023)
Oldest Nominee	Chen Shu-fang	81 years old (2020)
Youngest Nominee	Audrey Lin	12 years old (2023)

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:

Wins	Actress
4	Maggie Cheung
3	Sylvia Chang
2	Gua Ah-leh
2	Loretta Yang
2	Hsu Feng
2	Lisa Lu
2	Li Li-hua
2	Josephine Siao
2	Joan Chen

The following individuals received four or more Best Actress nominations:

Nominations	Actress
10	Sylvia Chang
7	Shu Qi
5	Maggie Cheung
4	Anita Mui
	Zhou Xun
	Gwei Lun-mei

Winners and nominees

1960s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title	Role(s)
1962 (1st)	You Min	Sun, Moon and Star	星星月亮太陽	Zhu Lan
1963 (2nd)	Betty Loh Ti	The Love Eterne	梁山伯與祝英台	Zhu Ying-tai
1965 (3rd)	Li Li-Hua	Between Tears and Smiles	故都春夢	Shen Feng-hsien / Ho Li-xia
1966 (4th)	Gua Ah-leh	The Rain of Sorrow	煙雨濛濛	Lu Yi-ping
1967 (5th)	Chiang Ching	Many Enchanting Nights	幾度夕陽紅	Lee Meng-ju
1968 (6th)	Ivy Ling Po	Too Late for Love	烽火萬里情	Su-fen
1969 (7th)	Li Li-Hua	Storm over the Yangtze River	揚子江風雲	Cho Chien-Chen

1970s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title	Role(s)
1970 (8th)	Gua Ah-leh	Home, Sweet Home	家在台北	Feng Shu-heng
1971 (9th)	Lisa Lu	The Arch	董夫人	Madame Tung
1972 (10th)	Judy Ongg	True and False Daughter	真假千金
1973 (11th)	Shangguan Ling-feng	Back Alley Princess	馬路小英雄	Zai La-jiao
1975 (12th)	Lisa Lu	The Empress Dowager	傾國傾城	Empress Dowager Cixi
1976 (13th)	Hsu Feng	Assassin	刺客
1977 (14th)	Chelsia Chan	Chelsia My Love	秋霞	Chelsia
1978 (15th)
	Tien Niu	Didi's Diary	蒂蒂日記	Lin Didi
	Joan Lin	He Never Gives Up	汪洋中的一條船	Wu Ji-chuan
	Zhen Zhen	The Glory of the Sunset	煙水寒
1979 (16th)
	Joan Lin	The Story of a Small Town	小城故事	Ah-Xiu
	Sibelle Hu	Your Smiling Face	歡顏
	Hsu Feng	Legend of the Mountain	山中傳奇	Melody

1980s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title	Role(s)
1980 (17th)
	Hsu Feng	The Pioneers	源
	Brigitte Lin	Magnificent 72	碧血黃花
	Sylvia Chang	White Jasmine	茉莉花
1981 (18th)
	Sylvia Chang	My Grandfather	我的爺爺	Hsu Yi-jen
	Sibelle Hu	The Coldest Winter in Peking	皇天后土
	Ying Tsai-ling	The Unsinkable Miss Calabash	小葫蘆
1982 (19th)
	Wang Ping	Tiger Killer	武松	Pan Jinlian
	Brigitte Lin	Hero vs Hero	慧眼識英雄	Shen Liangbai
	Tien Niu	Girls' School	女子學校
1983 (20th)
	Lu Hsiao-fen	A Flower in the Raining Night	看海的日子	Bai-mei
	Chang Chuen-fang	Growing Up	小畢的故事	Lin Hsiu-Ying
	Cherie Chung	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	男與女	Man Si Sun
1984 (21st)
	Loretta Yang	Teenage Fugitive	小逃犯	The mother
	Chang Chuen-Fang	Old Mao's Second Spring	老莫的第二個春天	Yumei
	Yao Wei	The Last Night of Madam Chin	金大班的最後一夜	Chin Ta Pan
1985 (22nd)
	Loretta Yang	Kuei-Mei, a Woman	我這樣過了一生	Kuei-Mei
	Chang Ying-chen	Run Away	策馬入林
	Cora Miao	Women	女人心	Po-yee
1986 (23rd)
	Sylvia Chang	Passion	最愛	Wendy Pai
	Loretta Yang	This Love of Mine	我的愛	Wei-liang
	Cora Miao	Terrorizers	恐怖分子	Zhou Yufen
1987 (24th)
	Anita Mui	Rouge	胭脂扣	Fleur
	Cherie Chung	An Autumn's Tale	秋天的童話	Jennifer Lee
	Hsiao Hung-Mei	Edelweiss	白色酢漿草	Lin Chiu-yun
1988 (25th)
	Carol Cheng	Moon, Star and Sun	月亮星星太陽	Porsche
	Chiang Hsia	People Between Two China	海峽兩岸	Shu-yin
	Cora Miao	Love in a Fallen City	傾城之戀	Bai Liu-Su
1989 (26th)
	Maggie Cheung	Full Moon in New York	三個女人的故事	Lee Fung-Jiau
	Sylvia Chang	Full Moon in New York	三個女人的故事	Wang Hsiung-Ping
	Cherie Chung	Wild Search	伴我闖天涯	Cher

1990s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title	Role(s)
1990 (27th)
	Brigitte Lin	Red Dust	紅塵滾滾	Shen Shao-Hua
	Cecilia Yip	This Thing Called Love	婚姻勿語	Yee
	Carol Cheng	Her Fatal Ways	表姐，妳好嘢！	Cheng Shih-nan
1991 (28th)
	Maggie Cheung	Center Stage	阮玲玉	Ruan Lingyu
	Anita Mui	Au Revoir, Mon Amour	何日君再來	Mui Yee
	Lisa Yang	A Brighter Summer Day	牯嶺街少年殺人事件	Ming
	Carina Lau	Days of Being Wild	阿飛正傳	Leung Fung-ying
1992 (29th)
	Lindzay Chan	To Liv(e)	浮世戀曲	Rubie
	Yang Kuei-mei	Hill of No Return	無言的山丘	A-jou
	Wang Yu-wen	Rebels of the Neon God	青少年哪吒	Ah Kuei
	Maggie Cheung	New Dragon Gate Inn	新龍門客棧	Jade
1993 (30th)
	Carrie Ng	Remains of a Woman	赤祼的誘惑	Judy Yu
	Lu Hsiao-fen	18	十八	Ah-chiao
	Anita Yuen	C'est la vie, mon chéri	新不了情	Min
	Veronica Yip	A Touch of Class	天台的月光	Yip Hiu-Tung
1994 (31st)
	Joan Chen	Red Rose White Rose	紅玫瑰，白玫瑰	Wang Jiao-Rui
	Ni Shu-Chun	A Confucian Confusion	獨立時代	Molly
	Veronica Yip	Red Rose White Rose	紅玫瑰，白玫瑰	Meng Yen Li
	Faye Wong	Chungking Express	重慶森林	Faye
1995 (32nd)
	Josephine Siao	Summer Snow	女人四十	May Sun
	Gua Ah-leh	Maiden Rosé	一罈女兒紅	Zhou Hua-Diao
	Rene Liu	Siao Yu	少女小漁	Lin Siao-Yu
	Annie Yi	Good Men, Good Women	好男好女	Liang Ching / Chiang Bi-Yu
1996 (33rd)
	Josephine Siao	Hu-Du-Men	虎度門	Lang Kim-Sum
	Tao Shu	Red Persimmon	紅柿子	Grandma
	Ning Jing	In the Heat of the Sun	陽光燦爛的日子	Milan
	Sandra Ng	4 Faces of Eve	四面夏娃	Gam Mo / Chan Giu / Miu Si / Mei Mei
1997 (34th)
	Maggie Cheung	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	甜蜜蜜	Qiao Li
	Shu Qi	Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke	飛一般的愛情小說	Sandy Lee
	Karen Mok	The God of Cookery	食神	Turkey
	Annie Yi	Wolves Cry Under the Moon	國道封閉	Jade
1998 (35th)
	Li Xiaolu	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl	天浴	Xiu Xiu
	Rene Liu	The Personals	徵婚啟事	Du Jia-zhen
	Yang Kuei-mei	The Hole	洞	The woman downstairs
	Sandra Ng	Portland Street Blues	古惑仔情義篇之洪興十三妹	Tsui Siu Siu
1999 (36th)
	Loletta Lee	Ordinary Heroes	千言萬語	Sow
	Gigi Leung	Tempting Heart	心動	Sheo-rou
	Athena Chu	The Boss Up There	生命楂fit人	Fong Hei-tung
	Lee Kang-i	Darkness and Light	黑暗之光	Kang-i

2000s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title	Role(s)
2000 (37th)
	Maggie Cheung	In the Mood for Love	花樣年華	Su Li-zhen
	Zhang Ziyi	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	臥虎藏龍	Jen Yu
	Michelle Yeoh	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	臥虎藏龍	Yu Shu-Lien
	Sammi Cheng	Needing You...	孤男寡女	Kinki Kwok
2001 (38th)
	Qin Hailu	Durian Durian	榴槤飄飄	Qin Yan
	Anita Mui	Midnight Fly	慌心假期	Michelle
	Sylvia Chang	Forever and Ever	地久天長	Lee huey-jen
	Shu Qi	Millennium Mambo	千禧曼波	Vicky
2002 (39th)
	Lee Sin-je	The Eye	見鬼	Wong Kar Mun
	Sammi Cheng	My Left Eye Sees Ghosts	我左眼見到鬼	May Ho
	Zhou Xun	Hollywood Hong Kong	香港有個荷里活	Hung Hung / Tong Tong
	Anita Mui	July Rhapsody	男人四十	Chan Man-Ching
2003 (40th)
	Sandra Ng	Golden Chicken	金雞	Kam
	Ariel Lin	Love Me, If You Can	飛躍情海	Lin Xiao-ying
	Lu Yi-ching	The Missing	不見	Grandma
	Chen Shiang-chyi	Goodbye, Dragon Inn	不散	The ticket woman
2004 (41st)
	Yang Kuei-mei	The Moon Also Rises	月光下，我記得	Pao-chai
	Sylvia Chang	Rice Rhapsody	海南雞飯	Jen
	Zhang Ziyi	2046	2046	Bai Ling
	Wang Chuan	Autumn of Blue	秋天的藍調	Ghio Shing-Jhih
2005 (42nd)
	Shu Qi	Three Times	最好的時光	May / Courtesan / Jing
	Michelle Krusiec	Saving Face	面子	Wilhelmina Pang
	Miriam Yeung	Drink-Drank-Drunk	千杯不醉	Siu Min
	Chen Shiang-chyi	The Wayward Cloud	天邊一朵雲	Shiang-chyi
2006 (43rd)
	Zhou Xun	Perhaps Love	如果·愛	Sun Na
	Siqin Gaowa	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	姨媽的後現代生活	Ye Rutang
	Lee Sin-je	Re-cycle	鬼域	Tsui Ting-yin
	Carina Lau	Curiosity Kills the Cat	好奇害死貓	Rose Feng
2007 (44th)
	Joan Chen	The Home Song Stories	意	Rose
	Li Bingbing	The Knot	雲水謠	Wang Jindi
	Tang Wei	Lust, Caution	色，戒	Wong Chia-chi
	Rene Liu	Kidnap	綁架	Ho Yuan-chun
2008 (45th)
	Prudence Liew	True Women for Sale	我不賣身．我賣子宮	Lai Chung-chung
	Monica Mok	Ocean Flame	一半海水，一半火燄	Li Chuan
	Karena Lam	Claustrophobia	親密	Pearl
	Sandrine Pinna	Miao Miao	渺渺	Chen Ai-yuan
2009 (46th)
	Li Bingbing	The Message	風聲	Li Ningyu
	Zhou Xun	The Message	風聲	Gu Xiaomeng
	Yuan Quan	Like A Dream	如夢	Ai-lin / Yi-yi
	Sandrine Pinna	Yang Yang	陽陽	Zhang Xin Yang

2010s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title	Ref(s)
2010 (47th)	Lü Liping	City Monkey	玩酷青春	[1]
	Tang Wei	Crossing Hennessy	月滿軒尼詩
	Xu Fan	Aftershock	唐山大地震
	Sylvia Chang	Buddha Mountain	觀音山
2011 (48th)	Deanie Ip	A Simple Life	桃姐	[2]
	Michelle Chen	You Are the Apple of My Eye	那些年，我們一起追的女孩
	Shu Qi	A Beautiful Life	不再讓你孤單
	Qin Hailu	The Piano in a Factory	鋼的琴
2012 (49th)	Gwei Lun-mei	Girlfriend, Boyfriend	女朋友。男朋友	[3]
	Bai Baihe	Love Is Not Blind	失戀33天
	Hao Lei	Mystery	浮城謎事
	Sandrine Pinna	Touch of the Light	逆光飛翔
	Denise Ho	Life Without Principle	奪命金
2013 (50th)	Zhang Ziyi	The Grandmaster	一代宗師	[4]
	Cherry Ngan	The Way We Dance	狂舞派
	Gwei Lun-mei	Christmas Rose	聖誕玫瑰
	Shu Qi	Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons	西遊·降魔篇
	Sammi Cheng	Blind Detective	盲探
2014 (51st)	Chen Shiang-chyi	Exit	迴光奏鳴曲	[5]
	Gwei Lun-mei	Black Coal, Thin Ice	白日焰火
	Gong Li	Coming Home	歸來
	Tang Wei	The Golden Era	黃金時代
	Zhao Wei	Dearest	親愛的
2015 (52nd)	Karena Lam	Zinnia Flower	百日告別	[6]
	Sylvia Chang	Office	華麗上班族
	Vivian Sung	Our Times	我的少女時代
	Shu Qi	The Assassin	刺客聶隱娘
	Zhao Tao	Mountains May Depart	山河故人
2016 (53rd)	Zhou Dongyu	Soul Mate	七月與安生	[7]
	Ma Sichun	Soul Mate	七月與安生
	Hsu Wei-ning	The Tag-Along	紅衣小女孩
	Fan Bingbing	I Am Not Madame Bovary	我不是潘金蓮
	Wu Ke-xi	The Road to Mandalay	再見瓦城
2017 (54th)
	Kara Hui	The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful	血觀音	[8]
	Shu Qi	The Village of No Return	健忘村
	Sylvia Chang	Love Education	相愛相親
	Vicky Chen	Angels Wear White	嘉年華
	Ivy Yin	The Island of River Flow	川流之島
2018 (55th)
	Hsieh Ying-hsuan	Dear Ex	誰先愛上他的
	Zhou Xun	Last Letter	你好，之华
	Sun Li	Shadow	影
	Zhao Tao	Ash Is Purest White	江湖儿女
	Chloe Maayan	Three Husbands	三夫
2019 (56th)
	Yeo Yann Yann	Wet Season	熱帶雨
	Angelica Lee	The Garden of Evening Mists	夕霧花園
	Gingle Wang	Detention	返校
	Lü Hsueh-feng	The Beloved Stranger	那個我最親愛的陌生人
	Samantha Ko	A Sun	陽光普照

2020s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title	Ref(s)
2020 (57th)	Chen Shu-fang	Little Big Women	孤味	[9]
	Gwei Lun-mei	A Leg	腿
	Bai Ling	The Abortionist	墮胎師
	Nikki Shie	I WeirDo	怪胎
	Patty Lee	My Missing Valentine	消失的情人節
2021 (58th)	Alyssa Chia	The Falls	瀑布	[10]
	Gingle Wang	The Falls	瀑布
	Chen Shiang-chyi	Increasing Echo	修行
	Karena Lam	American Girl	美國女孩
	Caitlin Fang
2022 (59th)	Sylvia Chang	A Light Never Goes Out	燈火闌珊	[11]
	Cya Liu	Limbo	智齒
	Tsai Hsuan-yen	Incantation	咒
	Angela Yuen	The Narrow Road	窄路微塵
	Hong Huifang	Ajoomma	花路阿朱妈
2023 (60th)	Audrey Lin	Trouble Girl	小曉	[12]
	Hu Ling	Carp Leaping Over Dragon's Gate	菠蘿，鳳梨
	Chung Suet-ying	The Lyricist Wannabe	填詞撚
	Monica Lu	Day Off	本日公休
	Jennifer Yu	In Broad Daylight	白日之下

References

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12. Deng, Christy (3 October 2023). "【金馬60】2023金馬獎入圍名單！阮經天、許光漢、林柏宏爭最佳男主角". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 3 October 2023.

External links

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