The Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actress (russian: Премия «Золотой Орёл» за лучшую женскую роль в кино) is one of twenty award categories presented annually by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia. It is one of the Golden Eagle Awards, which were conceived by

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

as a counterweight to the

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

established in 1987 by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences. Each year the members of the academy choose three leading actresses and the film as a perception. The first actress to be awarded was

Natalya Gundareva Natalya Georgyevna Gundareva (russian: Наталья Георгиевна Гундарева, August 28, 1948 — May 15, 2005) was a Soviet Russian film and theatre actress, one of the leading figures at the Mayakovsky Theatre where she worked ...

for the film ''Rostov-Papa''. The most recent award was made to Olga Ozollapinya in ''A Siege Diary''.

Anna Mikhalkova Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian actress and model. Her film credits include '' Our Own'', '' Kokoko'' and ''Rasputin''. Her television credits ...

Kseniya Rappoport Kseniya Aleksandrovna Rappoport (russian: link=no, Ксе́ния Алекса́ндровна Раппопо́рт; born 25 March 1974) is a Russian actress. She graduated in 2000 from Saint Petersburg Academy of Theatrical Arts and was immedi ...

, and

Elena Lyadova Elena Igorevna Lyadova (russian: Еле́на И́горевна Ля́дова; born 25 December 1980) is a Russian actress. In 2002, she graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Moscow, Russia. Her film credits include ''Elena' ...

all hold the record for the most wins (with two each).

Renata Litvinova Renata Muratovna Litvinova (russian: Рената Муратовна Литвинова; born 12 January 1967) is a Russian actress, film director, and screenwriter. Biography Litvinova was born in Moscow to Volga Tatar father Murat Aminovic ...

had the most nominations, but has not yet received the award.

Nomineess and Awardees

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Alyona Babenko Alyona Olegovna Babenko (; russian: Алёна Оле́говна Бабе́нко; born March 31, 1972) is a Russian film and theater actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2013). Biography Elena Baranova, known professionally as Aly ...

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Alla Demidova Alla Sergeyevna Demidova (russian: link=no, А́лла Серге́евна Деми́дова; born 29 September 1936, Moscow) is a Russian actress internationally acclaimed for the tragic parts in innovative plays staged by Yuri Lyubimov in th ...

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Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya Yevgenia Vladimirovna Dobrovolskaya (russian: Евге́ния Влади́мировна Доброво́льская; born 26 December 1964) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema, People's Artist of the Russian Fede ...

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Julia Vysotskaya Julia Aleksandrovna Vysotskaya (russian: Юлия Александровна Высоцкая; born 16 August 1973) is a Russian actress and television presenter. Biography Julia Vysotskaya was born in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russian ...

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Yulia Peresild Yulia Sergeevna Peresild (russian: Юлия Сергеевна Пересильд; born 5 September 1984) is a Russian stage and film actress. She is the first professional actress to act in outer space after her spaceflight to the ISS in Octobe ...

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Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

Lists of films by award Film awards for lead actress