The star studded screen awards were kicked off in the year 1994. Since then, the Express Group initiates the award ceremonies every year. The Star Screen Awards stand distinguished from other Indian film awards as they are presented to the film fraternity by a panel of eminent professionals from the same industry. The first award was bagged by Madhuri Dixit, one of the leading actresses of Bollywood for the film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’. She is the only actress who has swept the highest number of screen awards in this category.

The Winners For Screen-Videocon Best Actress Award Were:

Year
Actress
Film
1995
Madhuri Dixit
Hum Aapke Hain Koun
1996
Madhuri Dixit
Raja
1997
Manisha Koirala
Khamoshi: The Musical
1998
Madhuri Dixit
Mrityudand
1999
Kajol
Dushman
2000
Aishwarya Rai
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2001
Tabu
Astitva
2002
Kajol
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2003
Aishwarya Rai
Devdas
2004
Urmila Matondkar
Bhoot
2005
Rani Mukerji
Hum Tum
2006
Rani Mukerji
Black
2007
Kareena Kapoor
Omkara
2008
Kareena Kapoor
Jab We Met
2009
Priyanka Chopra
Fashion
2010
Vidya Balan
Paa