Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
| Best Actress Award | |
|---|---|
| Prix d'interprétation féminine (French) | |
2025 recipient: Nadia Melliti | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Cannes Film Festival |
| First award | 1946 |
| Currently held by | Nadia Melliti for The Little Sister (2025) |
| Website | www |
The Best Actress Award (French: Prix d'interprétation féminine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and chosen by the jury from the films in official competition slate at the festival.
At the 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, Michèle Morgan was the first winner of this award for her performance in Pastoral Symphony, while Nadia Melliti is the most recent winner in this category for her role in The Little Sister at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in 2025.